queercamp

Queercamp Milwaukee was awesome, and it couldn’t have been as awesome without the amazing people who contributed, attended, donated and supported the first ever queercamp! pictures and video coming soon!

Thanks to everyone who attended the kick-off party at Art Bar, we’ll see you at Bucketworks on Saturday!

With Queercamp less than two weeks away, there’s still a lot to do. and you ALL can help out in the following ways (which will make you our favorite friends, you know  )

• REGISTER for Queercamp! (or sign up on facebook or upcoming)
• Become a sponsor for Queercamp! any donation amount helps us out greatly! plus you get your name/logo on our site and throughout the Queercamp event coming up on April 25 and 26th!
• Sign up to present some sessions! Come to share your knowledge as well as enjoy learning from others around you. Not feeling comfortable leading a session all by yourself? grab a couple friends and lead a panel discussion about an issue you care about! it’s fun, trust me!
• and last, but definitely not least TELL YOUR FRIENDS! The most valuable part of Queercamp is in the networking and uniting of PEOPLE!

mark your calendars. queercamp has a weekend. the last weekend in april.. the weekend after easter.. april 25th and 26th, with a pre-party on the 24th. it will be held at bucketworks, in milwaukee wisconsin.

now what’s next on the to-do list? well we need to promote and get as many people on board to present, attend, support, donate and get the word out! so what can you do to help? this is not a “one man band” by any means. we have strength in our numbers. what talents and gifts can you bring to the table? can you help write promotional materials? do you have connections or contacts in LGBTQ organizations? do you have a blog, website or podcast?  do you have some time to help get the word out on *this* site or the queercamp twitter? can you cook, prepare, or warm up food? ANYTHING! just let me know by sending us an email. and we’ll add you to the group discussion!

after a great discussion today for lunch, i felt inspired to write a little about something i noticed: queercamp will be indescribable. 

now why would i describe queercamp as indescribable? well, first reason is that you can’t just sum up the queercamp idea in a sentence. heck, you can’t even sum it up in a paragraph.  but also, it’s something that will mean something different to every person involved. i’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “what you put into something is what you’ll get out of it.”   i think this phrase can be taken even a step further when speaking about an “unconference” like queercamp. we all bring something to the table. we all have differnet passions, different carreers, different toolsets, different viewpoints, (etc).

all of these “different pieces” end up being extremly crutial to strenghten and grow community. every person’s passions are important for queercamp.

this is a very important concept to grasp for queercamp to work. this isn’t like a conference where you sit, and listen to a supposed “expert” rain down wisdom from thine highest conference podium… this is where we sit in a circle and discuss, learn, share, teach, network and grow. this is where everyone brings what they are passionate about, and lead a session, workshop or discussion about it. this is where people connect to brainstorm the solutions to problems. where people meet to bridge gaps in communities. where people work together to make the world a better place.

so this is what queercamp really is all about.

many of the initial website glitches and bugs have been squashed and fixed. brainstorming & discussions have started, and the excitement is growing about the first ever “unconference” dedicated to LGBT issues, awareness, community building, etc.

follow the creation of a movement by following queercamp…

• on facebook
• on twitter
• on identi.ca

hey, we want to hear from you as well! let us know what you envision for queercamp. leave a comment, or drop us a message on one of the above networks, or even send us an email. we can achieve much more when we work together.