Hi, welcome to our site!
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The SF LGBTQ Speakers Bureau heartily welcomes our first intern: Stephanie Fisher!
Stephanie has been a speaker since September 2010 and is a second-year masters student in the sexuality studies program at SF State. She will be interning through their Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.
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Our New Speaker Training, September 10 and 17, 2011, was a great success!
We have an awesome group of new speakers. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Our head trainer, Connie Champagne. Yosenio Lewis conducts our transgender training.
Sandra Sandoval from SFWAR conducts our anti-oppression training.
Heather, Sarah, and Matt doing their mock speaker presentations.
Mia, Mich, and Katie
Janelle, Chase, and Kent
Iris, Mari, and Mollie
Connie, Pike, Katie, Mia, Iris, Sarah, Matt (back), Mari (front), Kent (behind Mari), Leigh, Chase (back), Mich (front), Mollie, Janelle, Heather
Not pictured but essential: volunteers Steph and Fresh! (who took these last two photos).
Special thanks to chief trainer Connie Champagne; chef extraordinaire, Pike Long; intake, training, and manual organizer, Leigh McLellan; room coordinator Cat Stevans, and the LGBT Community Center. Guest trainers: Yosenio Lewis and Sandra Sandoval, SFWAR. Contributions: Rainbow Grocery, Trader Joe's, and Bluebottle Coffee.
Our New Speakers Training below is full! We had an incredible response and thank all of you who replied.
Upcoming: New Speaker Training in September 2011!
Queer youth, folks of color, gender queer, transgender folks, women, and interns strongly encouraged to apply. The two-day training will be held on consecutive Saturdays, Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Note: Participation on both Saturdays is required. Applicants will be interviewed before the training in August 2011. Please join us for this exciting opportunity! Meet cool people, have fun, and make a difference. Photo: Connie Champagne instructs new speakers at our training in 2010. |
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You & Me – a study of men in same-sex relationships. You & Me explores how culture, masculinity, and homophobia influence the way men approach relationships. Gay Male Couple? Participate and get $40 per person! CALL NOW. 1-855-837-4840. San Francisco State Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality (CRGS)
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January 15, 2011: The Power of One Benefit was exciting and entertaining!
John Weber, San Francisco Imperial Court Emperor XXXVI and organizer of the event, second from left in both photos.
Left Photo: Sylvester Awards recipients. Left, drag performer BeBe Sweetbriar. Second from right, Kyriell Noon, executive director, Stop AIDS Project. Right, mayoral candidate Bevan Dufty. Center, Senator Mark Leno, who presented certificates.
Photo: Jane Philomen Cleland. Bay Area Reporter, Jan. 20, 2011.
Right photo: Entertainers Jason Brock, Saybeline, and Frankie performed at the Power of One benefit.
Photo by Rink. San Francisco Bay Times, January 20, 2011
Many thanks to John Weber, Donald Cooper, and SF LGBTQ Speake's Bureau's own Terry Dyer. Thanks also to our volunteers, Erin McCarthy, Yves-Olivier Mandereau, Demetria Huntsman and Jess, Suzanne Adams, and Erica Kay. We will be receiving $225. Below is a certificate of appreciation (minus the Q) presented to us by John Weber.
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Bring the New Year with a benefit for the SF LGBTQ Speaker's Bureau!
Time: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Club Trigger, 2344 Market Street (near 17th), San Francisco, CA
Entertainment: performances, raffle prizes, local celebrities!
Here's a great chance to help the SF LGBTQ Speaker's Bureau raise funds!
Raffle prizes: Do you have a suitable raffle prize item or service that you would like to donate?
Volunteers: Here's a great chance to help out and have fun at the same time!
Volunteer categories are:
• Distribute flyers before the event
• Set-up at location
• Local celebrity (elected officials) coordinators
• Greeters at front door
• Cash handler and sell raffle tickets
• Floor manager
And invite all your friends!
Facebook pages:
Power of One: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Power-of-One/171880322834340
Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154458204601594&index=1
Created and hosted by The Power of One
More info: In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Harvey Milk, this is a call to action. One person can make a difference through simply getting involved within their community. It is encouraged that each person give: $1 (or more), 1 day of community service, and/or 1 canned food.
Beneficiaries:
Our Love Program of STOP AIDS Project
SF Food Bank
HandsOn Bay Area
SF LGBTQ Speakers Bureau
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November 6, 2010: The Hard French Benefit, netted us $428! Many thanks to Pike Long and her volunteers.
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September 11 and 18, 2010: Our New Speakers Training was amazing!
We added a group of awesome new speakers with wonderful experiences to share with our students.
The training was held at the LGBT Community Center. Special thanks to our food donors:
Rainbow Grocery, Trader Joe's, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Happy Boy Farms.
Left: Pike's delicious lunch of savory lentil stew, garlic bread, and salad. Jenna, Steph, and Demi
Right: Vinh and Steph during their mock presentation on the second Saturday of the training.
Yves writes on the board while Lee practices the introduction.
Left: Yves continues the intro. Right: Vinh and Jenna listen intently.
Left: Connie Champagne led the two-day training. Right: Yosenio Lewis, our trainer for transgender issues.
Pike Long, our amazing vegan chef, takes a picture of herself.
Vinh, Leigh, Jenna, Yosenio, Steph, Demi, Pike, Lee, Yves, and Connie. Donald was the photographer.
Vinh, Leigh, Jenna, Yosenio, Steph, Demi, Pike, Lee, Yves, and Connie.
And a great time was had by all.
Thanks to the following for their help on this training: Amal Kouttab of SFWAR,
Richard Carrazza, Nicole Hsiang, Monika Weiss, and the LGBT Community Center.
Our New Speakers Training below is full! We had an incredible response and thank all of you who replied.
We are looking for new volunteer speakers to speak out and educate students in our schools and community about queer issues—and you can too. Fun, informative and free! Queer youth, folks of color, gender queer, transgender folks, women, and interns strongly encouraged to apply. The two-day training will be held on consecutive Saturdays, September 11th, 10am–6pm, and 18th, 10am–5pm, at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street (at Laguna) in San Francisco. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Note: Participation on both Saturdays is required. Applicants will be interviewed before the training by our volunteer coordinator in August 2010. Please join us for this exciting opportunity! Meet cool people, have fun, and make a difference. Help stamp out homophobia, transphobia, and all oppressions!!! Photo: Robert Bernardo and Leigh McLellan speak at Lick-Wilnerding High School |
Upcoming: New Speaker Training in September 2010!