IC Groups 2015 - 2016

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Colors

Board Meeting Times: Mondays at 5:30 pm

Founded in 2001, Colors is a student group only for students who identify both as LGBTQ and as people of color. Colors members meet in Sharples Room 6 at 5:30 PM every Monday, and in the SQU Room at 9:30 PM every Friday. Colors is an informal space where queer students of color can talk about their experiences being queer, being of color, and being both at the same time. Colors is open to queer students who identify as multiracial, and does not reject anyone based on physical appearance.

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DESHI

Group Meeting Times: Thursdays, 6-7pm, Sharples

DESHI is an organization committed to the social, cultural, and intellectual exchange amongst people with a special interest in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.)

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HAN

Group Meeting Times: Wednesdays, 5-7pm, Sharples Room 209

Our mission is to foster pan-Korean interaction and friendship within the group as well as with members of the Swarthmore community interested in Korean culture. We hope to promote interest in and understanding of Korean culture across campus and amongst its members. HAN does not articulate a particular political stance.

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HAPA

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i20

Group Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 5-7pm, Sharples 4

The goal of i20, international club, is to bring together the international community at Swarthmore College. The club creates a platform for the exchange of cultures and the discussion of issues pertaining to international students.

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Kizuna

Group Meeting Times: 5:30-6:30pm, Sharples Room 209

Kizuna is a group that aims to promote Japanese culture through group events and All campus events. This year we have been mainly focusing on cooking aspect of the culture and we will be doing more events such as curry events and Ride the tide Asian food night.

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Swarthmore College Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Discussion Meeting Times: Wednesday, 7-8:30pm, Tarble 312

Friday Prayers: Fridays, 1-2pm, Tarble 312 

Swarthmore College Muslim Student Association (MSA) functions as an open group, providing a support system for its members through regular meetings, establishing regular congregational prayers, and connecting Swarthmore with the Tri-Co interfaith community. Additionally, MSA works to educate the larger campus community about Islam and the experiences of Muslims from various backgrounds, and serves as a resource to promote knowledge, understanding, and positive interactions among students, faculty and staff on campus.

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MULTI

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Munazamat al-Amal

Group Meeting Times: Saturdays, 3pm, IC Big Room (Biweekly)

Munazamat al-Amal is a cultural group and political movements that advocates for the peoples and causes of Greater Syria, which is the geographically bounded region roughly corresponding to the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Historic Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Cyprus. Al-Amal, which is Arabic for "hope," seeks to provide an alternative space that supports social, cultural, and political resistance in the absence of strong groups like that on campus. The group is open to all community members who express interest and support.

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Native American Student Association (NASA)

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PersuAsian

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PersuAsian is a group for those who identify as both queer and Asian.

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Picante

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Picante is a group for those who identify as both queer and Hispanic or Latin@.

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QSA

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Queer Trans Conference (QTC)

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For the last twenty years, Swarthmore College has hosted an annual conference called the Queer and Trans Conference, or QTC (formerly the Sager Symposium), on a current topic for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. QTC is currently a student organized event--free and open to the public!--held at the end of March. The QTC Planning Committee meets regularly all year to plan and coordinate the conference, as well as a series of smaller events in the fall. In the past few years, symposia have explored sexual politics in the bedroom, boardroom, and classroom, queer media, coalition building across queer differences, queer people of color, the intersections of race, religion, and gender, queer activism, same-sex marriage and queer families, and transgender movements.

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Swarthmore Asian Organization (SAO)

Group Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm, Big IC Room

Swarthmore Asian Organization provides a support community for Swarthmore students who identify themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander Americans. Our meetings are primarily discussion-based, though we also take time to hold study breaks. During our meetings, we discuss Asian-American issues that cover broad topics such as identity, education, politics, current events, and popular culture. Additionally, we work to make inroads with the greater Philadelphia area Asian/Pacific Islander American community. Despite being defined as a “closed” group, we try our utmost to interact with and involve the entire Swarthmore community as much as we can. To that end, we make great efforts in planning campus-wide events, most notably during APIA Month.

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Southeast Asian Student Association (SEASA)

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Swarthmore Organization for Low Income Students (SOLIS)

Group Meeting Times: Thursdays, 7-8 pm, Big IC Room

Because low-income students are a diverse group that face a common set of unique issues, Swarthmore Organization of Low-Income Students (SOLIS) creates a safe space for social development and networking for low-income students, to let them know they are not alone in the Swarthmore College community by: • Helping low-income students balance the cultures at home and at Swarthmore through guidance from upperclassmen and alumni who also come from low-income backgrounds
• Working with College faculty and staff to equip low-income students with practical, applicable skills (e.g. budgeting, applying for financial aid)
• Working with College faculty and staff to promote programs and scholarships provided by the College that would help close the class gap in academics (e.g. Rubin Mentorship Program)
• Encouraging low-income students to be active in student government, student organizations, and social justice groups, so that these students may have a greater voice in the Swarthmore community
• Promoting social mobility by helping local high school students through college access groups

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Swarthmore Queer Union (SQU)

Board Meeting Times: Sundays at 2:00 pm

The Swarthmore Queer Union (SQU) is a community group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning students. SQU is one of Swarthmore's LGBTQ groups. SQU meetings take place every Wednesday at 10pm in the big room of the Intercultural Center. These meetings are only for LGBTQ students, and are confidential.

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SCS

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