NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED TO GATHER TOGETHER & SHARE AS MUCH QUEER JOY AS POSSIBLE!
December 6th * First Friday Breakfast inspired by the Black Panther Party Free Food Program
December 7th * Holiday Drag Show Queer Safe-Space Fundraiser featurin' Miss Cissy Walken!
December 14th * FREE Handmade for the Holidays Crafternoon with Kyle the Craftivist ~ make glam gifts for dear friends, awesome allies, chosen family, or just for yourself (you deserve it!)...
& as always we will be
open again on X-Mas Day
for any one & everyone who needs or wants to celebrate safely in strength & solidarity with chosen fam!
*PAST EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS*
RUSTIN IN RENAISSANCE @ lincoln center!
our meaningful musical "Rustin In Renaissance" premieres at Jazz at Lincoln Center & we are thrilled to offer our Beloved Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Community a 20% DISCOUNT!
Proud to partner with Grammy & Tony Award winnin' multi-hyphenate Bryan Carter presented in community & co-conspiracy with the delightful Christian Wiggs of Bandstand Presents on powerful project amplifyin' the voice of Black Queer LGBTQIA & Civil Rights pioneer Bayard Rustin featurin' the extraordinary J. Hoard, Shenel Johns, Vuyo Sotashe, & Georgia Heers performin' with the Jazz at PRIDE Orchestra!
VOTE WITH PRIDE INDEED!
What a wonderful GOTV Welcomin' the Community VOTER APPRECIATION Breakfast @ BRCSJ HQ!
Thanx to all the fab folx who showed up & glowed up at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, all y'all who dropped by to make a bracelet, write a postcard pack, register to vote, or just hang in our dedicated LGBTQIA Safe-Space!
Now, all y'all, it's up to YOU~
#vote with #Pride
QUEER THE VOTE!
#GOTV
Make sure all of our voices heard
out on the streets
& in this pivotal (& every!) election!
OCTOBER 25th 6:30pm
QUEER YOUTH BRIGADE
SPOOKY MOVIE PARTY!
& stay tuned, true believers, as you plan for the holidaze~
DECEMBER 7th
our awesome annual HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER DRAG SHOW
featurin’ the fabulous MISS CISSY WALKEN!
DECEMBER 14th
HOMEMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS * Make wonderful handcrafted gifts
with the delightful KYLE THE CRAFTIVIST!
& as always, our Center will be OPEN X-MAS DAY
for anyone who wants or needs a Safe-Space
to celebrate with dear friend & chosen fam (by blood & by LOVE!)
September 14th
Gender Affirming Afternoon of Beauty
for our Trans & Non-Binary folx from 1-3pm at BRCSJ HQ. Our creative community partners from Innovative Salon will be with us for free mini workshops including: intro to hair braiding, everyday makeup tips and tricks, the powers of contours and highlighting, fairy hair, & oh-so-much more! There will also be representatives on standby for anyone who wants to learn more about the beauty education industry.
September 17th
Vote with Pride
Join us to mobilize, spread the word about getting out to vote & the importance of making your voice heard as we celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a very special Craftivity with our fabulous friend Kyle the Craftivist!
September 28th
NJ’s first-ever statewide
Queer Music Festival!
This extraordinary extravaganza will gather LGBTQIA punk, funk, & multi-genre bands from across the state at Old Hights Brewery for delicious drinks, melodious music, & all-inclusive inspiration with dear friends, stalwart allies, & chosen family in a way never before presented.
Incredibly proud to partner w/ multi-hyphenate Bryan Carter on this powerful project amplifyin' the voice (both literally & figuratively!) of
Black Queer LGBTQIA & Civil Rights pioneer Bayard Rustin!
Please join our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice for this meaningful musical event Jazz at Lincoln Center this October presented in community & co-conspiracy with the delightful Christian Wiggs of Bandstand Presents
https://www.nytimes.com/.../lincoln-center-jazz-lineup.html
*BRCSJ Drag Queen Story Hour*
Celebrate & Commemorate
the March on Washington
with Harmonica Sunbeam
Please join us @rustincenter HQ as our fabulous Drag Queen in Residence @hsunbeam presents a powerful Drag Queen Story Hour @dragstoryhour to Celebrate & Commemorate the Anniversary of the March on Washington!
