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QYS'S ANNIVERSARY DINNER IS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come celebrate QYS's one year anniversary at the space! We have come a long way, and would like to celebrate the year landmark of opening the space with our community This is for all people who feel connected to QYS in any way - alumni, volunteers, visitors of the space, adult allies - you are all welcome! We will be asking some talented chefs to cook dinner for us. If you plan on attending, please bring $5 to contribute towards paying our chefs back for ingredients and helping towards the GoFundMe. If you are unable to pay cash, we ask that you try and bring a dish, however no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Please RSVP so that we can have an idea how much food to make! Also if you are willing and able, please take the time to click the link below and donate some money to our GoFundMe campaign! Love and Light to you all ♥ http://www.gofundme.com/5bz6wg QYS - 911 E. Pike St. Seattle, WA 98122 Buzz #202 to be let in WE DO HAVE: Elevator, Gender neutral restroom, + FRAGRANCE FREE plz to make QYS more accessible

QUEER YOUTH SPACE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!

If you are able and willing, it would be greatly appreciated if ya’ll could click the link below and donate some money to help us stay afloat. Please pass this on to other folks in the community as well! Love and light to you all <3

http://www.gofundme.com/5bz6wg

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ThreeWings, more commonly known as Queer Youth Space, is a youth-led, adult-supported non-profit organization that seeks to empower queer youth to overcome heterosexism and ageism, as well as racism, classism, cissexism and all other oppressions that they face. ThreeWings seeks to do so through a holistic, three-pronged approach, consisting of three areas of focus: (a) cultural arts and activism, (b) wellness, and (c) research and education. ThreeWings aims to sustain alternatives to more traditional, top-down models of community organizing ThreeWings was born out of the Mutiny, a visionary, youth-led forum held at Seattle Central Community College in early 2010, at which over 150 young people from all over the Seattle metropolitan area engaged each other about what their needs as young queer people were and what could be done to meet them. At the Mutiny, two needs were identified: (1) community organizing that is youth-positive and youth-led, and (2) a cultural gathering space created by and for queer youth. This event catalyzed a vision for a cultural arts center led by queer youth that would fulfill both of these needs. With the successful award of a $100,000 Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund in 2010, ThreeWings was able to secure a dedicated physical space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. With community and organizational support, this physical space was finally opened to the public in November 2012. Led by a staff and volunteer base comprised entirely of young folks from the community and supported by a board of directors that also consists of youth and young adults, Queer Youth Space seeks to provide Seattle’s young queer community with an all-ages, radically inclusive space to exist and share common experiences and struggles. ThreeWings/Queer Youth Space has been successful in partnering with numerous local advocacy organizations to provide queer youth with a variety of programs and services. Successful programs have included poetry and spoken word events, dance parties, anti-oppression and health/wellness trainings and workshops, subject-based tutoring, and identity-based discussion and support groups. With the support of the larger community, Queer Youth Space can keep its doors open and programs running. With your contribution, you are assuring that our physical space remains accessible to youth who have no other place to bring their full and authentic selves forward. Your support also ensures that fundamental community organizing and coalition building continues. Without your support, these services cannot be sustained to their full capacity. It started with you, and it cannot continue without you.

