DOUBLE ACTION ALERT- Stepping it up at Caliente!

We have had great success in clearing out parts of the restaurant while we are there picketing. And now we're turning up the heat on their tacos!

Picketing at Caliente (7th and Bleecker) will occur SUNDAY(8/19) 1-2pm AND THURSDAY (8/16) 6:30-7:30. Meet a few minutes beforehand across 7th Avenue.

ACTION ALERT-Caliente AGAIN!

We will be out at Caliente again this Sunday, August 5th at 1pm. Bring noise makers and your passion!

ACTION ALERT- Caliente Part 3!

ACTION ALERT- Caliente Part 3!

THIS SUNDAY! QJL will be picketing once again!

A lesbian woman, Khadijah Farmer, was using the women's bathroom at Caliente on June 24th during Gay Pride, until a bouncer knocked on the stall and told her to get out for apparently looking too masculine. Farmer showed the bouncer her ID which says her legal sex is female, but still the bouncer was not convinced. She, her girlfriend, and a friend who were all patronizing the restaurant, were told to pay their check immediately and leave the premises.

THIS IS BLATANT HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA! The Queer Justice League will not allow it to continue!

In response, QJL will be holding an action in front of Caliente in the West Village* on July 29th at 1pm. It will be a good ol' picket line with signs and chants demanding the restaurant comply with the requests Farmer and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund are asking for: 1.) enforce a policy barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation 2.) train staff to comply with all laws protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, 3.) compensate Farmer for the violation of her civil rights.

In addition, the QJL insists the restaurant publicly apologize.

All queers are superheroes! Unleash your powers within and join us in support of Farmer for this very important demonstration to let businesses know that they cannot discriminate against us or our community!**

*Caliente is located at the intersection of 7th Ave. and Bleecker St.

**On Thursday, July 26th at the regular QJL meeting, we will be discussing the fine details. If you would like to be involved in organizing this action, attend the meeting at 8pm in the LGBT Center.


To read a news write-up about this issue: http://www.1010wins.com/pages/638649.php?contentType=4&contentId=656418



*PLEASE FORWARD AND POST WIDELY*

ACTION ALERT-Caliente Cab Company HATES Queers!

A lesbian woman, Khadijah Farmer, was using the women's bathroom at Caliente on June 24th during Gay Pride, until a bouncer knocked on the stall and told her to get out for apparently looking too masculine. Farmer showed the bouncer her ID which says her legal sex is female, but still the bouncer was not convinced. She, her girlfriend, and a friend who were all patronizing the restaurant, were told to pay their check immediately and leave the premises.

THIS IS BLATANT HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA! The Queer Justice League will not allow it to continue!

In response, QJL will be holding an action in front of Caliente in the West Village* on July 15th at 1pm. It will be a good ol' picket line with signs and chants demanding the restaurant comply with the requests Farmer and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund are asking for: 1.) enforce a policy barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation 2.) train staff to comply with all laws protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, 3.) compensate Farmer for the violation of her civil rights.

In addition, the QJL insists the restaurant publicly apologize.

So far, the restaurant management has remained silent! How INFURIATING!

All queers are superheroes! Unleash your powers within and join us in support of Farmer for this very important demonstration to let businesses know that they cannot discriminate against us or our community!**

*Caliente is located at the intersection of 7th Ave. and Bleecker St.

**On Thursday, July 12th at the regular QJL meeting, we will be making posters and brainstorming chants. If you would like to be involved in organizing this action, attend the meeting at 8pm in the LGBT Center.

To read a news write-up about this issue: http://www.1010wins.com/pages/638649.php?contentType=4&contentId=656418

A Meeting for the Action-Oriented!

The next meeting of the Queer Justice League (still with an *) will be this Thursday, May 3rd from 8:00-10:00pm at the LGBT Community Center.

This meeting will be specifically for the purpose of planning an upcoming action. (We don't want to give away any details, but you might want to pull out your chapstick...)

See you there!


Oh, almost forgot:
*official name still to be determined

NEXT MEETINGS

Upcoming Queer Justice League* Meetings:

Thursday 4/19, 7:00pm at the Center: WORKING MEETING

Thursday 4/26, 8:00pm at the Center: FULL MEETING

The working meeting this week will be an opportunity for folks who can attend to:
- brainstorm possible actions
- discuss communication and outreach
- work on planning for the full meeting
no significant decisions will be made until the full meeting on 4/26

if you are not interested in taking part in this background work, we encourage you to attend the CLAGS event on the history of ACTUP (details below), and rejoin us on the 26th.

*name still to be determined

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CLAGS LGBTQ Studies Panel: Discussions Around the History of ACTUP
Thursday, April 19, 2007
7 PM

To mark the 20th anniversary of ACT UP, this round table discussion features Sarah Schulman and Jim Hubbard, co-coordinators of the ACT UP Oral History Project and co-founders of the MIX New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival, and invited guests. The conversation will focus on the early history of AIDS activism in New York City, the birth and history of ACT UP, and the needs in/for AIDS activism today.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies
Skylight Room (9100)
The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
New York, NY 10016
CLAGS@GC.CUNY.EDU
212-817-1955

A proposed agenda for Thursday's mtg! r. fureigh

This is a repost of an email sent to the QJL listserv
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/queerjusticeleague
Feedback can be sent by email to
queerjusticeleague@hotmail.com

Hey all,

Remember that e-mail a while back calling for folks to coordinate the
first QJL (*official name yet to be determined) meeting? Well, a few
folks met earlier today and drafted the skeleton of an agenda for
Thursday's meeting (see below).

Please feel free to suggest changes even if you can't make it to the meeting.

Also! It'd be great to have a diverse lineup of facilitators, yeah? If
you're interested in helping facilitate, let us all know! (E-mail the
listserv and arrive closer to 7:00 if possible.)

THURSDAY. 7:30–9PM. THE CENTER. See you there!**

–Fureigh

** With all due respect to persons not located in New York or
otherwise unable to attend.


AGENDA v1.0
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– Intro/welcome

– Ground rules

– Background

– What are the big questions? Which of these are top priorities and
doable in this meeting?

– Talk about them! (probably in small groups)

– Debrief/discussion as a big group

– Wrap-up and next meeting