SAGE Upstate programs aim to improve health and reduce isolation for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning older adults and our allies.
Tim Lattimore
SPARK Coordinator
SPARK is a safe space within SAGE Upstate open to all adults of LGBTQ+
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and allies.
It is also an intergenerational space where older and younger adults are welcome to come together and enjoy each other’s
company while engaging in conversation, fun activities, and the beneficial exchange of knowledge, history, wisdom,
and human connection. The intergenerational component of SPARK allows for a better quality of life for all.
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Escape Politics,
Rhetoric, Stresses
Be Ourselves
Unapologetically
Socialize and Build Connections
Find
Support
Engage in Fun Activities
If you are LGBTQ+ BIPOC
and interested in sharing your poetic thoughts and feelings,
enter the SAGE SPARK Poetry Contest.
How to submit poetry
By mail: SAGE Upstate 431 E. Fayette Street Syracuse, N.Y. 13202
In Person: drop it off at the center (same address as above).
By email: Leslie Lamb at llamb@sageupstate.org or Tim Lattimore at tlattimore@sageupstate.org.
If you have questions, please call or email.
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The winning poem will be determined by a selected panel of people from the community.
The winner will have his/her/their picture, poem, and mini bio printed in the SAGE Upstate newsletter and will have the honor of reading his/her/their poetry at the upcoming SAGE Community Dinner in October.
Coming Up: Photo Column
A photo column dedicated to people in LGBTQ+ BIPOC
communities will be featured in the SAGE newsletter.
Please send us you photos!
email to tlattimore@sageupstate.org
There are other programs and events in the making. If you are interested in learning more about SPARK and the dates of activities, and/or if you are interested in signing up for the SAGE Upstate monthly newsletter which will contain information about SPARK, please contact me, Tim Lattimore (LGBTQ+ BIPOC Communities Ambassador), at tlattimore@sageupstate.org in order to receive weekly emails, or send your mailing address in order to receive the monthly newsletter via postal mail.
SPARK is an initiative within SAGE Upstate and is located at:
SAGE Upstate Center
431 E Fayette Street
Syracuse, N.Y. 13202
(In the basement of the CNY Philanthropy Building)
IMPORTANT: SPARK can be a fun experience, a place to find peace and connection. We are also open to your feedback, suggestions, and personal interests. Your idea(s) could become a program or activity. SPARK is what YOU make it!