Saturday, May 24th, 2008, 12:00pm - Central Park

Join Q-Wave to eat, drink and be merry! It’s time for our annual picnic, so pack a frisbee, grab a friend, bring some food and come meet us in the park!

WHO: You, your friends, and your friends at Q-Wave! Please note that this event is open to all Q-Wavers (anyone who self-identifies as LBT/queer/questioning, Asian, and female/trans/gender-variant) and our friends and allies, so feel free to bring whoever you want!
WHAT: Food, fun, and frolic with your fellow Q-Wavers.
WHERE: Sheep Meadow. For those who want to meet up to walk over, we’ll gather on the east side at noon at the 107th Infantry Memorial at 67th Street and 5th Avenue (the 6 to Hunter College is the closest stop). If you get there a little late and don’t see us, just head into the park!
WHEN: Saturday, May 24th @ 12pm
HOW TO GET THERE: East side - 6 to Hunter College, West side - 1 to Lincoln Center.

Drinks, cups, plates and utensils will be provided - bring some tasty food to share!

Questions? Concerns? Email <info@q-wave.org>.

Queer? Questioning? Let’s chat!

Our topics are limitless — some funny, some funky, some naughty, and some serious. We’re here to support each other. We’re here to have fun! So if you’re Asian, female or trans-identified, and think you’re anywhere from 0.001% to 100% queer, please join us at Q-Wave’s monthly Come ‘n’ Hang Out Coffee Hour!

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Le Figaro Café | 184 Bleecker St #2
Corner of Bleeker Street and Macdougal Street (near NYU)

Directions: (via subway) A, B, C, D, E, F, V to West 4th St./Washington Square/6th Ave. and walk 3 blocks south to Bleecker St., then one block east. 6 to Bleecker/Lafayette St. and walk 9 blocks west, or N, R to Prince St./Broadway and walk 7 blocks west to Macdougal St. then 2 blocks north.

Questions? Concerns? Email <info@q-wave.org>.

Do you know?

* What are the unique issues facing trans-identified Asian & Pacific Islander (API) folks?
* What are the current issues facing the transgender community in New York City and in the United States?
* How does the API community view transgender and gender variant folks? How about API families?

Qwave is extremely excited to have Pauline Park (Chair of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy) and Kris Hayashi (Executive Director of the Audre Lorde Project) speak with us this Friday, May 16th. Pauline Park and Kris Hayashi are both superstars in our queer community, advocating for the rights of queer, trans and gender variant People of Color. They will be sharing with us their professional and personal thoughts and experiences.

When: Friday, May 16th, 2008, 7pm - 9pm
Where: CUNY Center on 5th Ave between 34th and 33rd Streets, Room 3207
on the third floor

Please don’t miss this special general meeting. Come with your questions, your open heart and beautiful faces! As always, we will all grab dinner together afterwards.

Hope to see you this Friday!!!

Note: This meeting is open only to queer Asian and Pacific Islander women, transgender and gender variant people only. Please respect our space.

hey hey, Happy May!

It’s Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Let’s be VISIBLE.

Q-wave is sharing a colorful table with GAPIMNY next Saturday, May 10, at the 29th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival. Over 10,000 people will be there, making it an AMAZING opportunity for us to let everyone know who we are & what we’re about.

And, we need your help!

We need volunteers (just like your fabulous self) to come run the table, pass out info, and help people sign up for our mailing list. Imagine! You could change someone’s life by reaching out and introducing them to Q-wave. Or, help to change ours by showing the greater community that there really are queer API people on this planet and we are oh- so- coolio!

It’ll be a fun & rewarding afternoon, plus we’ll all go out to eat afterwards. Please sign up for one of these shifts by replying to <info ‘at’ qwave.org>:

A) 11:30am - 2pm || B) 1:30pm - 4pm || C) 3:30pm - 6pm

(there’ll be at least one SC member at each shift, so you won’t be alone! If you can only do parts of shifts, just email me with the times you will be there.)

We’re Queer, We’re Asian,
let’s be VISIBLE!
See you at the APAH Festival!

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29th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival at the New Location!

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2008

Time: 12pm - 6pm

Place: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, East 47th Street and 2nd Avenue.
(Just a few steps from the United Nations and Grand Central Station !!)

Dear Q-WAVERS,

We are joining forces with Queers for Economic Justice for their April Action (http://www.alp.org/node/195) to fight homelessness in NYC, housing issues, welfare rights, immigration justice and police/state violence within the LGBTGNC community. These are issues very keen to our people and for some, ourselves. Your presence gives tremendous power to the event to speak for the struggle and our demands for change. We invite all of you to join us, along with your friends, colleagues and even families!

If you are coming to join forces with the rally, please come and meet Aries and Lida at Union Square IN FRONT OF the PETCO on 17th & BROADWAY at 2:45pm on this THURSDAY, APRIL 17th.

If anyone is available to do security please contact QEJ asap. They REALLY need help with this so if you are able to make a training wed at 5pm at QEJ office and do security during the rally and march please email info@q-wave.org.

Please contact Aries or Lida at info@q-wave.org or check the listserv for their cell numbers. Alternately, you can just be there and look for Lida who’ll be sporting a shaved head and flamboyant red pants with black stripe & slit up the side!

Remember to wear RED for solidarity!

3:00pm - RALLY at Union Square
(wear RED for SOLIDARITY!)

4:00pm - MARCH down Broadway

5-7:30 - Community Celebration in Judson Memorial Church (Share a FREE DINNER — $4.00 Metro Card and CHILDCARE provided!)

Hey Q-Wave!

We all know that Q-wave is a collection of *fantastic* people! But we don’t often get the chance to see ALL the many talents that make our community so great. That’s why next Friday, April 18, Q-wave is having our first Talent Showcase. It’s our chance to come together to celebrate and share the gifts of our members.

Right now, we have the following submissions, and we hope to add something from you to the lineup!
a video,
photos,
poetry,
violin and viola duets,
sculpture,
and even a juggler!!

SOOOOO…..
Do you have a favorite photo that you’ve taken? Sketches, drawings, paintings and designs that you are particularly proud of?
Can you knit like nobody’s business? Can you karate-chop a board?
Can you eat 30 hot dogs in a minute? Hula-hoop for 5?
Do you throw down in DDR or guitar hero? have an American Idol routine that you’ve been perfecting in the shower?
Have you ever been in a spelling bee?

Let us know what you’re gonna do by sending an email to <qwaveTalent at gmail.com>, otherwise we want you there to clap and cheer at the

Q-Wave TALENT SHOWCASE!!

Friday, April 18, 2008

7-8 pm viewing session :: 8-9 pm performances

CUNY Grad Center, Room 8301
365 5th Ave. (bet. 34th and 35th)

Due to some logistical difficulties with booking a meeting room this month, we must postpone our March general meeting on trans issues to a later date.

So Friday’s discussion is unfortunately canceled, but check back for more information about the meeting in April — and upcoming talent show!

Get Reel! has been hibernating, along with all of you

However, with spring fast approaching it’s time to have another smashing-good-time Get Reel! film screening!

Date: Saturday, March 8
Time:  6 p.m.
Where:   a terrifically central and cozy Manhattan location

If you have not been to a Get Reel! event, the films are screened in the comforts of someone’s home, filled with lots of yummy food and plenty of drinks (non-alcoholic and alcoholic). Good times guaranteed! Come out if you’re interested in watching films, meeting new queer folks, socializing or just plain eating and drinking!

Please RSVP to info@q-wave.org to obtain the title of our fabulous film as well as the exact location of the screening.

Cheers,
Get Reel!