B.U.S.H. Magazine

Dine Out for CUAV!

They decided to have this fund raiser at one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco..yummy..and even though my coins are tight I gotta break bread and cash for just one night to support this worthy cause..who's gonna join us at our table...Bush Magazine will be there to represent!

• Dine Out for CUAV! Looking for the perfect way to satiate your hunger and your desire to build safe, healing LGBTQQ communities? Dine at Bissap Baobab, a Mission landmark serving Senegalese cuisine, on Thursday, February 7--20% of the evening's proceeds will be donated to CUAV! 2323 Mission St. at 19th St. See you there!

• CUAV is Turning 29: Save the Date! On March 20, 2008, CUAV will celebrate 29 years of supporting LGBTQQ survivors of violence and building safety in our communities. Champions for Change will honor local heroes in the movement for safe, healing LGBTQQ communities, including STOP AIDS Project's Michael Scarce, anti-prison activist Miss Major, and our community partner, El/La Program Para Trans Latinas. Fabulous entertainment will be provided by Taiko Ren, Micia Mosely, DJ Olga T and more. Delicious hors d'oeuvres, music to make you move, and a great opportunity to support CUAV! Tickets will be $40 and $80. If you have any questions, or are interested in sponsorship or becoming an event captain, please email or call us at (415) 777-5500 ext. 318. Click here to read about last year's event.

Queer  Activists Wanted! CUAV is seeking queer folks in the Bay Area to participate in our upcoming LGBTQQ Speakers Bureau training on Sunday, February 24 and Sunday, March 1. Get your voice heard! People of color, transgender people, young people, and survivors of violence are particularly encouraged to apply. If you are interested, click here to download the application, or email connie@cuav.org.

Unleash Your Fire – San Francisco/Bay Area!

Unleash Your Fire – San Francisco/Bay Area!

Have you lost touch with your most passionate desires or simply pushed them aside?
Do you feel disconnected from your erotic, sexual self?
Do you want to feel more sensuality and passion in your life?
Do you want to wake up your playful creative side in a sexy, safe, women-only environment?

Unleash Your Fire workshops taught by Vixen Noir can HELP!!!

Unleash Your Fire is a sexy, fun, and sometimes challenging workshop for women that uses theatre, dance-movement, storytelling, visualization, writing, trust and intimacy exercises to help you tap into, reclaim and celebrate erotic power as your rightful sensual legacy!  Unleash Your Fire examines the idea that erotic power is not only connected to sexual pleasure, but it is also a creative and healing source that affects every aspect of our lives.  UYF workshops provide the opportunity for you to explore erotic power with other women in a safe and supportive environment that cultivates community building and individual and collective healing.

What you can expect from the workshop:

∑ Wake up your erotic power, reconnect with it or deepen the relationship that you already have.
∑ Discover creative and sexual parts of yourself you never knew existed.
∑ Experience the power of creative expression as a means of transformation.
∑ Embrace your sensuality and feel more comfortable in your body.
∑ With reflection and support from other participants, take an honest inventory of your desires and begin a journey towards healing and empowerment.

What participants are saying about Unleash Your Fire and Vixen Noir:

“Excellent workshop!   Very challenging but mixed in with lots of fun and support and love.”
    --Participant, 2007 Sydney Australia

“You have shown me everyone has Erotic Power.  You have helped me transform my dolly steps into flying leaps!”
    --Participant, 2007 Sydney Australia

“You are a dynamic, charismatic teacher; you’re caring and skilled… I'm a lot freer and at home with my body and my sensuality.  You taught me how to reclaim my inner erotic goddess, and I am forever grateful to you for that gift!”
    --Ama, Participant 2006 San Francisco

“I couldn't have asked for a sexier, more supportive space to create and become the truest version of myself. It's an experience I will never forget and will always be grateful for."
    --Mac, Participant 2006 San Francisco

Limited to 20 women!   Register Early!

