S.i.S.T.A.H.

01/15/2024

[SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla NY USA]: PrideWorks - A Conference for LGBTQ Youth and their Allies

Two months from today, hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth and their allies will meet at PrideWorks 2024!

PrideWorks is an annual in-person conference that includes workshops, meals, and networking. We are meeting this year on Wednesday, March 13, at SUNY Westchester Community College - Valhalla campus 🏳️‍🌈❤️💜💙🏳️‍⚧️

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More info: https://prideworks.com

Two months from today, hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth and their allies willl meet at PrideWorks 2024! PrideWorks is an annual in-person conference that includes workshops, meals, and networking. We are meeting this year on Wednesday, March 13, at SUNY Westchester Community College - Valhalla campus 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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More info: https://prideworks.com

01/03/2024

to all the incredible out there – may your year be as vibrant and wonderful as you, may you be safe, healthy, and peaceful in #2024, with full civil and human rights.

We hope Bi Women Quarterly & the Bi Women Quarterly Community can provide a bit of respite in the storm.

Happy New Year to all the incredible bi women out there – may your year be as vibrant and wonderful as you, may you be safe, healthy, and peaceful in 2024, with full civil and human rights.

We hope BWQ can provide a bit of respite in the storm.

01/03/2024

[NYC USA]: Apply for or POWers PAID Internship. As a POWers Intern, you will:

💙Facilitate new member orientation workshops.
💙Welcome members into Hetrick-Martin Institute - HMI
💙Support with daily HMI duties.
💙Serve on the Youth Advisory Board
💙Help shape HMI's vibe and community.
💙Create -led campaigns about issues important to you.

🏳️‍🌈Join us Wednesday. January 3rd 2024, from 4-6pm for our information session!

🏳️‍🌈 Or email Pearl at [email protected] for more information.

🏳️‍🌈 Applications are due Monday, January 16th 2024 - applications can be found in our link in bio.

***ryouth #🏳️‍🌈 #🌈 Hetrick-Martin Institute - HMI

01/03/2024

Things to carry with you into #2024.
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01/03/2024

As we move into the first day of 2024, we want to express our gratitude to those who have supported us in our mission to make a difference in the lives of communities that need some love during their most challenging moments. Without your support and kindness, we wouldn't be able to do what we do as a small non-profit that's making a big impact on the lives of families in need.

We want to thank our team of staff, volunteers, and interns who devoted their time to bring hope to individuals throughout 2023 and beyond. We are nothing without their openness to give back and make a difference! We feel blessed to have them, whether for a short or longer time. You make what we do so much more!

Here are some of the accomplishments we've achieved in 2023:

- We managed over 750 helpline cases, providing assistance to families with basic needs such as food, mental health medication, therapy, and hygiene items and finding resources. 🥗🪥
- We conducted 174 one-on-one peer chats and intake sessions. 🫂
- We distributed over 730 self-care journals to kids between 8 and 18. 📚📒
- We supported 30 outreach events, bi+ educational resources to the community, provided back-to-school items to hundreds of children, local resources to seniors, and baby starter kits (including diapers, onesies, and crucial emotional support) to new moms. 🎒 🤱🤱🏽
..and that's just a small part of our services. From education to our amazing partnerships, giving tech scholarships to peer groups, workshops, and Mental Health First Aid, we continue on our path to making small steps towards bigger goals - changing the lives of families one act of kindness at a time.

Everything we do for others is in the direction of lived experiences that have shaped all that we do. Let's continue to have hope, lead with empathy, and do more to support families who are dealing with mental health-related issues.

Let's be bold. Let's continue to reach more families and make a difference in mental health through peer support services!

#2023

01/03/2024

If you think you love "Freedom" but you don't care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is "Privilege."

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01/01/2024

Happy (Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri)
Habari gani? (What's the News?)

26 December - (Unity)
27 December - (Self-Determination)
28 December - (Collective Work and Responsibility)
29 December - (Cooperative Economics)
30 December - (Purpose)
31 December - (Creativity)
1 January - (Faith)

Happy Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri)
Habari gani? (What's the News?)

26 December - (Unity)
27 December - (Self-Determination)
28 December - (Collective Work and Responsibility)
29 December - (Cooperative Economics)
30 December - (Purpose)
31 December - (Creativity)
1 January - (Faith)

[Image Description: the illustration is set against a background of an Orange w ❤️ Pink, 💜 Purple, & 💙 Blue of the + Pride Flag interwoven accents Kente Cloth.

Across the top are the words "Happy Kwanza" done in heavy gold embossed-style lettering, both in a style meant to call to mind traditional West African artistic styles including Benin Bronzes.

The main image is a photo-realistic grey-toned figure with small splashes of colour, of a smiling dark-skinned African femme presenting person with their arms outstretched in welcome. Their long dreadlocked hair which falls over their shoulder is done up in a head-scarf and they are richly dressed in a striped Dashiki and heavy gold traditional jewellery.

In front of them is a festive heavily ladened table with a table-cloth done in a decorative Africa-style fabric, and covered with numerous items associated with the Holiday of Kwanza.

Chief among them holding pride of place is the , with its three ❤️ Red Candles to the left one tall 🖤 Black Candle in the centre. and three 💚 Green Candles to the right in the colours of the UNIA (aka Pan-African) Flag all lit.

Other items on the table include woven African-baskets some filled with various indigenous West-African & Caribbean "first fruits" of the Harvest; African musical instruments including a Shekere, and a picture frame to hold the images of family members.

12/22/2023

" , even though it's not a holiday in the mainland [of some parts of the USA], we keep celebrating it"

As Latinos, we have many different traditions that represent us. From Three Kings Day to Día de Mu***os or Inti Raymi, we love and our proud of everything that makes each of our cultures unique!

12/18/2023

It benefits those in power to keep those of us with less power, fighting amongst ourselves.
We can all grow and heal and thrive and find our own different versions of success together. In fact it feels great when we do.