The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice in Princeton needs volunteers to table an event this Saturday (Dec. 6) and to host “queer safe-space” times that still need coverage throughout December and beyond.
On Saturday, the office of U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-12, will host a “Joy Beyond June Community Day” from 2 to 5 p.m. The center will be tabling at the event and needs help.
The center is in need of volunteers to host its queer safe spaces. Those are held seven days a week at the center, 12 Stockton St., and are open to LGBTQ community members who need a safe space to come and hang out in and connect with others.
The center will also be open Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for queer community members who have no place to go for the holiday.
“Although there are many holiday celebrations this month, we know a lot of folks who don’t have a safe space or even safe people to celebrate with, which is why we’re open on Christmas Day,” Dr. Sara Wasserman, queer educator and local community organizer for the center, said in an email to center members and supporters.
“In addition, there are a few days this month without volunteer coverage. I’m hoping you might have the time and inclination to volunteer! I know it’s a busy time but if you can help out for a few hours that would be great,” Wasserman said.
For more information on the Coleman event or on how to become a safe-space volunteer, email the center at brcsjqueered@gmail.com or go to its website. The center fights for the civil rights of all marginalized groups, including those of the LGBTQ community.
