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SUMMARY:Gender-Expansive Families Propaganda Party
DTSTAMP:20260428T201632Z
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DESCRIPTION:COME CREATE WITH US!\n\nJoin us for a collaborative day of art-
	making in celebration of Trans Day of\nVisibility. Together\, we’ll create
	 t-shirts\, posters\, buttons\, zines\, and other\nmaterials to uplift and
	 support our gender-expansive community.\n\nThis is a joyful opportunity t
	o:\n\n * Connect with neighbors and new friends\n\n * Learn about vital wo
	rk happening in our community\n\n * Create and gather materials to show vi
	sible solidarity on Trans Day of\n   Visibility and beyond\n\n\nFREE & OPE
	N TO ALL\n\nThe event is free and everyone is welcome! All materials creat
	ed will be\navailable at no cost.\n\nWhile not required\, donations are wa
	rmly welcomed to help fund future Propaganda\nParties (in person or via th
	e support link below).\n\nSupport Our Materials Costs [https://square.link
	/u/HY8ynayu]\n\n\nBRING YOUR OWN CANVAS\n\nWe’ll have a limited number of 
	t-shirts available\, but we encourage you to bring\nyour own t-shirts\, to
	te bags\, or other fabric items to print on!\n\n\nWHO’S INVITED?\n\nEveryo
	ne! Come with friends\, bring your family\, or arrive solo and meet new\np
	eople.\n\nRepresentatives from like-minded organizations are encouraged to
	 bring flyers\,\npostcards\, or other materials to share your work and hel
	p others connect with\nyour cause. This is a great space to connect and bu
	ild relationships! \n\n\nOUR ORGANIZERS\n\nThe Gender-Expansive Families P
	ropaganda Party is organized by PS39’s Parents of\nGender Expansive Kids (
	POGEK) [https://pogek.org/] in collaboration with\nInterference Archive. S
	upport comes from the Community Education Council\nDistrict 15 (CEC 15) wi
	th additional support from PS39 Parent Association.\nProgram support comes
	 from Shoestring Press [https://www.shoestring.press/]\,\nTextile Arts Cen
	ter [https://textileartscenter.com/]\, Miss Major Middle\n[https://www.mis
	smajormiddle.org/]\, and Booklyn\, Inc.\n[https://booklyn.org/program_type
	/zine-kids/]\n\n\nWHAT IS A PROPAGANDA PARTY?\n\nA Propaganda Party is a g
	athering where artists\, activists\, organizations\, and\ncommunity member
	s come together to create posters\, t-shirts\, buttons\, and other\nmateri
	als—while building relationships in a supportive\, creative environment.\n
	\n\nWHY “PROPAGANDA”?\n\nThe word “propaganda” shares roots with “propagat
	e\,” meaning to spread ideas.\nWhile this word has taken on negative conno
	tations in modern times\, we’re\nreclaiming it! \n\nOur daily lives are fi
	lled with materials that claim to be “neutral” but often\nreinforce existi
	ng power structures. Our work is not neutral. We are\nintentionally and pr
	oudly creating materials that support and celebrate our\ngender-expansive 
	community.
URL:https://actions.nyc/event/gender-expansive-families-propaganda-party
LOCATION:Interference Archive (Park Slope) - 314 7th St\, Brooklyn\, NY 112
	15
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:arts-culture
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2><strong>Come Create With Us!</strong></h2>
	<p><strong>Join us for a collaborative day of art-making in celebration of
	 Trans Day of Visibility. Together, we’ll create t-shirts, posters, button
	s, zines, and other materials to uplift and support our gender-expansive c
	ommunity.</strong></p><p><strong>This is a joyful opportunity to:</strong>
	</p><ul><li><p><strong>Connect with neighbors and new friends</strong></p>
	</li><li><p><strong>Learn about vital work happening in our community</str
	ong></p></li><li><p><strong>Create and gather materials to show visible so
	lidarity on Trans Day of Visibility and beyond</strong></p></li></ul><h3><
	strong>Free &amp; Open to All</strong></h3><p><strong>The event is free an
	d everyone is welcome! All materials created will be available at no cost.
	</strong></p><p><strong>While not required, donations are warmly welcomed 
	to help fund future Propaganda Parties (in person or via the support link 
	below).</strong></p><p><a href="https://square.link/u/HY8ynayu" target="_b
	lank"><strong>Support Our Materials Costs</strong></a></p><h3><strong>Brin
	g Your Own Canvas</strong></h3><p><strong>We’ll have a limited number of t
	-shirts available, but we encourage you to bring your own t-shirts, tote b
	ags, or other fabric items to print on!</strong></p><h3><strong>Who’s Invi
	ted?</strong></h3><p><strong>Everyone! Come with friends, bring your famil
	y, or arrive solo and meet new people.</strong></p><p><strong>Representati
	ves from like-minded organizations are encouraged to bring flyers, postcar
	ds, or other materials to share your work and help others connect with you
	r cause. This is a great space to connect and build relationships!&nbsp;</
	strong></p><h3><strong>Our Organizers</strong></h3><p><strong>The Gender-E
	xpansive Families Propaganda Party is organized by PS39’s </strong><a href
	="https://pogek.org/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Parents of Gender Expansi
	ve Kids (POGEK)</u></strong></a><strong> in collaboration with Interferenc
	e Archive. Support comes from the Community Education Council District 15 
	(CEC 15) with additional support from PS39 Parent Association. Program sup
	port comes from </strong><a href="https://www.shoestring.press/" target="_
	blank"><strong><u>Shoestring Press</u></strong></a><strong>, </strong><a h
	ref="https://textileartscenter.com/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Textile Ar
	ts Center</u></strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.missmajo
	rmiddle.org/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Miss Major Middle</u></strong></a
	><strong>, and </strong><a href="https://booklyn.org/program_type/zine-kid
	s/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Booklyn, Inc.</u></strong></a></p><h3><stro
	ng>What Is a Propaganda Party?</strong></h3><p><strong>A Propaganda Party 
	is a gathering where artists, activists, organizations, and community memb
	ers come together to create posters, t-shirts, buttons, and other material
	s—while building relationships in a supportive, creative environment.</str
	ong></p><h3><strong>Why “Propaganda”?</strong></h3><p><strong>The word “pr
	opaganda” shares roots with “propagate,” meaning to spread ideas. While th
	is word has taken on negative connotations in modern times, we’re reclaimi
	ng it!&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Our daily lives are filled with materi
	als that claim to be “neutral” but often reinforce existing power structur
	es. Our work is not neutral. We are intentionally and proudly creating mat
	erials that support and celebrate our gender-expansive community.</strong>
	</p>
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