Keweenaw Pride - Campus Events

Support Group

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:20:36 -0400

Keweenaw Pride is running a GLBTA support group once again this semester. If you're at the point where you just aren't quite comfortable enough to go to meetings, aren't quite sure if you actually are GLBT, you just had a friend or family member come out to you, or just need someone to talk to, contact one of the e-board members to find out when and where the support group meets.

The Support group is completely 100% confidential.

First of Year Social

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:59:22 -0400

To break in the new semester, if you are in town, KP will be having a social to listen at the WMTU concert going on in the Wads Annex on Saturday the 30th.

At 6:00 pm people will be meeting in the cafe area, and the music starts at 7:00.

Magdalen Hsu Li - Rescheduled Date!

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:57:24 -0400

Our free performance of Magdalen Hsu Li, the lovely Singer/Speaker will be on Saturday the 26th in the MUB Commons! Tell your friends! Print out the little image and put it on your door!

Gay? Fine by me. - Group Photo

nospam@example.com (Keweenaw Pride) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:28:31 -0400

Spring Fling Picture for Gay? Fine by Me!

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:13:16 -0400

There will be a group picture in front of the MUB at 3:00 Friday the 18th during Spring Fling.

If you have received a 'gay? fine by me!' t-shirt in the last three years, we would greatly appreciate it if you can show up.

The more people there, the greater we can truly see how this activity is affecting the university.

Pride Week 2008

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:24:00 -0400

Sunday April 6th: 'For the Bible Tells Me So'

2:00pm <> Fisher 135

Does God really condemn loving homosexual relationships? Is the chasm separating Christianity from gays and lesbians too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? These questions and more are answered in this award-winning documentary, which brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture – and reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a misinterpretation of the Bible. forthebibletellsmeso.org

Monday April 7th: Bowling with Keweenaw Pride

8:00pm <> MUB Bowling Alley

Come down to the MUB Bowling alley and hang out with the members of Keweenaw Pride. Be an Ally at the bowling Alley.

Tuesday April 8th: Guess the Straight Person

5:00pm <> McArdle Theatre

Test your GayDar!!
It's a game show styled exercise in which the audience is challenged to guess the correct sexual orientation of a panel of students, faculty & staff. The panel will provide information about themselves, as well as answer any questions the audience has. Join us for a night of questioning sexuality and questioning stereotypes.

Wednesday April 9th: The Ally Toolbox (Discussion/Workshop)

6:00pm Fisher 139

This discussion based workshop will provide an open forum for straight allies to build their toolbox of ways to deal with homophobia & continue to advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual & Transgender rights.

Thursday April 10th: Short Films including 'Paragraph 175'

6:00pm <> Dow 642

Actor Rupert Everett provides the narration for this disquieting documentary that shines a light on the Third Reich's vicious persecution of male homosexuals during World War II. The title comes from an arcane, 1871 German statute making sodomy punishable by incarceration (with the ultimate goal to eradicate gays completely). Only a handful of survivors -- now frail and withered -- remain to recount their traumatic tales in this poignant film.

Friday April 11th: Magdalen Hsu-Li - Musician / Speaker

7:00 - 8:00pm <> MUB Ballroom

Magdalen hsu-li is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, painter, and cultural activist that is redefining the female musician and smashing the ceiling in the American music industry. www.magdalenhsuli.com

Friday April 11th: 8th Annual Drag Show

8:00 - Midnight <> MUB Ballroom

The Final Celebration for Pride Week is one of MTU's most well attended student group produced events of the year. Join Miss Joey Black our Mistress of Ceremonies and her 5 co-stars as they put on a show you won't forget and won't be able to stop talking about.

