February 9th is fast approaching and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women is looking for oral or written testimony from the public on issues that are important to women.

Any interested individuals may testify by submitting oral and/or written or electronic testimony. For oral testimony, sign-up will begin at 9:00 a.m in the same room as the hearing. Oral testimony should be no longer than 3 minutes. Continue Reading

More with Keith Thomas, father of Jashon Bryant, the unarmed young man killed by then Hartford police officer, Robert Lawlor.  Lawlor was found not guilty of any wrongdoing in December.

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Jashon Bryant’s father, Keith Thomas, discusses his son’s life, the trial of Robert Lawlor, the police officer who shot and killed Bryant, and its aftermath.

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There will be a free clinic Feb. 3 for people with no health insurance (which is one in 10 in CT) to access basic medical care and screenings. It will be at the Hartford Convention Center and is organized by the National Association of Free Clinics. Mark your calendars! (more…)

FADGE (Feminism, Autonomy, Diversity, and Gender Expression) Fest is seeking enthusiastic, creative, radical persons that want to be a part of making this year’s festival! April 24-25, 2010. Continue Reading

All are invited to the Queers Without Borders monthly meeting this coming Sunday, January 10, 5 pm at MCC/Hartford, 155 Wyllys Street, Hartford, CT (in basement of Parish House, look for MCC signs in back of Parish House).  Please feel free to come join us at our January monthly meeting to share food and discussion in a welcoming and queer environment.

Topics for discussion this month are:

* QWB Queer Valentine event in coalition with the Wrench in the Works
* Continued discussion and planning around our queer homeless work
* Reproductive Freedom “conference” and subsequent work
* Queer Revolutionary Voices update
* QWB’s engagement with the Hartford Mayday planning
* Planning/discussion around a monthly QWB movie night
* Tabling at the 4th annual NYC Anarchist Book fair
* US Social Forum in Detroit on June 22-26
* Add your topics to our agenda

For information call (860) 680-7876 or drop us an email at queerswi@queerswithoutborders.com