The DC Queer People Of Color (QPOC) collective will hold a community dialogue, Why the Violence? on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, 2000 14th Street NW, DC. As a follow-up from the June 6th panel discussion during Capital Pride, we seek to create a safe space for LGBTQ people of color to discuss the increasing incidences of violence in DC.

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We welcome you to participate in a community hearing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people of color communities in DC. Stand up and TESTIFY about what YOU THINK is causing the upsurge of alarming violence against and within our communities. This hearing is an open, public forum, and the first in a proposed series of Mobilizing the Mosaic actions being organized by a newly formed collective of Queer People of Color (QPOC) in DC. Come offer your thoughts on violence in our communities, learn about LGBTQI resources available in DC, and propose ideas for action to keep all of us safe.

The Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center is located on the corner of 14th & U Street NW. Yellow or Green line to U Street/Cardozo. Join us at Nellie's at the corner of U St. NW and 9th Street for an informal gathering to continue conversation and community building after the hearing.

--DC QPOC is an informal collective of individuals and organizations interested in fostering unity, community, leadership and activism among Queer People of Color through educational and social events.--