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January 2006 Special Events

Sunday, December 18 - Sunday, January 15 (Winter Break)

• Office for LGBT Concerns Hours During Winter Break
  The Office for LGBT Concerns will be closed Saturday, December 24 - Monday, January 2. The Illini Union will be closed during this period, so the Office for LGBT Concerns will not be avalible by key list. The Office for LGBT Concerns will be open regular hours otherwise.
  • Sunday, December 18 - Thursday, December 22
    Open regular hours 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Key-List Only: 5:00 pm - midnight
  • Friday, December 23
    Open regular hours 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday, December 24 - Monday, January 2
    CLOSED
  • Tuesday, January 3 - Monday, January 16
    Open regular hours 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Key-List Only: 5:00 pm - midnight

Monday, January 16

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Federal Holiday
  Please see this week's newsletter for events taking place on our campus surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. These events are not included on this calendar since they do not have an LGBT focus, but you are encouraged to attend anyway.

Tuesday, January 17

• Rainbow Coffee House
  6:30 pm, the Etc., Wesley Foundation (corner of Green and Goodwin)
  Offers a welcoming, nonreligious, open environment to LGBT and ALLY communities to socialize. Open every Tuesday. If you or your organization is interested in hosting, contact Sara Clemons for more information. Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Concerns.

Wednesday, January 18

• LGBT Campus Climate Survey: Sue Rankin
  Sue Rankin is the researcher who did the LGBT Campus Climate Survey for us last spring. She will be on campus talking to people and answering questions about the survey results.
  • 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns - General Audience (everyone welcome)
  • 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns - QueerGrads

Thursday, January 19

• MBLGTACC 2008 Planning Committee Meeting
  5:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns (Room 323, Illini Union)
  As some of you may know, the 2006 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, & Ally College Conference is on its way, and the staff at the Office for LGBT Concerns has expressed an interest in hosting the conference for the year 2008. In order for this conference to be made possible, we would be required to submit a bid to this year's conference committee to be considered. The university has hosted the conference in the past, but we feel it would be a great opportunity to reintroduce such a large venue to our campus. We will be having a meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 5:00 pm in the Office for LGBT Concerns (Room 323, Illini Union). We will be providing food and refreshments for you for attending this meeting. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but would like to be involved in whatever capacity or would like to be kept on the e-mail list, please inform Patrick at your earliest convenience.

Monday, January 23

• Illinois GLBTQSA Collegiate Council Conference Planning Committee Meeting
  6:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns
  Last year, at the MBLGTACC 2005 Illinois Caucus, an Illinois state GLBT organization was founded to facilitate networking and collaboration among student organizations in Illinois. This organization (ILGLBTQSACC) held its founding meeting/mini-conference last December at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. At that meeting, it was decided that the next conference should be right here at UIUC! The conference is tentatively scheduled for the end of April, and if we're going to get ready in time we need to get started. Please email Philip so that he can get a rough count for buying pizza. There will be pizza and drinks available for anyone who attends. (Paid for by the Office for LGBT Concerns) If you can't make it, but are still interested in helping or just being on the email list, please email Philip. Conference information/events will be announced closer to the date of the conference.

Tuesday, January 24

• Rainbow Coffee House
  6:30 pm, the Etc., Wesley Foundation (corner of Green and Goodwin)
  Offers a welcoming, nonreligious, open environment to LGBT and ALLY communities to socialize. Open every Tuesday. If you or your organization is interested in hosting, contact Sara Clemons for more information. Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Concerns.
• Whispering Black: Code Talk for Whites
  7:00 pm, Foellinger Auditorium
  Author, activist and film producer Molly Secours addresses the hushed tones often used by those classified as white whenever referring to race. She also illustrates how avoiding meaningful racial discussions only furthers the divide between whites and non-whites — thereby maintaining the benefits of white privilege and the injustices of white supremacy. By honestly examining our thoughts, behaviors, and history regarding race, Secours excavates the origins of our biases and deepens our understanding so that we can more consciously change our actions and strengthen our commitment to social justice. Sponsored by the Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society.
  
  A message from Curt regarding this event: I encourage you to attend this MLK Celebration program even though it takes place at the same time as the Rainbow Coffeehouse. As LGBT people we are raised and exist in the same racist society as our straight brothers and sisters. I believe that because we are oppressed for our LGBT-ness we have an obligation to understand and work to end the oppression of others. (Sorry to sound preachy here.) I hope that many of you will join me there.

Wednesday, January 25

• Dinner and a Movie: Crash
  7:00 pm, FAR Multipurpose Room
  STUDENT ONLY EVENT. Crash is a film that dives headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 LA. This compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another's lives. No one is safe in the battle zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that sparks violence - and changes lives.