This extraordinary event as meaningful as it is fabulous will be hosted by our @brcsjbookdefenders at BRCSJ HQ on Sunday August 25th at 11am
Come out to Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice ‘cause when Harmonica’s in the house, you don’t wanna’ miss a hot minute…
https://www.facebook.com/events/519136960774368
Join Planned Parenthood & our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice for a night of action on July 31st!
This is an extraordinary opportunity to connect with others in the community & make a difference by writing postcards to support various causes & campaigns in camaraderie & co-conspiracy.
Share your passion about social & racial justice, environmental issues, healthcare, reproductive & birth justice, queer rights, or any other cause, your words can make an impact. Let's gather, share our thoughts, & send out positive messages to create change.
Whether you want to share your story or be there in support of those who do, we hope you can join us for this meaningful gathering.
Please RSVP here so we get enuff snax~
https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/august2024-mercer-cat
Welcomin’ the Community free breakfast
every first friday
Join us once again at our monthly
Welcomin' the Community Breakfast
at beautiful BRCSJ HQ at 12 Stockton St.
Please drop by to grab some coffee, fruit, bagel (from Brooklyn, natch!), or delightful vegan breakfast treat this day & every First Friday from 8-10 AM
Inspired by the Black Panther Party People’s Free Food Program, this monthly event has become a wonderful tradition here in Princeton since we first started it over six years ago~
Whether you are an old friend or new ally, we would really dig to see you again or indeed for the first time.
The morning light here is quite beautiful & we dare say, even mayhaps inspirational, so please come & share some of it with us~
Visit our community activist center, educational bridge, & dedicated safe-space for all our LGBTQIA youth & seniors, our intersectional families, & all our beautifully diverse folx, & learn more about the good works of the people we strive to do herein each & every day.
No business, just breakin' the fast together communally~
All are welcomed
All are loved
All are served coffee & babka!
“RUSTIN IN RENAISSANCE”
Congrats Bryan Carter
on Grammy Awards Recording Academy win!
Proud to partner with our dear friend next on powerful project
amplifyin' the voice (both literally & figuratively!) of Black Queer pioneer & LGBTQIA & Civil Rights freedom fighter Bayard Rustin
premierin' in October at
Jazz at Lincoln Center~
All y'all please join us
for meaningful musical event
at the beautiful Lincoln Center!
Thanx to all who joined us at our fabulous
V-Day Social * Non-Alcoholic Happy Hour
Queer Joy Valentines at BRCSJ HQ!
Welcomin' all friends, allies, & chosen fam to a fun & funky all-inclusive all-ages pre-Valentine's Day non-alcoholic Community Happy Hour!
Valentine's Day is a tender time for some in our Queer Community, so our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice was proud to partner with our good friends at Free Spirits & Cherry Grove Farms for this very special V-Day Social bringin’ together our beautifully diverse folx for a non-alcoholic happy hour with delicious mocktails, yummy cheeses (& vegan snax as well!), fun & funky craftivities, & most of all, community & camaraderie~
Hosted by our BRCSJ Queer Youth Brigade & Trans Justice Collective, this extraordinary event open to all ages & all our friends, allies, & chosen fam across the spectrum,
celebratin' LOVE IS LOVE in fabulous style loud & proud together!
Truly a meaningful moment shared with our friends from Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey as they presented a powerful program at this extraordinary event dedicated to preservin’ & protectin’ our reproductive rights & safe abortion access~
Thanx Planned Parenthood Action for this & for all you do for our Queer community & all the good folx who joined us in camaraderie!
As always OUR DEDICATED QUEER SAFE-SPACE & COMMUNITY ACTIVIST HUB
AT OUR BEAUTIFUL BRCSJ HQ OPEN each & EVERY WEEKDAY (& WEEKENDS SOON!) HOSTED BY DELIGHTFUL VOLUNTEERS TRAINED TO WELCOME ALL Y’ALL WITH THE
RESPECT, RECOGNITION, & LOVE WE ALL NEED & DESERVE!
Wanna’ join us as a safe-space host, hit us back here!
BRCSJ QUEER YOUTH BRIGADE GATHERING
meets every month!
OUR QUEER YOUTH BRIGADE ARE DEDICATED YOUNG FOLX WORKIN' @RUSTINCENTER HQ WITH & FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY ON powerful PROGRAMMING & extraordinary EVENTS CENTERED ON LGBTQIA YOUTH
AS MEANINGFUL AS THEY ARE FABULOUS!
