Agenda Items
1) 2012-2013 Calendar of Events
What would you want to see MASALA do in the upcoming year? Another MASALA Mela? Some events at International Pride in October 2012?
Bring your thoughts, interests, hopes…and calendars! Let’s plan a series of social events to help us stay connected.2) NQAPIA Conference
Have you heard of the NQAPIA conference? It’s happening in DC from July 19-22nd. It’s an incredible gathering of hundreds of
API/South Asian LGBTQ folks from around the country coming together to build community and collective strength. Let’s go together!3) New member outreach
We know there are hundreds of us out in our communities. How do we re-energize MASALA with new members? Where do we do outreach?4) Any other agenda items?
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you on the 20th!
MASALA Steering Committee
MASALA steering committee meeting
MASALA Movie Night
MASALA EVENT: Join fellow MASALAN’S for a movie night at LGBT Film Festival at Brattle theatre.
Let’s meet at 5:45 at the theatre to support ‘365 Without 377‘ a film that traces Beena, Pallav and Abheena’s travel through the city of Bombay heading to the celebrations for the first anniversary of the historic verdict.
Date: May 8, Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Join us for drinks/dinner after the movie.
Chat and Chai with MASALA
Save the date: March 4: 2012, 3:00-6:00 p.m. CHAT AND CHAI.
Spring is almost Here! Let’s celebrate with some hot chai and farsans.
Brainstorm potlucks, fun outings, the MASALA Mela, and other ways we can get together throughout the year.
Bring: Yourselves & Friends; Savory or Sweet Treat to Share
Chai will be brewed by Hema.
Sarang-Sieminski residence is T accessible. Closer to orange line at Green Street.
43 Forest Hills St., Jamaica Plain, Boston
A shy cat and an adorable puppy will be present.
MASALA brunch
Winter Holidays are Here! Let’s celebrate with Indian-Chinese brunch buffet at Mumbai Chopstix at Copley
Brainstorm potlucks, fun outings, the MASALA Mela, and other ways we can get together throughout the year.
Date: 18th December, Sunday
Time:1:00 p.m.
MASALA HALLOWEEN MIXER: DESSERTS AND DRINKS
Boo! Halloween is coming up. Let’s get together MASALA style.
Bring: Yourselves & Friends; Savory or Sweet Treat to Share
Costumes: Come in costume if you dare! No pressure tho…there will be folks not in costume too) Prizes will be awarded for best costume! (Think scary, think funny, think the auntie /uncle actor/actress I always/never wanted to dress up as, think sexy, think Harry Potter, think Gremlins, think aliens,
Optional fun things to bring: A Pumpkin to carve, Your favorite music on an ipod,
Drinks: Witchy potions will be brewed by Hema; Other beverages such as alcoholic and non alcoholic vampire blood, etc. will be served as well.
Summer is here! Masala Brunch
Join Us for Pride 2011
Happy Pride. Just a heads up about some events coming up in preparation for Boston Pride! Please try and join us for one or all of these events! We’d love to see you.
By the way, have you found us on facebook yet? If you haven’t check out our page – Just search for MASALA!
1) Thursday June 9 - OPTIONZ Dance Party! – 9PM - Let’s get a group of MASALANS there! It’ll be a great party!
http://qwocpride2011.eventbrite.com/
OPTIONZ is an annual diversity-conscious, trans-inclusive, bi-friendly, open-to-all Pride party brought to you by Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston) Queer and Trans People of Color (including African, African-American, East Asian, South Asian, Asian Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, Latina/o, South American, and/or Multiracial peeps) and Allies! (Boy, that was a mouthful, but worth it to get our point across). OPTIONZ, for the past five years, has been and always will be a unique social space that QPOC create for ourselves during Boston’s mainstream pride week. This multi-culti celebration is for the ENTIRE race/culture/gender/queer spectrum of people from all parts of New England (and beyond).
Where: (BoylstonSt/Chinatown Stops)
Underbar/Caprice Lounge
275 Tremont Street
Boston MA 02116
2) Friday June 10 Boston Dyke March! 7 PM - Boston Commons (Bandstand area) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174036685987266
Urvashi Vaid, social justice activist, queer fellow South Asian will be the featured speaker! http://www.urvashivaid.net/
Music and dancing @ 6PM
March and Rally @ 7PM
After there March: MASALA Dinner on the Lawn (potluck/order in)
The Boston Dyke March is a non-commercial, community-centered, grassroots, inclusive queer event. Join thousands of dykes, lesbians, bisexuals, queers, genderqueers, transwomen, transmen, intersexuals, and allies marching for political and cultural change. EXPRESS YOURSELF! Bring drums, noisemakers, whistles, signs, banners, puppets, friends, cheers, merriment, smiles, pride, and more….
3) Saturday June 11 - HAPPY PRIDE! March & Post Pride Lunch Gathering @ Fanueil Hall
March starts at 11 AM - Some of our members will be marching with MAP for Health. (exact meeting location TBA)
MASALA Lunch around 1PM following the march at Fanueil Hall
We’ll grab food from Bombay Club or any of the other yummy shops there and if it’s nice out, we’ll sit outside and eat
Additional details re: how to meet up TBA soon.
Thanks and hope to see you there!
MASALA Steering Committee
It’s My Life: A South Asian Queer Story in America
“It’s My Life: A South Asian Queer Story in America” will be showing on Tuesday the 24th at 6:30pm at 144 Merrimack Street, Lowell MA on the 2nd Flr! The movie is FREE and open to the public and will be followed by a discussion with the Director and Producer Sarav Chidambaram Share with your friends – Center for Hope & Healing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtIQF1Ee9po
