QPoC

I am a co-coordinator for my campus' Queer People of Colour organisation.  I'll be the first to admit, we have gotten off to a slow start.  But this evening I caught a glimpse of the greatness that awaits us.  Yes we can!  

Initially, I had more of a College Dems outlook.  I thought that people would come with solid ideas of what the organisation would be and do and who it would serve.  That has not been the case....  But I think this is better, more suited to the Northwest, because this is an entirely different world from Orlando.  And also, the Dems have the Organising for America organisation to back them up in all of their activities.  And also they have a wider network and more members.

The fact that I can help build up QPoC is good though.  It is continually teaching me team-building and patience.  And also how to reign in my god complex, because it tends to get a bit out of hand.  I want to solidify QPoC's presence on campus so that when I (finally) graduate in two years, I won't have to worry about it falling to the ground because membership is low or because there isn't motivation to keep moving forward.

Well, those are my hopes.  It's always different because the future is uncertain, and this is Evergreen we're talking about. -__-  But hopefully this org won't fall prey to the lack of interest that has plagued other groups.

If nothing else, I will have gained firsthand leadership knowledge that I can take with me when I (finally) graduate.  I have plans of working in some awesome racial/social justice organisation where I'll have to be able to navigate the group dynamic as well needing to have the leadership abilities and also be able to handle individual projects....  Yeah, and do the whole grad school thing, which encompasses all of the activities I mentioned above.

So, it's about legacy and learning.  Let's get started....