Meet other beautiful two-spirit women and trans folk, and let’s build community together!
Wednesday, July 2nd
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Brooklyn, NY
5 mins from Atlantic/Pacific stop (N/Q/R/D/B/2/3/4/5)
RSVP to melissa@ne2ss.org or for exact location.
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Speakers Bureau/Speaking Engagements:
Of all of our programs, the Speakers Bureau is the one that is keeping us the busiest. So far, there has been limited diversity amongst our members in doing presentations. Please watch for speaker requests and respond if you would be interested. Time is usually critical in responding so get back to us as quickly as you can.
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National Native American Heritage Month Event
Indigenous peoples have of North America have histories and traditions that date back to time immemorial. While masses of Europeans lived in abject poverty subject to the individual whims of a few men, Indian people had thriving democracies based on equality, respect, responsibility and diversity. European colonists found these traditions so unusual and threatening to the oppressive systems they understood that they were compelled to set about systematic destruction of many nations and our way of life. From ancient pasts our lifeways and intellectual perspectives have been significantly different in a variety of ways. Noteworthy differences on aging, the role of elders, women, sex, gender and sexuality require examination, not as an alternative, but as a solution to many of today’s social ills.
Join us as elders Sharon M. Day, the Executive Director of the Twin City’s Indigenous Peoples Task Force, Kent Lebsock, of the NorthEast Two-Spirit Society and Louis Mofsie, the lead-singer and founding member of the Thunderbird American Indian Singers and Dancers and Chairman of the American Indian Community House’s Board of Directors, examine the past, present and future of Indigenous Two-Spirit traditions, our communities and, most importantly, the roles of our elders. The forum will also address the enriching traditions Native Americans can offer as solutions to issues surrounding gender diversity, sexuality and aging.
Admission is always free, though donations are accepted.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6-8PM
LGBT Community Center
208 West 13th Street – Rm. 101
The NorthEast Two-Spirit Society, Inc. and The American Indian Community House organized the return of BINGO and Indian Potluck. Everyone came. Indians, str8’s, two-spirits, young and old. About 20 Natives came to play BINGO and win great prizes. T-shirts, fleece pullovers, hoodies, and much more were given out as prizes. And even those who didn’t win a game got a gift bag tote from LLBean sponsored by RHI Entertainment.
“It was a blast,” Joe Hubrich said.
Indian BINGO will be held on the second Friday of the month. Make sure to look for the announcement here on NE2SS.org. Future nights will feature up and coming talent, documentary shorts, and some of the best Indian potluck on this great Earth. Hang out and get reacquainted with NYC’s Native American peoples. We’ll see you next time.
NE2SS Councilmember Kevin VanWanseele traveled back to his hometown, San Diego, CA, to march with Karen Vigneault and her organization Nations of the Four Directions. NOTFD organizes the ‘twin-spirit’ community of San Diego metro area. NE2SS came to support their organization and ultimately support the national movement of the two-spirit/twin-spirit/winkte community.
“Most of the two-spirits were on the sidelines trying to blend in. When we passed we kept motioning them to join us in our group,” VanWanseele said. “A few joined us.”
Vigneault said she was contacted by numerous two-spirit friends afterward and asked to march with them next year.
“I saw a lot of faces on the sidelines that looked like they wanted so much to be marching and not just sitting. It’s surprising that there is still a lot of shame with being gay in such a large city. Maybe next year there’ll be a little less shame.”
Karen Vigneault wanted to thank the NorthEast Two-Spirit Society for their support.
Come march with NE2SS
in NYC’s Pride Parade
Sunday June 24th, 2007
Line up
56th St. btw 5th and 6th Aves.
11am
Everyone Welcome!
More Info? Contact.
Dance at the NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian) at Bowling Green
July 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26
11am, 1pm and 3pm
Rotunda
Learn Indian social dances in this interactive program led by skilled Native American dancers. First come, first served.
It’s Pow-wow season. Come attend one of the biggest Pow-wow’s in America.
General Admission
Adults: $15
Youth (5–11 years): $12
4 years & under: Free
Groups (10+): $12/person
3-Day Pass: $36
Seniors (65+ years): $12
NMAI Members: $12
Grand Entries
Friday: noon and 6 p.m.
Saturday: noon and 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m.
Download the PDF flyer here.
This week’s Time Magazine cover story featured some in depth scientific analysis on wisdom and why some people get it and some just grow old. A quote:
From the outset, it’s easier to define what wisdom isn’t. First of all, it isn’t necessarily or intrinsically a product of old age, although reaching an advanced age increases the odds of acquiring the kinds of life experiences and emotional maturity that cultivate wisdom, which is why aspects of wisdom are increasingly attracting the attention of gerontological psychologists. Second, if you think you’re wise, you’re probably not. As Gandhi (who topped the leader board a few years ago in a survey in which college students were asked to name wise people) put it, “It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.” Indeed, a general thread running through modern wisdom research is that wise people tend to be humble and “other-centered” as opposed to self-centered.
…Certain qualities associated with wisdom recur in the academic literature: a clear-eyed view of human nature and the human predicament; emotional resiliency and the ability to cope in the face of adversity; an openness to other possibilities; forgiveness; humility; and a knack for learning from lifetime experiences. And yet as psychologists have noted, there is a yin-yang to the idea that makes it difficult to pin down. Wisdom is founded upon knowledge, but part of the physics of wisdom is shaped by uncertainty. Action is important, but so is judicious inaction. Emotion is central to wisdom, yet detachment is essential.
Read the entire article here.
