The following is an announcement from 1N10:

 

LGBT History Has a Home in the Valley!

1n10 youth are preserving history and creating change!      Our youth have asked and we listened- QSpeak Theatre participants have spent three years telling their stories and experiences on stage.  This year, they are interested in performing YOUR stories and learning about their own community history along the way.   1n10 has partnered with the  Tempe Historical Museum and internationally recognized playwright, Laurie Brooks, to create a valley-wide LGBT intergenerational theatre production, and the valley's first LGBT permanent history collection to be housed at the Tempe Historical Museum.   WE NEED YOU!  We are looking for community members of all ages to take part in the collection and preservation of LGBT history in the valley, and to share stories and talents for our next production.    Scheduled training dates for history collection: Wednesday, July 9 6pm-8pm Saturday, July 12 10am-12noon Community Church of Hope, 4121 N 7th Ave, Phoenix AZ 85013.   For more information please  contact Beck at coordinator@1n10.org and check out our press release in upcoming editions of Echo Magazine and 'n touch News Magazine.   The LGBT History Project begins this summer!

Additional information (announced by 1VCC):

ALL OF US:  Documenting GLBT history in the Valley of the Sun 1n10 Youth are partnering with the Tempe Historical Museum and internationally recognized playwright, Laurie Brooks, to collect stories, artifacts and photos from the GLBT community and supportive allies. The material collected will be the beginnings of an GLBT history collection at the Tempe Historical Museum and will be used as the content for our next QSpeak Theatre public theatrical production. We begin our work with two training dates for anyone interested in a quick tutorial in the collection of oral histories. Those trained will connect with community members of all generations for interviews and story gathering sessions. Training Dates Scheduled: Wednesday, July 9 6pm - 8pm Saturday, July 12 10am - 12noon at Community Church of Hope 4121 N 7th Ave (enter through parking lot on 6th Drive) Phoenix AZ 85013. Ages 14 and up (Please RSVP to coordinator@1n10.org)

Other ways to get involved:  Share your story or experience with the project - contact Beck at coordinator@1n10.org or 602-475-7456 if you would like your group or personal story considered for this project. Contact us to discuss possible items/photos for inclusion in our project. Volunteer your time to transcribe interviews. Participate in our theatre development workshops this fall - no experience necessary! Join us as a cast member of our final public performances Spring 2009! Apply your artistic skills to our community-wide public performance! Make a financial contribution to support the collection and production.

For more information or to get involved, please contact Beck at 602-475-7456 or email coordinator@1n10.org.

QSpeak Youth to Interview PFLAGers and Others for Valley GLBT History Project at PFLAG's Sept. 15th Support Meeting

Beck, director of QSpeak Theatre (and former director of 1N10, the Valley's primary support group for GLBTQ youth), will be present, along with several youth from QSpeak and a few other community members, at our Paradise Valley PFLAG support meeting on Monday, September 15th to interview PFLAGers and other community members who would like to contribute memories, stories, pictures, etc. to the Valley GLBT History Project currently underway (see below for further details about this project).

The schedule for our September 15th support meeting, which begins at 7:00pm, will include our guest speaker for the evening, Out the Vote's Annie Loyd.  After Ms. Loyd's presentation, we will break out into smaller support groups as we typically do.  However, this evening, we will have an additional breakout group for those who would like to contribute to the GLBT history being assembled by Beck and her QSpeak youth.  Beck will lead this group and they will be doing historical scrapbook work and oral history about the GLBT community in Phoenix.  This is part of the grant Beck got with QSpeak to do this historical work.  Please bring any photos, news clippings, etc. for the scrapbook.