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This is your opportunity to join COLAGE's Board of Directors during a very exciting time for the organization! In the second year of implementing our new strategic plan and in the midst of celebrating our 20th anniversary, COLAGE is looking for dynamic, passionate and active leaders to join the Board of Directors and work with the organization to take it to the next level of its development and impact.
COLAGE is the only national, youth-driven network that connects people with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) parent to a community of peers. Growing up knowing that our families are different can make a kid feel confused or conflicted. By connecting with others who share our experience, COLAGE helps us come to the realization that our difference is our strength. With this realization, we become leaders and advocates for the policies that matter most to our families. Based in San Francisco, COLAGE offers an integrated array of local, regional and national programs. With over 10,000 member contacts, a network of chapters across the U.S, and 20 years of expertise in youth empowerment and LGBTQ family matters, COLAGE represents and organizes the millions of people who have one or more LGBTQ parents and families.
The COLAGE Board of Directors is an intergenerational, multi-racial/multi-cultural group of dedicated volunteers that includes youth and adults with LGBTQ parents, LGBTQ parents, and allies from all over the United States. The Board convenes for in-person meetings twice annually in addition to participating in ongoing conference calls and committee meetings. The Board provides crucial guidance and oversight for COLAGE and its programs, performs important fundraising and governance duties, and supports the staff of COLAGE in their ongoing work.

To ensure that all organizational decisions and actions are guided by and reflect COLAGE's diverse membership and constituencies, we are currently seeking people who have one or more of the following backgrounds or identities to apply:
* Do you have one or more transgender parent(s) and/or identify as trans?
* Are you a person of color and active in communities of color?
* Are you from/Do you reside in the Midwest or a rural area of the U.S.? Or from the cities of NYC, DC, or LA?
* Are you male-identified?
* Are you between the ages of 15 and 17?
COLAGE especially seeks dedicated board members with skills and experience in:
* Public relations, marketing, media communications, and e-communications;
* Financial management, investment & oversight or non-profit accounting;
* Fundraising, especially event planning and individual donor program development
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

* Uphold COLAGE's mission, vision, values, and methodology
* Volunteer average of 10-20 hours per month (some months more, some less)
* Attend in-person three-day meetings twice per year. Spring meeting is in SF Bay Area, Fall meeting location rotates. This Fall the meeting will be in Washington D.C. over the weekend of October 10-12, 2010.
* Participate in all-board conference calls every 6 weeks
* Actively participate on at least one board committee, including monthly calls
* Be an ambassador for COLAGE and LGBTQ families, including being publicly 'out' about your family, in your community


TO APPLY:

Please submit completed COLAGE Board Application Form to the COLAGE Board Development Committee (nominations@colage.org).

When your application is received, you will be notified and may be asked to participate in an interview with one of our current Board members or Executive Director.

QUESTIONS?

Email our Board Development Committee at nominations@colage.org or contact
Beth Teper, Executive Director at 415-861-5437, director@colage.org.





http://www.colage.org/2010/07/colage...d_members.html

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Welcome to Country Nights Women's Partner Dancing------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Two-step, Waltz, Swing, Latin, & Line dancing!
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First Friday's -- August 6th, 2010

Lake Merritt Dance Center *a fully disabled accessible venue*
Located at: 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA

Instruction by - Adrianne Santillon

7:30-8:15pm Line Dance - Reggae Cowboy!

8:15pm-8:45pm - Basic West Coast Swing Lesson

8:45-11:00pm Non-stop Dancing!

$10 *Includes Lesson & Light Refreshments*

Walk in, dance out!

NO EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY!

*All ages Welcome
*Excellent Teachers
*Warm and Inviting Atmosphere

Info510) 534-6226
Email: CountryNightsDance@sbcglobal.net
www.CountryNightsDance.com
Join us on Facebook as well!
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Upcoming Events/Classes-

Texas Rose - Second Saturday's www.texasrosedance.com
Latin Dance Party - Forth Saturday's www.emilycolesdance.com
Monday's Dance Classes by Zoe Balfour www.tripthelightfantastic.org
Sunday Ballroom Dance Classes by Dancing with the Queers
www.dancingwiththequeers.com

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Butches night out Femmes welcome (cuz we ain't stoopid).

WHEN: Thursday, August 26th, 5-9 p.m.

WHERE: White Horse, 66th St & Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, CA

WHAT: Casual after work get together for singles and couples, we're playing BINGO to raise money for Meals for Reals that helps feed Butch/Femme folks in our community. ALSO, bring any denomination food gift card from Lucky's, Safeway, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods.

WHAT ELSE: Easy parking, wheelchair accessible, drink specials, pool tables, big screen TV, smoking lounge, casual hang out. Food across the street at the Smokehouse or order pizza to come in.

See you there,

Rope and T

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October 9th
GET READY TO DRESS UP! Find that groovy tie and that little black dress! However do not let clothes be the reason you do not show up, wear what makes you YOU!

