[A WASHINGTON BLADE AD]
Are you or a friend looking to find a little love in 2017? We are looking for the Top 20 LGBT singles in the Washington, D.C. region. Nominate you or your friends until January 16th using the form below.
CLICK HERE TO START
The Top 20 will be announced online the week of Valentine's Day. Everyone will get a chance to meet the singles at the Most Eligible LGBT Singles Party Presented by Whitman-Walker Health on Saturday, February 11th at Town.
You are invited to join The DC Center for the LGBT Community and Capital Pride Alliance for our event, Roar & Restore: Community Conversations, this Saturday, December 10th 2016 from 12pm to 3pm at The Reeves Center (2000 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009). The afternoon will be filled with conversation, reflection, collaboration, and restoration.
The results of November 8th's election have left our community feeling an entire spectrum of emotions--from devastation and concern, to hopefulness and determination. Regardless of where you might find yourself on that spectrum, we invite you to join us and engage other members of the community in an open and productive discussion. A brief schedule of the day is as follows:
Large group discussion, moderated by a facilitator
Affinity break-out groups, as determined by some of the most pressing LGBT issues/concerns (i.e., issues that affect the trans community, issues that affect LGBT people of color, issues that affect LGBT families, etc)
Artistic expression, both with small groups and individually
For more information about the event, please do not hesitate to contact our event coordinator, Cierra Buckner at cierrabuckner@thedccenter.org or by calling (202) 682-2245.
Please RSVP for the event, by visiting our Facebook event page here.
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Advocates and Allies in the Global Equality Movement: A Celebration of Human Rights Day
Date:
December 12, 2016 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Honoring:
Caleb Orozco
Executive Director of United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and lead plaintiff in the landmark case that overturned Belize's sodomy law
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Olena Hloba
Co-founder of Parents Initiative Tergo, an ally organization of parents of LGBT people, Ukraine
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Join us for the second annual evening honoring advocates and allies from around the world as we celebrate advances and mark continuing challenges facing LGBTQ communities globally.
Presented by
Human Rights First and Human Rights Campaign
In coordination with the Council for Global Equality
December 12, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 PM
Law Offices of Baker & McKenzie
815 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
CLICK HERE TO RSVP LIMITED SPACE
Center Global will have its monthly meeting on December 3rd! We will meet at the DC Center (2000 14th St NW suite 105, Washington, DC) at 12:00pm.
The Center Global is a group of refugees, asylum, asylum seekers, and volunteers, that map out resources and assistance available to LGBT asylum seekers in the area. We engage the community and raise the visibility of global LGBT issues locally as well.
Hope to see you there!
Add us to your calendar!!!
El Bar Pro Bono Center de DC tendra 3 clinicas de asesoria legal y servicios de remision a abogados: las fechas de las clinicas son sabado 7 de enero 2017, sabado 4 de marzo, y sabado 3 de junio. Todas las clinicas seran de las 10 AM a las 12 PM en la escuela Carlos Rosario en la 11 calle y la Harvard (1100 Harvard Street NW, Washington, DC 20009).
Las Clinicas estan disponible para todos, no es necesario pedir cita. Cualquier pregunta que tenga sobre las leyes de inmigracion de los Estados Unidos, problema legal o si desea recibir asesoramiento legal, lo puede consultar aqui, con un abogado y en privado. Todos los servicios son gratuitos. Es posible que durante nuestra consulta lo remitamos a otra organizacion con el fin de ayudarle a procurar un abogado, pero no le garantizamos que ese abogado vaya a aceptar su caso.
Por favor traiga con usted toda la documentacion perteneciente a su caso. Vea este documento para mas informacion: http://www.lawhelp.org/files/7C92C43F-9283-A7E0-5931-E57134E903FB/attachments/1943B7DD-AB39-4A24-B466-B56C05082426/spanish.png
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The DC Bar Pro Bono Center is hosting 3 Immigration Legal Advice & Referral Clinics on Saturday, January 7, 2017, Saturday, March 4th, and Saturday June 3rd. All clinics will run from 10 AM to 12 PM and will be at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School on 11th and Harvard NW (1100 Harvard Street NW, Washington, DC 20009).
These clinics are open to anyone, no registration or appointment is needed. If you have a question about United States immigration law, you can meet with an attorney one-on-one to talk about your legal program and get advice. All services are FREE. You may be referred to another organization to see if another attorney can help you. If you are referred, this clinic cannot promise that you will get an attorney at that organization.
