"Mental sunshine will cause the flowers of peace, happiness, and prosperity to grow upon the face of the Earth. Be a creator of mental sunshine."
- graffiti on a wall in Berkeley, California-

All quotes are taken from: "A Book of Bliss: thoughts to make you smile." Sourcebooks, INC. Naperville, Illinois. 2002.

A conference on HIV/AIDS, Gender, and Sexuality in the Globalized World will take place on September 27- 28, 2007. One session, entitled "Diasporic and Transnational Perspectives on Gay Men's Sexuality and HIV" may be of particular interest to members of the LGBT Community. It will take place in 500 Hall of Languages from 1:15-2:30 on Friday, September 28.

Click here for Session details and conference info

Attention Alumni:
Show your pride at Outfest 2007 in the City of Brotherly Love! Stroll through Philadelphia's 14th annual block party in the Gayborhood, then join us at Tavern on Camac for a casual gathering of Syracuse University's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender alumni. Reconnect with old friends and make new ones at this fun-filled event! Partners and friends are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. Orange attire optional.

the time: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 4:00- 6:00pm
the place: upstairs at Tavern on Camac, 243 South Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA

For more information please email lgbt@syr.edu.

Regional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Queer Studies Conference to be hosted at Syracuse University.

DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2007
TIME: 9 AM TO 4 PM
LOCATION: 220 EGGERS HALL

The LGBT Studies program and the LGBT graduate student group Open Doors are jointly seeking proposals for the !rst regional graduate LGBT / Queer Studies conference to be held at Syracuse University on November 3, 2007.

All proposals should be no more than 500 words, with a cover page that includes the title of the paper or panel, the author's name and a!liation, and contact information. Submissions should be sent electronically to: Margaret Himley (mrhimley@syr.edu) or Andrew London (anlondon@maxwell.syr.edu) or Khristopher Dodson (kadodson@syr.edu) by October 5, 2007.

Join the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee For the Fall 2007 Disability Film Series!

This film series calls into question popular culture representations of people who may not conform to the ³typical² representation put forth by the dominant culture. Join us for food and lively discussion of each of the films in the series.

October 1: Dance Me to My Song (1998)
Rolf de Heer¹s "Dance Me to My Song" is an extraordinary Australian work written by Heather Rose, who has cerebral palsy and communicates through a computer and voice synthesizer. As the film opens, she¹s at the mercy of a stupid and cruel "caregiver" who neglects and insults her. Using her motorized wheelchair and her lively intelligence, she tries to figure a way out of her dilemma. In the opening shot, the heroine seems hopeless and alien. By the end, we identify more with her than with the ³normals² in the story. Featured Presenter: Raven James, Post Doctoral Fellow, Center on Human Policy at SU.

There will be a general interest meeting for The Out Crowd publication at the LGBT Resource Center on Thursday (Sept. 27) at 5pm.

The Out Crowd, is a new publication coming to SU's campus. They are seeking people to fill all roles for their publication. For more information please contact Jennifer or Brandon at theoutcrowdmagazine@gmail.com.

Paul Farmer, an anthropologist and physician who helped to found Partners in Health (PIH) to address the AIDS crisis in Haiti, will deliver the annual Laura J. Hanhausen Milton Freshman Lecture to first-year students in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Events for Banned Book Week Sept 29-Oct 6, 2007

"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un- American act that could most easily defeat us."- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, "The One Un-American Act." Nieman Reports, vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 1953): p. 20.

For more information about banned books week please click here.

The Association of Neighbors Concerned for Latino Advancement (ANCLA), and CNY Latino proudly announce a Hispanic Writing Project
The theme this year is, "Proud to be ... "

ANCLA and CNY Latino are encouraging the Latino community to participate in the 1st writing project to answer the statement "Proud to be". The writing can be written in English or Spanish, communicated through song, poetry or story.

The length is determined by the entry's grade level. Elementary student's entry should be between 100 - 150 words, Middle School between 150 - 250 words, High School between 300 - 500 words and adult entries between 300 - 500 words

The event will be a year long celebration. Each month a committee of community, businesses and parents will select one entry from each category to be a winner of that category as well as being published in the CNY Latino newspaper. We will ask community agencies / companies in the area to display entries in their lobbies. The first winner will be published in February 2008, the 4th anniversary edition of CNY Latino newspaper.

The mission of the writing project is to share with the Syracuse Community all the positive expressions by Latinos

CONTACT: Marisol Hernandez or Hilda R. Martinez, Chairs of Project
Telephone: (315) 558-4203 or (315) 415- 8881
Email Address: mhernandez@cnylatino.com or hrosamartinez@hotmail.com
Website URL: www.cnylatino.com / www.ancla.org

With a new crop of students arriving every fall, and with all the ensuing activities at the start of the academic year, its easy for college students to be unaware of this great film festival going on in downtown Rochester - its now the largest film festival of any kind in the state and the largest LGBT cultural event (outside of NYC of course). They need a means of getting the word out, and are trying a new program this year that revolves around on-campus volunteers - ImageOut Liaisons. In order to best attract students as audience members, it makes sense for them to try and attract a student from each college to volunteer as a liaison, who would promote the festival on campus, report to ImageOut about their progress, and offer advice on novel strategies for reaching interested groups and individuals.

For more information, or to submit your name as a potential Liaison, contact Paul Allen at pdallen73@gmail.com.

Youth Project Film Series
ImageOut would like to take this opportunity to remind you about their YOUTH PROJECT. This series of films is selected specifically for their appeal to LGBT youth and their friends and supporters. Tickets for these films are FREE to anyone under the age of 21. This year they are also offering a $2 discount to college students for regular priced programs outside of the Youth Project.

This year they are also excited to again be hosting a pre-festival youth event at the GAGV Youth Center located on 875 East Main Street in Rochester . This event will take place on Sunday September 30th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Along with the opportunity to see a great movie, food and prizes will be offered, and tickets will be available for the festival's youth films.