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BQIC is a grassroots community organization in Central Ohio that works towards the liberation of Black queer, trans, and intersex people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices.

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Come out to the first Columbus Community Pride 2019 fundraiser! Columbus Community Pride is a safe and affirming LGBTQIA+ pride that centers QTPOC, challenges state-sanctioned violence, and staying grassroots. There are no corporations or cops! We will give you an update on Columbus Community Pride 2019 before the show then get started around 8:30pm! We have the lovely Monee Jae @copperlove as our MC and DJ @zewmageddon Sarah Z. Mamo bringin the beats! Help us kick off our fundraising campaign to raise 20k for Columbus Community Pride. Contact us to put your name on the list to share your talent or sign up at the door! $5 suggested donation for entry! We will have snacks and drinks for suggested donations too! #ColumbusCommunityPride2019 Flyer art: Amy Fuentes @sokaleche
Our next Free Resource Friday will be Friday, April 26 4:00-6:00 at the MLK Library Branch! We’ll be passing out resources like food, clothing, hygiene items to folks for free. All in need are welcome to stop by, Black LGBTQIA+ folks and QTPOC to the front! This time, we are really in need of donations of children’s clothes, socks, tampons, dental hygiene items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss), shelf-stable food, and snack items. Please DM us or email us at blackqueercolumbus@gmail.com if you are able to donate items to this initiative.
Join us for the first Community Pride 2019 planning meeting! We will give an overview of Columbus Community Pride 2018, go over newly created teams for this year, introduce you to your new team leaders, and tell you ways you can plug in and volunteer. We need all hands on deck to make this as inclusive, affirming and successful as last year and then some! QTPOC to the front!⠀ ⠀ Columbus Community Pride is a safe and affirming LGBTQIA Pride centering queer and trans people of color created after QTPOC organizers were brutalized by police at Stonewall Columbus Pride 2017. For years, our family has cried out for a pride that centers QTPOC, refuses corporatization, and does not have a police presence. We did it last year, we will do it again! ⠀ ⠀ Can’t make the meeting but want to volunteer? No problem! We will shout out information about where you can sign up after the first meeting! ⠀ ⠀ Drinks and food provided! #ColumbusCommunityPride #CommunityPride #ColumbusPride #midwestpride #pride #organizeCBUS #qtipoc #qtpoc #qtpocpride #blackpride #blackqueer #queercolumbus #diy #diycolumbus
Join the national call to #FreeMasonique! Thursday 4/18 8PM ET/5PM PT. We'll go over the campaign, how to support from afar, and answer questions.⠀ ⠀ Register at bit.ly/freemasonique⠀ ⠀ Columbus Police killed 16 year old Julius Tate yet are charging 17 year old Masonique Saunders with murder! #DropTheCharges #organizeCBUS #Justice4Julius
Honoring the Life of Rubén Castilla Herrera: Saturday, April 13 @ 3pm Broad Street United Methodist 501 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 Funeral service is open to all who want to join us in celebrating Rubén. For those who are able, we will meet on the steps of Statehouse at 1:30pm and march to the church. Friday, April 12 @ 6pm First English Lutheran Church 1015 E. Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205 Holding space with Miriam Vargas to honor Rubén and provide support. Sunday, April 14 @ 7pm Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214 Holding space with Edith Espinal to honor Rubén and provide support. • Honorando la vida de Rubén Castilla Herrera Sábado, 13 de abril a las 3:00pm Broad Street United Methodist 501 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 El servicio de funeral estará abierto para todo el que guste acompañarnos en celebrar a Rubén. Para aquellos que puedan asistir, nos reuniremos en los escalones de la Casa del Estado a la 1:30pm y marcharemos de allí a la iglesia. Viernes, 12 de abril a las 6:00pm First English Lutheran Church 1015 E. Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205 Espacio para recordar y reflexionar sobre la vida de Rubén con Miriam Vargas. Domingo, 14 de abril a las 7:00pm Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214 Espacio para recordar y reflexionar sobre la vida de Rubén con Edith Espinal.
ICYMI, here are some photos from the #FreeMasonique March and Noise Demo that the Coalition to #FreeMasonique held this Sunday. We marched from Bicentennial Park to the Franklin County Juvenile Jail to make enough noise for Masonique to hear inside! Protesters linked arms and blocked the street outside the jail, which resulted in one comrade being arrested and fined, but they were released from police custody soon after. Follow @freemasonique for ways you can get involved! Ain’t no power like the people power cuz the people power don’t stop! Photos: @krforbesphotography and Paul Becker (pictures without watermarks)
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