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Check it out! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks! --Val<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://hosted.vresp.com/261223/e2798984c3/1368001583/c86e2e7bbb/" target="_blank">Click to view this email in a browser</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt;border:solid black 1.0pt'><tr><td width=650 colspan=2 style='width:487.5pt;border:none;background:#080707;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=450 style='width:337.5pt;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 11.25pt'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/3a57550e01" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=411 height=74 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/3923aa36f7/library/fest2011banner%202.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="fest2011banner 2"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td><td width=200 style='width:150.0pt;background:#8466F2;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 0in'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>May 11, 2011</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:none;background:#650FFA;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#F7E307'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/2ac6bbb0fb" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=296 height=102 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/ed6ee0a5bc/library/QWOCMAP%20Film%20Strip.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="QWOCMAP Film Strip"></span></a><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/34b969139e" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=323 height=102 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/ed6ee0a5bc/library/QWOCMAP%20Film%20Strip%202.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="QWOCMAP Film Strip 2"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td width=450 valign=top style='width:337.5pt;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=450 style='width:337.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>7th annual <br>Queer Women of Color Film Festival</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=415 style='width:311.25pt'><tr><td style='background:#0A0A0A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=415 height=6 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/2940/box_top.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="box_top.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#0A0A0A;padding:3.75pt 11.25pt 3.75pt 11.25pt'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>Dearest QWOCMAP Community, <br><br>What is your definition of magic? Does it involve disappearing bunnies and shiny top hats? The 7th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival creates a different sort of magic when our multiple communities come together. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#F7E307'><br><br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/a0fb703120" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=368 height=234 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/8a56300e4c/library/2011%20QWOCFF%20Poster%20FINAL%202.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="2011 QWOCFF Poster FINAL 2"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#F7E307'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#0A0A0A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=415 height=6 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/2940/box_bottom.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="box_bottom.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A200FF'>7th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#A200FF'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12<br></span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/e3c22a89c1" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:darkorange'>Brava Theater</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 2789 24th Street, SF<br><br>The 2011 Queer Women of Color Film Festival world premieres 38 new films that kindle tenacious connections of community, family and romance. 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It follows fat, fierce Femmes unafraid to be their most audacious and salacious selves while <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/a65f4bca45" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:darkorange'>IGNITING THE INTERSECTIONS</span></b></a> of who and what we are. It celebrates our <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/eeab5d259c" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:darkorange'>HOMEGROWN GIFTS</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>and acknowledges our <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/ddbad59697" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:darkorange'>FIERCE ENTANGLEMENTS</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>of love, family and community. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#F7E307'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span 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People of Color</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> sets afire crossroads of identity and issues to build a blistering amalgam of truth, love and justice. <br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/6ac77c0ce0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:darkorange'>THINKERS & TROUBLEMAKERS </span></b></a><br>PANEL DISCUSSION <br>1 PM <br>Standing at the intersections of gender, sexuality, nationality, race/ethnicity and culture, this panel of deep thinkers, take-charge doers, and long-time troublemakers illustrates the paths that have led to our current crossroads and illuminates our way forward through social justice feminism.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:#F7E307'><br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/d3141216ec" target="_blank"><span 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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/292d00214b/eid=118245044924102" target=""_blank""><img border=0 width=139 height=116 src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/0d916d9516/library/IMG_1614.jpg?__nocache__=1" align=right hspace=7 vspace=7 alt="QWOCMAP - dancing!" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/292d00214b/eid=118245044924102" target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>Get inspired by Carnival and then come dancing with l@s QWOCMAPer@s! <br><br>Join us on Sunday, May 29th for Salsa Sunday at Casa Sanchez. Featuring $3 margaritas until 2pm, a full Mexican menu and a mostly all-women live salsa band led by Suzanna Cortez. <br><br>It's a bodacious benefit and all door donations go to support the FREE Queer Women of Color Film Festival. <br><br>The Deets: <br>Sunday, May 29<br>1-6pm<br>Casa Sanchez <br>2778 24th St, SF</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><br><br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/eef309917e/eid=118245044924102" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>Salsa Sunday Scoop</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><a href="http://www.qwocmap.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>www.qwocmap.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><a href="mailto:festival@qwocmap.org" target="_blank">festival@qwocmap.org</a><br><a href="tel:415-752-0868" target="_blank">415-752-0868</a></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>CELEBRATE!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/9a2f392152" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=118 height=194 id="_x0000_i1047" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/c0961e85aa/library/Madeleine-Lim-by-Leilani-Nisperos-hires%202.jpg?__nocache__=1" hspace=7 vspace=7 alt="Madeleine-Lim-by-Leilani-Nisperos-hires 2"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><br>Not only is today, May 11, QWOCMAP founder Madeleine Lim's birthday, she has been selected to receive the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award! Thursday, May 19th, she will accept her award at the 35th Anniversary Dinner of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club. L@s QWOCMAPer@s plan to keep celebrating Madeleine and her work.<br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/6bad0e6d7e/option=com_civicrm&view=Events&Itemid=25" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>Join us for dinner!</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:none;background:#080707;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet","serif";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/e5d3a76b14" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=312 height=96 id="_x0000_i1048" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/348890f190/library/QWOCMAP%20Film%20Strip%203%20%202.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="QWOCMAP Film Strip 3 2"></span></a><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/0b554f779c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=301 height=97 id="_x0000_i1049" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/e2798984c3/348890f190/library/QWOCMAP%20Film%20Strip%204.jpg?__nocache__=1" alt="QWOCMAP Film Strip 4"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you no longer wish to receive these emails, we'll be bummed, but maybe your friends can tell you what's happening. Send an email with "Remove Me" in the subject line or click on the link. <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/u?e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/mlpftw" target="_blank">Remove Me</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>QWOCMAP - Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project<br>59 Cook Street<br>San Francisco, California 94118-3310<br>US<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?np/e2798984c3" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1052" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/np_pwrby_vr_logo_126.gif?__nocache__=1" alt="Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://cts.vresp.com/o.gif?e2798984c3/c86e2e7bbb/mlpftw"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br><br>QWOCMAP<br>(415) 752-0868<br><a href="mailto:festival@qwocmap.org" target="_blank">festival@qwocmap.org</a><br><a href="http://www.qwocmap.org" target="_blank">www.qwocmap.org</a><br><br>SAVE THE DATE!<br>7th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival<br>June 10, 11 & 12, 2011<br><br>Queer Women of Color Film Festival - 2008 Best of the Bay Winner!<br><br>Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP)<br>creates, exhibits and distributes new films that authentically<br>reflect the lives of queer women of color and address the<br>vital social justice issues that concern multiple communities.<br>Our vision nurtures queer women of color filmmakers as<br>artist-activist leaders to create systemic change through<br>art, activism and community building. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>