Do you want to work with LGBTQ API communities? Do you have a commitment to social justice? Do you want to learn concrete community organizing skills? The application for API Equality – Northern California’s Summer Internship 2016 is now open! Applications are due March 4th, 2016! ABOUT OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP Every year, API Equality – Northern
2015 was quite a year. We connected, convened, and inspired hundreds of people to share their stories, learn about queer and trans API history and activism, practice organizing skills, march for trans lives and justice, and build relationships across generations. Here are some of our highlights: We launched the API Queer Justice Leadership Exchange, a
For the third year in the row, Team APIENC has come together to collectively fundraise and participate in the Berkeley Run. For over a month Team APIENC members challenged themselves to meet their fundraising goals, working together to learn the skills of grassroots fundraising. On November 22nd, we gathered to cheer on participants and celebrate
Come join us for our first program of the year – A Dragon Fruit Project Digital Portal Working Day! On Sunday January 31st, Dragon Fruit Project participants will be organizing and creating web-based content from LGBTQ API stories. Led by our volunteer-driven Data Team, participants will get to contribute directly to the launch of the
[Image Credit: Ethan Parker for BreakOut, as part of the Trans Day of Resilience Art Project] “At the end of the day it’s about the intersectionalities, the way we understand things. I’m not just trans, I’m a person of color, I’m an immigrant. But, how do I come to terms with those intersectionalities to address our
November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a day to honor the memory of those lost because of anti-transgender violence, and a day to lift up the narratives of transgender folks who are still thriving. This list is a way to highlight the TDoR events happening in and around the Bay Area during
TEAM APIENC RUNS BERKELEY has become an API Equality – Northern California tradition. This year marks our 3rd annual Berkeley Run where our awesome volunteers run, walk, or even skip for LGBTQ API justice. Our goal for our end-of-the-year fundraiser is to raise $10K for 10K! What’s even more amazing is that we already have
