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Via everyone.

Rainbow Families invites LGBTQ and same-gender loving people of color and their partners to a special evening with Mandy Carter!

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Free event, but donations greatly appreciated.

Appetizers and desserts will be provided by Eva Robinson and Lady L will be the dj for the evening.

Mandy Carter
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mandy Carter is one of the country’s leading African-American lesbian activists. She has a 40-year movement history of social, racial, and LesBiGayTrans justice organizing since 1968. Raised in two orphanages and a foster home for her first 18 years as a ward of the state of New York, Ms. Carter brings a unique perspective on the support of LGBT families.

To RSVP and for more information, contact Tiffany Lane at lanetiff@msu.edu or 651-644-4848.

From Bao Phi.

Friday, April 10, 2009
8 p.m.
Equilibrium presents
Vietnamese Women’s Spoken Word and Hip Hop show at the Weisman featuring Sahra Nguyen, Jennii Le, and Magnetic North
At the Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis
$5/$3 students, Loft and Weisman members

Born out of the business of dirty laundry and hard knocks of floorsanding, Sahra Nguyen is running the legacy of a refugee family. She grew up chasing nickels to the local bodega, dancing with the cockroaches and dodging mouse traps in her proud hometown, Boston, Massachusetts. By 15, she was a city-wide exhibiting artist with Artists for Humanity and youth organizer with the Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth. Eager to expand her consciousness and knowledge about social movements and grassroots organizing, she moved to California to study Ethnic Studies and Art at UCLA and UC Berkeley. Through life’s journey, she hopes to relate her pains, joys, epiphanies and revelations through art, writing and performance with all those around her.

Born in San Diego, CA and raised in the Bay Area, CA. Jennii Le never found herself existing without a pen, paper, and music to help compose her thoughts. Inspired by notions, emotions and feelings of love, Jennii Le discovered her passion and talent for writing poetry in high school. Yet, it wasn’t until college did she discover the art of performance poetry or “Spoken Word” and since then she has performed in Texas to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and across the San Francisco, Bay Area.

Magnetic North (Direct and T-Minus) is the hip hop duo known for moving your body as well as your synapses. Respected nation-wide for their soul scorching lyrics and innovative melodies, Direct & Theresa Vu have turned heads from rap superstar Nelly to renowned activist Yuri Kochiyama. They released their first album in March of 2006, and continue to rock mics and stages across the country.

Lower unit of a Duplex available for rent from May 1st.
Has beautiful wooden deck.
Fenced yard.
Free Parking.
Free laundry.
Hardwood floor.
One additional bathroom in the basement.
2 blocks away from riverview theater, Riverview wine place, mother earth garden. Also convenient to Light Rail, Downtown, Airport, MOA, Highland Park, River, Dog Park, and Minnehaha Falls.
Lots of storage space.

Owner pays for the water and the sewage.

Please call 763-458-8661(c)

From the University of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office.

BECAUSE 2009: Midwest Conference on Bisexuality
April 17-19, 2009
Coffman Memorial Union

BECAUSE (Bisexual Empowerment Conference: A Uniting, Supportive Experience) is the premier weekend event in the Midwest for bisexuals, queers, trans, bi-curious, questioning, and all others, regardless of identity. Our theme this year is IMAGES — taking a look at Images in Media and Art of Gender Expression and Sexuality. 2009 will mark the 15th BECAUSE Conference. Register today and become part of history! Everyone is welcome!

MN Film Premiere & Filmmaker Discussion: Bi the Way
Sun, April 19, 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
Bell Auditorium
10 Church St SE, Mpls
The 2008 documentary Bi the Way intimately follows four young people (ages 15-29) in different parts of the country and tests the water of our country’s tolerance for and concept of bisexuality. What does the word bisexual really mean? Can any label on sexuality really describe a person? Featuring interviews with the makers of The OC, Ani DiFranco, Dan Savage, Angelina Jolie, Alan Cumming, teens, politicians and activists. Free and open to the public. Q&A to follow with co-director Josephine Decker. Seats will be reserved for people attending the BECAUSE Conference. Cosponsored by the GLBTA Programs Office.

From Ann Freeman. Ann says: As always, I encourage everyone who have never been to this amazing week (so much more than a music festival) to check it out at least once! I’ve been four times now and each has been its own, unique, magical experience.

We’re happy to announce the 2009 Performance roster for the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival!

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We enthusiastically invite you to join a potent grass roots effort to spread the word about Michigan!

Forward this email to every womon in your address book and invite them to send it to every womon in theirs – work up the groundswell! Post it on your list-serves and discussion forums, and design your own creative event invitation on facebook. THANK YOU for helping to get the word out about this year’s Festival!

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