Youth Speaks is celebrating our 10th year of programming our Queeriosity event, which highlights LGBTQ youth voice and the power of the word!

This year we are especially excited because we won a Horizon's grant which will allow us to do our first full day of Queer Arts programming with our 1st Annual Q. Arts-in-Education Festival. On June 15th at the LGBTQ Center we will be hosting our Q. Arts-in-Education Festival from 9 am to 3 p.m., and our 10th Annual Queeriosity event from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Q. Arts-in-Education Festival brings communities together to create a unique educational experience positioned around queer issues and art making. The day consists of creative art making experiences fused with socio-political agenda items focused on the LGBTQ community. The Q. Arts-in-Education Festival brings people together working around youth and the significance of their voice, and the celebration of diversity and uniqueness in our world. This event provides a full day of workshops, a panel discussion and performance, inviting youth to explore and discuss issues around LGBTQ youth culture.

Queeriosity is a night of performance exploration, and a bonding of artists around issues concerning same sex relationships, questioning sexuality, queer culture, life style and conversations around society in general. This evening breaks down the barriers of differences and asks important questions about our common humanity and same-ness. Performances from the evening event will showcase youth from the Teen Poetry Slam, emerging spoken word artists such as Chinaka Hodge, Kirya Traber and Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, as well as our featured performer, artistic director and LA based choreographer Christopher ‘Eclipse’ Brown. This evening will definitely continue the rich performance history that isQueeriosity!

Friday June 15, 2007
Q. Arts-in-Education Festival & Conference
Registration Opened to All youth ages 13-19
9-3pm FREE
To register email kanthony at youthspeaks dot org or call 415 255 9035
EVENT: Queeriosity: Celebrating 10 years!!!
7pm-10pm FREE

Featuring Youth Speaks Teen Slam Poets, Susanna Myrseth, Chinaka Hodge, Michelle Mush Lee, Kirya Traber, Terry Taplin, Artistic Director Eclipse and more.
In collaboration with QCC, Horizons Foundation, GSA Network