The Decade of Transformation: We're Here We're Quirky We're Ready

"Look at all the lovely clean pages."
-Audre Lorde (unpublished journal)

Happy New Decade Beloved Quirks! A lot happened in the last decade. Much of it was ridiculous. Much of it was life-affirming and hopeful. A lot of it we still haven't figured out how to deal with. But we have learned some powerful and hard lessons about purpose, about what doesn't work and what feels right. There are people here on the planet with us that weren't 10 years ago. There are people who have become ancestors living inside of us. And we have no idea what will happen in the next decade but since most of it happens after 2012, who knows? What I do know is that we can fill the next decade with our intentions powerfully manifested and reflected. Like Audre Lorde said at the start of a new journal "Look at all the lovely clean pages."

What are your intentions for the year? For the decade?
Let's make them happen!!!! Join the discussion here: http://quirkyblackgirls.ning.com/forum/topics/you-knew-it-was-coming

And why not welcome our unpredictable futures hardcore. Do you have music (that you made or that you love) that you want to be included in the upcoming Black Girls Rock podcast? Do you want to record an audio piece about how you know that Black Girls Rock? (it could even be you reading that awesome piece you wrote for the love edition of the zine!) Email any ideas to brokenbeautifulpress@gmail.com within the next couple of weeks.

And let us know what you are up to this year and how we can support you! Email me at alexispauline@gmail.com if you have announcements about cool projects that you have envisioned that you want me to announce to our quirky community.

Speaking of support...if you want an Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind DVD get one here: http://brokenbeautiful.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/best-gift-ever-eternal-summer-of-the-black-feminist-mind-dvds/
or (new ish!) a study guide packet to use the Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind in your academic or community based teaching send an email to brokenbeautifulpress@gmail.com.

AND if you live anywhere near Durham and you want to participate in the School of Our Lorde Poetry unit (http://blackfeministmind.wordpress.com/school-of-our-lorde/) fill out an application by January 25th.
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Poetics: Audre Lorde is best known as a warrior poet. In February, School of Our Lorde participants will get a change
to deeply engage Lorde’s poetry (with the benefit of Lex’s archival
research on her revisions) and write their own poetry. We will meet
over dessert on Thursday February 4th, 11th and 18th (Audre’s
b-day!!!!) and the poets will perform their own new or transformed work
at a community reading on Saturday February 20th.

Apply for the poetics course here: School of Our Lorde Poetics Application (pdf version)

School of Our Lorde Poetics Application

email applications to brokenbeautifulpress@gmail.com or drop them off at the Inspiration Station (email for directions)

If you don't live near Durham, NC and you can assemble a crew of people near your computer...fear not you can host a School of Our Lorde Sattelite Campus. Email me at brokenbeautifulpress@gmail.com to find out how!

This is going to be the quirkiest decade yet!
Love,
QBG Lex