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Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 27
Sign: Cancer

City: CHICAGO
State: Illinois
Country: US
Signup Date: 3/23/2007

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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 
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Amigas Latinas Members and Supporters,

It is hard to believe we are in the month of March already.  Soon Spring will be here and we can start planning some outdoor activities.  If you have any ideas of activities you would like to see Amigas Latinas plan for the membership, please feel free to let us know.  We are currently looking for a dedicated member to lead the Pride Parade float for the membership.

We hope everyone enjoyed Noche de Pasion in February.  The night was filled with chocolate fountains, erotic spoken word and love.  It looks like Amigas may be making this a new signature event.  Also in February author Achy Obejas graced us with her presence at a book club meeting and discussed her new book This is What Happened in our Other Life.  Amigas Latinas Co-chair also conducted an eduational presentation to the staff of Mujeres Latinas en Accion on Domestic Violence in same sex relationships. Madurando Elegantemente celebrated and had a very successful party.  Board Member Dina Ahsmann was a featured poet of La Dulce Palabra at a Chicago Foundation for Women fundraiser.

Over the next few months you will see La Dulce Palabra spoken word collective featured all over the city.  On April 3rd they will be presenting Siempre Viva! Resurrecting a Generation of Women Voices at DePaul University .  On April 11th they will be featured at the Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black & Latina/o Sexualities Conference.  There are also plans to be featured at Pow Wow, a long standing women of color queer spoken word collective on the south side.  Let us know if you are an artist interested in joining La Dulce Palabra.

Stay tuned for an exciting Short Films event on March 21st.  It is certain to be a great time.  As always we will continue our regular monthly programming with Amiguitas on March 14th, PFLAG en Espanol on March 16th and Madurando Elegantemente on March 30th.  Call us for location and time information.

Think Spring!

Alicia Vega                   Aurora Pineda
Co-Chair                      Co-Chair


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Miembros de Amigas Latinas y aquellos que nos apoyan,

Es difícil de creer que ya estamos en el mes de marzo. Pronto llegara la primavera y podremos empezar a contemplar algunas actividades al aire libre. Si usted tiene ideas de actividades que le gustaría que Amigas Latinas planearan para sus miembros, por favor comuniquese con sosotros. Por el momento buscamos a un miembro dedicado para a dirigir el carro alegórico de la membresía durante el Desfile del Orgullo.

Esperamos que todas disfrutaron Noche de Pasión en febrero. La noche estuvo llena de fuentes de chocolate, palabras eróticas y amor.  Parece que Amigas estará haciendo este nuevo evento una tradición. También en febrero la escritora Achy Obejas nos agracio con su presencia en el club de lectores y discutió su nuevo libro This is What Happened in our Other Life. Las co-directoras de Amigas Latinas también presentaron un taller sobre violencia domestica en relaciones del mismo sexo para los trabajadores de Mujeres Latinas en Acción.  Madurando Elegantemente celebró y tuvo una fiesta muy exitosa.  Dina Ahsmann, miembro de la mesa directiva, y una poetisa de La Dulce Palabra, recaudó de fondos para Chicago Foundation for Women.

Durante los próximos meses verá el colectivo La Dulce Palabra haciendo presentaciones por todas la ciudad. ¡El 3 de abril ellas estarán presentando Siempre Viva! Resurrecting a Generation of Women Voices (Resucitando una generación de voces de mujeres) en la universidad DePaul. El 11 de abril tambien estaran presentandose en la conferencia Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black & Latina/o Sexualities.  También hay planes de hacer presentaciones en Pow Wow, un colectivo de poetas que son mujeres que se identifican como queer y de color en el sur de la ciudad.  Déjanos saber si eres artista y estas interesada en ingresar al colectivo La Dulce Palabra.

Mantengase al tanto tambien de un emocionante acontecimiento de peliculas cortas el 21 de marzo. Prometemos que será un gran evento. Como siempre, continuaremos nuestra programación mensual con Amiguitas el 14 de marzo, PFLAG en Español el 16 de marzo y Madurando Elegantemente el 30 de marzo. Llámenos para información de ubicación y hora.

Piense en la Primavera!

Alicia Vega                        Aurora Pineda
Currently listening:
New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War
By Erykah Badu
Release date: 26 February, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008 

Category: Life
check out the upcoming events for amigas latinas...should be a fun and exciting couple of months!!

if you have any questions, feel free to let email me.
hope we can see you at one, two, or all of the events!!!

peace,
rosa


January 19th
Dyke March Community Forum at Radio Arte
from 1-2:30pm
Radio Arte
401 W. 18th st
Chicago, IL 60608

January 22nd
Salsa class for "Amigas" at En Las tablas
from 7-8pm
En Las Tablas Performing Arts
4111 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, Illinois, 60639
773-805-4325

January 26th
Focus Group on safer sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and breast and cervical cancer.
Get $50 for your wisdom!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
from 12-2PM
7027 N. Paulina 2N
Chicago, IL 60626
Interested? Call Lourdes @ 773.398-8546 or email her at ltorres@depaul.edu

January 27
Madurando Elegantemente
from 3-5pm

January 31st
Proyecto Latina: Community Presentation
from 6-9pm
National Museum of Mexican Fine Arts
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago , IL 60608

February 7th
The 7th Annual Freedom To Marry Reception
Be a Part of a Movement: A Special Evening of Love, Equality & Action
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street, Chicago, IL
Thursday, February 7, 2008
from 6:00 -9:00 p.m

February 8th
Amiguiatas
from 6-8pm
Center on Haslted
3656 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60613

February 10th
PFLAG: Entre Familia
from 2-4pm
El Valor
1924 W. 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60608

February 15th
Nochde de Pasión: a noche of sweets, seduction y sexiness to benefit Amigas Latinas
9-12:30am
Casa Puertorriqueña
1237 W. California
Chicago, IL 60622

February 17th
Amigas Latinas Book Club
2-5pm

February 24th
Madurando Elegantemente
from 3-5pm

March 14th
Amiguiatas
from 6-8pm
Center on Haslted
3656 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60613

March 9th
PFLAG: Entre Familia
from 2-4pm
El Valor
1924 W. 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60608

March 30th
from Madurando Elegantemente
3-5pm
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 

Category: Life
Focus Group
We Want Your Opinion!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
12-2PM
7027 N. Paulina 2N
Chicago, IL 60626

Let's talk about SEX hermana... y mucho mas!

