Trikone Khush Khabar June 2009

Trikone Khush Khabar Feb 2009

Khush Khabar this month

Hello friends,

Here in California, we haven't got enough rainfall this year. But the Motion Picture Academy showered 8 Oscars on Slumdog Millionaire. Even Sean Penn and the cutie pie Dustin Lance Black won for Milk.

Unfortunately, the economy continues to get worse and no one is left unaffected. This is a time to be sensitive and compassionate to our fellow human beings and stretch out a helping hand. If nothing else, just a warm smile or a comforting hug to those in need around us goes a long way.

Trikone is looking for new board members. So if you're interested in joining the board and think you have it in you to make the commitment and make a difference, please go to our website at www.trikone.org and send us an application before March 14. There are 4 vacant positions on the board and we are actively looking for applicants to fill these positions. The application form is up on the Trikone website.

So, lets look at the month that went by and see what's in store in the near future.

Looking back

The last Chitchat and Chai was about "Planned Parenthood: Adoption and Surrogacy". We had approximately 40 people, including a community member's father, visiting from India, attend this event. Terry Person from Adoption SF spoke about adoption by LGBT people, and Kaiser Mulla-Feroze, who with his partner has kids through surrogacy, spoke about his experiences. The entire session was highly informative and interesting. There will be a follow up session soon, which will focus on sperm donation and in-vitro fertilization.

Nirali hosted the Women of Trikone's support group. The Women of Trikone events are quite popular and we hope that more and more women will attend other Trikone events too.

Trikone partnered with DeFrank TwentySomethings and East Bay Express 20's to organize the men's speed dating event. Quite a few south asian gays attended and hopefully went on to find their Valentines.

In other news, the Trikone board worked hard to come up with the annual budget for 2009. We will continue to have all of the regular Trikone events and activities such as Chitchat and Chai, potlucks, movie nights, Pride, Kulture Kulcha and other parties, and also continue to bring out the Trikone magazine on time. All of this requires funding. In these hard economic times, it isn't easy and we need the entire community to pool resources so that we can tide this over.

Looking forward

This evening is the first ever Trikone Townhall at the Opera Plaza Community Hall in San Francisco, and if you haven't yet heard about it, well, its time to crawl out from under that rock! More information on the Trikone website. We want to see a lot of you there. We'd like participation and feedback and suggestions from you. We will also be presenting the budget for 2009 at the Townhall. It will be a fun evening, with snacks and drinks and some prizes too. Ms. Lina Sheth, Director of Community Development and External Affairs, API Wellness Center has kindly agreed to be the moderator for this meeting.

Tonight is also the NCLR dance party at the Vibe Lounge in Oakland, which is also co-sponsored by Trikone.

We should also start planning for Kulture Kulcha 2009 and the most immediate task at hand is to find a venue, preferably in SF or Oakland, which is larger than the CA Ballroom and has a proper stage and banquet seating. If anyone knows of such a venue at a reasonable price, please let us know ASAP. We have outgrown the CA Ballroom venue. Please email trikone@trikone.org if you would like to be involved in any way, including performing, ticket sales and volunteering.

Soon, we will also start the ball rolling for DesiQ2010. Watch out for calls for committee members for DesiQ2010.

Have a mad mad March and remember to do your bit during these testing times. And please continue to volunteer your time and resources for Trikone.

Brickbats and bravos welcome!
Thank you, Rakesh Modi Co-chairperson Trikone To contact us: Advocacy: rahman@trikone.org Fundraising: poonam@trikone.org Magazine: abhay@trikone.org Outreach: chandra@trikone.org Website: chandra@trikone.org Women of Trikone: wot@trikone.org Co-chairs: trikone@trikone.org Khush Khabar Achieves