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We Need Your Donations by Dec 1st — Support Our New Space in the South End!

by QWOC Media Wire in Announcements, Community Action Alerts with 0 Comments

Our December RENT is due and we WILL be short unless you make a donation today. We’ve already raised $185 in monthly donations. We need $286 (rounded to $290) to meet our goal for this month. Can you help?

QWOC+ Boston Seeks Social Media Interns for Summer 2011

by QWOC Media Wire in Announcements, Jobs and Internships, Work with Us with 0 Comments

Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston) is currently seeking two (2) dynamic motivated interns interested in exploring a career in social media marketing. This unpaid internship requires a commitment of 15 hours per week in addition (including mandatory attendance at our weekly planning meetings), but offers a flexible schedule; hours can be worked primarily from home, at night, and on the weekends.

10 Tiny Tips: How to Attend QWOC Week (or Any Pride) on a Budget

by QWOC Media Wire in QWOC Week with 4 Comments

QWOC Week is approaching! You’ve seen the purple ads, the email blasts, the facebook invites, and status updates. You’ve even …

Damn, It Feels Good to Be Me — QWOC Pride

by Erika in QWOC Week with 10 Comments

I know we’re all out here fighting for something or being a part of some struggle, even if the struggle isn’t visible to everyone. But as you sweat, bleed, cry, and crawl – as you go through your day to day life, shoving roadblocks out of the way and forging your own path – remember what you’re doing it for. We’re not doing it for some vague sense of accomplishment, or community, or even “equality.” We’re fighting because we love what we’re fighting for.

Coming Out to Cab Drivers — A Necessary Risk

by Erika in Activism & Politics, Coming Out with 10 Comments

Several days ago, I found myself on a taxi ride home, engaging in conversation with the driver about blacks and education. He asked whether or not I was in college; I told him I was and he proceeded to clap, thanking me for doing something for blacks “across the world.”

A Warm Welcome to Our Summer Intern, Erika Turner!

by QWOC Media Wire in Editorial with 4 Comments

It is with great excitement that we welcome Erika Turner to the QWOC+ Boston family this summer as our first “Social Media” intern! Yes, we’ve gone 2.0 (it’s official when you get a specialist intern, right?). Read more about Erika, and join us in welcoming her to the QWOC+ Boston family!