Amigas Latinas and Lesbian Community Cancer Project are holding focus groups to hear from our lesbian, bisexual, and queer hermanas about safer sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and breast and cervical cancer. LCCP will use the information gathered to produce a FIERCE media campaign and education program for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women.

All focus group participants will receive $50 for their involvement. Refreshments provided.

Interested? Call Lourdes @ 773.398-8546 or email her at ltorres@depaul.edu

Grupo de Enfoque
Queremos tu opinión!
El sábado, 26 de enero de 2008
12-2PM
7027 N. Paulina 2N
Chicago, IL 60626

Hablemos de SEXO hermana ... Y mucho mas!

Las Amigas Latinas y el Proyecto de la Comunidad Lesbianas sobre el Cáncer (LCCP) están organizando grupos de enfoque para aprender mas sobre nuestras hermanas lesbianas, bisexuales, y queer acerca de cómo hacer el sexo más seguro, enfermedades de transmisión sexual, y el cáncer cervical y del seno. LCCP usará la información obtenida para producir una campaña importante de los medios de comunicación y programas de educación para lesbianas, bisexuales, y mujeres queer.

Todas las participantes de los grupos recibirán $50 por su participación. Habrá snacks.

¿Le interesa? Llama a Lourdes - 773.398-8546 o mande un mensaje de correo electrónico - ltorres@depaul.edu
Monday, January 07, 2008 

Category: Life
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Amigas Latinas Members and Supporters-

The Amigas Latinas Board of Directors would like to say Happy New Year to all of you and wish each and every one of you a prosperous and joyful new year.  This past year was full of many exciting events and we were excited to have met so many new people.  As a board we are committed to continuing our mission in 2008 to empower Latina women who love women by providing a safe environment, personal growth, support, education and advocacy to impact family, friends, and the larger community we live in.

Over the next few months the Amigas Latinas Board of Directors will be working on many exciting projects.  Watch out for more information on the following events:

Proyecto Latina Survey Results: A Community Forum
January 31, 2008 (Tentative date)

Amigas Latinas Event: Focusing on Love and Romance
February 2008

We will also be continuing our regular monthly programming which includes our youth group – Amiguitas, our mature women's group – Madurando Elegantemente, Enter Familia: PFLAG en Espanol, and our book group.

 
Hope to see you at our events!

Sincerely,
Amigas Latinas Board of Directors

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Miembros y Partidarios de Amigas Latinas-

¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todas ustedes por parte de la junta directiva de Amigas Latinas!  Les deseamos un año lleno de prosperidad y felicidad.  Durante el año pasado tuvimos varios eventos emocionantes y tuvimos la oportunidad de conocer muchas de nuestros miembros. 

 
Como la junta directiva estamos comprometidas a continuar nuestra misión de otorgar poder a Latinas que aman a mujeres con espacios seguros, desarrollo personal, apoyo, educación y accesoria que impacta a familias, amistades, y la comunidad en general en el 2008.

 
Durante los próximos meses, la junta directiva de Amigas Latinas estará trabajando en varios proyectos.  Este al pendiente para más información sobre estos eventos:

 
-Resultados de la Encuesta Proyecto Latina: Un Foro Comunitario
31 de Enero 2008 (Fecha Provisional)
 

-Evento de Amigas Latinas: Enfocándose en el Amor y en el Romance
Febrero del 2008

 
También estaremos continuando con nuestros eventos mensuales que incluye- Amiguitas, Madurando Elegantemente, Entre Familia: PFLAG en español, y el Club de Lectura.

¡Nos vemos en el próximo evento!


Sinceramente,

La Junta Directiva de Amigas Latinas
Monday, November 26, 2007 

Dyke March is Moving!!

Join Dyke March for an their first Community Forum! Yes, Dyke March is moving after so many years in Andersonville. Do you want to offer your two cents? Do you want to suggest a place where Dyke March should be held? Do you want to help plan Dyke March? Well then come and let us hear your voice at this Community Forum! This forum will take place this Friday, November 30th at Women and Children First Bookstore [5233 N. Clark St.] from 7-8:30pm. Please join us during this very important dialogue regarding the location and future of Dyke March Chicago.

*Dyke March will provide light refreshments.

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Amigas + Teatro Luna's "MACHOS" = Fabulousness!

Amigas has joined forced with Teatro Luna to host an Amigas night of the acclaimed "Machos!"

Sunday, December 9th, Teatro Luna will offer an Amigas special. When you call to purchase your tickets or when you come to buy them the night of the show (the play begins at 6pm), mention the code word "Amigas" and you'll automatically get the discounted rate of $12 a ticket!! In addition, yes there's more!!, after the performance there will be a talk-back /platica with the performers of Machos as well as a delightful wine/cheese reception. Could you ask for a more perfect night?!?!!! :)

Note: This discounted rate is open to anyone that mentions Amigas when purchasing tickets. The more, the merrier!

And, if you've already seen the show, then you know that you can watch it again!!! :)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at rosayadira@gmail.com

P.S. Call Teatro Luna to get your tickets at 773.878.LUNA. See you there!!