EARTH Lab SF (Beth Stephens) and Jason Wyman / Queerly Complex are hosting THREE Peer Exchanges at the new 465 Collective Space to harness the peer power of San Francisco Bay Area Queer Artists to co-create survival tactics, tools, and frameworks.  TOPIC ONE: Strategies for Hope and Joy - How do we remain hopeful and practice joy even while under assault? Using the concept of a "recipe card," we will invite all who attend to create their recipe for hope and joy, sharing "ingredients" and "actions" with others. We will compile the recipe cards into a mini cookbook, "The Hope & […]

EARTH Lab SF (Beth Stephens) and Jason Wyman / Queerly Complex are hosting THREE Peer Exchanges at the new 465 Collective Space to harness the peer power of San Francisco Bay Area Queer Artists to co-create survival tactics, tools, and frameworks. TOPIC TWO: Queer Life Social Security - What kinds of security do we queers need to live (and thrive) in this oppressive world? This question will be the featured topic of our second Peer Exchange, where we will craft our Personal Social Security Cards. We can display these cards should we find ourselves in a place of insecurity or […]

EARTH Lab SF (Beth Stephens) and Jason Wyman / Queerly Complex are hosting THREE Peer Exchanges at the new 465 Collective Space to harness the peer power of San Francisco Bay Area Queer Artists to co-create survival tactics, tools, and frameworks.   TOPIC THREE: Queer Autonomous Zones for Self Determination - What are the shapes-boundaries of your personal space? How do we negotiate spaces for movement collectively? Participants at this Peer Exchange will begin by using masking tape to define the edges of their personal space. We will then use these edges and physical marks to dig deeper into how […]