Attached please find material about the People With Hope conference Jaci is am sponsoring for the 6th straight year.
She hopes you will continue to express your support for her endeavors by attending the conference on Saturday, August 22, 2009, or by making a small financial contribution to help me complete the event arrangements.

Please read the materials attached and call Jaci with any questions at (267) 257-8979.

People with hope conference info (PDF)

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Dear Friends of The Brothers Network,

Have we truly entered a new era in American race relations with the
advent of the Age of Obama? Or is it simply that, as the old French
proverb goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same”?

Last year, CNN explored the continuing contradictions of race in
America in its documentary series “Black in America.” On Tuesday, July
22, and Wednesday, July 23, please join us for a viewing and
discussion as CNN revisits the subject with “Black in America 2.”

We will meet at Cafe Mocha, 263 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,
to watch the two-part program in a comfortable environment.
Afterwards, you are welcome to stay and discuss the issues raised in
each installment.

Light snacks will be provided. We will gather starting at 7:30 p.m.

Please RSVP by replying to thebrothersnetwork@gmail.com

Pease pass this invitaion along to your network.

We look forward to seeing you there.

–The Brothers Network

Advisory Board:

Brett Mapp
Noel Miles
Tony Montiero, PhD
Paule Turner, MFA

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The house of Prodigy is having a ball August 21, 2009 in Philly at 2709 Cecil B. Moore Ave at the Rainbow Lounge.  Doors open at 8pm, ball ends at 2am.  $20 cover charge.  There are 3 transman categories, so start getting ready for your category now:

Realness: In the name of Kiron Prodigy with a red fitted
Sex siren: Bring us the king of the jungle  (Tarzan) $$$
Body: Body, Body, King Rome Body!

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Howie spoke to Denny at Willow Hill Camp & Trail and he is willing to knock $15 off each person’s fee since we’re a group of at least 6.  That means $85 per person for the 4-5 hour dirt bike lesson.  That includes a loaner bike and helmet.  He only has 6 loaner bikes, but if more than 6 want to sign up he’s willing to run two back-to-back sessions of 4 people.  Refund policy is:  If you cancel 7 days prior to 8/29 you get a full refund on your deposit.  If you cancel less than 7 days prior to 8/29 he won’t give you a refund on your deposit, but you can reschedule to take another class with him at another time.  He needs a $40 deposit to hold your spot.  I would like to collect checks made out to “Dennis Mann” at our 7/27 meeting, or you can give me cash and I’ll send a check in for you.  If you can’t make that meeting, please e-mail me and I’ll arrange to get it another way.  Camping is “primitive.”  He said it’s a beautiful setting with a river.  There are port-o-potties and fire rings.  Firewood and water available in office.  Grocery store within 5 miles.  $20/site.  So if we do 4 to a tent, that’s just $5 each.  Check out the following website for a breakdown of the Motorcycle Safety Federation’s course, which is what we’ll be doing: http://www.dirtbikeschool.com/.  There’s a good short video on the website of what to expect in our class.  This is gonna be fun!  We’ll leave Philly Friday evening and depart from the campsite Sunday morning.  As of now, I have the following people down as going:

G
Lonnie
Leo
Chris
Robbie
Howie
Aquila
Shawn

If your name is missing from this list, please let Howie know!

IMPORTANT:  ASAP (by end of tomorrow, July 22nd at the latest), please register for our dirt bike class at Willow Hill at the following:  https://training.msf-usa.org/RES/dbs/enroll/StudentEntry.aspx?tuid=ZU%2fpLNIs%2fvH2Lv%2f7htHJxg%3d%3d

He needs everyone to register online in order to save our spots in the class.

Remember that you will be responsible for bringing the following:  long pants, long sleeved shirt, over-the-ankle-boots, gloves, and safety glasses.  He has helmets to loan us.

I need to collect a $40 deposit next Monday at our meeting.  You can give me cash or check.  I will then send in all of our deposits together.  Then, you’ll need to give him the rest of the fee ($45) on the 29th.

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TMAN is camping again one last time for this season.  We’ll be headed to Central PA 2.5 from Philly to Willow Hill Camp and Trail from Friday, August 21st to August 23rd.  The all-day dirt biking lesson is $100, and $20/night to camp.  Bring cash, no credit cards accepted.    If there is enough interest, we may be able to secure a group discount. You will need lunch, safety glasses, long pants, long sleeve shirt, over the ankle boots, and gloves.  They can provide a helmet.  The lesson is 5 hours in length with a 30 minute lunch break in the middle. You can visit the campsite and dirt biking website by clicking here.  If you’re interested, please get back to Howie ASAP by emailing him here.

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We are trying to solidify our plans to travel across country this fall.
Event: Atlanta Black Pride
Location: Hotlanta, GA
Date leaving Philly: September 3, 2009
Date returning to Philly: September 8, 2009
Total Amount needed for trip (includes: transport to and from, transport during events, hotel stay): $175*

Main Contact:
Please contact Lonnie by Tues, June 23, 2009 if you are interested (this is not a confirmation, just want to know how many people are interested).

*you will be responsible for your own food, activities, peep shows and souvenirs

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The Philadelphia Trans Health Conference is next week! We are excited to present the first ever People of Color Track this year.

Last year we asked what our community needed. This year would like to mark some of those items off as accomplished, chip away at others and add new ones to the list.

Below you will find the final list of workshops presented this year with the track as well as other general workshops presented by people of color. Please continue to spread the word as we depend on your attendance and participation to make this a successful event.

Philadelphia Trans Health Conference
People of Color Programming/Events
June 12th – 13th, 2009

Click here for the full POC track schedule
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Below is a list of workshops that will take place during the PTHC this year.  We are still looking for volunteers to help out with handing out and collecting evaluation forms during the POC workshops.  Please let Lonnie or Leo know if you are interested in this volunteer opportunity and spread the word about this conference.

POC = people of color

Open = POC focus, all may attend

Closed = POC focus, only POC can attend

General = all may attend

FRIDAY JUNE 12th

• Building Family with Our Communities (8:30p rm 106A) – POC open
• Father Stories (10am rm 101) – POC closed, FTM only
• Art of Mentorship: Mentorship Amongst Transwomen (11:30am rm106B) – General, POC presenter
• Can You Afford Transition? (2:30pm rm 104A) – POC open
• Anotha Kinda Brotha: Surgical Exploration for Men of Color (4pm rm 104B) – POC closed
• Girls Will Be Girls: Young Transwomen Empowerment Session (4pm rm 102A) – POC closed
• FILM FIESTA

Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (Sat 7:45pm rm 107B) – POC open

How Do I Look (9:10pm rm 107B) – POC open

SATURDAY JUNE 13th

• Trans Elders of Color (10am rm 101) – POC open
• Finding a Common Language: How Do We Talk About Femme Identities? (10am rm 105B) – General, POC presenters
• FTM Packing – Youth (11:30am rm 102A) – General, POC presenter
• This Time Around: Video Journal (11:30am rm 104B) – POC open
• Transmen of Color Meet & Greet (1pm rm 105B) – POC closed
• Transwomen of Color Meet & Greet (1pm rm 106A) – POC closed
• Trans POC Spirituality Leadership (2:30pm rm 106B) – POC open
• Are You Real? Ballroom Culture & Discussion – Youth (4pm rm 102A) – POC closed
• Help Me Reclaim You! The Non-Transgender Transition Experience (4pm rm 104B) – General, POC presenters
• People of Color Feedback Session (5:30p rm 105B) – POC closed
• EVENT

The Love Ball: An Evening of Prevention and Vogue Passion – Mini Ball (6:30p Rm 107B) – POC open

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