Please bring all documents concerning your legal program to the clinic. For more information see this promotional flyer: http://www.lawhelp.org/files/7C92C43F-9283-A7E0-5931-E57134E903FB/attachments/5631D918-30E3-4B43-AF77-60E8A65991DC/english.png
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Center Global will have its monthly meeting on November 5th! We will meet at the DC Center (2000 14th St NW suite 105, Washington, DC) at 12:00pm.
The Center Global is a group of refugees, asylum, asylum seekers, and volunteers, that map out resources and assistance available to LGBT asylum seekers in the area. We engage the community and raise the visibility of global LGBT issues locally as well.
Hope to see you there!
National Geographic photographers have sparked change for over a century. Photographer Robin Hammond shares how platforms like Instagram are making it possible to amplify important stories and connect with audiences like never before--revolutionizing how we capture and consume world-changing photography.
Robin has been sparking change for his entire career, using his camera to record human rights and development issues around the globe through long-term photography projects. His work documenting the abuses under strongman Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe was featured in National Geographic magazine, displayed in an exhibit in Paris, and culminated in his first book, Your Wounds Will Be Named Silence. Robin has been awarded a W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award, and four Amnesty International awards for human rights journalism.
Read more about Where Love Is Illegal in The New York Times.
Free parking is available to ticket holders with proof of purchase. Garage opens at 6:30 p.m.
Event Date/Time: Friday, November 18, 2016 7:30PM
Location:1600 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
USE PROMO CODE : LOVE20 to get your discount.
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On Thursday, Oct. 6, Center Global, a program of the DC Center for the LGBT Community, will honor three local and international activists with solid records of advocating for LGBT human rights at home and abroad. The awards will be presented at Center Global's 4th Annual Reception.
This year's Global Advocate Award will be presented to Dr. Chloe Schwenke, an adjunct professor at two universities - Georgetown University and the University of Maryland - and a person working actively on behalf of and in solidarity with LGBTI persons in countries where they are most under threat. As a human rights and social inclusion activist, development practitioner, and academic with a career spanning more than three decades, she has worked and lived in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and here in the Washington, DC area. Chloe has served in a senior capacity with leading organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development and Freedom House, and as a consultant to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, on LGBTI issues, human rights, social inclusion, gender equality and female empowerment.
This year, Center Global will be honoring two individuals with the Global Courage Award. Paty Hernandez of El Salvador and Temitope "Temi" Oke originally from Nigeria are being recognized for their tireless efforts in promoting LGBT human rights, assisting vulnerable LGBTI populations in their home countries and continuing these efforts here in the United States.
Paty Hernandez served as director of a transgender advocacy group, Aspidh Rainbow, in El Salvador, for 20 years where the high murder rates and pervasive anti-trans violence makes it the most dangerous place in the region for transgender people to live. She fled to the U.S. in 2014 due to anti-trans violence and threats in her homeland, and is currently seeking asylum as she continues her work as a director at the non-profit Casa Ruby, which provides assistance for housing, health care, legal services and employment opportunities to LGBTI individuals.
Temi Oke served as an HIV prevention worker in Lagos State, Nigeria, for over four years. He arrived in the United States in early 2014 to seek asylum after the government began to criminalize LGBTI people. Temi has served as a program intern at the DC Center helping the volunteers of Center Global to coordinate and provide assistance to LGBT asylum seekers, asylees, and refugees through referrals to social support, medical services, food, housing/shelter, financial aid, transportation, and legal services. He is also a founder and active member of a support group exclusively for LGBT asylum seekers and asylees. Temi is currently a permanent resident of the United States, after being granted asylum in May 2014.
"Center Global is pleased to honor these individuals, who continue to advocate for the human rights of LGBTI people here in the U.S. and abroad," said Matthew Corso, Chair of Center Global. "With these awards, we hope to highlight the continuing battle for LGBTI human rights around the world and the important efforts of activists like Chole, Paty and Temi, who are fighting for equality every day in their own respective communities."
In more than 80 countries, the oppressive anti-LGBTI laws and social cultures make it unsafe for LGBTI people to live in their homeland, and they often seek asylum abroad. Center Global was formed in 2012 to help welcome LGBTI asylum seekers from other parts of the globe and provided assistance they need during the asylum process.
Center Global's 4th Annual Reception will be held on Thursday, October 6, from 6-8PM at the Chastleton Ballroom, 1701 16th Street, NW.
To purchase tickets to the reception click here.
