SALGA-NYC

Sunday 2/12 - Book Club Meeting!

Jimmy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:37:03 +0000

SALGA NYC BOOK CLUB

reads Julian Barnes’s

THE SENSE OF AN ENDING

“The Sense of an Ending is a short book,

but not a slight one. In it Julian Barnes

reveals crystalline truths that have taken

a lifetime to harden. He has honed their
edges, and polished them to a high gleam.”

-The New York Times

Sunday, February 12, 2011

4:00 pm

Join us as we discuss this Booker prize winning book

over wine and snacks.

Please RSVP to Avinash at bookclub@salganyc.org
and we’ll send you the location and contact information.

Friday 1/13 - SALGA Presents: Lodhi (Lohri) Brooklyn Style

Jimmy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:37:16 +0000

Lets bring a little desi culture to Brooklyn!!!

How do we celebrate: We will have a roaring fire in the backyard with great food, great friends, and great drinks! (ooo and the movie veer zaara will be playing in the apt!)

Menu: Sarso ka saag (garlic spinach), Chole (chick peas), Veg biryani (veg rice), and naan (bread).

We will charge *5 dollars* at the door to raise money for future SALGA events.

(it may be kind of chilly so dress warmly…)

What is Lodhi?
The festivial of Lohri is celebrated on the 13th of January which marks the earth being at its farthest point from the sun, and supposedly marking the end of the coldest month of the year (with global warning who knows anymore). Lohri also marks the onset of the harvest season, and is traditionally marked by throwing corn into a fire (to indicate an abundant crop). Lohri is celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of North India. A similar festival is celebrated in Tamil Nadu (Pongal) as well as in other parts of South India.

Date: Friday, January 13, 2012

Time: 7:30PM - 10:30PM

Location: 147 N 7th street, Brooklyn NY 11211

SALGA spaces are safe spaces for all, regardless of religion, gender, etc — all are welcome.

Basically just another reason to party!!!

BRING ON THE FESTIVITIES!!!

Saturday 1/14 - All Genders Shopping Event

Jimmy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:08:06 +0000

Need New Threads?

Join us for an ALL GENDER shopping trip to Marshall’s and Daffy’s in the New Year!

Want to buy clothes, but feel anxious about shopping in the women’s section of the store? Want to buy your first suit, but afraid of what the clerks will say if you try one on? Want to play with your gender presentation, but aren’t sure how to get your hands on some fabulous clothes? This is the shopping trip for you!

We invite people of all genders to come and shop with us — there’s power in numbers! — and we also invite cis-gender allies to come support and talk fashion with us. Whether you’re TransGenderQueer*, just experimenting, or a friend, we’d love to see you!

When is this amazing trip, you ask? Good question!

Saturday, January 14th @ 1pm

We’ll meet at the Cosi (6th Ave at 23rd Street), and from there meander our way down to Marshall’s (6th Ave an 18th St) and Daffy’s (18th St at 5th Ave), before ending up at the LGBT Center in time for the SALGA support group at 4pm.

Please RSVP to Deen deen@salganyc.org so we know who to wait for. (He’ll also send you a contact number to call/text in case you want to meet up with us later.)

Join us for a fun January afternoon. We promise to stop for hot cocoa at least twice along the way.

*We use the term TransGenderQueer to be inclusive of all gender variant folks, no matter where you fall on the gender continuum, or how you identify.

Saturday 1/14 - Monthly Support Group

Jimmy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:30:57 +0000

Join SALGA for Our Monthly Support Group Meeting.

~ Renewal & Resolution ~

Happy New Year! Welcome to our first support group of 2012! The holidays are over and this is the time when we tend to evaluate our lives and perhaps come up with a resolution or two. The new year gives us the opportunity to start afresh, renew our sense of self or learn a new skill. We invite you to come share your resolutions, your firm resolve NOT to have resolutions, your excitement about the new year or whatever else this time means to you. We look forward to seeing you all on the 14th of January and throughout the year.

