Queer Asian Youth

To the Beat of Our Own Drums: Free Taiko Drumming Workshop

Date: Every Sunday January 22 – February 26, 2012

Time: 4:00 - 5:45pm

Venue: Alexandra Park Community Centre (Dundas & Spadina - 105 Grange Court)

Free 6-session empowerment workshop series for LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth and their friends to learn the fundamentals of Taiko Japanese drumming, taught by Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.

Space limited (12 maximum)

Refreshments provided

Please request for special accommodation

*You will have to commit for all 6 sessions to register.

*Unfortunately, we have reached our full capacity for this workshop. There is no guarantee, but please let us know If you'd like to be added into the waiting list.

Thanks to all of you for supporting, working with, and being with Queer Asian Youth (QAY)!

2011 was a very good year for us, and we accomplished so much.

None of those could happen without you.

Happy New Year and 2012 will be even BETTER! :)

 If you would like more information about QAY, feel free to contact Meza, the Youth Program Coordinator.

By email: youth@acas.org
By phone: 416-963-4300 ext. 229

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It's the end of the year!

Let's get together and have a fun night with us.

QAY Holiday Potluck: Jingle-licious!

Date: Friday, December 16

Time: 6:00-10:00pm

Location: 519 Community Centre

A cozy and relaxing potluck party for LGBTQ Asian Youth (29 and under) and their friends!

- Meet new friends

- Ginger Bread House Making

- Fun ice breakers

- Board Games

…and more!

This is a potluck party. We appreciate if you can bring something to share, but don't worry if you can't. We want you to be there more! :)

Want to know more?

Contact Meza (ACAS Youth Program Coordinator)

Call: (416) 963-4300 ext 229

Email: youth@acas.org

Being Queer and Asian has never been so much fun!

Asians In Motion (AIM) is the largest gathering of LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth (29 & under) and their friends in the GTA tol express, explore, and empower ourselves! AIM is organized by volunteer members of Queer Asian Youth (QAY) and is open to people of all abilities and circumstances.

Asians In Motion Launch Party

Saturday November 19, 2011, 6:00pm-10:00pm

519 Church Street Community Centre - Room 107 (519 Church Street - Church and Wellesley)

QAY will be hosting a launch party to celebrate the beginning of Asians In Motion. The launch party includes the launch of the new QAY website, inspirational special guests, fun icebreakers, and yummy bubble tea. Come meet other AIM participants and QAY members!

Special guests:

Andre Goh, founder of Gay Asian Toronto (GAT)

Karen B K Chan, founder of Queer Asian Youth (QAY)

* Wheelchair accessible

* Refreshment Provided

* Please request any special accommodations

Find out more about Asians In Motion Forum here!

December QAY Meeting is going to be the annual evaluation meeting!

I know you have lots of awesome ideas for QAY.
This is the time to bring all of it on our table to discuss about it.

Let’s get together and talk about what we have accomplished, what we forgot to do, and what we didn’t do well in 2011. It will lead to a good discussion on how we can become stronger and better in 2012.

Date: Friday, December 2

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

Location: 519 Community Centre - Room 204

Everybody is welcome to join this meeting. No matter you are new to QAY or not, you can participate and give inputs.

Refreshments and TTC tokens will be provided.

Meeting agenda:

1. Look back 2011

2. Your ideas for QAY

3. What can we do in 2012

We will prepare interactive & fun group activity for each discussion!

If you would like more information about QAY, feel free to contact Meza, the Youth Program Coordinator.

By email: youth@acas.org

By phone: 416-963-4300 ext. 229

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 Asians In Motion - A.I.M.

Being Queer and Asian has never been so much fun!

Asians In Motion (AIM) is the largest gathering of LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth (29 & under) and their friends in the GTA tol express, explore, and empower ourselves! AIM is organized by volunteer members of Queer Asian Youth (QAY) and is open to people of all abilities and circumstances.

