Base-building & Outreach
In order to create real social change in our communities, FIERCE believes we need to build a sizable membership base. We build our membership base through street outreach, monthly base-building events, and presentations at LGBTQ youth service organizations. To date, FIERCE has reached thousands of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC with our membership base exceeding 1300 LGBTQ youth of color.
FIERCE has developed our own unique style of outreach through established social networks and by engaging other LGBTQ youth in the language, culture and style that is specific to our community. FIERCE also has an Outreach Team, which consists of FIERCE members who are dedicated to building our membership base. They do regular street outreach, flyer drop offs, and workshops at other organizations & Gay-Straight-Alliance groups in High Schools about FIERCE's work. Joining the Outreach Team is a fun way to become a positive voice in our community and an active member at FIERCE. To join the Outreach Team you need to be a member of FIERCE. Click HERE to sign up to be a member of FIERCE.
FIERCE is also available to do presentations at your organization or High School to talk to your LGBTQ youth about FIERCE. It is important to us to reach as many LGBTQ youth as possible, and to build relationships with groups who support our work. The Outreach Team has started it's first ever campaign, Transformative Outreach Campaign (TOC), in which we conduct activities we do at FIERCE and do them at these orgs / GSA's. This is an oppurtunity for your youth to see what FIERCE is all about. If you would like FIERCE to do a presentation at your organization or school for your LGBTQ youth, please contact our Organizer John Blasco.
2009 Outreach Team Achievement:
*Successfully increased the Outreach Team members with a total of 12 members.
* Along with the Campaign Steering Committee coordinated the 2nd annual base-building Halloween Party!
*Achieved massive outreach for the screening of Paris is Burning and the Global Warming mini-ball.
*Successfully recruited 122 new members in 2009 with our goal being set at 100!
(ACTIVE / GENERAL) MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Alternate at the 1st Tuesday of every month
Want to know what FIERCE is up to? Want to meet more members? Are you new and wanna get down? Are you a member and haven't been around for a minute? The Membership Meetings are a great way to GET INFORMED and GET INVOLVED!
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: Selected Wednesdays of every month
It is always great to be able to have political discussions, go to major actions and help spread the work of FIERCE. However it is also great to make sure you are keeping yourself well while doing that. This is a space to meditate, center yourself, learn self-defense, maintain healthy relationship, rejuvanate in the beach while working out. STAY HEALTHY! For more info about this event please click HERE.
LET'S POLITIK: 2nd Thursday of every other month
Time to politick over the issues that mean most to us. This is a space where we talk deeper than what's on the surface, and dissect why we experience some of the messed up things we go through. Let's Politik also features some of the most exciting workshops that deal with sex, gender, gender identity, and race.
FIERCE FRIDAY: Last Friday of every month
Parties, open mics, speak outs, workshops, discussions, movie nights - FIERCE Friday is where it's going down! Come meet other FIERCE members and chill out over some grub and peace conversation.