GLBTTQQIAAP Celebration 2009
"Who's In The Soup?: Understanding the GLBTTQQIAAP Community"
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“GLBTTQQIAAP” – ever seen an acronym like this before?It seems more like alphabet soup than an acronym.
The UMW GLBTTQQIAAP Cultural Celebration is an opportunity for many different people to come together and learn about this “alphabet soup” – the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Ally, Asexual, Pansexual Community. This celebration aspires to promote unity in the community by demonstrating diversity as pertaining to sexual orientation, gender-identity, and more.
The James Farmer Multicultural Center and PRISM, People for the Rights of Individuals of Sexual Minorities, strive to teach tolerance and acceptance of each member of the community and seek through this celebration to educate about the different aspects of the community – including the role that allies play.
Please join the James Farmer Multicultural Center and PRISM as we celebrate and embrace differences and similarities within the UMW community as we learn and grow together!
Who’s in the Soup: GLBTTQQIAAP Celebration Kickoff
Monday, Oct. 19
Ball Circle
3-6 p.m.
Everyone is invited to join PRISM to learn about UMW’s first GLBTTQQIAAP Cultural Celebration! The day also honors National Coming Out Day; individuals’ coming-out stories will be displayed, and participants will have the opportunity to submit their stories for display as well. Students may also submit their stories prior to this event by mailing them to the James Farmer Multicultural Center. Refreshments will be available. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
Emily White
Wednesday, Oct. 21
The Underground
8 p.m.
Drifting into and out of meter and rhyme with incredible musical poise, Emily White possesses a captivating acoustic resolve that drives gripping lyrics of freedom through truth. Emily trades currencies of heartbreak and wit, passion and laughter, and seamlessly fuses musical influences and styles. Raised on Southern sincerity and Midwestern grit, Emily brings a new voice to the Northeastern indie folk scene (www.myspace.com/emilywhite). Coffee and light refreshments will be available. Call 540/654-1044 for more information.
GLBT What? What? What?
Thursday, Oct. 22
Red Room, Woodard Campus Center
6-8 p.m.
Have you ever found yourself wondering what was with all the letters in the GLBTTQQIAAP acronym? Need to learn how to explain it to your friends? PRISM and the Diversity and Unity Coordinating Committee of SGA are here to help. This discussion will be a chance for you to ask all those questions, like: what’s the P? and why are there two Q’s? Join SGA and PRISM for the answer to these questions and more. FOOD and DRINKS will be available. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
Lights, Camera, Action: Queer Film Fest.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center
8-11 p.m.
Two movies will highlight film portrayals of different aspects of the GLBTTQQIAAP community: stereotypes, fears, emotional struggles, outside ignorance, the media, and more. The film fest aims to promote understanding, equality, tolerance, and acceptance. Open discussion will follow. FOOD, DRINKS, and PRIZES will be available! Co-sponsored by Orpheum. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
Films: "Were The World Mine" and "TransAmerica". Films may not be suitable for minors.
“You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right To…”:How Individuals Have Helped Advance The Community
Monday, Oct. 26
Red Room, Woodard Campus Center
6-8 p.m.
Join PRISM for a question and answer forum in which various UMW community members, including faculty and staff, tell how they’ve helped in the struggle for GLBTTQQIAAP rights. From activism to friendship, this will be a chance for individuals to see how they can help enrich and build the community in their own way. FOOD and DRINKS will be available. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
SOUP: It’s What’s For Dinner! PRISM’s Charity Meal
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Faculty/Staff Dining Room, Seacobeck Hall
6-8 p.m.
Cost: $3 UMW Faculty, Staff, and community members/ $1 or can of soup for students
Join us as we enjoy a meal together as the “soup.” The cost for this charity dinner will be $3 for UMW faculty, staff, and community members and a can of soup or $1 for students. All proceeds will be donated to FAHASS and the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
A Night of Magic –A PRISM Prom
Saturday, Oct. 31
Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center
8-11 p.m.
cost: $2
PRISM will host its first ever GLBTTQQIAAP prom. The entire UMW community is invited for food, music, dancing, and, of course, the traditional prom photo opportunities! A Prom Court will be appointed, and students will have the chance to win prizes. Dress is formal attire. Tickets cost $2. Email umwprism@gmail.com for more information.
All events are FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
James Farmer Multicultural Center « 540/654-1044 Lee Hall, Room 211 www.umw.edu/multicultural