Welcome to Fall Semester, 2010!
Triskelion would like to extend a warm welcome to all Brandeis students, especially the new first years! We hope you'll join us for some of our awesome activities this year. We've got a lot of exciting updates for everyone, so check them out!
The Queer Resource Center has longer hours! We're open 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and 1:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As always, our book and DVD libraries are open to the public, so come stop by and check out what we've got. You can also give us any suggestions you may have for books or DVDs you'd like to see us get.
More exciting QRC news includes our new brochure display. If you stop by, you'll see lots of queer-related brochures hanging on the outside of the QRC's window. They're free to take, and cover a range of subjects, such as kink, queer internships, coming out as queer and/or trans, domestic abuse, and more.
Come celebrate "Coming Out Week" with Trisk! Trisk is pioneering a new way of looking at Coming Out Day by holding a week's worth of awareness activities:
Monday, October 4th: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Day. Some seniors may remember making the "Coming Out Quilt" as first year students--it's time to make a new one. We hope you'll join us for a night of inspiration and support in the ICC Swig Lounge from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. We'll have a movie playing for those who finish designing their quilt squares early. You don't have to stay the whole time, but definitely add your creativity to our quilt! If you can't make this event, we'll also be tabling in Usdan so you can stop by throughout the week to make a square.
Tuesday, October 5th: Year Abroad, Queer Abroad. Interested in studying abroad? Want to know what it's like to be queer in a foreign country? Come talk with panelists coming from a variety of host countries and a mix of identities, starting at 7:00pm in the ASAC Atrium (in the building next to the Heller School).
Wednesday, October 6th: Join us in the SCC Multipurpose Room for some OUT (Openness and Understanding) Ally Training, from 4:00 until 5:00. Find out great ways to be an ally!
Thursday, October 7th: Don't forget that SASS (Sex and Sexualities Symposium) meets every Thursday! Swing by the ICC Swig Lounge at 3:00 for some intellectual queer discussion. This is also the day of the Trisk Coffee House, 9:00pm until midnight, at Chums. Sign up to perform/present, or just stop by to watch!
Monday, October 11th: HAPPY COMING OUT DAY! Look for some delicious treats from the QRC!
We'll also be sharing Coming Out Stories at the next Trisk general meeting, Thursday, October 14th, from 8:00 until 9:00. Come listen or tell us your own. Safe space!
Keep checking our news feed for more events! We'll be having a TransBrandeis monthly meeting during the week, too. Let us know if there's something more you'd like to see, and remember that you can come make a Coming Out Week quilt square in Usdan!
Queerly all of yours,
Triskelion & the Queer Resource Center
