Fabville is hosting the Boston Queer Scout’s Monthly Crafternoon night! Open-shop hours persist through this event, Just know that masks will be required and provided for the duration of this event.
About the event from our friends at Boston Queer Scouts:
Bring your cross-stitch, sketches, coloring, knitting, sewing, zines, watercolors, or other art/craft to work on while chatting. If you don't want a craft but want to just come and hang out, or maybe ask for community help starting a new project, that is welcome as well!
Newcomers to the space will be offered a tour of the various workstations and can expect a demo of the laser cutter. All are welcome to submit an image to Fabville@artisansasylum.com, which will be laser cut into a keychain for you to take home!
Our event overlaps with Fabville’s Open Shop Hours, which are unstructured and open the community. While Queer Scouts Crafternoon will begin officially at 6PM, you can enjoy the space starting at 4PM.
Masks will be available and required for this event.
Physical
This event will be held at the Fabville Fabrication Laboratory in Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143. Somerville Public Schools state that all of their buildings are fully accessible, and an elevator is available to take you to our space. You are welcome and encouraged to reach out to Queer Scouts Boston with any accessibility concerns.
Sensory
Machines used in the space may create noise. Because the space is open to the community, we cannot predict the total number of bodies in the room, which could result in a loud room.
Immune System Safety
Masks will be available and required for this event, however, participants will be in close physical proximity for multiple hours.
About our Hosts:
Our Values
• Gender/Identity Respect: We respect and celebrate that everyone has a dynamic identity and we want that identity to shine and grow!
• Acknowledge Injustices: We acknowledge that the current social systems are inherently unjust and we strive to recreate systems that serve all of us.
• Fun/Play: We believe that because there is so much pain and suffering in the world, we all deserve a break. We strive to create connection and relief through fun and playful skillshares!
• Health: We strive to create an environment that provides healthy food, emotional support, and care.
• Connection & Education: We believe we can all teach each other. We encourage connection, education, and sharing.
• VolunQueering: Giving time and love to our communities.
Tenets
• Radical Inclusion: We strive to create an environment where anyone could feel welcome and included. Everyone has had a variety of experiences throughout their lives that impact the way they see the world. Inevitably, when we gather, there might be conflicting attitudes and language used. Everyone is encouraged to urge each other to create inclusive language, behaviors, and philosophies.
• Drugs and Alcohol: Queer events are often fueled by alcohol and the commodification of sex. We strive to create an environment that focuses on connection. We ask that alcohol and drug use are not used during camp trips (and events) and strive to create a space that is free from the “hook up” culture that can be intimidating and exclusive.
• Participants Create: Queer Scouts is an experimentation built by participants. Workshops, meals, clean up, set up, etc, is all built on participants signing up to help and create it!
• Growth: With integrity and compassion, we will stretch together to develop a culture that cares for all of us!
We believe in creating spaces where everyone feels welcome.
For Questions Feel free to reach out:
Questions about this Event: francesca.scaraggi@queerscouting.org>
General Space Questions: Contact@fabville.org
Questions about running events such as this: Fabville@artisansAsylum.com
