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Welcome to FIERCE's website!

 

We hope you find our website simple to navigate, a useful community resource, consistently updated, and a place to find plenty of opportunities to plug into our work.

 

 

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FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS

 

FIERCE Night Out

 


FIERCE proudly presents

 

 

FIERCE Night Out

 

 

A Benefit Concert for LGBTQ Youth of Color!

 

 

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

 

 

Tickets on Sale NOW at:

 

www.fierceconcert2012.eventbrite.com

 

 

Join  FIERCE  for a  spectacular night  of  spoken word,  dance,  voguing,  funk  rock,  gender-bending drag,  and live music!  Come party and celebrate  the  power and beauty  of  our  communities  as  LGBTQ youth of color and allies:  all for a great cause!

 

 

PERFORMING ARTISTS:

 

 

  • Kay Barrett - spoken word artist and a rare and precious element in the principality of word wizardry

 

  • Manchild and Monstah BLACK a.k.a. the Blakz - intergelectrodiscosoul mayors of Gothan performing dance and vocals

 

  • ButtaFlySouL - singer songwriter and golden tongued grande griot

 

  • Wendell Cooper - dancer, voguer and maximus maven of movement magnificence

 

  • Shelley Nicole's blakbüshe - funk rock and delicous diva of revelry

 

  • Climbing Poetree (Alixa & Naima) - spoken word artists and soul sentinels of supernova linguistics

 

  • Essence Revealed - gender-bending ribald mistress of sanctioned smoulder

 

  • And featuring fabulous performances by FIERCE youth members!

 

 

 

Advance Sliding Scale tickets available $25 - $110.  *You can also purchase a ticket for a youth member to attend!   *Tickets at the door are $35 - $120.  *Buy your ticket in advance and save!

 

 

Tickets on Sale at:

 

www.fierceconcert2012.eventbrite.com

 

 

              Location:     Sullivan Hall

                           214 Sullivan Street

                          (Between 3rd & Bleecker)

                           New York, NY 10012

                           West 4th St stops A, C, D, F, M.

 

Date:  Thursday, May 10th, 2012 

 

Time:  Doors open at 7:30pm. Show starts 8:00pm, ends 1am.

 

 

After Party at Libation!   $10 at the door for FIERCE Night Out ticket-holders OR you can include your after party entry price when you buy your FIERCE Night Out Ticket in advance!

 

 

BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE!

 

 

Out of NYC? There are so many ways to show your support! Show your FIERCE pride and buy a FIERCE T-Shirt! Order yours online: http://www.fiercenyc.org/index.php?s=111#Order

 

 

 

 FIERCE blakbushe

 

FIERCE is excited to announce the launch of a special website commemorating our Queer Pier, 40 Years Art & Cultural History project www.queerpier40years.org

 

Website features first-ever digital chronological timeline of FIERCE’s history from 2000-2010, complete with rarely seen photos and videos.

 

 

 

FIERCE Speaks Out at 2012 Creating Change Conference with a Mic Check to the Obama Administration ~

Stop militarization and policing at home and abroad. Queers Say: No Justice! No Peace!

 

 

 

 

Check out our tumblog recapping the event here: http://fiercenyc.tumblr.com/post/16688730792/creating-change-conference-erases-lgbtq-youth-of-color

 

Check out our blog for reflections from FIERCE Members Evonna Crudup and Karen Hall!

 

FIERCE Guest Blogs on National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Blog!
LGBTQ Youth of Color Interrogate Equality and How We Create Change

 

 

FIERCE Releases New Our SPOT Survey!

 

Help FIERCE further Our SPOT Campaign for an amazing youth center in the West Village. 

 

We want to hear from you!  What are your experiences?  What issues are you facing?  What would you like to see in a 24-hour LGBTQ youth center?

 

 

In 2008, FIERCE launched "Our SPOT" (Save Place to Organize Together), a campaign dedicated to getting a 24 hour youth drop-in center in the West Village, a historically safe space for LGBTQ youth.

 

FIERCE is currently working with the Urban Justice Center to identify the needs of LGBTQ youth through a fabulous survey.

 

FIERCE wants to know what services LGBTQ youth would like to see in a 24 hour LGBTQ Youth Center.
 

We also hear about why the West Village is important to you, and the main issues facing LGBTQ Youth.

Click here to fill out the survey!

And after you're finished, forward the link to a friend!

 

SUMMER on the PIER with FIERCE!!!!

 

We'd like to thank all of the fabulous LGBTQ youth, our supporters and allies for coming out to our 2011 Summer Events! 

 

Check out this video of Summer Highlights, created by Tiffany Browne, FIERCE ELP3 Media Intern, with footage collected by FIERCE's media crew! 

 

 

 

View more youth-produced media on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/fabulouspoc!

Tegan and Sara design a FIERCE T-Shirt!

 

 

 

Tegan SaraFIERCE logo

 

 For more information visit the Yellow Bird Project site. 

  

 

FIERCE to Release New Toolkits on LGBTQ Youth Organizing and Grassroots Fundraising

 
Pricing Starts at $50.
Pre-Order Form Coming Soon!
 

 

 
Stay tuned to our website to find out how you can get your copy.
 
Email Manny at manny@fiercenyc.org to sign up to receive the latest information about FIERCE's new toolkits.
 
 
 
FIERCE gets Mayor Bloomberg to issue official Proclamation naming October LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Month in NYC!
 
LGBTQ Youth, Elected Officials, and Allies Rallied at City Hall Yesterday to Address LGBTQ Youth Suicides and Anti-LGBTQ Attacks in New York City
 
A special thanks our many supporters who helped make this victory possible for FIERCE and for LGBTQ Youth.  
 

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Click HERE to take action and endorse LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Month and FIERCE's statement.
 
 
 
 
FIERCE Road Map to Power!
 
FIERCE is excited to announce the release of Road Map to Power: 2009-2012 Strategic Plan & 2009 Annual Report. Last year was a major year of growth at all levels of FIERCE. Guided by our three-year strategic plan, we were able increase FIERCE's impact and reach locally and nationally. We are pleased to share this summary of our 2009-2012 strategic plan, as well as our achievements in the first year of forwarding our four strategic priorities.
 
Road Map to Power
 
Click HERE to read Road Map to Power.
 
 
 
Check Out FIERCE's National Report
on LGBTQ Youth Organizing
 
 
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In the summer of 2009, FIERCE conducted a national LGBTQ youth needs assessment to identify the major challenges facing LGBTQ youth and to assess strategies used to address these challenges.
 
Coming Out, Stepping Up summarizes key findings from the survey and provides recommendations for how organizations can strengthen their work to build a more effective LGBTQ youth movement. 
 
The report is being released in conjunction with FIERCE's first national LGBTQ Youth of Color Organizing Summit, which will bring together 30 youth from 13 organizations across the country to build their organizing skills.  The summit is a critical opportunity for youth of color to share approaches on how they can build their political power and shape the direction of LGBTQ youth organizing and its relationship to the LGBTQ movement.
 
Click here to read the full report!
Click here for media advisory. 
 
 
SURVEYS!

Call NYC Service Providers and Agencies

You provide an invaluable service to youth across NYC. We hope to build close relationships with service providers and agencies and connect our membership to the services they need. If you wish to be added to our resource guide, please click HERE to fill out the survey.