Full Circle: a qtbipoc youth program
1575 Amherst H2L 3L4 Montreal, QC, Canada

We're so excited to announce what we've been working on for the fall! 'Line Up!' is a 3 week mentorship program to provide English speaking youth ages 14-25 with resources to create a comic using the skills being taught by the Mentors. This will lead them to present their final creation on the P10 website and in a virtual museum. The virtual museum will also be an opportunity to raise funds for local 2STQBIPOC led community initiatives/organizations. We are giving eac...h youth an entry-level drawing tablet, Clip Studio subscription, and an honorarium for their work and art. Given the pandemic and in person restrictions, this program will be held online via Zoom. sign up through the link in on Full Circle IG or at https://bit.ly/3kznDgN Application deadline is November 9th at 11:59PM EST Poster: GLOWZI See more

From now until August 31st, we’ll be giving away 14 UberEats cards of $50! All the 2STQBIPOC youth across Canada qualify. Fill your bellies with something yummy this Summer and thank you for simply existing! Don’t hesitate to hit up our DM’s or email us at [email protected] if interested. #couchchatsfc #fullcirclemtl

Considered by many as a mother figure, Liberiaalso known as la Contessais one of our elders and a pillar of the Montréal trans community. A multi-talented singer, dancer and performer, Liberia performed in hundreds of shows in Montréal, California and throughout Mexico, and was for many years a major force in trans and queer nightlife. She even released an album in the 90s, entitled My Origins. Generous and caring, she organized artistic events to raise money for Astteq... and helped many young girls with their transitions. A few years ago, Liberia was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Like most people living with Parkinson’s, Liberia requires extensive care, treatment and assistance. WeLiberia’s friends and community activistsare fundraising with the hope of raising enough money to provide our friend, Mother, and elder with the financial support that she needs to access adequate care and therapeutic equipment (such as a lift chair specially designed for people with mobility issues) to help improve her quality of life. ------- Considérée par beaucoup comme une figure maternelle, Liberia - également connu sous le nom de la Contessa - est l'une des pionnières et un pilier de la communauté trans montréalaise. Chanteuse, danseuse et interprète aux multiples talents, Liberia a performé dans des centaines de spectacles à Montréal, en Californie et partout au Mexique, et a été pendant de nombreuses années une force majeure de la vie nocturne trans et queer. Elle a même sorti un album dans les années 90, intitulé My Origins. Généreuse et attentionnée, elle a organisé des événements artistiques pour ramasser des fonds pour ASTTeQ et a aidé de nombreuses jeunes femmes dans leurs transitions. Il y a quelques années, le Liberia a eu un diagnostic de maladie de Parkinson. Comme la plupart des personnes atteintes de la maladie de Parkinson, Liberia a besoin de soins, de traitements et d’assistance. Nous ami.e.s de Liberia et militant.e.s communautaires- récoltons des fonds dans l'espoir de ramasser suffisamment d'argent pour fournir à notre amie, mère et aînée, le soutien financier dont elle a besoin pour accéder à des soins et à du matériel thérapeutique adéquat (comme un fauteuil élévateur spécialement conçu pour les personnes vivant avec des problèmes de mobilité) pour aider à améliorer sa qualité de vie.

We’re excited to have you join us for our last, but not least Couch Chat! Awa will be discussing how intersectional and Afrofeminism is present in our body, community and everyday lives. Awa Banmana (they/them) is a mixed-race Afropean Queer artist and a scholar. Banmana moved to Tiohtia:ke 5 years ago to go to College and Grad School. They're currently writing a thesis on The phenomenons in place when Afrodescendant folks are building their racial identities through their cr...eative process. Banmana is also a filmmaker, a mixed media artist, and a writer. They're working on their first documentary film named Naa about their mother's history and the process of retracing her African origins. Banmana's work around visual art and writing is focused on Afroqueer culture and archiving the presence of QTBIPOC Community. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/aSWY3ktMH7b9zaRRA