Thursday, January 26

• "Out of the Movement Kitchen: El Movimiento and Chicana Feminist Activism in the 60's and 70's"
  4:00 - 5:30 pm, 106 Lincoln Hall
  Dionne Espinoza, Ph.D.
• MBLGTACC 2008 Planning Committee Meeting #2
  5:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns (Room 323, Illini Union)
  As some of you may know, the 2006 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, & Ally College Conference is on its way, and the staff at the Office for LGBT Concerns has expressed an interest in hosting the conference for the year 2008. In order for this conference to be made possible, we would be required to submit a bid to this year's conference committee to be considered. The university has hosted the conference in the past, but we feel it would be a great opportunity to reintroduce such a large venue to our campus. We will be having a meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 5:00 pm in the Office for LGBT Concerns (Room 323, Illini Union). We will be providing food and refreshments for you for attending this meeting. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but would like to be involved in whatever capacity or would like to be kept on the e-mail list, please inform Patrick at your earliest convenience.
• "Paris Is Burning"
  5:30 pm, Art Museum Room 62 Krannert
  This 1990 film, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, documents Harlem drag balls where participants compete in categories such as "realness" and "executive wear" - attempting transformations that typically exclude these mostly poor, gay, African American men. Gallery Conversation following the screening, led by Judith Fox, curator, and Nicole Faurant, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
• Martin Luther King Celebration: Keynote Address
  7:00 pm, Smith Music Hall, Mathews Avenue on Campus
  Mr. Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, former New Orleans Mayor and Louisiana Senator. A question and answer session and reception will be held following the address.
• Champaign County Board to Vote on Full DP Benefits for County Employees
  7:00 pm, Brookens Administration Building in Urbana
  This means that the domestic partners (same and different sex partners) of Champaign County employees would be added to those employees' health and dental and vision insurance and will receive bereavement leave.

Friday, January 27 - Thursday, February 2

• Brokeback Mountain
  Brokeback Mountain will be showing at the Boardman Art Theatre.

Saturday, January 28

• QGrads: Brokeback Mountain Discussion
  7:00 - 8:00 pm, Jupiters (Main St. in downtown Champaign on the block east of Neil St.)
  Don't forget to meet with us over FREE pizza at Jupiter's this evening 7:00 - 8:00 pm or longer to discuss Brokeback Mountain.

Sunday, January 29

• QueerGrads: Fabulously Fun Game Night
  6:00 - 9:00 pm, Home of Brandon Bowersox and Kevin Johnson
  We will be playing games (such as board games, cards, dvd games, etc.), chatting, and eating some snacks. Brandon and Kevin will be providing some snacks and sodas (Coke, Diet Coke, & Sprite). People can feel free to bring other drinks and snacks if desired. And bring your favorite games. Come out for this easy going and relaxed way to meet new people and connect with old friends! Contact Ryan for directions.

Monday, January 30

• Illinois GLBTQSA Collegiate Council Conference Planning Committee Meeting #2
  6:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns
  Last year, at the MBLGTACC 2005 Illinois Caucus, an Illinois state GLBT organization was founded to facilitate networking and collaboration among student organizations in Illinois. This organization (ILGLBTQSACC) held its founding meeting/mini-conference last December at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. At that meeting, it was decided that the next conference should be right here at UIUC! The conference is tentatively scheduled for the end of April, and if we're going to get ready in time we need to get started. Please email Philip so that he can get a rough count for buying pizza. There will be pizza and drinks available for anyone who attends. (Paid for by the Office for LGBT Concerns) If you can't make it, but are still interested in helping or just being on the email list, please email Philip. Conference information/events will be announced closer to the date of the conference.

Tuesday, January 31

• Rainbow Coffee House
  6:30 pm, the Etc., Wesley Foundation (corner of Green and Goodwin)
  Offers a welcoming, nonreligious, open environment to LGBT and ALLY communities to socialize. Open every Tuesday. If you or your organization is interested in hosting, contact Sara Clemons for more information. Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Concerns.
• An Advisory Group on Programming for Queer Women
  8:00 pm, Rainbow Coffee House
  Voice visions, ideas, and strategies on what events, activities and services queer women want on campus. Facilitated by Patricia L. Morey (Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Office of Women's Programs).
• Political Issues Committee
  7:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns
  Want to make a difference for LGBT people on campus? Then come to the first meeting. The meeting shouldn't last too long - we want to share some ideas we have for the semester, and hear your ideas as well. Also, we will establish a regular meeting time for the Committee, so even if you can't make it at this time on a regular basis, but you are interested in getting involved, please come to this first meeting! Topics to be discussed include Day of Silence, an LGBT accountability session for the Student Trustee elections, the LGBT Leadership conference, and other ideas people suggest. Please come if you can! We want this Committee to truly represent the diversity of our community here on campus, (including graduate students) so please come.

Events for this calendar are taken from the Office for LGBT Concerns weekly newsletter. Please email all events submissions to Khristian Kemp-DeLisser. Please use the following subject: LGBT Website Event: EVENT NAME. The closer you can match your information to the format used above, the easier you make our tasks.

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