[Nolose-announce] Announcements and the NYC Fat February event

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Hey there!

Keeping dry and warm (those of you in the northern hemisphere)?  Keeping the
sunscreen on (those of you in the southern hemisphere)?  I bet you are also
wondering, "What the &*%# is going on with NOLOSE?"  So glad you asked!

So, *all* of the Fat February (and now March too) events were approved and
funded!!  Yay!  There are going to be zines made, rollerskating parties, and
even a one day conference (see below)!  Stay tuned for event specific
announcements, because there is likely to be one in your neck of the woods.

As for the big conference.  Ahem.  We are still in the process of locating a
venue.  Yeah, we know.  Tight timing, for sure.  It just so happens that we
are a group with a lot of special needs (who knew?), so venue shopping isn't
the easiest task in the world.  But we are on it.  We have some great
volunteers and hard working board members taking a gander, checklist of
special needs in hand, at various options for our 2008 conference. We'll
keep you posted, for sure.

In the meantime, check this out:

The New York City radical fat political group "Fat and Queer" [FAQ] is
organizing a one day conference in February entitled "Fat is Contagious:
Political Fat Queer Visibility and Action in the Era of the 'Obesity
Epidemic.' "
The event will occur in Manhattan on Saturday February 23, 2008 from 10-6 at
the University Settlement House, a wheel-chair accessible space in the Lower
East Side at Bowery/Houston.
The keynote address will be given by Marilyn Wann, author of "Fat!So?:
Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size." This will be followed by
afternoon workshop sessions and an evening cabaret performance and dance
party at Rapture in the East Village from 8-11pm.
See our website for more information and to register.
http://tiny.cc/ContagiousFat
Hope to see you there!
Questions? NYC.FAQ at gmail.com
Add us on myspace! http://www.myspace.com/fat_and_queer
Add us on livejournal! http://community.livejournal.com/f_and_q/profile
If you would like to be kept up to date on FAQ events, join our listserve.
http://groups.google.com/group/FandQ
**Please repost, forward, and help spread the word.***

And, as a reminder, this announce list can only be posted to by yours truly,
so if you have something you want to include in a future announcement,
please send it to me at cristy (at) nolose (dot) org.  Thanks!

Have a good weekend!
Cristy
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