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NEWARK, N.J., April 29, 2011 – NJPAC’s Alternate Routes series returns to Newark for its annual two-day GLBT festival, opening with Work! A Big Ol’ Gay Dance Party, an event that takes place on the stage and under the lights of the Arts Center’s Victoria Theater, featuring a performance by Vogue Evolution from MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew and dancing to house music by Newark’s own DJ Naeem Johnson. Night two heralds the return of the annual audience-pleaser, Out, Loud & Proud V, a night of spoken word focusing on sexuality with performances by international folk poet Alix Olson and Brave Soul Collective. The evening will also feature the premiere of a new work by guest curator and host Pandora Scooter. READ MORE »

HIP HOP: OUT, LOUD & PROUD IV, April 9, 2010
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NEWARK IS BURNING: CAKEWALK TO CATWALK, April 10, 2010

Newark, NJ, March 17, 2010 – The New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s (NJPAC) Alternate Routes series brings to Newark a two-day GLBT festival, opening with the return of the annual audience-pleaser, Hip Hop: Out, Loud & Proud IV, a night of spoken word and hip hop focusing on sexuality and performed by artists of all sexual orientations, and Newark is Burning: Cakewalk to Catwalk, an homage to the gender-bending high energy performances and haute couture fashions from the gay “House Ballroom Scene.” READ MORE »

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2010 CENSUS TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN NEW JERSEY ENGAGE THE LGBT COMMUNITY

Liberation In Truth Unity Fellowship Church Sponsor ‘March Monday’ Forum to Educate and Motivate a Full Census Count

NEWARK, N.J., March 15, 2010 — The 2010 Census will be explained and discussed in the context of the LGBT community at todays town hall meeting in Newark, New Jersey, hosted by Liberation in Truth Unity Fellowship Church. This event is part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s dedicated outreach program to the LGBT community, and will allow community members the opportunity to have their questions answered by a panel of Census staff, community leaders, local organizers and civic officials. The town hall format promotes an open environment for discussion of specific concerns and reinforces the message that the participation of the LGBT community is vital to ensure that the 2010 Census is complete and accurate. READ MORE »

Newark, N.J., March 3, 2010 - The Rutgers Race & the Law Review is excited to announce the new date for our Symposium, “An Affront on Civil Rights: A Multicultural Perspective on the LGBT Struggle for Equality.” Please join us on Tuesday, March 9th from 5pm – 9 pm for this FREE and open to the public event, in the Baker Trial Courtroom at the Center for Law & Justice, as leading scholars, attorneys, and activists discuss the effects of current laws and social policies on LGBT communities of color.

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