Hey y’all, please take a minute to read this, pass it on, donate if you can, and spread the word! Queer Youth Space is a youth-led, adult-supported, organization that puts radical activism in the hands of young people. QYS has a physical location in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, and recently they are struggling to keep their doors open. The organization and it’s people hold a very important place in my heart ❤️ “Our most humble community members, supporters, and friends: As an organization committed to transparency, we believe that the time has come for us to be fully transparent about Queer Youth Space’s current situation. Recently, we have experienced serious struggles in fundraising to keep our physical space open. As a result, it is facing the possibility of closure as early as December if circumstances do not change. All of us are working tirelessly to keep things running as smoothly as we can, but we are in desperate need of help from you, the community, so that we can continue to provide the same quality of resources, programming and space that we have been able to provide over the past year. The idea of an organization led entirely by young people and supported by adults is a radical one. As the word “radical” means “at the root,” a radical approach to a problem is one that gets to the root of the problem itself. We feel that there is no better way to attack the roots of heterosexism, cissexism, ageism, racism, classism, and sexism than by placing ourselves as the very young people who are affected by these and other forms of oppression in the leadership of our organization and at the forefront of our own movement. We are constituent-led, and this is our greatest strength. However, being young people at the intersections of different oppressed identities, we face many struggles and difficulties. As a youth-led organization in an adult-led world, our credit, ability, and efficacy, already under question, are now being further questioned as a result of this current situation. Queer Youth Space is much more than just our physical space, but it is through our physical space that we are able to find greater legitimacy for ourselves in a world and society that in many respects rests on the idea of physical space itself. Therefore, we now are asking for your continued support so that we can maintain our physical center on Capitol Hill. It is through the support that we have received from the community, both in the form of donated time and donated money, that Queer Youth Space has been the success that it has been. In the single year that it has been open, our center has been fortunate to have provided a great variety of programs, trainings, workshops, and events to youth. However, the most important thing we provide to youth through the space is greater safety; we aim to maintain a space that is inclusive, supportive, and loving, a haven in which all youth can bring their bring their full and authentic selves forward. We attribute our accomplishments to your support. Your support ensures that fundamental community organizing and coalition building continues. We are for you, by you. Please help us continue the work that we have done. Any and all possible donations are greatly appreciated. We do not want to see this incredible and valuable resource go away. It honestly means the world to us all. We love you all so much. Queer Youth Space”

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grumpyfemme

ThreeWings, more commonly known as Queer Youth Space, is a youth-led, adult-supported non-profit organization that seeks to empower queer youth to overcome heterosexism and ageism, as well as racism, classism, cissexism and all other oppressions that they face. ThreeWings seeks to do so through a holistic, three-pronged approach, consisting of three areas of focus: (a) cultural arts and activism, (b) wellness, and (c) research and education. ThreeWings aims to sustain alternatives to more traditional, top-down models of community organizing ThreeWings was born out of the Mutiny, a visionary, youth-led forum held at Seattle Central Community College in early 2010, at which over 150 young people from all over the Seattle metropolitan area engaged each other about what their needs as young queer people were and what could be done to meet them. At the Mutiny, two needs were identified: (1) community organizing that is youth-positive and youth-led, and (2) a cultural gathering space created by and for queer youth. This event catalyzed a vision for a cultural arts center led by queer youth that would fulfill both of these needs. With the successful award of a $100,000 Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund in 2010, ThreeWings was able to secure a dedicated physical space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. With community and organizational support, this physical space was finally opened to the public in November 2012. Led by a staff and volunteer base comprised entirely of young folks from the community and supported by a board of directors that also consists of youth and young adults, Queer Youth Space seeks to provide Seattle’s young queer community with an all-ages, radically inclusive space to exist and share common experiences and struggles. ThreeWings/Queer Youth Space has been successful in partnering with numerous local advocacy organizations to provide queer youth with a variety of programs and services. Successful programs have included poetry and spoken word events, dance parties, anti-oppression and health/wellness trainings and workshops, subject-based tutoring, and identity-based discussion and support groups. With the support of the larger community, Queer Youth Space can keep its doors open and programs running. With your contribution, you are assuring that our physical space remains accessible to youth who have no other place to bring their full and authentic selves forward. Your support also ensures that fundamental community organizing and coalition building continues. Without your support, these services cannot be sustained to their full capacity. It started with you, and it cannot continue without you.

