Last updated 06/18/06.
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And yes, at DesiQ 2006 we
will celebrate our ancestry and our identity, sexual, political, artistic and
cultural. The following is the tentative schedule for cultural and social
events:
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Wed, June 21, 6.00 - 8.00 pm: DesiQ
Meet & Greet
Venue: Genentech Hall, UCSF
Mission Bay Campus
Cost
- Free
On the very first evening we will celebrate being together and
get to know each other. Please check when you register to find out where to come
to meet all the attendees, meet old friends and make new ones. It will be an
informal, relaxed and fun hour of social gathering. This event is free for all
registered participants and anyone else who wants to drop by. Beverages and
light snacks will be provided.
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Thursday, June 22, 6.30 -
8.00 pm: DesiQ
Film Night "Khush Cinema"
Venue: Beyers
Auditorium, Genentech Hall, UCSF
Mission Bay Campus, 600 16th Street (at 3rd Street), San Francisco CA 94107
Cost - Free for registered
attendees (full or day pass), Everyone else $15 - $10 sliding scale
This will be an evening of fun and though provoking film
screening. We are proud to present a boutique of short movies made with love and
passion by a few selected Queer South Asian film makers. You will not get a
chance to see these movies easily anywhere else. Even if you are not an
attendee, do drop by and catch a glimpse of what's going on right now in the
queer South Asian film community. The film lineup is:
 | Voices against IPC
Section 377 (16 mins)
A documentary film made by Sopan Muller about the signature campaign
led by Humsafar Trust, Mumbai in support of the ammendment of
Article 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality
in India. |
| Blue and Yellow (16
mins)
A film made by Niranjan Kamatkar during the filming of the feature
film "Yours, Emotionally!" getting various perspectives of
being south asian and gay. |
| Bollywood/Lollywood
(12 mins)
A collection of music videos dealing with desire and sexuality
through queer erotic images, that pay homage to, and subvert the
visual codes of the dominant and rigid notions of gender, sexuality
and culture in Lollywood and Bollywood. |
| In the name of
Allah (12 mins)
An exerpt from film maker Parvez Sharma's highly acclaimed and
unprecedented documentary, which explores the complex global
intersections of Islam and homosexuality, and brings to light the
hidden lives of lgbt Muslims |
| Milind Soman Made
Me Gay (20 mins)
A film made by Harjant Gill, this movie dives into the memory-scape
of four South Asian gay men living in the diaspora, to reveal how
each negotiates his sexual desire with his cultural and religious
identity. Underneath these nostalgic explorations of life back home
lie harsh realities of homophobia and racism in America, and an
on-going struggle to find a place of belonging. |
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Friday, June 23, 7.00 - 1.00 pm: DesiQ
GALA Banquet & Dance Party
Venue: Robertson
Hall, UCSF Mission Bay Community Center, 1675 Owens Street, San
Francisco, CA 94107
Cost - Free for registered attendees, For anyone else $50
before 10 pm, $20 after 10 pm (tickets at door)
Schedule:
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm : Cocktail |
| 8.00 - 10.00 pm: Banquet, Key Note Speaker, Award Ceremony,
Performances |
| 10.00 pm - 1.00 am: Hours of dancing to remixes of
Bollywood,
Bhangra and world music. |
This
is a once in 5 years chance to immerse in the international scene of queer south
Asians. Come one, come all! Don't miss this feast of the senses: in a
spanking new and classy auditorium, a special evening of :
| Mouth watering South Asian cuisine |
| Views into today's South Asian LGBT issues by our keynote
speaker, author SAMINA ALI (http://www.saminaali.com) |
| Pink peacock awards to be given to Sandip Roy and
Horizon's Foundation |
| Fabulous and famous D'Lo from southern California as
our EMCEE
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| Belly dancing by Mark Balahadia (www.markbalahadia.com/) |
| Gender Bending by "Zeena Divani" from New York |
| DholRythms (all women's) Bhangra Troupe |
| Hours of dancing to Bollywood, Bhangra and world
music spun by renowned DJ Taher all the way from LA |
Go to the registration page to buy
tickets online or buy your tickets at the door. The event may sell out - so buy
your tickets now!!!!
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Sat. June 24th
Calling All Desi Dykes and Desi
Queer Women !
Desi SF Dyke March 2006
Events
Come on out and celebrate your identity and ancestry
with your fellow sisters on June 24th, Saturday.We
have a feast of events - just for you.
12.00 noon
- 2 pm: Desi Dykes Brunch
We will be meeting at one of our generous patron's
home, close to Dolores Park, starting at 12 noon.We will have brunch,
mingle, chat, celebrate, laugh, scream and have a good time. Please
RSVP roke.noir@gmail.com
or 415.948.8168 to signup and to get address. It is a free
event.
4 pm - 5 pm:
Signup - Desi Dyke Contingency for Dyke March
We will be walking in the Dyke March as Desi Dyke
Contingent under the Trikone Banner.
We will be gathering on the right side of the stage (if u face the
stage) in Dolores Park in SF. There will be a Trikone Banner. Please
come to the banner and signup. Do be on time! Look out for Roke, Tina,
Kavita & Punam, the Trikone Dyke Board Members.
We will be walking in the Dyke March as Desi Dyke
Contingent under the Trikone Banner. Bring posters & signs, wear
whatever you want to flaunt in. Desi costumes preferred - but not a
must. Your participation is what we are looking for.
9 pm onwards:
After the Dyke March Mango Party at El Rio
Let's go to the Mango After March party at El Rio, to
wind down and move with the exotic music in the warm (u think?) night.
Please contact roke.noir@gmail.com
for more information. Roke is a Trikone Board Member and Chair,
Entertainment, DesiQ 2006 (www.desiq.org
). You can reach her any time at 415.948.8168.
Gay
Men's brunch
While
the women get ready to celebrate the dyke march events, the men get
together for Saturday morning Indian buffet lunch at a restaurant in the
Mission district, which will be exclusively opened for us.
$15 per person. Fixed menu.
Date: Saturday, June 24 11:30AM
Venue: Aslam's Rasoi Restaurant
1037 Valencia Street (at 21st Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Jalwa
night:
Its a BYOB dance party hosted by Rann Shinar. Bring some drinks, bring
some snacks, bring some friends, and lets have a lot of fun on Pride
eve.
Date: Saturday, June 24, 9pm
Venue:
2 Carnelian Way
San Francisco, CA 94131
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Sunday June 25th
Join Trikone's fantabulous float.
This year's theme is: Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya or in other words "We're
proud of our love". The float is inspired from an old Bollywood classic
film Mughal-e-Azam and recreates a Palace movie set. Come dressed in your
ethnic attire if you want to be on top of the 30 foot long colorful float.
After the parade, hang out at the Trikone booth in the festival area. All are invited to march as a contingent with other LGBTQI people in the
San
Francisco Pride Parade. Come see what we can do when we come together and celebrate with 500,000 people (http://www.sfpride.org/).
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