BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
BGSQD
Connecting Gaza: An afternoon of art, community, and accessibility supporting Palestinians with disabilities.
Saturday, March 16, 1 to 3 PM
Join us for an art event fundraising for e-sims for Palestinians, as well as several other orgs providing aid to Palestinian and Yemeni civilians. Disability is intersectional. This event aims to reflect that by facilitating connection on a literal and interpersonal level. The event will feature various performance art from Palestinian and SWANA artists including; monologues, poems, and more, as well as a communal origami crane-making station. Here is our working list of mutual aid/orgs we’ll have posters and qr codes for to amplify and support:
https://lauricekhouryfoundation.org/
Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/gaza-emergency-aid/
https://disabilityundersiege.org/
https://www.islamicreliefcanada.org/emergencies/yemen-appeal
https://palestinementalhealth.org/
https://donate.unrwa.org/-landing-page/en_EN
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
Building accessibility:
Take the street entrance ramp (to the right of The Center’s main entrance) and you will find an elevator behind the Information and Referral desk (to the left of the staircase). Take the elevator to the second floor and make a left when you exit, The Bureau is the last door on your left. A ramp leads into room 210, where the Bureau resides. Bureau volunteers are happy to assist visitors who need help reaching books and other merchandise. ADA accessible all-gender bathrooms are down the hall from the Bureau.
Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:
Sign up for the open mic: