How do you WERQ it?
Are you a young or young adult LGBTQ/queer person? We invite you to come WERQ it with us for a new annual organizing summer institute at the Work, Economic, Resources, and Queer (WERQ) Youth & Young Adult Summer Institute!
WERQ is an 8-week summer program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5pm at the historic Washington Hall. WERQ aims to provide the space for young/young adult LQBTQIA people to engage with economics and resources in a way that feels relevant and honors their histories.
TIMELINE
• Missed the first few weeks? No problem, WERQ is now on a drop-in basis!
• End Date: Thursday, August 28, 2041
• Tuesdays, 3:00pm – 5:00pm – educational workshops
• Thursdays, 3:00pm-5:00pm – multi-media, art, teaching artists, & guest speakers
• At Washington Hall (153 14th Avenue) in the Central District
Come learn about how to WERQ through:
• Civic Engagement and Organizing
• Build and Share life skills and resilience
• Learn about healthy relationships and communities
• Alternative Histories of LGBTQ resistance and power
• Utilize art that centers on LGBTQ folks from the margins like HipHop, vogue, fashion, posing, sassiness and more.
HOW DO YOU WERQ IT?
• YOU are interested in Social Justice & Economic Justice
• YOU are interested in Organizing and building skills to forward your ideas
• YOU are interested in queer-centered ART and art making
• YOU are interested in learning about alternative and marginalized queer history
• YOU like snacks and story sharing and connecting with others
• YOU are interested in Life Skills, Job Skills, and
• YOU are interested in being your whole self!!!
Anyone who self identifies as a youth and/or young adult who supports a vision for LGBTQ education, art, liberation, and justice is welcome. The program is LGBTQ-centered, but you do not have to identify as such to participate.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & for an application CONTACT LILS OR LULU:
LILS @ APICHAYA (206) 467-9976 / FUJIKAWA@APICHAYA.ORG
LULU @ GREEN BODIES (425) 224-6511 OR LULU@ALLYSHIP.ORG
Brought to you by:
LGBTQ Allyship, Green Bodies, & APIChaya