Hey y’all, please take a minute to read this, pass it on, donate if you can, and spread the word! Queer Youth Space is a youth-led, adult-supported, organization that puts radical activism in the hands of young people. QYS has a physical location in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, and recently they are struggling to keep their doors open. The organization and it’s people hold a very important place in my heart ❤️ “Our most humble community members, supporters, and friends: As an organization committed to transparency, we believe that the time has come for us to be fully transparent about Queer Youth Space’s current situation. Recently, we have experienced serious struggles in fundraising to keep our physical space open. As a result, it is facing the possibility of closure as early as December if circumstances do not change. All of us are working tirelessly to keep things running as smoothly as we can, but we are in desperate need of help from you, the community, so that we can continue to provide the same quality of resources, programming and space that we have been able to provide over the past year. The idea of an organization led entirely by young people and supported by adults is a radical one. As the word “radical” means “at the root,” a radical approach to a problem is one that gets to the root of the problem itself. We feel that there is no better way to attack the roots of heterosexism, cissexism, ageism, racism, classism, and sexism than by placing ourselves as the very young people who are affected by these and other forms of oppression in the leadership of our organization and at the forefront of our own movement. We are constituent-led, and this is our greatest strength. However, being young people at the intersections of different oppressed identities, we face many struggles and difficulties. As a youth-led organization in an adult-led world, our credit, ability, and efficacy, already under question, are now being further questioned as a result of this current situation. Queer Youth Space is much more than just our physical space, but it is through our physical space that we are able to find greater legitimacy for ourselves in a world and society that in many respects rests on the idea of physical space itself. Therefore, we now are asking for your continued support so that we can maintain our physical center on Capitol Hill. It is through the support that we have received from the community, both in the form of donated time and donated money, that Queer Youth Space has been the success that it has been. In the single year that it has been open, our center has been fortunate to have provided a great variety of programs, trainings, workshops, and events to youth. However, the most important thing we provide to youth through the space is greater safety; we aim to maintain a space that is inclusive, supportive, and loving, a haven in which all youth can bring their bring their full and authentic selves forward. We attribute our accomplishments to your support. Your support ensures that fundamental community organizing and coalition building continues. We are for you, by you. Please help us continue the work that we have done. Any and all possible donations are greatly appreciated. We do not want to see this incredible and valuable resource go away. It honestly means the world to us all. We love you all so much. Queer Youth Space”

QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR LIBERATION MOVIE SCREENING

After the success of the last QPOC liberation project screening, we're going to show the complete 3 shows (titled BENEATH, WITHIN, BEYOND) over 3 different dates, the first Mondays of October, November and December. The Queer People of Color (QPOC) Liberation Project was a collective of Seattle-based activists, artists and organizers. In 2006 as a project of the API Women & Family Safety Center (now API Chaya), they produced three shows about the lives, issues and perspectives of Queer People of Color. This will be a screening of the first show "Beneath", with a discussion to follow. More information about the QPOC Lib Project at http://apichaya.org/index.php/what-we-do/queer-network-program/14 ALL-AGES! FREE! Open to allies. The space is wheel-chair accessible. Please come fragrance-free (this means not wearing perfumes or fragrances, so our community members with environmental and chemical illnesses can attend. More info on being fragrance-free at http://www.brownstargirl.org/1/post/2012/03/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15.html) Complete accessibility information at http://queeryouthspace.org/the-space/photo-tour/ For more info or to request an interpreter, please email [email protected] (for interpreter requests, please ask by 9/25). Also, please contact [email protected] if you were a part of this project and would like to be a part of this screening (either for sharing, reflecting, bringing additional archives, etc), don't want the piece you were a part of to be screened, or have any feedback for us! :) In 3 parts (all at Queer Youth Space on the first Mondays of the month): BENEATH: What Lies Beneath the Surface - Monday October 7 at 6pm WITHIN: Emerging from the Margins - Monday November 4 at 6pm BEYOND: Envisioning Global Liberation - Monday December 2 at 6pm This event is sponsored by API Chaya, the NW Network and Queer Youth Space.

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Do you want to help invent a Inclusive Queer Trans* Sex Positive Body Positive Health Course? Most pe courses throughout schools are sex negative focusing on abstinence and societal standards of beauty often cause body shaming, which can make anybody outside of this "norm" feel uncomfortable. Queer & Trans* people are rarely talked about in any pe course, so we want to change this! Comment below what days & times work for you we are scheduling out 2nd meeting OR email [email protected] Also the time listed is the next Organizing Team meeting if ya'll wanna come to that also to discuss this. QYS - 911 E. Pike St. buzz #202 Call 206.495.9963 accessible by elevator, gender-neutral restroom, fragrance free please Bus accessibility: Within a block and a half: 49, 10, 11, 2, 60, 9 More than 3 blocks: 43, 12

Weekly Trans* Youth Space at QYS Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm.

Note: After group there's the youth clinic at 45th St 6-9pm OR Ingersoll Trans* group 7-9pm

40% of homeless youth are Queer* or Trans*

"BRING IT TO THE TABLE" is a weekly discussion/activity group for queer people of color that takes place every Monday from 6:00-8:00pm at QYS. In this group queer people of color come together to talk,give/get support,create,debrief,eat food, and share space. This group is exclusive to queer people of color and we ask white folks to step back from this space so that we can create safe and meaningful community for queer folks of color to explore and talk about their lives,experiences,intersecting identities,and different sexualities.

