I cannot imagine SF without ATA. So many nights. So many events. So many shows played at this Mission institution. Thank you! 

Thanks to the Prelinger Library for all your work keeping information and culture alive and not letting all human knowledge dissolve into a sea of Google search results and LLM training data.

We need to keep small, unique, priceless places like ATA supported and running so we all can continue reaping the riches they offer.  

Can Jeremy Rourke do another performance of "I'll be Around-30 years of Artist Television Access?" So everyone can see why this place matters so much?!

I wandered into an Other Cinema show in 1990 and it was a transformative experience. ATA/Other Cinema has always stood opposed to the gross and creepy dominant narratives of the culture, and it would be a huge loss to San Francisco if it went away.

I lived, worked, created and thrived at ATA for 8 years from the day we first moved into 992 in 1987. This donation is in memory of Lise Swenson and Arda Ishkanian. ATA must live. Or else.

Thank you ATA and Craig for screening my short film, From the Same Family: An Intimate View of Globalization when I first moved to S.F., it meant so much to a young filmmaker. I'm happy to contribute, thank you! 

Their website says it all, but I’ll add ATA was a key part of the art and film scene when I started hanging out in the city in the 80s. SF will lose a huge part of its cultural heart without ATA.

This is San Francisco to the core. Our Cinematheque is also at risk of going dark. Keep the lights on.

So thankful for this space existing in the city! We need to keep it alive for future generations 

So glad I wandered in that day, changed my life. Long live ATA!

I don't want to imagine the city w out ATA. 

I gave because I support the mission and leadership of this organization.

Artists' Television Access is an all-volunteer, artist-run, underground and experimental media arts gallery founded in 1984.

Artists’ Television Access is a San Francisco-based, artist-run, non-profit organization that cultivates and promotes culturally-aware, underground media and experimental art. We provide an accessible screening venue and gallery for the presentation of programmed and guest-curated screenings, exhibitions, performances, workshops and events. We believe in fostering a supportive community for the exhibition of innovative art and the exchange of non-conformist ideas.

Artists' Television Access

A community-supported independent library & artist workshop of printed material, fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts.

The Prelinger Library in San Francisco offers thousands of historical maps, zines, documents, books and other materials, all of which are available for artists to reference or reuse. Its collections serve activists, writers, musicians, composers, poets, novelists, journalists, and historians. The Library was established in 2004 and has served over ten thousand reserach visits. Its collections have supported the production of artists talks series, films, novels as well as open-ended explorations by people working across all media types. As a 100% community-supported project, the Library s free to pursue equity and justice, abolition and libration, and to serve the community as a trans- and queer-safe space and infoshop for survival and resistance. The Library puts hospitality first and offers sparkling water or tea to every visitor.

The collections also hold government-produced documents from eras when artists and writers were widely employed in their production, offering art and literature in unexpected places as well as roadmaps toward civil societies. With stacks materials ranging from eighteenth century documents to works produced this week, the room serves as a slip in spacetime within which a couple hundred years of human experience and experiments can be browsed. Library hosts represent a range of subject-matter expertises including public transportation, radio science, zine making, natural history, library science, book arts, moving image history and production, and nonfiction writing.

The Library also exists as an experiment in analog–digital hybridity. Its [stacks can be explored remotely here](https://prelingerlibrary.org/stacks/v2/) (please press the STARS button for maximum experience). Many items that have been digitized can be accessed through browsing Stacks Explorer, or directly at our portal at [Internet Archive,](https://archive.org/details/prelinger_library/v2&tab=collection) our longtime ally in the fight for free access to cultural materials.

The Library is currently open for drop-in visits three days a week in San Francisco. Please [visit our website](https://prelingerlibrary.org/home/) to check the current open hours when planning your visit. Information about artist residencies, more about the history of the Library, and information about the people behind the project can all be found on the website.

