Coming Out Day Luncheon & Business Equality Conference

The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance is proud to be a community partner of Quorum, the Twin Cities GLBT and Applied Chamber of Commerce, as they present Minnesota’s 16th annual National Coming Out Day Luncheon and the first Quorum Business Equality Conference.

MN Campus Alliance at Pride Events

Summer has arrived, and with it, area Pride celebrations and festivals are beginning! The MN Campus Alliance will be tabling at numerous events all over the state, so stop by, say hi, and pick up some information to share with your friends.

Aliveness Project Announces 2008 Dining Out for Life

On Thursday, April 24, over 130 restaurants are donating a portion of their sales to The Aliveness Project, a local community center for people living with HIV/AIDS.  What a great reason to get a group together for a meal!  Reservations recommended (and do tell them why you’re coming). All you need to donate is your appetite.

Dining Out for Life was voted Lavender Magazine’s “Fabulous Local Fundraiser” of 2007, and the Ambassador position has been featured as KARE 11’s Volunteer Opportunity of the Month.  For more information, check the Dining Out for Life website at http://www.aliveness.org/dol.shtml.

Town Hall Meeting on Transgender Rights with Mara Keisling

We hope you can join us for a discussion with one of the most influential leaders in the movement for transgender equality in America. The evening will focus on issues of gender identity that affect our daily lives; including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Social Security gender-record matching, the Real ID Act, and other issues that create barriers for gender access and equity.

Town Hall Meeting on Transgender Rights with Mara Kiesling

• Monday, March 31, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
• Room 25, Mondale Hall, Law School
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
• 229 19th Ave South, Minneapolis MN 55455
• Reception to follow in Auerbach Commons at the Law School. 

Mara will share the inside story of what really happened in the recent Congressional battle regarding ENDA, and how United ENDA was able to create the one of the most amazing advocacy campaigns in LGBT history. Most importantly, Mara will discuss what the National Center for Transgender Equality is doing nationally for transgender rights, and what we can all do at a local level.

BECAUSE Conference – March 28-30, 2008

The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance supports BECAUSE ‘08: The Midwest Conference on Bisexuality, taking place March 28-30 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities! We encourage you to attend BECAUSE, and there may still be a need for volunteers at the event—please contact Justin at jago0021@umn.edu if you can offer much-appreciated help!

BECAUSE ‘08 Conference: Label This!

• Friday, March 28–Sunday, March 30, 2008
• Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
• 300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

The BECAUSE Conference is the premier weekend for bisexuals, queers, questioning, and all others who are neither one thing nor the other. BECAUSE attracts people from throughout the Midwest and beyond to attend various educational workshops, get active, and generally enjoy the community experience. For information about BECAUSE, including registration, schedule, workshops, directions and more:  http://www.because08.org

MN Campus Alliance joins Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

The MN Campus Alliance is now officially a member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. The Council is the statewide association of more than 1,850 member nonprofit organizations, founded in 1987 to meet the increasing needs of nonprofits like the MN Campus Alliance. 

Becoming a member will allow the MN Campus Alliance to connect with other grassroots nonprofits, and gain access to resources allowing us to better serve students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members on colleges and universities across the state.

OutFront Minnesota’s justFair Lobby Day on April 17th!

The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance is working in partnership with OutFront Minnesota to get college students, staff, and faculty from across the state to this year’s justFair Lobby Day! 

On Thursday, April 17, thousands will gather at the capitol to rally for GLBT equality, listen to fabulous speakers, meet personally with their state lawmakers and participate in the Lobby Day Institute, which includes great informational and training sessions.

Be sure to join us for the largest GLBT lobby day in the entire country. Visit OutFront Minnesota’s website for more information.

New Queer Arts Journal at MSU Mankato

A GLBTQA organization at Minnesota State University, Mankato called SAGE (Sexuality and Gender Education) is now producing a Queer Arts Journal, and we would like your help in acquiring submissions. SAGE is looking for (but not limited to) the following types of art:

• Fiction
• Nonfiction (Creative or otherwise)
• Poetry
• Visual Art (photos, drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc etc etc) and
• Any other type of art that is out there.

This is a queer arts journal hoping to receive your work by February 11, and SAGE is looking for writers connected to the GLBTQA (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Ally) community. If you’re interested, submit your works (or questions) at ami.irmen@mnsu.edu or gradientarts@gmail.com.