•  San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
  
  ***  Come marching with us!!!  ****
  
  On the night of March 3, we will be marching with red ponchos in the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade (year of the Pig).
  
  The theme of this year's float is "Love Without Boundaries," and the float will feature a 6-foot globe encircled with hearts and lights shining from the countries that currently have equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. There will be six same-sex couples married in San Francisco City Hall and their kids. Also, we will provide you with a free red "Marriage for All" poncho and light-up heart to wear en route! So, please RSVP as soon as possible.
  
  Join us this Saturday, March 3rd from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm to march with a broad coalition of community, family, and religious organizations (such as API Wellness Center, NCLR, APIQWTC, Marriage Equality, Our Family Coalition and etc).
   
  Time to Meet: 5:00 pm. Check in with Andy Wong or Robert Bernardo, who will give you a red poncho and heart blinker to wear.

  Where to Meet:  Gather on the north side of Market Street, between Battery and Front Streets. This is halfway between Montgomery and Embarcadero BART/Muni. Look for GAPA in the red "Marriage for All" ponchos. If you have trouble finding the contingent, please call Clarence Wong at 415-370-3066.

  Note that we will gather at a place separate from where the float will be positioned, and there could be some waiting time before we get the sign to move into position. Parade marshals will tell us 20 minutes before we our float is ready to move, and at that time we will join up with the float. Our contingent number is Section G, Unit 101.

  *** This parade is the MOST watched Asian parade outside of the Asian continent --with nearly one million viewers worldwide!
  
  
  
   

• APIQWTC's 2007 Lunar New Year Banquet
  More Info
  
  Saturday, April 12th
  6pm - Midnight
  Legendary Palace
  Oakland, CA
  
  The APIQWTC banquet committee has gone all out to make this year a celebration to remember. With all the goodies you’ve come to expect from the APIQWTC Banquet with a touch of glam.
  
  YES, it's the Year of the PIG! And APIQWTC's lunar new year / spring banquet is on again.  This is also our 20th annual banquet!!!
  
  Our guests last year loved the Legendary Palace, so we're having this traditional banquet in Oakland again.  Come see old friends and make new ones.
  
  This year's banquet entertainment is loaded with LOTS of FUN - performance, dancing, silence auction, and raffle drawing. Our celebrity emcees are Honey Labrador and Mia Riverton and this year's Phoenix Award Honoree is our community leader, Dipti Ghosh.
  
  Since space is limited, reservations are guaranteed by check only.  Please fill out the RSVP form, make your check payable to "API Banquet" and mail to:
  
  API Banquet
  4268 Suter St
  Oakland, CA 94619
  
  For more information about our banquet,
  please click here.
  
  And, the tradition continues - a free commemorative mug will be given away at the banquet. This year's design is once again a top secret!!! :-)
  Official Hotel of the APIQWTC Banquet 2007: 
  
  We always need volunteer to help out for the banquet, please contact us at banquet@apiqwtc.org to help out.
  
  
   
• APIQWTC's Gatherings at Dinah Shore
  
  March 28th - April 1st
  Palm Springs, CA
  
  APIQWTC is making its 1st attempt to have the Gatherings at the biggest women's party, the Dinah Shore's at Palm Springs!
  
  The Gatherings will be held through out the weekend at the White Diamond Party and the Logo Pool Party. Look for the Banner and Come network with other members!
  
  Please contact Julie Chen at the Wyndham Hotel at 760.322.6000 or email her at jchen@apiqwtc.org for details.
  
  
   
• "DreamSpeakers" by Purple Moon Dance
  
  Thursday, April 5th
  Zeum Theatre
  Yerba Buena Gardens
  221 Fourth Street at Howard
  San Francisco, CA (directions)
  
  You're Invited!
  
  In celebration of Purple Moon Dance Project's 15th Anniversary, we invite you to join us at this special fundraiser to help us continue our transformative work.
  
  In Honor of DreamSpeakers will honor 15 women artists whose work has inspired us and reflects the lives of lesbians and women of color, including:   Ellen Reiko Bepp, Melanie DeMore, Rhodessa Jones, Madeleine Lim, Sarah Crowell, Anna Maurine Lara, Donna Ozawa, Pam Peniston, Nancy Otto, Neela Banerjee, Arisika Razak.
  
  Ticket: $75.  To more information or to order tickets, please contact Felicia at (415) 552-1105 or project@purplemoondance.org. Or send a check payable to "Purple Moon Dance Project" to PMDP,
  465 Tenth Street #302, San Francisco, CA 94103.
  