#qpoc #poc #queeryouthspace

The Queer People of Color (QPOC) Liberation Project was a collective of Seattle-based activists, artists and organizers. In 2006 as a project of the API Women & Family Safety Center (now API Chaya), they produced three shows about the lives, issues and perspectives of Queer People of Color. This will be a screening of parts of those shows with a discussion to follow. More information about the QPOC Lib Project at http://apichaya.org/index.php/what-we-do/queer-network-program/14 ALL-AGES! FREE! Open to allies. The space is wheel-chair accessible. Please come fragrance-free! Complete accessibility information at http://queeryouthspace.org/the-space/photo-tour/ For more info or to request an interpreter, please email [email protected] (for interpreter requests, please ask by Fri August 9) Also, please contact me at [email protected] if you were a part of this project and would like to be a part of this screening (either for sharing, reflecting, bringing additional archives, etc), don't want the piece you were a part of to be screened, or have any feedback for us! :) Friday August 23rd 6:30pm at Queer Youth Space (911 E Pike St) This event is sponsored by API Chaya, the NW Network and Queer Youth Space

#queeryouthspace #apichaya #qpoc

This event is NEXT FRIDAY!!!!!!! There are going to be so me very awesome and sexy performances, plus its a fundraiser for QYS!

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QUEER PRODUCT PLACEMENT

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QUEER YOUTH SPACE, OUT PROUD WONDERFUL, THE VERA PROJECT PRESENTS: AN ALL AGES VARIETY SHOW AND DANCE PARTY!!!!!!

SO... Obviously, you want your pride to go out with a bang and you shouldn't have to be 21+ to make that happen! The Vera Project,Proud Out Wonderful and QYS have banded together to put on an all ages variety show and dance (call it a sequel to Gender*Fierce if you will) Featuring AMAZING performances from: Donte Johnson Amethyst Villalta Theo Garcia Léo Panitan Sarey Savy Julz Ignacio ChristiANA BloWell Couture There will be free food and a HUGE DANCE PARTY following the variety show...so, ya'know...show up and shake something ;)

#THISSUNDAY #QYS #THEVERAPROJECT #PROUDOUTWONDERFUL #PRIDE

TO ALL SEATTLE YOUTH QUEERS: QYS IS HIRING!

THREEWINGS EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

THREEWINGS is a youth-led non-profit organization seeking to establish and sustain a vibrant cultural arts center for queer young people in Seattle. Through our primary campaign, Queer Youth Space, we have placed ourselves as young people at the forefront of our own movement and created an innovative model of constituent-led non-profit organizing. While we tailor many resources and services to the needs of queer young people, we hope to move beyond vague concepts such as “empowerment” and “safe space” in order to train, hire, and galvanize the next generation of social justice leaders. We employ a comprehensive, three-pronged approach that was designed directly by queer youth:

WING 1 | CULTURAL ACTIVISM creates queer peer support networks and solidarity while providing a space where queer youth can socialize, work, and create together.

WING 2 | WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE offers critical education and referrals to health and wellness services in order to mitigate the health disparities experienced by queer youth.

WING 3 | COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION works to change the policies and cultural practices that hurt our community by building leadership skills through research, education, and advocacy.

We are please to announce the following part-time staff position:

Program Coordinator (15-20 hours/week)

WING 3 l Coordinator of Research & Education

With the addition of a committed staff team, we hope to expand our impact in the community. We invite all young people of all identities to apply. We especially encourage trans* youth, young people of color, and those who have experienced homelessness to apply for WING positions.

Please note, the deadline to apply for this position is 6:00 pm Wednesday July 3, 2013. Applicants are encouraged to apply early!

Good luck,

The Board, Staff & Organizing Team of THREEWINGS

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THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WING COORDINATORS

The WING Coordinators are the staff members of the space. All Coordinators are responsible for staffing the cultural arts center at the appropriate times and overseeing their particular WING. All Coordinators are accountable to the Organizing Team and the Board of Directors, and each will partner with a mentor to develop skills in nonprofit management, conflict resolution, and fundraising.

