PROJECT ABLE'S ANNUAL LOBBY DAY
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 8 A.M.- MID DAY
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER
85 GREEN STREET
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AT THE STATEHOUSE.
BUS LEAVES AT 8:30 A.M. FROM THE AGENCY AND WILL TAKE CONSUMERS AND STAFF TO THE STATEHOUSE. PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT THE GRAND STAIRCASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL CARLA RODRIGUEZ AT 508.755.3773 EXT. 32.
STORIES OF OUR LGBT ANCESTORS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 3 P.M. $10 GENERAL TICKET
CARROLL ROOM, SMITH COLLEGE, 100 ELM ST. NORTHAMPTON
THE SEXUAL MINORITIES ARCHIVES, A NATIONAL COLLECTION OF LGBT LITERATURE, HISTORY AND ART, WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT YE ROSE TREE INN, LOCATED AT 252 BRIDGE STREET IN NORTHAMPTON FROM 1908-1923 AND THE TEA ROOM'S OWNERS, ANNA DE NAUCAZE AND MARIE VON VELTHEIM
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ABOUT GENDER NONCONFORMING PERSONS AND SAME-SEX COUPLES WHO LIVED OR WORKED IN THE CITY IN THE EARLY 1900S, "STORIES OF OUR LGBT ANCESTORS"
IS BASED ON ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SEXUAL MINORITIES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (SMEF, INC.) AND STUDENT INTERNS. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY BET POWER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SMEF AND ELIZABETH KENT, SMITH COLLEGE SENIOR.
"ANNA DE NAUCAZE DEFIED GENDER NORMS - ESPECIALLY FOR THE TIME PERIOD - BY OWNING A BUSINESS AND PUBLISHING A MAGAZINE INDEPENDENTLY OF MEN, AS WELL AS HER MASCULINE STYLE OF DRESS AND LIKELY SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH WOMEN," SAYS POWER. “YE ROSE TREE INN WAS A WILDLY POPULAR GATHERING PLACE FOR WOMEN, INCLUDING SMITH COLLEGE STUDENTS, UNTIL DE NAUCAZE WAS FINANCIALLY DEVASTATED IN 1923. THE INN'S CLOSING WAS DUE ALMOST ENTIRELY TO BEING REOMVED FROM THE COLLEGE'S LIST OF APPROVED EATING PLACES BY THEN SMITH COLLEGE PRESIDENT WILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON."
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 413.584.7616 OR EMAIL SEXUALMINORITIES.ARCHIVES@YAHOO.COM
NUTRITIONIST VISIT
TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 8:30 A.M..
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER
85 GREEN STREET
FREE TO CONSUMERS
SUSAN BOL, NUTRITIONIST FROM UMASS MEDICAL, WILL HOST A MORNING PRESENTATION ON SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY. BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED.
TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
NATIONAL BLACK AIDS AWARENESS DAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 5-9 PM
YMCA OF CENTRAL MASS, 766 MAIN ST., WORCESTER
FREE TO ALL
NATIONAL BLACK AIDS AWARENESS DAY ENCOURAGES BLACKS ACROSS AMERICA TO GET TESTED, EDUCATED, INVOLVED, AND TREATED FOR HIV/AIDS.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DINNER AND LISTEN TO AN INSPIRING GUEST SPEAKER.FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE SPACE, PLEASE EMAIL MARILYN RODRIGUEZ AT
MARILYN@AIDSPROJECTWORCESTER.ORG
AGENCY CLOSED FOR THE DAY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER
85 GREEN STREET
THE AGENCY WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY SO STAFF CAN ATTEND AN IN-SERVICE TRAINING. WE WILL RE-OPEN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, AT 8 A.M.
FREE LEGAL CLINIC
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 10 A.M.-12:30 PM
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER, 85 GREEN ST.
FREE FOR CONSUMERS
ATTORNEY WESLEY TAYLOR FROM JRI WILL OFFER FREE HALF-HOUR LEGAL CONSULTATIONS TO AGENCY CONSUMERS REGARDING CIVIL MATTERS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE PROXIES, WILLS, ETC.
TO SCHEDULE A SESSION, PLEASE CONTACT CHERYL CARTER AT 508.755.3773, EXT. 17 OR EMAIL HER AT CCARTER@AIDSPROJECTWORCESTER.ORG
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 6:00 P.M.
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER
85 GREEN STREET
ALL BOARD AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVTED TO ATTEND.
25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION/REMEMBRANCE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012
HOGAN CENTER BALLROOM
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM TO BE A LONG TIME AWAY, PLEASE SAVE THE DATE OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012, AND JOIN US FOR DINNER AND AN AWARDS CEREMONY AS AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER MARKS ITS 25 YEARS OF SERVING CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
PLEASE WATCH FOR UPDATES AND DETAILS. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US.
DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO SHARE?
HAVE YOU LOST A LOVED ONE TO HIV/AIDS? ARE YOU A PARENT, SIBLING, SPOUSE, LOVER, PARTNER OR FRIEND OF SOMEONE WHO OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS WAS TAKEN BY THE DISEASE?
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER IS WORKING ON A BOOK THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2012 - THE AGENCY'S 25TH YEAR OF SERVING THE PEOPLE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.
THE BOOK WILL CHRONICLE THE FACE OF AIDS IN CENTRAL MASS SINCE THE DISEASE WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED. WE HOPE TO INCLUDE NOT JUST THE AGONY OF HIV/AIDS, BUT ALSO THE BLESSINGS AND JOYS - BECAUSE THERE ARE THOSE AS WELL.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR STORY OR TALK ABOUT THE BOOK PROJECT, PLEASE EMAIL MARTHA AKSTIN AT MAKSTIN@AIDSPROJECTWORCESTER.ORG
