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DESCRIPTION: Next GAY SHAME meeting this Saturday!!!    GAY SHAME is a Virus in the 
 System. We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action 
 to astounding levels of theatricality. We will not be satisfied with a 
 commercialized gay identity that denies the intrinsic links between queer 
 struggle and challenging power. We seek nothing less than a new queer 
 activism that foregrounds race, class, gender and sexuality, to counter the 
 self-serving “values” of gay consumerism and the increasingly 
 hypocritical left. We are dedicated to fighting the rabid assimilationist 
 monster with a devastating mobilization of queer brilliance. GAY SHAME is a 
 celebration of resistance: all are welcome.    Points of Unity            o 
 We will express outrage through symbolic actions in order to inspire 
 ourselves to confront power dynamics and disseminate information.           
  o We will not only critique targets like corporations, but we will also 
 expose inconsistencies within our social groups and so-called 
 “communities”, in order to grow more toward our radical ideals. 
 Whenever possible, we will use humor and satire to get our points across 
 and to critique ourselves.            o We will call out the greed and 
 consumerism inherent in mainstream gay identity. We are dedicated to 
 fighting capitalism and it’s resulting inequalities.            o We will 
 go beyond theorizing to make our actions not only fun but also empowering.  
           o Our goal is to serve as a catalyst to encourage people to take 
 direct action and civil disobedience further.            o Our goal is to 
 create a home for the culturally homeless.            o Assimilation is 
 erasure. We resist assimilation in all its forms.            o Fighting 
 racism, classism, misogyny, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism and all 
 other hierarchies is the central purpose of GAY SHAME, not an add-on. We 
 will create a space where radical queers can challenge these hierarchies.   
  for more info http://www.gayshamesf.org  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/11/06/80153.php
SUMMARY:GAY SHAME  open meeting
LOCATION:in the backroom of Modern Times Bookstore @ Valencia btw 19th & 20th.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/11/06/80153.php
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