ACLU - Freedom files

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:03:26 -0400

Monday, March 24 at 7:00 pm in Fisher 138

"Big Brother is Watching"

Freedom File: Surveillance - Freedom from Government Spying
Sponsored by: WMTU 91.9FM
Cost: free

Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in Fisher 138
"Voting Issues For This Coming Election"
Freedom File: Protecting the Ballot - Freedom to Vote
Sponsored by: College Democrats of Michigan Tech
Cost: free

Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00 pm in Fisher
138
"Gay and Lesbian Rights"
Freedom File: Gay and Lesbian Rights
Sponsored by: Keweenaw Pride
Cost: free

Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 pm in Fisher 138
"Religious Freedoms"
Freedom File: Religious Freedom - Freedom of Religious Persecution
Sponsored by: Pastafarians of Michigan Tech
Cost: free

Winter Carnival - 2008

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:38:05 -0500

"Boo!"

By Keweenaw Pride

James P. “Sully” Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are horrified by the child that escapes from one of the closet doors on the scare floor. Later Mike & Sully will come to like “Boo”, as they nicknamed her, gaining a better understanding of her, even though this human child is quite different from themselves.

This scene makes us re-examine our perceptions of who the real “monster” is, if there is one, in our own society. GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender) people are hated by some and this stems from the same fear of misunderstanding and bigotry. On the other hand, GLBT people also fear those that hate them simply because of their sexuality. The real “monster” is fear itself. What do we have to be afraid of?

In Monster society, the screams of children are their source of electricity. However, they later find that laughter generates many times more electricity than the screams. If only everyone took the time to understand people they fear; what a great society that would be. Imagine what we, as a society could generate if we looked past differences to see the things that bring us together.

Click the image below to take a look at our photo gallery of this years statue.

Many thanks to Dan Ehlke for leading this years statue efforts and also thanks to the many people who worked very hard along side Dan to get it done. Many positive comments could be heard from the families walking thru campus this afternoon, and the children on tours through campus almost universally recognized Mike, Sully and Boo from the Monsters Inc. movie.

MLK Week Event!

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:04:21 -0500

Eye of the Storm

January 23rd

Fisher 139

@ 6:00 pm

Speaker Mr. Thomas Flaherty discusses:

- The Impact of personal bias on personal performance, organizational

teamwork and productivity.

- How "color blindness" can itself be a form of racism

- How to identify culturally-biased codes of conduct within an organization that may be invisible to the majority

- How all participants can take responsibility for building a welcoming and inclusive organizational culture.

The "blue eyed/brown eyed" exercise was originally developed by Jane Elliott for her all white third grade class in Riceville, Iowa at the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination to give them some idea of racial prejudice. She divided her class on the basis of eye color and subjected the blue-eyed members to a regime of intense discrimination. They soon cracked under the pressure, losing self-esteem and competence.

Jane Elliott * Frontline: A Class Divided

National Coming Out Day

nospam@example.com (Public Relations) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:28:32 -0400

October 11th, 2007

"Come Out" & show your support for the GLBT community in front of the MUB for a chalking circle in which students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to write their name, a quote, or positive note on the sidewalk.

National Day of Silence - April 18th

nospam@example.com (Patrick Hopp) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:10:37 -0400

Today is/was National Day of Silence. Keweenaw Pride invited members of the campus community to participate in this student led non-violent protest. All in all over 30 students participated in today's event. Over 1,900 other schools and over 100,000 students participate in the national Day of Silence project.

Participants agreed to be silent for the day, caring with them cards that read:

Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am
participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movment
protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence,
which is caused by harassment, prejudice and discrimination. I believe
that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these
injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today.

What are you going to do to end the silence?

Hopefully the outcome of the event is that friends, teachers and classmates take a moment to think about what their lives would be like if the people who choose to participate in today's event were silenced. Silenced either by harassment or bigotry, or silenced permanently through an act of physical violence.

Participants are encouraged to attend tonight's (April 18th's) student vigil in support of the university community at Virginia Tech University. That vigil is at 8pm in the University Library.

If you participated in todays event or experienced it through a friend participating please take a moment to leave us a comment on what you thought about the event.