Lambda Alliance Newsletter, 4/20/2009
Dear All,
It’s the last full week of the
semester, so go out with a bang by getting your final dosage of gay before you
hit the books for finals. And don’t forget about Lambda’s last general body
meeting of the semester, complete with FREE FOOD! The agenda is below:
1. Committees
2. Bid Update
3. Constituent Group Outreach
4. End of Year Report
5. Mosaic: The First Annual Intercultural Formal
6. Advisory Council
7. Retreat Recap
8. Updates
9. Open Forum/Next Semester
Your Lambda Board,
Dennie
Zastrow, Chair
Baylee
Feore, Vice Chair of Political Affairs
Kyle
Lutkewitte, Vice Chair of Internal Affairs
Tyler
Ernst, Vice Chair of Finance and Development
Paul
Richards, Vice Chair of Communications
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Calendar of Events
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QSA
Questioning Event
Date: 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
Time: 8:00 p.m.
QSA will be hosting a questioning event every 2nd and 4th Monday of the
month for people who are either in the closet or who have any questions about
sexuality. If you know anyone who'd benefit from this service, please pass on
this information. Location will be sent out to emails anonymously. Please
e-mail: questioning-us@lists.upenn.edu
QSA
Office Hours
Date/Time: Mondays from 10 – 10:50 a.m.
Come hang out with QSA Board members to chat and eat some snacks :)
Wharton
Alliance: Chris McCarthy, senior vice president MTV
Date: Monday, April 20
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: JMHH 350
Please join us (for our belated QPenn event) in hearing a successful LGBT
business person who will speak on his career at MTV and his involvement in the
media and entertainment industry. Food will be provided.
ALLIES General Body Meeting
Date: Monday, April 20
Time: 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Place: Huntsman
Hall 240
During this meeting, we will be planning our last big event of the semester, Penn's Day of Silence, which will take place on Wednesday, April 22! In addition, we will be discussing the implications of recent LGBT-related TV advertisements, especially NOW's distasteful and factually incorrect "Gathering Storm" ad. Also, pick up your FREE Day of Silence T-shirts on the walk Monday through Wednesday, from 11a.m.-2p.m. We only have a limited number so get yours as soon as possible before we run out!
QCF
Dinner
Date: Tuesday, April 21
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Christian Association (
Father Jim Littrell of St. Mary's will be joining us for discussion about
the recent progress in gay marriage and how the religious opposition affects
the LGBT community. As always, a delectable dinner will be provided. Please
RSVP to qcf.penn@gmail.com
ALLIES Breaking the Silence Event
Date: Wednesday, April 22
Time: 6:00-7:00p.m.
Location:
Allies will be organizating Penn's Day of Silence on
Wednesday, April 22. We encourage all of you to remain silent for the day
to show support for the LGBT community by bringing attention to anti-LGBT
bullying and harrassment. At 6 p.m. that evening, join us for a Breaking
of the Silence Event at the
Also, pick up your FREE Day of Silence T-Shirts on the walk Monday through Wednesday, from 11a.m.-2p.m. We only have a limited supply so get yours as soon as possible before we run out!
See Helen Zia at Bryn Mawr
Date: Wednesday, April 22
Time: 6:49 p.m.
Location:
The Asian Pacific Student Coalition
is organizing a GROUP TRIP to see HELEN ZIA at
She will be talking about "Crossing Boundaries in a "Minority"
Majority America and Other Diversity Challenges", followed by a reception
and book signing.
We will meet at
Feel free to invite anyone and everyone, as the event is open to the public!
For more information about a possible transportation subsidy, please contact
Dr. June Chu, Director of PAACH, at jychu@upenn.edu.
***Please RSVP to the Facebook group to receive more updates closer to the
date: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=96714923032
Lambda
Alliance General Body Meeting
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location:
Join us for the last Lambda meeting of the semester. There will be FOOD! It
will be delicious. We’ll talk about what we’ve done the past year and what we
can look forward to in the fall. Come!
QSA
Senior Farewell
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: LGBT Center
QSA will host an evening of drinks and treats for graduating seniors.
Invites will be sent out, so save the date!
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