On the 15th anniversary of September 11th, organizers in DC will take part in a performative action. Our demands are to end the legalized profiling of LGBTQ South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Black communities, which has intensified in the 15 years since 9/11.
This is part of a series of events designed to bring us together to heal, fortify, unite, and continue the fight against injustice. They will culminate in a RALLY FOR JUSTICE on 9/11 on 14th and U St. Full list of events and details are below.
+ Mon 9/5 @ 7pm: Healing Circle +
gathering for survivors of post-9/11 violence, in all its forms. snacks and beverages will be served. RSVP to sasha@nqapia.org for address.
+ Sat 9/10 @ 6-8pm: Performance Activism Training +
those attending will receive training for the 9/11 action, including know your rights and de-escalation tactics segments. snacks and beverages will be served. RSVP to sasha@nqapia.org for address.
+ Sun 9/11 @ 10am-12:30pm: Performance Action +
must attend training on Saturday, 9/10 for details.
+ Sun 9/11 @ 1pm: Rally for Justice +
gather at 14th & U St to demand an end to the continued surveillance and profiling of south asian, arab, middle eastern, and black muslims and those perceived as muslims.
+ Sun 9/11 @ 4-7pm: Eid Rooftop Cookout +
the islamic calendar is based on a lunar calendar, unlike the calendar we use day to day which is based on a solar calendar. as such, each year an islamic date falls on a different solar calendar date. this year eid, one of the holiest islamic celebrations, falls on 9/11. we are hosting a cookout for all community members to gather to celebrate this occassion. RSVP to sasha@nqapia.org for address.
PLEASE RSVP FOR LOCATIONS AND REQUEST MORE INFO by emailing sasha@nqapia.org.
COSPONSORS:
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
KhushDC
Black Lives Matter DC
Muslim American Women's Policy Forum
Queer South Asian National Network (QSANN)
ONE DC, Organizing Neighborhood Equity
AQUA
Salga Nyc
SAALT- South Asian Americans Leading Together
NAKASEC
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
AAPCHO
Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
Southerners On New Ground
GetEQUAL
Washington Peace Center
[email sasha@nqapia.org if you would like to co-sponsor as well!]
The two awards we will be presenting this year are:
We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our awardees at our Annual Reception on Oct. 6 with you.
Are you bilingual and interested in learning more about interpretation? Join our workshop and hone your interpretation skills! This 3 hour workshop will focus on skills-building and practice on interpretation, and offer an introduction to language justice framework. The workshop will be co-facilitated by professional interpreters, Salem Acuña and Catalina Nieto.
Saturday September 10th at 3:00 PM at the DC Center for the LGBT Communty.
The workshop is free and lunch will be provided! Please email centerlatinos@thedccenter.org to register and RSVP on facebook here. See you soon!
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Habla ingles y español y esta interesado en saber mas sobre la interpretacion? Juntese a nuestro taller y aprenda mas sobre como interpretar para conferencias y eventos! Este taller de tres horas se enfocara en las habilidades de interpretacion simultanea, y ofrece una introduccion a la justicia de lenguajes. El taller sera facilitado por dos interpretes profesionales, Salem Acuña and Catalina Nieto.
El taller es gratis y proveeremos almuerzo! Por favor registrese por correo electrónico a centerlatinos@thedccenter.org o por facebook aqui. Nos vemos pronto!
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Center Global will have its monthly meeting on November 5th! We will meet at the DC Center (2000 14th St NW suite 105, Washington, DC) at 12:00pm.
The Center Global is a group of refugees, asylum, asylum seekers, and volunteers, that map out resources and assistance available to LGBT asylum seekers in the area. We engage the community and raise the visibility of global LGBT issues locally as well.
Hope to see you there!
Center Global, a program of the DC Center for the LGBT Community, is seeking housing hosts for individuals who are seeking asylum from countries that are not safe for LGBT persons to live in. Housing hosts are asked to provide a private bedroom for a minimum of three months while these individuals (in some cases couples) are going through the asylum process. These are individuals who are unable to access other government services and lack support from family and friends from their home countries. There are several persons in need of immediate housing. For more information please contact Eric Scharf with Center Global at escharfdc@gmail.com.
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A DC Center for the LGBT Community Town Hall Program
The LGBTI Perspective on the International AIDS Conference
A panel of activists and experts in the global fight against HIV/AIDS will report back on the developments that took place during the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. Please join us for this important conversation.
The list of presenters is being finalized this week and will be announced soon, but please save the date on your calendar!
Monday, August 8 - 7:00 - 8:30 pm
HRC Equality Center, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW
