get OUT -Weapons of Mass Digestion

You can NOT live in LA and not notice the booming Food Truck Movement.  These are NOT your typical taco truck.  Gourmet Food Trucks take street food to a whole other level.  A new group called "Got Food Trucks"   states on their website:   

"We are foodies with a passion for the emerging food tr uck scene.

Now we are taking it to another level…bringing the food trucks to YOU.

Looking for food trucks to cater your next function?

Are you tired of trying to find a parking space for your truck?

Do you want to be a part of a mobile food court?

We’ll handle all the details."

They're having an event on December 1st! Check out the info below or check them out on twitter @gotfoodtrucks, their website or their Facebook Page .  Hope to see you there! 

 

get OUT-Next Couple of days (Los Angeles, CA)

There will be some cool events coming up in LA the next couple of days, so check them out below and get OUT!

At the THIRD Queer | Trans DANZ PARTY in the glorious South L.A. neighborhood and at the legendary VICTORIA/COCO BONGO night club we will be giving thanks to the heavens above for the twinkle of TRANS GUYS in our fair city, L.A.aaayyyy.

MORTY DIAMOND + METAHUMAN do the PERFORMANCE at midnight.

ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOS during performance please...YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS *WINKY FACE*)
...
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
DRINK IN THE CAR
LUBRICATE IN THE CLUB

$3 before 10:30pm
$5 after
$10 under 21 years of age

About MORTY DIAMOND:

Morty is a Jewish transsexual writer, artist, and filmmaker currently living and working in Los Angeles. Morty has edited two anthologies showcasing the trans experience from the perspective of transgender writers: From the Inside Out (Manic D Press) and the forthcoming Gendered Hearts (Alyson Press). Morty is currently working with trans artist Cooper Lee Bombardier on publishing the first literary and arts magazine focused on the transgender and transsexual community.

About METAHUMAN:

Metahuman is a politically conscious hip hop artist, filmmaker, speaker and performance poet. As a rapper he mixes the intellectual roots of his politics with the visceral love of flow to create a unique sound that blends old-school rap metaphors with radical queer politics. Metahuman is also the founding director of TG Film Fest, LA's transgender film festival.

WHY GO TO SF FOR YOUR KINK WHEN YOU CAN COME TO SOUTH CENTRAL?

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Feminist Salute to Native Americans
Thursday, November 18, 6:30 p.m.

A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving celebration will pay tribute to indigenous peoples, their leaders, history and culture with music and poetry. Join us for this socialist feminist family evening.

...Performers include:
- Yazmin Monét Watkins, feminist poet
- Hector "HecOne" Rivera, radical performer, musician & organizer
- Steve Barata, street poet & activist.

A festive turkey supper with all the fixings, and vegetarian option will be served at 6:30 p.m. Program begins 7:30 p.m. Dinner donation $12.00. Sliding-scale and work exchange available. Everyone is welcome.

Solidarity Hall is located off the 10 Freeway at Western Ave., on bus lines #35, 207 and 550. For more information contact: 323-732-6416, radicalwomenla@earthlink.net or visit www.RadicalWomen.org.

Radical Women is a trailblazing multi-racial and multi-issue activist organization, and views women’s leadership as decisive to the global struggle to build a better world.

If you share these ideas, become a member! Call, email or drop by to find out about volunteer opportunities, internships and how to get involved in current organizing efforts.

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Event Information

Friday November 19, 2010

10:00 pm - 2:00 am

21+

Cover: $10.00

Cover Notes: $10 before 11:30pm - $15 thereafter

Music: Afrobeat/Hip-Hop/Funk/Soul

Contact Email: info@kissngrind.com

Call for Papers: CFP: 2011 Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, “Ambivalence”

The sixth annual Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks submissions for “Ambivalence,” a graduate student conference to be held February 25-26, 2011, in conjunction with the Center for 21st Century Studies and its research theme for 2009-2011: “Figuring Place and Time.”


This year’s conference theme calls upon scholars to interpret and consider variously the notion of “ambivalence.” Derived from the Latin prefix ambi meaning “both” and valentia, meaning “vigor” or “strength,” ambivalence is figured as a strong pull in two opposing directions. Coined by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1911, the term initially designated one of the primary symptoms of schizophrenia. Taken up in Freudian psychoanalysis, ambivalence indicated continual fluctuation between wanting one thing and its opposite. More recently, ambivalence has been deployed to convey “uncertainty as to which approach to follow” and broadly theorized across disciplines by scholars such as Judith Butler, Zygmunt Bauman and Homi Bhabha.

We are interested in interrogating ambivalence through theoretical, historico-cultural and political lenses. However, we also wish to engage the concept of “ambivalence” as a performative state, identity, position, or strategy. Can one choose to be ambivalent? What is the relationship between ambivalence and open-mindedness? Is it possible to be both politically active and ambivalent?