CHECK OUT THEIR SOCIALZ~
HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/BRCSJQUEERYOUTH
HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/BRCSJQUEERYOUTH/
HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BRCSJQUEERYOUTH
PLEASE CONTACT OUR QUEER YOUTH ADVOCATE TO JOIN THE BRIGADE~ BRCSJQUEERYOUTH@GMAIL.COM
OR SIMPLY FILL OUT THIS FORM~ HTTPS://FORMS.GLE/GVPKGE1MBWJR1DKY6
Please join us as we dream & scheme about the future of this wonderful group & embark upon this inspirational journey together...
the holiday season that can be a tender time for many in our community
our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice was here (& queer!) for you!
thanx to all who joined us for these fabulous festivities at BRCSJ HQ & beyond~
MUTTS mastermind Patrick McDonnell
"The Superhero's Journey"
Community Conversation & Book Signin'
Dec. 2nd
BREAKFAST WITH BONNIE
Welcomin' the Community at BRCSJ HQ
with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
Dec. 8th
Holiday Drag Show Fundraiser
featurin' Miss Cissy Walken
Dec. 16th
& as always in what has now become
a beautiful tradition~
OPEN X-MAS DAY for all who want or need
an all-inclusive safe-space
to celebrate with friends, allies, & chosen fam!
Find more inspirational info. & register to join us in all the fab festivities~
https://rustincenter.eventbrite.com
Join us once again at our monthly
Welcomin' the Community Breakfast
at our beautiful BRCSJ HQ at 12 Stockton St.
This mornin' supa'-special as we will be joined by our dear friend & stalwart ally Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman!
Please note~ We are gatherin' on SECOND Friday this month to accommodate the Congresswoman's schedule
Please drop by as always to grab some coffee, fruit, bagel (from Brooklyn, natch!), or delightful vegan breakfast treat this day & every First Friday from 8-10 AM
Inspired by the Black Panther Party People’s Free Food Program, this monthly event has become a wonderful tradition here in Princeton since we first started it over five years ago…
All are welcomed
All are loved
All are served
coffee & babka!
A full house at our a very special pre-release screening of the powerful Netflix film RUSTIN about inspirational Black queer civil rights hero LGBTQIA movement pioneer Bayard Rustin & then stay for an energetic empathetic exchange between best-selling author, regular New Yorker contributor, & OG Radical of the Real Adam Gopnik & our own Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber.
“RUSTIN”, is Produced by Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis & Barack & Michelle Obama, directed by Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe, & features an all-star cast including Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Jeffrey Wright & Audra McDonald & in select theaters November 3rd & premieres on Netflix November 17th.
OUR QUEER COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS GATHER TOGETHER STRONGER & WITH EVEN MORE LOVE IN THE FACE OF HATE & IGNORANCE
A BOMB THREAT DID NOT STOP OUR DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR AS OUR LGBTQIA FAMILIES, FRIENDS & ALLIES SASHAYED IN FABULOUS FIELD-TRIP FASHION TO A NEARBY STOOP
QUEER JOY!
THAT'S WHAT THE FEAR-MONGERS FEAR THE MOST SO THANX TO ALL THE FAB FOLX WHO
SHOWED UP & GLOWED UP AT OUR COMMUNITY BREAKFAST @RUSTINCENTER HQ THE SHOW OF STRENGTH & SOLIDARITY OUR COMMUNITY NEEDED TO SEE~ LIGHT WILL ALWAYS DISPEL DARKNESS
LOVE WILL ALWAYS CONQUER HATE!
Thanx Jonathan Eig, Michael Long, Walter Naegle, terrance wiley of Haverford College, & our very own BRCSJ Chief Activist Robt Seda-Schreiber for such an energetic empathetic exchange about NYU Press book "Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest & Politics" & much love & respect to all who joined this community conversation at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ!
Thanx to all fab folx who
showed up & glowed up at our
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Banned Books Brunch Benefit!
We honored our BRCSJ Defenders of the Right to Read Senator Andrew Zwicker, HARMONICA SUNBEAM, Martha Hickson, Andrea Melissas Caporale; Arati Sadalge Kreibich from New Jersey Working Families Party encouraged us to VOTE; & we all left inspired to be Angelic Troublemakers in our respective communities...
(& much love & respect to our chief Activist’s mom for makin' all the delish quiche; our BRCSJ Community Organizer & Queer Educator Sara Menlow Wasserman for keepin' it all together; & Princeton Mayor Mark Freda & the Princeton NJ Police Department for keepin' us safe from any potential threats!)