The Library's founders also operate a sibling organization in parallel, which is a film archives (Prelinger Archives). Moving image materials from the archives can be accessed through its [portal at Internet Archive here. ](https://archive.org/details/prelinger)

Prelinger Library

Strengthening and empowering young women and gender-expansive youth of color as agents for change in their lives and the world.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project’s mission is to **strengthen, empower, and equip young women and gender-expansive youth of color** as agents for change in their lives and in the world. Operating at the intersection of love and rigor, we use popular education to build community, critical consciousness, and post-secondary readiness.

We believe that the foundation of leadership lies in service and activism — **and that redefining what leaders and leadership looks like will transform our lives for the better.**

Join us in our vision of a world that **centers the experiences and leadership of young women and gender-expansive youth of color, building on their perspective, commitment, and brilliance to be a healthier, safer, and more just society for us all.**

Sadie Nash Leadership Project

LGBTI+ activist-led group supporting China’s LGBTI+ movement by bringing resources and visibility to the community.

WHO WE ARE

We are a collective consisting activists of different genders and sexual orientations.  Our members are currently located in mainland China, other parts of Asia, and Europe. Our combined expertise includes grant-making, grassroots organizing, research, rights advocacy and awareness-raising on LGBTI+, women’s rights and other intersecting issues. We work in Chinese and English.

MISSION AND VISION

We are an organisation led by LGBTI+ activists inside and outside mainland China. We have a vision of a more just, equal and inclusive China where LGBTI+ live a life with dignity. Our mission is to bring resources to the Chinese LGBTI+ movement and serve as a bridge internationally.

MEDIATE GOAL

Our short-term goal is to find and distribute funding for domestic LGBTI+ organizations and activists. We will develop processes to make sure we are accountable to our communities, in particular responsive to organisers who remain in the mainland.

WHAT WE DO

Supporting Chinese LGBTI+ movement getting through challenging time and continuously empower the community to champion the change.

Secure support to grass-root LGBTI+ activism

Although the civil society space for LGBTI+ activists and organizations is shrinking sharply, grass-root LGBTI+ groups and individual activists are still finding their way to continue their activism: organizing the community event, telling their stories on social media, supporting the community with legal aid and provide psychological support, etc. We are helping these grass-root activism to fund raise internationally and securely bridge the fund to them.

Support queer activists at risks

Activists and community leaders in China are under growingly serious political pressure. They and their family members and colleagues have been regularly questioned, harassed and intimidated so as to stop their activism. Some even have detained, forced disappeared or arrested. They’re suffering serious mental pressure as well. To support these LGBTI+ human rights defenders, we are providing short-term relocation program and well-being program to help these activists under risks to get through these difficulties and recover their energy to continue their activism.

Research and strategy development

Research are conducted to better understand the current situation and needs of the movement and the community. In one way, this helps international community to better understand on what have been happening to the movement. In another way, research report on media, laws and the activism tactics will help to develop new strategies for the movement together with the activists on the ground. 

International advocacy

Aiming to bridging the community and the movement inside China with the international community, we relay the voices from our community to the whole world. Advocate for human rights of the LGBTI+ community within UN mechanism and international platforms is another strategic goal of CRCF.


China Rainbow Collective Foundation

Headquartered in New York City, Aspies For Social Success, AFSS is a peer-run organization that provides support and social groups, as well as cultural events, to adults 18...

Headquartered in New York City, Aspies For Social Success, AFSS is a peer-run organization that provides support and social groups, as well as cultural events, to adults 18 and over who have either been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome or an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), believe they might be on the Autism Spectrum, or who for other reason have difficulty with social communication, sensory processing, or executive functioning. AFSS is working to build a more inclusive community for individuals who otherwise may not have many opportunities or be able to find others with whom to socialize. We do not charge our members any fees, and our income comes exclusively from fundraising.