  
  
   
• Kulture Kulcha 2007
  
  Friday, April 6th
  7pm - 1am
  (11am - 1am for Dance Only)
  The California Ballroom
  1736 Franklin St. (at 19th St.)
  Oakland, CA 94612
  
  KULTURE KULTCHA means a "mix of culture". It has been a successfull annual event, hosted by Trikone for the past seven years It is a night filled with an array of talented South Asian LGBT performances, a delicious indian dinner and dancing to some of the best desi beats by our very own DJ. This year we will feature our first ever KK Fashion Show, a KK Art Exhibition, amazing raffle prizes, Trikone merchandise sales, and a cash bar. For more info and tickets, please visit http://www.kulturekulcha.org/
  
  
   
• Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble --
  Spring Concert
  
  8pm, Saturday, April 21
  Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
  1330 Lakeshore Avenue
  Oakland, CA
  
  Come listen and enjoy our singing!!!
  
  Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble is a diverse group of women that strives, through an eclectic mix of a cappella music, to reflect the lives of women and the varied communities to which we belong, to fight oppression in all its forms, and to offer strength and inspiration to others with our visibility as lesbians. Voices formed in 1988 and rehearses on Tuesday nights in Oakland.
  
  Ticket: (no one turned away for lake of funds)
      $15 in advance
      $20 at the door
  
  For more info, please call (510) 486-8984 or email voicesinfo@gmail.com. Website: www.voiceslce.org
  
  
  
   
• HIV MATTERS: Looking Forward
  by A&PI Wellness Center
  
  The 3rd Annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to be followed by Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's Annual Fundraiser celebrating 20 years
  
  Saturday, May 19
  Metreon Fourth Floor Terrace
  101 4th Street
  San Francisco, California
  
  Join A&PI Wellness Center for HIV Matters: Looking Forward — a special event commemorating the 3rd Annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event also marks Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's 20th anniversary in the fight against HIV/AIDS within A&PI communities. This year, we will host our festivities in the newly re-opened Metreon 4th Floor Terrace. Be among the first to view this unique venue and help make this a memorable and fantastic evening!
  
  5:00 - 6:30pm — The Banyan Tree Project photography exhibit
  
  LenScape is a pictorial autobiography that chronicles the lives of five Asians & Pacific Islanders living with HIV in the San Francisco-Bay Area. Join us for this powerful and vivid exposition! Free and open to the public
  
  
  6:30 - 9:30pm — Annual A&PI Wellness Center fundraiser — commemorate our 20th year while raising funds for A&PIs living with HIV/AIDS!
  
  Program will include:
   - Local/national celebrities and entertainers
   - Community awards
   - Silent auction
   - Delectable food & an array of alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages
  
  For more information and to sponsor or purchase tickets online, visit www.apiwellnesscenter.org
  
  
   
• 3rd Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival
  
  presented by Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
  (QWOCMAP)
  
  
  
  June 8 to 10, 2007
  Brava Theater
  2781 24th Street
  San Francisco, CA
  
  32 brand new films burst on screen in 4 film programs that paint the vivid, provocative, and kaleidoscopic stories of queer women of color.
  
  From the luminous romance between two queer Asian women to the dynamic portraits of immigrant Latina lesbians to the vibrant humor of Black lesbians translating slang, these films infuse our lives with hilarity and hope.
  
  Friday, June 8
  7pm: LOVING IN THE WAR YEARS
  
  Saturday, June 9
  3pm: Featured Panel
  4:30pm: Cocktail Fundraiser
  7pm: REELS OF RESISTANCE - Queer Black Women’s Films
  
  Sunday, June 10
  3pm: COMPASSIONATE OUTBURSTS – Documentary Showcase
  7pm: INFINITE BEAUTY: STORIES OF LOVE
  
  Please click here for more detailed information on the films and the festival focus.
  
  4 Film Screenings: FREE
  Featured Panel: $15
  Cocktail Fundraiser: $35
  
  For more information:
  www.QWOCMAP.org
  events@qwocmap.org
  415-752-0868
  
  More Films! More Seats! More Fun!
  
   

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  San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade
  
  
  On the night of March 3, we marched with red ponchos in the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade (year of the Pig).
  
  The theme of this year's float is "Love Without Boundaries," and the float featured a 6-foot globe encircled with hearts and lights shining from the countries that currently have equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. There were five same-sex couples married in San Francisco City Hall and their kids.

  
  
  
   

   

   

   

   

Last updated at March 20, 2007