Reproductive Rights Storyteller Speak Out
Birth Justice at BRCSJ HQ
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey & our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice organized an extraordinary event to change hearts & minds & reduce stigma by talking loudly & proudly about abortion & other reproductive health care experiences.
Each person has their own journey & own story to tell...
A Speak Out is an event where people publicly share their powerful, personal stories about abortion, trans care, reproductive health care access, birth justice, & more to break the silence & stigma surrounding this care & to illustrate the harm of restrictions. Storytelling is a powerful tool because it puts a face & voice to the issues we fight for, humanizes policies & legislation, & motivates our communities to take action to protect & defend our rights.
great gratitude to all who shared their stories
& those who came out in support of those who did
*BRCSJ QUEER NITE OUT AT THE GARDEN THEATRE*
BOTtoms + BENT SPOON ICE CREAM PRE-PARTY!
partnering with our friends at the fabulous Garden Theatre for another Queer Night Out 7 Thanx to all who joined us for BOTTOMS with FREE ice cream (vanilla chocolate bit & vegan BOTTOMBERRY!) generously donated by our good friends at the bent spoon!
SEPTEMBER 30th
Celebratin’ the publication
“Bayard Rustin
a Legacy of Protest & Politics”
in partnership with NYU Press
featurin’ authors
Jonathan Eig, “King: A Life”
terrance wiley, Professor of Religion & Coordinator of African & Africana Studies, Haverford College
Michael G. Long, EDITOR
Walter Naegle, Bayard’s Beloved Partner
& our very own BRCSJ Chief Activist
Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber
This powerful new book will available for signing by all five guests
as well as select copies of their own individual works all to
benefit our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice pivotal LGBTQIA safe-space & community activist hub!
*BRCSJ QUEER NITE OUT at the GARDEN THEATRE*
BARBIE + BENT SPOON ice cream pre-party!
QUINTESSENTIAL QUEER JOY!
Thanx to all Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice friends, allies & chosen fam who showed up & glowed up at out Fabulous Queer Nite Out at Princeton Garden Theatre & enjoyed FREE pink ice cream & vegan sorbet from our friends at the bent spoon
“It is the best day ever. So was yesterday, & so is tomorrow, &
every day from now until forever.”
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
PRINCETON PRIDE '23
A Celebration of FAMILy
PARADE & AFTER-PARTY
Saturday June 17th
SAVE THE DATE ALL Y'ALL
Angelic Troublemakers Assemble!
For those who couldn't join us live at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ for our energetic empathetic exchange with extraordinary OG Radical of the Real Adam Gopnik discussin' his remarkable new book “THE REAL WORK”
please enjoy our meaningful moment shared aquí~
https://www.facebook.com/RustinCenter/videos/2197265920481878
& please know~
Signed copies of this wonderful new book from Liveright Publishing W. W. Norton & Company available to purchase at BRCSJ HQ to Support our LGBTQIA safe-space & the powerful programming & extraordinary events held here in Princeton
Our Drag Queen Story Hour featurin' HARMONICA SUNBEAM @RustinCenter HQ
was simply beautiful & we'll just let the pix from this fabulous family @DragStoryHour speak for themselves...
Regular gatherings
BRCSJ Queer Youth Brigade
Young folx workin' at the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ with & for the community on dedicated programming & special events as meaningful as they are fabulous!
Please join us as we dream & scheme about the future of this wonderful group & embark upon this extraordinary journey together...
The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Trans Justice Collective invites our transgender community to rise up together to create trans community care, safe and brave spaces, with committed action & advocacy from this BRCSJ space. We center the experiences & leadership of trans people of color and transfemme folx to collectively embody trans justice through interpersonal connection, community support & solidarity. Together we strive to create explicitly trans-normative space where we respect each other’s journeys with kindness & compassion. We work towards healing each other & ourselves as we continue to evolve individually and practice collective transformation.
Every FIRST FRIDAY
Drop by BRCSJ HQ from 8-10am
WELCOMIN’ the COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
inspired by the Black Panther Party Free Food Program
YOGA for EveryBODY
Saturday Salutation
LIVE & IN-PERSON on a rotatin’ basis
BRCSJ HQ!
PAST EVENTS
OUR FIRST & fabulous @RustinCenter West Coast Fundraiser a meaningful & magical moment!