Asians In Motion Forum

Saturday November 26, 2011, 11:00am-5:30pm

Network Orange – 221 Yonge Street (Yonge and Dundas)

The AIM forum will bring together LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth from across the GTA to take part in fun workshops that will explore and express what it means to be Queer AND Asian. All workshops will be interactive and include opportunities to meet great people while taking part in cooperative games, photography, drawing, arts and crafts and much, much more.

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AIM Forum Schedule

11:00 AM: Registration

11:30 AM: Opening Remark & Big Group Ice Breaker

12:00 PM: Lunch

First Workshop Session: 1:00 – 2:30 PM

A: Up Front and Loud (Playwriting) with Andrew Cheng & Jenna Rodgers

B: Free Head (Creative Expression) with Patrick Salvani

C: Queergraphy (Photography) with Vince Ha

Second Workshop Session B: 2:45 – 4:15 PM

A: Words your mama never taught you (Exploration of Sexuality) with Aqeela Nanji & Grant Lehmann

B: Pleasure Craft (Make Your Own Sex Toy) with Meza & Yaya Yao

C: Video in Motion (Short-film Making) with Hurly Meraveles

4:30 PM: Closing Remark

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Space is limited. Register today to reserve your spot!

* Wheelchair accessible

* Lunch, Refreshment, and TTC Tokens Provided

* Please request any special accommodations

REGISTER NOW!!!

Online Registration: http://asiansinmotion-eorg.eventbrite.com/

Halloween Party

Date: Saturday, Oct 29

Time: 5:00 - 9:00pm.

Location: The Studio (40 Orchard View Blvd - Yonge & Eglinton)

A Halloween Party for LGBTQ Asian Youth and their friends!

What to expect:

Meet new friends

Costume contest

Asian scary movies

Button making

Fun ice breakers

Karaoke

Free food

and so much more!

Directions to The Studio...

* Take the Yonge subway to Yonge and Eglinton

* Walk 1 block North to Orchard View Blvd. and turn left

* Walk down the ramp, under the Library

* Look for signs for QAY Halloween Party

Want to know more?

Contact Meza (ACAS Youth Program Coordinator)

(416) 963-4300 ext 229

youth@acas.org

October QAY Meeting is on Friday, October 14th.

In September's meeting, we have decided to organize a Halloween costume party! Many volunteers took lead to work on this event and we are gonna finalize it at our October meeting.

Everybody is welcome to join our QAY meeting. We get together once a month and talk about future events, workshops, and other things. No matter you are new to QAY or not, you can participate and give inputs. Refreshments and TTC tokens will be provided. We usually go to Bubble Tea after the meeting and have some good time.

Please don’t hesitate to join us even If you have never been to QAY before. We always welcome new members, so take it easy and make some new friends at QAY. There are always new people who came for the first time, and QAY meeting is a great way to meet new people and help build your community.

Date: Friday, October 14, 2011

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

Location: 519 Community Centre: Room 204 (519 Church Street, Toronto ON)

Meeting agenda:

1. Ice breakers

2. Halloween Costume Party

3. December event

If you would like more information about QAY, feel free to contact Meza, the Youth Program Coordinator.

By email: youth@acas.org

By phone: 416-963-4300 ext. 229

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QAY will be attending Queer Cab this month!

What is Queer Cab?

Queer Cab is Buddies' all-ages, monthly open mic for queer youth (under 25 to perform; ATTENDANCE OPEN TO ALL AGES). Each month there's a different special guest host and different theme.

With 5 minutes, a bare stage, a microphone, a CD player, a video projector and a piano ... we want to see what you can do!

It's totally fine if you wanna sit and watch the great show. You don't have to perform.

Come out and meet some up coming performers in our community.

Check here for more info!

If you wanna go to Queer Cab with QAY, join us at ACAS at 7pm.

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Time: Meet us at 7:00pm

Location: ACAS (17 Isabella Street, Toronto ON)

If you wanna go straight to the event, the details are here:

Date: Wednesday, September 7

Time: 7.30PM SIGN-UP/8PM SHOW

Location: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander Street, Toronto ON)

If you would like more information about QAY, feel free to contact Meza, the Youth Program Coordinator.

By email: youth@acas.org

By phone: 416-963-4300 ext. 229

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