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...........CALL FOR ART...........

Bend-It is looking for queer youth who make art!!!

• Perform all kinds drag or be in the fashion show (all body types and sizes encouraged!) bendit.fashion@gmail.com
• Read spoken word/poerty bendit.spokenword@gmail.com
• Submit your film/video (deadline asap!!!!!) bendit.film@gmail.com
• Have a queer youth band or hip hop group we haven't heard of yet? Let us know!!! bendit.bands@gmail.com - bendit.hiphop@gmail.com

...........GET INVOLVED...........

Meet cool people, make friends & get service hours for school!!!

• contact: bendit.production@gmail.com

Come to a Planning Meeting!

• Every Monday (till the festival)
• @ KALADI BROTHERS CAFE, Capitol Hill (511 E Pike St)
• Free Food. Creative Queers. Stuff to get Done!

Bend-It is looking for people to help:

• flier at events
• print t-shirts and make buttons
• post about the festival online in chat rooms/myspace/livejournal or even make a podcast!

Volunteer During the Actual Festival:

• registration table (great way to meet new faces!)
• be a part of the kitchen crew (making the free meals for the weekend)
• help with production and get a behind the scenes look at how events happen!
• take pictures or shoot video of the festival to help us with documentation!

...........COME TO THE FESTIVAL!!!...........

Friday, June 27th:

• BANDS/HIP HOP, Queer-eoke, Film on Blow-up Screen @ Cal Anderson Park (Capitol Hill) 5pm-11:30pm

Saturday, June 28th:

• WORKSHOPS @ Lambert House and Home Alive (Capitol Hill) 12-3:30pm (breakfast @11am, lunch @3:30pm)
• FILMS @ the Northwest Film Forum (Capitol Hill) 4-6:30pm
• FASHION SHOW/DRAG/DANCE PARTY @ TBA 8:00pm (dinner @7pm)

Sunday, June 29th:

• WORKSHOPS @ Lambert House and Home Alive (Capitol Hill) 12-3:30pm (breakfast @11am, lunch @3:30pm)
• FILMS @ the Northwest Film Forum (Capitol Hill) 4-6:30pm
• SPOKEN WORD @ Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center (Central Dist.) 8:00pm (dinner @7pm)

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*Transgender** Awareness Week is aimed at student education and consciousness of transgender communities and experiences. Through community gatherings, educational presentations, and performative art, we seek to create critical discussion about transgressing gender.

Throughout the week we will be tabling on the HUB lawn and passing out FREE T-SHIRTS! Please stop by one of our events, our tables, or the Q Center (450 Schmitz Hall) to get your free t-shirt!

**Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe gender variant people with identities, expressions and/or behaviors not traditionally associated with their assigned birth sex.**

Here is a list of our events: ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!

Monday: 

What: Partners Group- a facilitated discussion by someone from the Northwest Network (http://www.nwnetwork.org/) space for partners, family and friends of transgender people.
Where: Social Work 305
When: 6-8pm

What:Trans Space � a meet, greet and button making extravaganza for trans identified people.
Where: Q Center, Schmitz 450
When: 6-8 pm

Tuesday:

BENT: A Writing Institute will be offering two events on Tuesday! The first is a spoken word writing workshop that is aimed at writers of any level, the second is a spoken word performance by members of BENT. BENT: a Writing Institutes' mission is: To promote and encourage written and spoken word among LGBTIQ people and in our communities. (http://bentwriting.com/)

FREE FOOD will be offered at the performance!

What: BENT Poetry Workshop
Where: TBD
When: 4-5pm

What: BENT Poetry Workshop
Where:  Johnson  102
When:Doors and FREE FOOD at 6pm, Performance at 6:30pm

Wednesday:

What

: Trans 101 with the

Seattle

Counseling Service-Not sure what trans means?

Come and learn more about trans identities and communities.

Where

:  HUB 200 A

When

: 5-6 pm

What

: Verbena � a discussion about accessing health care for trans people.

Where

:  HUB 200 A

When

: 6-7pm

Thursday:

May Day Rally � all day poster/banner making in the Q Center (450 Schmitz Hall), meet in the Q Center at 1:30 to go to the Rally in Red Square followed by busing to the immigrants rights rally at Judkins Park.

Friday:

What: Gender F**ked: How Trans People Get Off � a presentation by Babeland (http://www.babeland.com/)

Where:  SW 305 A&B
When: 4-6pm

If you have any questions please feel free to contact our organization QTIIG (Queer women and Transgender Individuals Interest Group) at qtiig@u.washington.edu OR the Q Center at http://depts.washington.edu/qcenter/ , or 206.897.1430.

We hope to see you there...pass along the message of the week to your friends or organizations!

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Verbena Health Presents its First Fundraiser for Transgender Health Programming Verbena Health presents the Verbena Spring Bowl, its first ever trans-health benefit fundraiser. Enjoy an afternoon of fun in West Seattle Bowl’s lanes with snacks and friends and allies to promote and sustain Verbena Health’s programming for our trans community members. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Also - get pledges, win prizes! Event t-shirts and specialty embroidered bags! Proceeds will go to Verbena’s comprehensive Transgender Health Program for Trans people of all identities. This program includes several services, such as TRANSform Health Project, a weekly health discussion and education group. TRANSform offers participant directed programming and covers a wide variety of trans health and holistic topics, such as relationships, coming out, transition processes, politics, and anything that impacts trans people's health. With a focus on self-advocacy within an anti-oppression framework, TRANSform strives to help Transgender people claim their power in transforming their health care. Verbena's other Transgender Health Program services include:     * One-on-one case management and transition guidance.     * Medical advocacy and a medical social worker to help trans folks navigate the health system.     * A wellness center that offers culturally competent holistic care.     * 'Find-A-Provider' service that connects Trans people with culturally competent providers.     * Cultural Competency trainings for health care professionals, mental health professionals,       and anyone else who is interested in gaining cultural competence in working with the Trans       community. Where:                  West Seattle Bowl, 4503 39th Avenue, Southwest, Seattle 98116 When:                   Sunday, April 20, 2008 2pm – 5pm How Much?   $25.00 per person – includes 3 hours of bowling, shoe rental, non alcoholic beverages and snacks (including Kosher for Passover). To recieve a pledge packet or for more info Please Contact Event Organizer