We aim to engage in a multi-day, interdisciplinary exploration of persistent tensions and ramifications within the concept of ambivalence as well as in its obverse—certainty, decisiveness, and security.

Submissions that explore “Ambivalence” from a diverse range of fields and disciplines are encouraged. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Definitions and representations of ambivalence across disciplines

Disciplinary/institutional ambivalence regarding the structure of the public, democratic university

Psychoanalytic constructions of ambivalence

Interdisciplinarity as a form of ambivalence

Ambivalence as elaborated by and used as a critique of queer or trans scholarship

Ambivalence and modernity

The role of ambivalence in activism, political behavior or public opinion

Ambivalence as a position, process, role, affect, an intellectual state

Navigating “ethical ambivalence”

Quantifying ambivalent behavior in scientific studies

Theories of ambivalence as represented as that which is “strange” or unfamiliar in society

The experience of simultaneous emotions (ie promise and disillusionment, hope and despair)

Please submit a 250 word abstract, with title, for a 15-20 minute presentation as an MS Word file attachment (.doc or .docx) to: grad-conference@uwm.edu. Panel proposals for 75 minute sessions will also be considered (comprised of three presentations); please submit an abstract for each presenter and indicate that you are proposing a panel. Deadline for Submissions: December 1, 2010.

For more information, visit our website at: http://www.themigc.com/

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

a community forum to address anti-gay bullying and LGBT suicides

Thursday, November 18, 2010

7:00-9:00 PM

KHEIR Center

3727 West 6th St., Suite 210

Los Angeles, CA 90020

Free Parking behind building off of Harvard

VIB Sale Goodies

Last Thursday was the Sephora VIB sale!  As a VIB, I was able to get 20% off my TOTAL purchase! I wish I could have spent more, but alas, I have to be responsible (especially with the move). Here's my loot: 

Smashbox Camera Ready Full Coverage Foundation in Medium 2, YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick in Sensual Silk, Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector, & Anastasia Precision Tweezers. 

There were other things that were on my "list" of what I wanted to get, including this: 

Too Faced Leopard Love

I love love love blush/bronzer and this was a hard one to give up, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it! I got the goodies above because a) I needed a new compact (and wanted to try something other than MAC) b) wanted to try a new nude colored lipstick and the fact that the YSL lipstick comes in the most beautiful packaging and has a mirror on the top side of the tube=SCORE c) I really need to do something about these dark circles under my eyes :( I hope this clinique serum works. See some more detailed pics below of the products I got, and let me know if you've tried the Clinique dark spot corrector or if you got anything during the VIB sale!

 

get OUT-Ground Zero Performance Cafe Jesusa Rodriguez

12 November, 2010

Primero Sueño, by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Performed by Jesusa Rodríguez
Soprano: Catalina Pereda
In Spanish with English Supertitles

Ground Zero Performance Cafe
8-10pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis.

Sponsored by EMSI and Latin American Studies at USC

For more information, contact Professor María Elena Martínez, martinem@college.usc.edu

get OUT-upRising!!!

 

soul*poetry*hip hop*folk UPRISING!!!

Get ready to rise up!

L.A. based rapper/song-writer SKIM and Brooklyn-based soul-sister spoken word duo Climbing PoeTree come together for an elevational night!!!
...

SKIM
...weaves together stories of life, movement and love with her fiery rap lyrics mixed with her sultry singing. She has emerged as one of the most refreshing new artists from the Los Angeles soundscape as she flows through elements of hip hop, spoken word and korean folk music. Her reach is continually expanding as her soulful sounds echo across the nation—whether at the Michigan Womyn’s Music or San Francisco’s Pride Festivals, at college campuses or juvenile halls, on HBO’s Def Poetry or on Pacifica Radio, harmonizing with the Chicago Children’s Choir or opening for KRS-One. SKIM is a singing, rapping, song-writing, Korean-drumming, guitar-strumming storyteller, who captivates her audiences everywhere as she defies simple categorization.

http://skimvillage.wordpress.com/

CLIMBING POETREE
...is the combined force of two boundary-breaking soul-sisters who have sharpened their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing, and personal transformation. With roots in Haiti and Colombia, Alixa and Naima reside in Brooklyn and track footprints across the country and globe on a mission to overcome destruction with creativity.

