[Nolose-announce] NOLOSE is your community.

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NOLOSE is your community.

"Both times I've come to NOLOSE in 2006 and 2008, it was with the
support of scholarships. As a student and working artist, I wouldn't
have been able to afford the costs of full participation, but without
NOLOSE, I would literally be lost throughout the year else. There's no
other event in the country where I'm so heartily embraced for my
fierce, fat, queer, femme colored self, and that means so much to me!"
said Naima Lowe, an exceptionally talented fat queer femme of color
activist, filmmaker, NOLOSE conference attendee, and scholarship
recipient.

Every year, 100% of NOLOSE's scholarship funding comes from you.
Community-led fundraisers like the Fat Girl Flea help us bring many
activists from all over the world to the nation's only conference
dedicated to building a space for fat, queer, and trans folks to
analyze, mobilize, organize, and celebrate. As an
 organization, NOLOSE is dedicated to building a movement, a voice,
and a vibrant community of fierce fat folks and allies.

Scholarships are an integral part of ensuring that the most
under-resourced in our community can take part in this beautiful,
life-changing space.

This year, the NOLOSE board is committed to holding an even bigger
(pun intended!) and more successful conference by providing an
increased amount of financial aid to our attendees. We may be small in
numbers, but you, the community, have shown again and again just how
dedicated you are. We believe in you and we want to give you this
opportunity to continue in your partnership with NOLOSE and the fat
queer & trans movement.

"As a super-sized, dis/abled person I deeply appreciated NOLOSE
recognizing that I may be in a position to need extra financial help
attending the conference. NOLOSE truly valued my presence as well
 as the contributions of other disproportianaly affected peoples, and
was willing to work to get us there," said another NOLOSE scholarship
recipient.
Our scholarships prioritize funding for people who have historically
been the most under-represented at NOLOSE and in the movement: people
with financial need, trans and gender non-conforming folks, people
with disabilities, people of color, people over 50, super fatties, and
starting this year, international attendees. NOLOSE's dedication to
diversity isn't just lip service; we walk the talk and believe that
our movements can only succeed when they are led by those most
affected by social injustices.

We ask you to help support your friends and peers by giving to the
NOLOSE Scholarship Fund. 100% of your gift will go towards the
Scholarship Fund, which will resource even more brilliant gorgeous
activists' attendance at the next conference, which promises to be the
best one yet!

Even if $5 or $10 is all you can give, we urge you to consider making
a tax-deductible contribution via our Facebook Cause
<http://apps.facebook.com/causes/346747> page or our Network for Good
page. And, $10 a month can turn into $120 via monthly giving, which is
a great way to stretch your dollar and show your continued
 support.

But whether or not you give (although we hope you will!), we on the
NOLOSE board wanted to also take this opportunity to give thanks to
all of you who make up the hearts, souls, brains, and bodies of the
movement. We love you, and we can't wait to see you on the West Coast
at the next conference!


Big fat love,
Cristy, Devra, Amanda, Geleni, Jen, Joe, Kim, Tara, Sondra, and Zoe
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