Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Major Project Revision

At the beginning of 2014 we were informed of result for key fundrainsing efforts. As a result of a shortfall in funding for the Pansy Patch Queer Home Project and the fact that a crucial factor in the pursuit of this project is the growing season of the plants that would be central to the Dean Street public art project which makes it meeting the previous fundraising goal unattainable, I have refocused the project on the manifesto component. Given the fact that numerous story gathering sessions were held during the fall of 2013, and a subsequent "summit" session was held at which the content of a manifesto was outlined, declaring what a queer home should be, this project will now result in the publication of a broadside and a print on demand saddle stitched book entitled "The Queer Home Sweet Home Manifesto." These projects will be completed by the end of 2014.

Monday, December 2, 2013

The Queer Home Summit session notes





Questions for the Queer Home Summit ( for multiple small groups)

THE QUEER HOME SUMMIT
GOAL:  TO WRITE A QUEER HOME MANIFESTO

FULL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

IN THE WORLD, WHAT IS YOUR THE GREATEST SOURCE OF HAPPINESS?

IN THE WORLD, WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST SOURCE OF DESPAIR?

HOW IS “THE WORLD” DIFFERENT FROM YOUR CONCEPT OF “HOME?”

AS A CHILD, WHAT EMOTIONS DID YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOMELIFE?

AS AN ADOLESCENT, WHAT EMOTIONS DID YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOMELIFE?

AS AN ADULT, WHAT EMOTIONS DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOME LIFE?

AS A SENIOR, WHAT EMOTIONS DO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOME LIFE?

AS A CHILD, WHAT OTHER QUALITIES OR FACTORS MADE UP WHAT YOU RECALL AS YOUR HOMELIFE?

AS AN ADOLESCENT, WHAT OTHER QUALITIES OR FACTORS MADE UP WHAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOMELIFE?

AS AN ADULT, WHAT OTHER QUALITIES OF FACTORS MAKE UP WHAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH
HOMELIFE?

AS A SENIOR , WHAT OTHER
QUALITIES OR FACTORS  MAKE UP WHAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HOMELIFE?

HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM WHERE YOU WORK OR WHERE YOU PLAY OR PLACES YOU VISIT ?
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IN SMALL GROUPS,

WITH THIS DISCUSSION IN MIND, PLEASE DEFINE WHAT A QUEER HOME SHOULD BE.

WITH THIS DISCUSSION IN MIND, PLEASE DEFINE WHAT A QUEER HOME SHOULD NOT BE.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FOR QUEER PEOPLE?


Poster from The Queer Home Summit


Minimally Edited Interviews from Queer Home Sweet Home Sessions

Content to be added

Posters for Additional Queer Home Sweet Home Sessions