As always, the topic is a guide but please feel free to bring any topic of concern to you.

Support group is for you.

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012

Time: 4 - 6pm

Location: LGBT Center, 208 West 13th Street

SALGA’s monthly support group meetings are a SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL space for you to join a group atmosphere to talk about issues that affect your life and well-being. We provide a supportive atmosphere to all attendees.

Friday 12/16 - NYC’s 2nd Annual LGBT Asian Holiday Party!

Jimmy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:36:32 +0000

Sunday 12/18 - Book Club Meeting

Jimmy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:33:21 +0000

The SALGA Book Club invites you to our next meeting on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 4:00PM.

We will be reading The Sly Company of people Who Care by Rahul Bhattacharya.

Please RSVP to Avinash at bookclub@salganyc.org and we’ll send you the location and contact information.

Saturday 12/10 - Monthly Support Group

Jimmy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:44:30 +0000

Come to the last support group of the year! Share your stories of 2011, your hopes for 2012 and everything in between. Please feel free to share with us any ideas or suggestions for future support group topics. We look forward to seeing you!

We wish you a very Happy, Healthy & Safe Holiday Season!

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 4 - 6pm
Location: LGBT Center, 208 West 13th Street

Saturday 12/3 - JAMALI-KAMALI - Book Reading

Jimmy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:01:07 +0000

SALGA NYC invites Karen Chase to discuss her new book

Jamali-Kamali
A Tale of Passion in Mughal India

A book-length homoerotic poem about Jamali and Kamali,
two men who lived in 16th century Delhi.According to oral tradition, the men were lovers.

Come hear a fictional account of their love, sex, separation and death.

hosted by Revolution Books,

146 West 26th Street

on Saturday, December 3
Reading begins at 1pm.

$5 Suggested donation (no one will be turned away)

Sunday 11/20 - Coming Out, Coming Home w/ D’Lo

Jimmy — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:04:09 +0000

SALGA NYC presents

“Coming Out, Coming Home”

The Culminating Reading of a Workshop Series on Coming Out

This reading is the result of a 4-week writing workshop held this past Fall. Following the success of this workshop series being presented in LA and SF with culminating readings, SALGA sponsored this year’s event to provide members of the South Asian LGBTIQQ community a platform to share their experiences in a safe and creative environment.

A strong believer in the power of personal story telling, D’Lo has created the “Coming Out, Coming Home” writing workshops in line with SALGA’s mission statement: to be a safe space for sexual minorities and people of all gender identities, who trace their heritage to South Asia or who identify as South Asian.

SALGA is NYC’s only organization working to raise awareness and provide resources for people who identify as South Asian and LGBTIQQ. SALGA is proud to be presenting this event at Alwan for the Arts which serves the Arab community and educates the broader public by showcasing a range of cultural events, thereby enriching the cross- cultural and artistic encounter. Alwan is committed to maintaining a space for reflection, dialogue, and growth in the arts and cultures of the peoples of the Middle East, North Africa, and the diaspora.

Date: November 20^th, 2011

Time: 1-4pm

Place: Alwan for the Arts

16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Light refreshments will be served.

$5 suggested donation (no one will be turned away)

Saturday 11/12 - Monthly Support Group

Jimmy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:28:26 +0000

Join SALGA for Our Monthly Support Group Meeting.

It’s November! Time for our third annual “thanks for the good things in our lives” support group.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we are reminded that holidays can be a difficult time for us, especially if our families are not as accepting as we’d like them to be. But there can also be good times such as celebrating with our chosen families or taking a long overdue vacation. We do not want to ignore the hard parts but we thought we’d gather together on November 12th, and talk about the things in our lives for which we are thankful.

We look forward to hearing your stories!

As always, the topic is a guide but please feel free to bring any topic of concern to you.

Support group is for you.

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 4 - 6pm
Location: LGBT Center, 208 West 13th Street