In five self-organized independent tours, Climbing PoeTree has rocked 500 mikes and counting from from Oakland to Atlanta, South Africa to Cuba with artists such as Erykah Badu, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Angela Davis, Danny Glover, Jessica Care Moore, The Last Poets, and Dead Prez. Climbing PoeTree uses their art to expose injustice, heal from violence, and make a better future visible, immediate, and irresistible.

http://www.climbingpoetree.com/


$5-15 suggested donation.
Proceeds will benefit the development of the Hurricane Season curriculum (www.hurricaneseasontour.com)

Job Opportunity-Los Angeles, CA Transgender Law Center

JOB OPENING COMMUNITY ADVOCATE – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Part-Time




The Transgender Law Center is seeking committed, high energy staff to join our committed, small-but-mighty team creating groundbreaking social change. If you are interested in making a difference in a fast-paced, welcoming environment, please apply!



LOCATION: Los Angeles



PURPOSE:

The Community Advocate will work with other TLC staff, partner organizations and community members to build the capacity of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and allied organizations to address the economic/employment and health care barriers to equality, with an emphasis on engaging transgender people of color. To accomplish this, the Community Advocate will engage existing and newly emerging community leadership, build coalition partners among traditional and non-traditional allies, create leadership development and advocacy opportunities for transgender and gender non-conforming people, leverage relationships to build power to take on bigger policy issues, and work on winning concrete changes in institutional policies and practices. The Community Advocate will be housed in TLC’s Los Angeles office and will work closely with fellow staff, consultants, partners, and volunteers to carry out these transformative social change initiatives. Because TLC is a statewide organization, this position will include travel throughout California (including occasional weekend travel).



DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Community Advocate is responsible for coordinating the Transgender Law Center's Southern California programs and advocacy. Duties include, but are not limited to:



Community Advocacy

· Implement a work plan that includes strategies and timelines to accomplish TLC’s goals in Southern California

· Develop and maintain partnerships with community leaders and community based organization

· Provide referrals for legal assistance to Transgender Law Center attorneys and local community partners



Capacity Building

· Facilitate activities that build the capacity of transgender people and their allies to engage in organizing and policy advocacy on behalf of trans rights and economic justice

· Conduct advocacy and educational workshops on a range of issues impacting the transgender community including, but not limited to, budget advocacy, transgender cultural competency, health care access, employment and housing discrimination



Leadership Development

· Coordinate meetings for the Los Angeles HEALTH Council, currently focused on increasing access to homeless services for transgender people in L.A. County

· Work with staff and other partners to coordinate TLC’s 2011 Annual Leadership Summit



SKILLS & ABILITIES:



Required

· Cultural competency in working with transgender communities and, in particular, transgender communities of color

· Community organizing, education and/or policy advocacy experience (in a paid or volunteer position)

· Basic understanding of employment, health, housing, and other areas in which transgender Californians experience discrimination

· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clearly, speak in public, and facilitate large and small meetings

· Demonstrated ability to work without close supervision on both assigned and self-initiated tasks

· Commitment to a multi-disciplinary approach to social change

· Experience using standard office technology including Microsoft Office

· Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

· Ability to play well with others



Preferred

· Spanish language proficiency (written and oral)

· Experience working with a group to plan and implement social change strategies to address a pressing problem of systemic discrimination, isolation, and/or oppression

· Education or work experience in public policy, public health, community organizing, community health, or related field

· Associate or Bachelors Degree

· Experience creating marketing materials and executing media campaigns



COMPENSATION:

$15-$20 per hour, depending on experience, and vacation benefits.



TO APPLY:

E-mail cover letter and resume to jobs@transgenderlawcenter.org. Please include “Community Advocate” in the subject line of your email.



Or mail your application to:

Job Search – Community Advocate Transgender Law Center 870 Market Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94102



The position will be filled as soon as the appropriate candidate is found. It is recommended that you submit your materials as promptly as possible. Only those applicants selected for an interview will receive a response.

The Transgender Law Center is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Transgender women and applicants of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note that TLC believes in providing advancement opportunities for existing staff and volunteers.



Internal candidates encouraged.



No telephone calls please.



For more information about the Transgender Law Center, check out http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/.



ABOUT US: The Transgender Law Center is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities. We connect transgender people and their families to legal services; increase acceptance and enforcement of laws and policies that support transgender communities; and change laws and systems that fail to incorporate the needs and experiences of transgender people. We use the term "transgender" to represent all of the innumerable genders and forms of gender expression that fall within and outside of stereotypical gender norms. We also understand, acknowledge, and resist non-gender based oppressions which limit people's ability to live in peace. For more information about the Transgender Law Center, check out http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/.

Latin@ Health Conference in Pasadena, CA 11/20/2010

Latinos Better Health / Better Life

Saturday, November 20, 2010

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Information and lectures in Spanish for adults and children on nutrition, stress,

Communication and physical activity. All to improve you and your family’s health.

FREE:

Breakfast, Lunch, Prizes, Flu Shots*, Blood Pressure Screenings, HIV Testing, BMI, Breast Self Exam Demonstrations and much more!

*Restrictions may apply for certain screenings and services. Clinics will be held from 12:00-4:00pm.