**The Problem**

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 1 in 68 individuals in the U.S. is somewhere on the autism spectrum. Because adulthood constitutes most of the human lifespan, the majority of these individuals are adults. In New York City, where AFSS is based, this corresponds to a population of nearly 100,000, with closer to 200,000 in the Greater New York area, most of which have not yet been identified. A common misconception is that individuals with autism prefer to be isolated and are not interested in either friendships or romantic relationships; in fact, for most adults, nothing could be farther from the truth. Consequently, there is a need for venues where adults on the spectrum can meet others who live with the same challenges, discuss and share the difficulties that they face in various aspects of their lives in a supportive environment, and be able to simply socialize with people who perceive and interact with the world in a manner similar to their own. Also, even though unemployment statistics for autistic adults are greatly overestimated (roughly half of AFSS group members are employed at some level), they are still higher than for any other disability. As such, many will not be able to afford the kinds of group and cultural activities that AFSS is working to provide. These costs can only be met through outside contributions and donations.
 
**Our Approach**

AFSS support groups, currently held in rented venues, allow members to discuss issues of concern to them in a group setting among other adults living with similar challenges. Each meeting starts with a specific theme chosen by the group. Past themes have included community, relationships, dating, isolation, and employment-related difficulties. For example, we have had discussions on what it means to be part of a community and on what an ideal community would be like. We then allow the conversation to evolve during the session, allowing members to relate their own personal stories to the group.
  
AFSS social groups encourage members to go out in public with others like them and to feel more a part of and accepted in a community, and meet at different restaurants and locations throughout the New York City area. This also provides an opportunity for the greater community to see that we are no different from anyone else and fully capable of participating in society in spite of our minor differences. These groups provide a sense of community for individuals who otherwise may not have many suitable opportunities to socialize, as well as somewhere to go, on a regular basis, with a relaxed, comfortable, judgment-free atmosphere where people can be themselves amongst others sharing similar difficulties and interests. 
  
AFSS cultural events provide opportunities for our groups to attend a variety of artistic, scientific, and cultural events. These take place in museums, galleries, exhibitions, theaters, and other venues throughout the NYC area.
 
**Our team**

**AFSS Leadership**
  
**Stephen Katz**, Program Director AFSS
  
*Stephen Katz facilitates a variety of support, social and cultural groups for adults with Asperger’s syndrome, along with those who are on the autism spectrum. In the past, this has included the GRASP Manhattan support group in New York City. He has also worked on a variety of projects for GRASP; including, “Persons on the Autism Spectrum in Their Communities of Faith”, a ground breaking seminar, moderated by GRASP founder, Michael John Carley.*
  
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**AFSS Advisory Board**
  
 

- Karl Wittig, P.E. 
- Irma Jacqueline Ozer, Ph.D./ J.D. 
- Brian R. C. Kinghorn, M. Phil. 
- Jonas, Arnaldo, Founder of AFSS 
- Tim Itschner
 
**Contact information** 

Stephen Katz
[aspiesforsocialsuccess@gmail.com](mailto:aspiesforsocialsuccess@gmail.com) 
(917) 842-4984

Aspies For Social Success, AFSS

An SF Queer Theater Company, fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts

Eye Zen Presents illuminates and preserves hidden LGBTQ+ histories through interdisciplinary performance, archival activation, and intergenerational exchange. We create immersive public art rooted in place, memory, and accessibility that connects queer elders, artists, and audiences. Our practice pairs hands-on archival preservation with new creative works so that endangered legacies are safeguarded and shared as living culture. 


Eye Zen Presents

The Rivanna Area Queer Center provides a safe refuge for all LGBTQIA+ people 
in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties.

LGBTQIA+ people need spaces of our own where we can take refuge, build resilient communities, and organize for our collective liberation. RAQC provides a safe and loving home for the queer community in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Programming at RAQC addresses multiple areas of need: support groups, peer counseling, and on-site mental health professionals contribute to the emotional wellbeing of our community. Classes and workshops on topics as diverse as screen printing, foraging, and self defense address our physical and creative needs. Social events like mixers, parties, and performances ensure that our region’s vibrant queer culture continues to flourish. In addition to our own programming, RAQC also serves as a safe and accessible space where all local queer organizations and individuals can host their own events.

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