Where:    Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, 1519 Mission Street (@ 11th), San Francisco, CA (BART accessible!)
When:     Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 9am – 5pm and Sunday, Feb 24, 2008, 10am – 5pm
Cost:       Register by Feb 4, 2008 and pay only $200.  That’s a 25% savings!!!
               After Feb 4, 2008, you pay $250
               Scholarships available.
More Info/To Register: Visit www.myspace.com/vixen_noir, or email vixen_noir@hotmail.com

Veronica C. Combs
veronicacombs@hotmail.com

Empowering Women of Color Conference March 8th:

Here's the link, and some info about this year's conference theme:
http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/

Our vision of creativity and art means movement toward: an understanding
of art that redefines the connection for women of color among mind,
body, and spirit; artistic expressions as cultural resistance to
oppression; a unity among women of color that allows for identity
difference; exposing and exploring the ways in which institutions shape
our access to art; listening to and advocating for the artistic needs of
queer, intersex and transgender people; research and scholarship on
artistic issues that are particularly significant for women of color;
individual and community models of using artistic forms to heal from
systemic violence and trauma; understanding the intersections among
issues of art, poverty, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia,
militarism and imperialism; advocating for balance within personal and
professional artistic boundaries; exploring the ways in which
artistically minded amateur artists can transition into the professional
world of art; and embracing women of color's familial roles and
supporting the mother, wife, girlfriend, partner, daughter, niece,
grandmother, and friend that is found in all of us.
-- 
  
  chela_delgado@hailmail.net

Sexily Subversive

CALLING FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS
from Queer Women of Color Filmmakers for

"SEXILY SUBVERSIVE"
4th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival

Does the lack of images of queer women of color
leave you feeling tired and depressed?  The Queer
Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP)
has a sexily subversive cure that really works!

"Sexily Subversive" will screen as part of the
4th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival,
presented by QWOCMAP to be held at the Brava
Theater, San Francisco, June 13-15, 2008.

We invite you to submit your short films/videos.
From roller-skating divas who rob banks to fund
the revolution to a Butch/Femme romance
that heats up by the taco trucks in a working class town
to a dog following a trail of deception and desire
in a Catholic family, we seek films that show queer
women of color in all of our sexy glory and at our
most glamorously subversive.

Our free 3-day Queer Women of Color Film Festival
is a place where queer women of color can be true
to the cultural expressions of our passions and
values.  When we share our films with other queer
women of color, we give our communities multi-
layered, honest and gorgeous images of our lives.
It’s a powerful antidote to the Straight White Male
Media Arts Project, aka Hollywood.

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1.  Films must be made by a queer woman of color filmmaker.
2.  Year of completion must be no later than 2005.
3.  Film must be under 15 minutes.
4.  Complete the Festival Entry Form below.
5.  Submit a VHS (NTSC) or DVD (Region 1) preview
copy of your film/video.  These items will be archived
> and will not be returned.
6.  Include a CD of Stills (300 dpi, high resolution)
7.  Final exhibition format must be on Mini-DV tape.

DEADLINE:  Monday, January 21, 2008  (postmarked)

Mail items to:
2008 Queer Women of Color Film Festival
c/o QWOCMAP
59 Cook Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
U.S.A.

FESTIVAL ENTRY FORM

Please attach this form with the preview copy of your
film, along with a CD of Stills, Press Kit and any other
promotional materials.

Name:

Race/Ethnicity/Nationality:

Gender Identification:

Sexual Orientation:

Full Mailing Address:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

1. Title of Film and Total Running Time

2. Synopsis of Film (one sentence)

3. Filmmaker Biography (one sentence)

4. How do you envision your film fitting within the
context of the theme "Sexily Subversive"? 
Contact:  Christine Liang at info@qwocmap.org
Madeleine Lim
Executive Director
QWOCMAP

415.752.0868
www.qwocmap.org
SAVE THE DATES - June 13, 14 & 15
2008 Queer Women of Color Film Festival
at the Brava Theater!

Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
promotes the creation, exhibition and
distribution of films and videos that
increase the visibility of queer women
of color, reflect our life stories, and
address the vital social justice issues
that concern our community.