Villa-Parke Community Center

363 E. Villa Street

Pasadena, CA 91101

For more information and to register call

(626) 744-6530

Latinos Mejor Salud / Mejor Vida

Sábado, 20 de Noviembre, 2010

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Información y pláticas para adultos y niños en Español sobre Nutrición, Estrés,

Comunicación, y Actividad Física. Todo para mejorar la salud de usted y su familia.

GRATIS:

Desayuno, Almuerzo, Rifas, Vacunas contra la Influenza*, Exámenes de Alta

Presión, Pruebas del VIH, IMC, Demostraciones de Autoexamen de Seno y mucho más!

*Pueden aplicar restricciones para ciertas clínicas y servicios. Clínicas comenzaran de 12:00-4:00pm .

Villa-Parke Community Center

363 E. Villa Street

Pasadena, CA 91101

Para más información e inscripciones, llame al

(626) 744-6530

Call for Contributions: Book on Transgender Community of Color

Deadline: 26 November 2010

Contact: Darnell J. Bradley at djbradley@stritch.edu

I am looking for manuscript submissions from academics and queer activists for possible publication in a book I am editing which deals with the struggle for social equity for the transgender community of color. I am seeking a variety of chapters, some academic and some more personal in nature. I ask that all contributors speak from their hearts about their lifetime experiences both before and after becoming an academic and/or queer activist.

For those of you who are familiar with the Scholarly Personal Narrative methodology advanced by Robert James Nash (as used in this book, http://www.amazon.com/Queer-Community-Continuing-Struggle-Justice/dp/0972441948/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288817887&sr=1-1), I would encourage you to consider this as a methodology for your chapter. I anticipate the book will be useful as a text in college/university courses around the United States. I also hope to find a readership among those interested in learning more about the struggle for social equity for all regardless of sexual orientation.

Your manuscript must be written in APA format, and be no longer than twenty to twenty-five pages including notes and references. Equally as important, your manuscript must be focused around one theme such as the coming out process, transitioning, passing, race, social class, interpersonal relationships/marriage, workplace discrimination, or media portrayal.

I would like to request a one page prospectus be submitted by November 26th, 2010. If you are unable to submit a prospectus by 11/26/2011, and would still like to contribute, please let me know. Final manuscripts must be sent electronically as a Word document. The final manuscripts will be due in early March 2011. If you plan to submit a manuscript or have questions, please contact me at djbradley@stritch.edu.

Please feel free to forward this to others who might be interested in contributing.

More information here.

get OUT-LA Tamale Throwdown

Do you like Tamales? or are you like me and LOVE tamales? Seriously if I could have one every morning, I could! Well check out this event happening next weekend! Seriously it's a MUST Attend! I'll be there Saturday getting my Tamale ON!

EASTSIDE BIKE CLUB asks....Are you ready for a THROWDOWN?

If your looking for Tamales - Tamales & More Tamales
then you don't want to miss the "LA TAMALE THROWDOWN"

* Tamale Eating Contest
* Food / Coffee
* ART
* Music
* Entertainment
* FREE BIKE VALET provided by Flying Pigeon


Stay tuned for more details

Presented by the EASTSIDE BIKE CLUB
Supported by:
EL SERENO FARMERS MARKET
THE VOICE COMMUNITY NEWS
DOSE
and all the TAMALE aficionados from around the world!

Food Concession Booths & Sponsorships are available.
For more information contact Erica Cornejo @ 323/221.7400
email us: latamalethrowdown@gmail.com

get OUT-Adelina Anthony

Guarantee your seat by advance purchase through:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/126692


ALL TICKETS at DOOR are $25, unless accompanied by a valid senior/student I.D.
then we will honor a $15 rate. 
At the door- we ONLY accept CASH.  We do not take reservations. 

Again, ONLY pre-sale online purchase guarantees a seat. 
NO LATE SEATING... unless you like public humiliation. 
No refunds or exchanges. 

All tickets not picked up by 8 pm will be released to persons on the wait-list. 

For your own health, don't argue with a Xicana.

**Brown Paper Tickets is subject to a processing fee.


NOV. 5-21st, 2010

CATCH CRITICAL LOCURA ALL AT ONCE OR
OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD!!

FRIDAYS (5, 12 & 19): La Angry Xicana?!
SATURDAYS (6, 13 & 20): La Sad Girl...
SUNDAYS: (7, 14 & 21):  La Chismosa!!!

*Even if you've seen 1 or 2 of the shows in the past,
trust us, you haven't  fully experienced the shows until you've seen
them all together.  All shows have been modified for this World-Premiere. 
And--in trademark fashion--you can always count on spontaneous and
fresh jokes improvised on the spot by this hocicona performer.

More info at www.adelinaanthony.com