Butch/Femme Socials Tea Dance! NO COVER CHARGE!

WHAT: B/F Socials singles mingle and couples joining us for DJ dancing(single mingle first hour and half)

WHEN: 6-10 p.m.! Arrive fashionably EARLY.
Saturday, October 9th. Happy Hour drink prices 6-8 p.m.
There is food available on site.

WHERE: Impala Club, 501 Broadway at Kearny in S.F.
www.impalasf.com

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends

WHAT ELSE: There is parking in three different lots across the street (ranging $5-15.00 in those lots), street parking availabe BUT READ THE STRICT PARKING RULES/THEY TOW AROUND THERE, best parking found on side streets Kearny,especially if you arrive early. Raffle to raise money for our Holiday Party in December.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND CARPOOLING.

THANKS, to Dawn and Amy for finding us this venue for our Tea Dance!

See you there,

Rope and Toughy


ALSO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO SELL RAFFLE TICKETS OR HELP HOST THE SINGLES MINGLE, EMAIL ME AT: butchfemmesocials@yahoo.com, put in the subject line VOLUNTEER.

Find us on Facebook- Butch/Femme Socials
www.ButchFemmeSocials.com

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If you've not heard our butch brother from up north read, come on out to hear Ivan Coyote at the event below. Rope--


Hammer and Nails in San Francisco
September 16, 2010 - 08:00am
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
See map: Google Maps
Hammer and Nails brings together Yukon storyteller Ivan Coyote and new Orleans comic Jessica Halem for a north/south butch/femme aural exploration of words and wit.

Cost: $15.00

Jessica Halem is a Fool’s Fool. Called “Brave and Bawdy” by Time Out Chicago and “Righteous and Chipper” by the Times-Picayune, Jessica was raised by hippie Jewish artists from the East Coast which was anything but normal – or easy – in small-town Ohio, but did help to foster this very funny “on-your-face” comic who puts her queer spin on everything from Sudafed to Feminism to Glory Holes.

www.jessicahalem.com

Ivan Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. An award-winning author of six collections of short stories, one novel, three CD’s, four short films and a renowned performer, Ivan’s first love is live storytelling, and over the last seventeen years she has become an audience favourite at music, poetry, spoken word and writer's festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam. The Globe and Mail called Ivan "a natural-born storyteller" and Ottawa X Press said "Coyote is to CanLit what k.d. lang is to country music: a beautifully odd fixture."

http://www.ivanecoyote.com/page/6/bio

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B/F Socials does wine tasting:


Time September 18 · 1:00pm - 7:00pm

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Location V. Sattui Winery
111 White Lane

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Created By Butch/Femme Socials

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More Info Wine Tasting with B/F Socials

Join us even if you're not into wine for a day in the sun---or be the designated driver.

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends
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WHERE: Go up and enjoy the wine tasting in the Napa Valley--we'll meet for lunch at V. Sattui Winery, 111 White Lane, St. Helena. Just past Yountville on Highway 29. www.vsattui.com

WHAT: Casual meet up with singles and couples, lunch and wine.

WHEN: Saturday, September 18th at 1:00 p.m.(approximately 1-1/2 hour drive from the bay area)

WHAT ELSE: Look for us in the garden, bring your own chair as the tables often have limited seating, approximate cost at the winery is your lunch and wine tasting is $5.00, CARPOOL it's more fun that way. Kids welcome, easy for wheelchairs.

HOW TO FIND OR OFFER A RIDE: post to the list in your subject line "CARPOOL FOR V SATTUI" and give as much information as you can: your cross streets and city, and whether you're offering a ride or need a ride, approximate time you want to leave the bay area and your email address. Specify if you need some help with gas or can help with gas. POST AT: BUTCHFEMMESOCIALS@YAHOOGROUPS.COM

If you want to do a couple of winery tours before getting to V. Sattui, I recommend leaving no later than 9:30 or 10:00 a.m.

REMEMBER, DESIGNATE A DRIVER, DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

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October 9th
GET READY TO DRESS UP! Find that groovy tie and that little black dress! However do not let clothes be the reason you do not show up, wear what makes you YOU!

Butch/Femme Socials Tea Dance! NO COVER CHARGE!

WHAT: B/F Socials singles mingle and couples joining us for DJ dancing(single mingle first hour and half)

WHEN: 6-10 p.m.! Arrive fashionably EARLY.
Saturday, October 9th. Happy Hour drink prices 6-8 p.m.
There is food available on site.

WHERE: Impala Club, 501 Broadway at Kearny in San Francisco
www.impalasf.com

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends

WHAT ELSE: There is parking in three different lots across the street (ranging $5-15.00 in those lots), street parking availabe BUT READ THE STRICT PARKING RULES/THEY TOW AROUND THERE, best parking found on side streets Kearny,especially if you arrive early. Raffle to raise money for our Holiday Party in December.


See you there,

Rope and T

If you need an inexpensive place to stay, email me via the site and we'll hook ya up.