Please note that a time commitment of at least 15 hours per week for at least one year is required.

All Responsibilities

Manage daily operations of the cultural space

Prepare for and actively participate in all WING coordinator meetings

Attend organizing team meetings

Attend regular social justice workshops, non-profit management trainings, Organizing Team retreats, and educational activities as scheduled by the Organizing Team

Recruit and maintain a network of volunteers to collectively fulfill the objectives of each WING

Maintain confidentiality of financial records, donor records, and youth records

Work with a mentor and use constructive feedback to improve work performance and discern objectives

Develop competency in conflict resolution while remaining steadfast to the vision of the organization

Participate in a year-end evaluation and reflection

Fulfill all grant requirements for the continued funding of the position

Assist fund developer and the Organizing Team in completing all assigned grant applications

Demonstrate innovative outreach strategies

All Desired Qualifications

Identify as a queer youth

Some knowledge of the theories of oppression not limited to how classism, ableism, ageism, racism, heteronormativity and other oppressions compound queer youth struggles

Computer and social media proficiency (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr)

Ability to work extensively with Google Docs

Experience working as part of a team of social change activists

Experience in volunteer management

Demonstrate creativity and insight in addressing the needs of an evolving community

Experience working with youth of various backgrounds, particularly queer youth

Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects within predetermined deadlines and a limited budget

Dedication to sustain a work plan over a year-long period of challenge

WING 3 l COORDINATOR OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

15-20 hours/week, 1-2 years

The Coordinator of Research and Education will prepare queer youth to challenge oppression and engage in diverse leadership opportunities. They play an instrumental role in providing youth with much needed critical social justice education, as well as in connecting young people to the larger community so that they may advocate for themselves and others. In overseeing WING 3, the Coordinator will transform THREEWINGS into an engine of measurable change in Seattle and beyond.

WING 3 Specific Job Responsibilities

Create and produce alternative media to clarify problems and solutions identified by queer youth

Maintain an organized collection of research and resources both for internal use and for use by outside organizations

Engage in independent research on the policies that impact queer youth, particularly with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Develop and implement innovative methods to make the space an interactive think tank for queer youth to identify and organize around those issues important to them

Coordinate internship and fellowship opportunities for young people in the space

Coordinate all volunteers and assign volunteers tasks as needed

Develop and oversee a youth-led leadership institute to help young people become effective community organizers and social justice leaders, such as our previous QSOL (August 2013)

Work closely with WING 1 coordinator to develop regular programming focused on education and leadership development

Convene GSA officers and other young leaders to update and outline shared objectives among local queer youth

Develop curricula to provide trainings, consultations and support to outside agencies on topics like ageism in the queer community, particularly with organizations such as Reteaching Gender and Sexuality and NW Network

WING 3 Specific Qualifications

Understanding of local policy, such as the Becca Bill and safe school legislation

Understanding of how ageism plays out in different communities

Research experience and knowledge of appropriate research methods

Experience coordinating and planning summits, conferences, or similar events

Experience developing and implementing curricula for trainings and workshops

Experience developing multimedia educational tools

Ability to learn how technology and activism expand our reach

Previous volunteer coordination experience

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please e-mail the following documents in PDF format to [email protected]:

One-page cover letter outlining your qualifications and interests in this position

Resume detailing any previous employment or volunteer experience

Writing sample to demonstrate competency as a writer - preferably a research or position paper on a topic that interests you. Other types of writing are accepted.

Contact information for at least three professional and/or personal references who can speak to your work ethic and qualifications

Please note: All applications will be reviewed by the staff, board of directors and other members of the QYS Organizing Team. Those applicants who receive interviews will be contacted shortly after their applications are reviewed. Interviews will be scheduled for July 6th and 7th. The intended start date of this position is Saturday, July 13, 2013.

All staff are required to submit to a criminal background check as THREEWINGS works with minors. Any offer of employment is conditional upon successful passage of this screening.

Deadline to Apply for a WING Coordinator: Wednesday July 3, 2013 6:00 pm

Late applications will not be accepted

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The functions outlined in this job description are intended to give a general overview of the work that will be expected by the community and the Organizing Team of THREEWINGS. They are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all qualifications, duties and responsibilities.

THREEWINGS is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of THREEWINGS to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, sex, gender, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State and/or Municipal law.

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