QTAY Presents: When You’re Ready CYCLE 1 Peer Leaders: Cho, Iz, and Kelly! DATES: Every Sunday from Oct. 3 - Nov. 21 Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21 TIME: 1-3:30 PM EST for all sessions LOCATION: Zoom WHAT IS THE WYR PROGRAM? When You’re Ready (WYR) is an 8-week program where East and Southeast Asian youth (ages 18-29) come together to discuss topics relating to their identity, with an emphasis on the whole idea of coming into your identity. What does it mean to be a queer and/or trans Asian youth? Did you recognize your queer-ness or Asian-ness first? What does it mean to be bi-cultural, biracial? Do you ever feel NOT Asian or queer enough? Is coming out part of the gay white agenda? These are just some of the questions we will be exploring as a group. Also, some topics we will touch upon are: anti-oppression, intersectionality, chosen family, shadeism, mindfulness and SO much more! STRUCTURE OF WYR We will be capping CYCLE 1 at 12 participants to facilitate an intimate environment where youth can explore and discuss these topics more in-depth. Please RSVP as soon as you can by filling out our form! We will be meeting once a week, every Sunday afternoon from October 3rd - November 21st (Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21) from 1-3:30PM online. We encourage participants to attend all 8 sessions, but alas, the gig economy is real, school stress is very real, and life in general is too real! So, please try to make at least 6/8 sessions. If you already know this is going to be tough to do, please refrain from signing up so that we can prioritize folks who can attend as many sessions as possible, as there will be other opportunities and times to join WYR in the future. If drop-in casual events are more your thing, keep an eye out for different digital events QTAY will be hosting in the future! HOW TO RSVP? You can RSVP by filling out this form here: https://forms.gle/1DX44ZazXzCGBQYR6 Please RSVP by OCT 1, 2021! Dany, the youth program coordinator, will be sending you a message to either confirm your attendance or ask if you would like to be put on the waiting list. If you can’t make it to 2021-2022 CYCLE 1, but would like to try for 2021-2022 CYCLE 2 (Nov 2021 - Jan 2022) please let Dany know and they will reserve you a spot! [Image Description: Fall leaves and characters from Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away boarder information on When You're Ready.]
