Our first Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle vendor spotlight! Impish Makings: handmade paper stationery crafted from recycled materials like junk mail and newspapers, plus unique art from expired Polaroids!
follow at @impishmakings
Want to actually learn how to fix your clothes instead of tossing them?
Saturday Make & Learn: Visible Mending with Cotton and Io
April 25 · 11am–1pm
CoLab at YWCA Manchester
Suggested $5 donation
Learn basic stitches, repair techniques, and how to turn worn pieces into something uniquely yours.
We’re preparing for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle by making decorations out of materials that would normally be thrown away. Cardboard, scraps, old plastics, all of it.
Lauren will be leading a suncatcher activity using old water bottles.
Come make something, rethink what’s considered waste.
Queer and BIPOC communities in New Hampshire are here and always have been.
But too often, we’re hard to find. Disconnected. Overlooked.
The State of Queer NH hopes to change that.
RSVP at queerlective.com/upcycle or link in bio
You don’t need expensive materials to make something meaningful.
You don’t need formal training to start creating.
You just need a space to try.
Bring a piece of clothing or just come to learn.
April 25 · 11am-1PM
Sign up: queerlective.com/mending
What if the materials we throw away still had value?
We’re getting ready for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle by creating decorations out of upcycled materials. Cardboard, scrap supplies, and old plastics will all get a second life.
April 19
11am – whenever
Queerlective CoLab
What to expect at Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
• artist vendors
• hands-on activities + workshops
• upcycled + sustainable goods
• space to make, learn, and connect
+the State of Queer NH Unveiling!!!
May 9
YWCA Manchester
RSVP: queerlective.com/upcycle
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
A creative gathering built around sharing skills, making things, and reimagining materials.
Come to learn, make, connect, and leave with something new.
May 9
YWCA Manchester
11am–4pm
Queerlective.com/upcycle
Happenings! Oh so many happenings!
Also happening this week:
• CoLab Open Hours
4/14, 4/15, 4/16 · 6–8pm
4/12 · 2–4pm
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle is coming May 9
A community arts gathering centered on sustainable fashion, creative reuse, and hands-on making.
Help us turn “waste” into art
We’re prepping for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle by making decorations out of cardboard, scrap materials, and old plastics.
4/19
11am – whenever
CoLab @ YWCA
Link in bio for more info
On May 9, we’re releasing the State of Queer NH
A community-powered resource highlighting queer and BIPOC people, organizations, and spaces across New Hampshire.
Join us for the release party:
May 9 · 1pm
During Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
YWCA Manchester
RSVP at queerlective.com/upcycle or link in bio
Reduce. Reuse. Create.
Come help us build decorations for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle using materials that would otherwise be thrown away. We’ll have plenty of cardboard, scrap materials, and old supplies to work with.
Lauren will also be leading a suncatcher activity using old water bottles.
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
A Queerlective market focused on reuse, repair, and creative making.
Shop from local artists, take part in hands-on activities, and learn new skills centered around sustainable and upcycled practices.
May 9
11am–4pm
YWCA Manchester
Queerlective.com/upcycle
If you’ve been meaning to learn how to sew… this is your moment.
If you’ve got clothes sitting in a pile waiting to be fixed… bring them.
If you just want to try something new in a low-pressure space… come through.
April 25 · 11–1
Manchester, NH
👉 queerlective.com/mending
April at Queerlective is about making, gathering, and building towards spring!
We’ve got open CoLab hours, hands-on art, and chances to connect with people who care about creativity, sustainability, and community.
Help us prepare for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
We’re turning discarded materials into something new and we’d love your help.
This is all about rethinking what we throw away and turning it into something creative, useful, and beautiful.
April 19
11am – whenever
Queerlective CoLab
Help us get ready for Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
Join us for a casual decoration-making day where we’ll be turning everyday materials into something fun for the event.
Come hang, get creative, and help us bring the space to life.
Link in bio for more info
April 11
11am – whenever
Queerlective CoLab
Fast fashion tells you to throw it away.
We’re teaching you how to fix it.
Join us for Visible Mending with Cotton and learn how to repair your clothes, add your own creative touch, and leave with a skill you can use for life.
April 25 · 11–1
Manchester, NH
Register: queerlective.com/mending
We’ve officially survived Hill House.
Thank you to everyone who read, listened, questioned, and shared. If you joined for one session or all four, you were part of it.
More book clubs coming soon.
Tonight we close the doors of Hill House.
Finish the book if you can. If you can’t, come anyway. The conversation matters more than the checklist.
Make sure you’re registered so you receive the Zoom link.
Link in bio or go to go.queerlective.com/hillhouse
Tomorrow: Advocacy & Pizza 🍕
6–7pm
YWCA Manchester
An hour to:
• Eat pizza
• Review current bills
• Get help signing in or submitting testimony
Suggested $5 donation to help cover pizza. No one turned away.
go.queerlective.com/pizza-advocacy
RSVP so we know how much pizza to order.
What can you make with what already exists?
May 9
YWCA Manchester
11am–4pm
Queerlective.com/upcycle or use link in bio!
Civic engagement, but make it pizza 🍕
Every Tuesday we gather to:
🍕 Eat pizza
📋 Review current bills
💻 Submit testimony
👥 Take action together
Advocacy & Pizza
YWCA Manchester | 6–7pm
Suggested $5 donation.
Register: go.queerlective.com/pizza-advocacy
or link in bio.
Final gathering at Hill House!
We’ll be discussing the rest of the book this Monday at 6pm. If you’ve been with us the whole time, we can’t wait to close it out together. If this would be your first session, that’s welcome too.
Link in bio or go to go.queerlective.com/hillhouse
Big update: the State of Queer NH resource book is heading to print at the end of this month!
This has been a massive community effort and we’re so close to getting it out into the world.
Free copies will be available across NH, but preorder = guaranteed copy.
go.queerlective.com/stateofqueernh
A community art market and skillshare centered on sustainable fashion, creative reuse, and hands-on making.
May 9
11am–4pm
YWCA Manchester
Queerlective.com/upcycle or use link in bio
Advocacy & Pizza is tomorrow 🍕
Tuesday | 6–7pm
YWCA Manchester
Feeling overwhelmed by all the things to take action on? Same. So we’re creating a space to do the work together.
Make sure to RSVP at: go.queerlective.com/pizza-advocacy
Nonpartisan. Practical. Community-powered.
Last full week of March. Let’s finish strong.
This week:
🍕 Tuesday – Advocacy & Pizza
📚 Sunday – Book Club
🎨 CoLab Open Hours throughout the week
Tues, Wed, Thurs 6–8pm
Sunday 2–4pm
If you’ve been meaning to come by, this is your nudge.
Links in bio to register.
We’re officially sending the State of Queer NH resource book to print at the end of this month (!!)
Free copies will be available across the state through our distribution partners, but if you want to guarantee you get one, preordering is the move.
Preorder now → go.queerlective.com/stateofqueernh