Much love & respect to BRCSJ Board Member @RasheedNewson & all the fab folx who showed up & glowed up in support & solidarity of our LGBTQIA safe-space~
The City of Angels now the City of Angelic Troublemakers!
Back from our whirlwind West Coast tour an honor & pleasure in equal measure havin' all friends & chosen fam come out to our amazin' & affirmin' Anniversary Party & Open House to Welcome Our Community@RustinCenterHQ Much love & respect to all fab folx who showed up & glowed up!
our Pre-Pub Party @RustinCenter HQ with @MUTTScomics creator Patrick McDonnell was truly a meaningful moment indeed~
Community-Buildin' Conversation callin’ for Compassionate Revolution & sharin' preview of his inspirational new book “HEART TO HEART”
with His Holiness The DALAI LAMA!
“We are still determined to use the weapon of love”
Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., Observance & Luminary Lighting
“The proof that one truly believes is in action”
Our Chief Activist
Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber preached on Bayard Rustin’s Life & how we honor his legacy each & every day here at BRCSJ HQ & IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY…
JOIn us as we build toward the beloved community
(of angelic troublemakers)!
Thanx to all who dropped by our wonderfully warm gathering at our Holiday Safe-Space & warm embrace here at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ, a truly meaningful moment shared with friends, allies, & fam, both chosen & biological!
Conversation & book-signin’ as meaningful as it as fabulous
with our newest BRCSJ Board Member
RASHEED NEWSON
EP, BEL-AIR
Author, “My Government is trying to kill me”
For those who couldn't be with us at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ for this community-buildin' conversation with the phenomenal Steve Brodner discussin' his extraordinary new Fantagraphics book, "Living & Dying In America", please enjoy...
https://www.facebook.com/RustinCenter/videos/586228546632465
Jill Sobule
BRCSJ Benefit Concert!
If you missed this very special evenin’ with our musician-in-Residence, tune in aqui, true believers~
RustinCenter/videos/1335771136827992
Martha Hickson
What YOU can do to Defend the Right to Read
special guest Daniel Handler aka lemony snicket
You can still peep Martha’s powerful presentation that indeed educated, aggravated, & activated our community & will do so for you too!
RustinCenter/videos/1117743855808334
On the Anniversary of
the March on Washington
We welcomed
Walter Naegle
to our new BRCSJ HQ
to Commemorate & Celebrate
Bayard Rustin
Chief Organizer
& Architect of this historic event
Not only Bayard's beloved partner & protector of his legacy
Walter is an inspiration his own self dedicated to speaking truth to power in his numerous good works of the people
our BRCSJ Board Member Emeritus Walter Naegle
& Chief Activist Robt Seda-Schreiber
in community-buildin' conversation that was equally empowerin' & entertainin'
facebook.com/RustinCenter/videos/1155497965042567/
our Out of the Closet~ Queer Icons Frank & Chet present the Great Clothing Give-Away! event was a stunnig success~
Folx across the spectrum dropped by @RustinCenter HQ & left with some fabulous new pieces for their wardrobe as our favorite couple shared their wardrobe from various appearances & adventures at Pride events over the years~
From the young man who got a pink suit & fab silver shoes for his prom to the extended family who couldn’t believe it was all free to our very own Trans Advocacy Community Liaison Chris who left with a whole new color palate of snazzy duds. It was truly a special day but mostly because everyone also got to share a meaningful moment with the inspirational queer icons Frank & Chet & dhare in some meaningful & fabulous LGBTQIA HISTORY!
Our August First Friday was an inspirational gatherin’ of community & an absolute marathon of positivity from 8am-8pm (& beyond!)
startin’ with our warm Welcomin’ the Community Breakfast
to our extraordinary Queer Musician Showcase.
Make sure you mark next First Friday with a rainbow heart to join us for this wonderful way to start your month with us at BRCSJ HQ!
Much love & respect to queer historian & author Hugh Ryan for bravin' the heat & comin' out to Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ to speak about his extraordinary new book "Women's House of Detention" at a very special Book Signing & Conversation
A wonderful afternoon of story-sharin' & we thank all the folx who showed up as well to join us in this community buildin' conversation!
our good friend & stalwart ally Wesley STace played an inimate show to a packed house at our beautiful new Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice community activist center & LGBTQIA safe-space & hope all y’all will join us when wes returns in the fall for another meaningful & mirthful musical moment!
