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October 31-November 1 & 2, 2014
Are you ready for a weekend full of Halloween
Happenings with your friends? Then don't miss out on
Herland's Fall Retreat on Halloween weekend at Lake
Eufaula State Park. The Retreats are Herland's only
"womyn only" events held throughout the year. It is a
place for women to feel safe and comfortable being in
a womyn's space. In keeping with that, we ask that
you do not bring male children over the age of 11 to
the retreat. Pets are allowed but must remain on a
leash at all times and are not allowed in the main
dining hall (health regulations). By bringing your dog,
you hold yourself responsible for any injury your dog
might cause to a person or another dog. Please do not
bring your dog if it is at all aggressive or does not get
along well with other dogs or people.
Friday night, we'll be having Chili & Vegetarian Chili
with all the fixings to make a Frito Chili Pie. After
dinner, for those interested, we'll be
going on a Sasquatch Siting Haunted
Hayride, less than a mile from our
camp. If you'd like to go, bring an
extra $5 per person. After they
hayride, marshmallows are provided to
roast around their fire, or you can
come back to our fire!
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Herland Annual
Membership Meeting
December 13th
Have you ever thought you would
like to be more involved in Herland
and help decide what and how things
are done? You will have your
chance. Herland now has
memberships-both General (nonvoting) and Voting. Anyone who
supports Herland's mission may
apply for membership.
There are two ways to become a Voting Member for
the upcoming membership meeting-either volunteer 5
hours before December 1, 2014, or pay annual dues of
$20 (The Herland Retreat on Halloween weekend or
volunteering at the bookstore are good opportunities to
put in 5 hours of volunteering!).
Then the elections! At the membership meeting,
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to Sunday, October 12'h. The meeting will also start
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The Herland Voice is a publication of Herlarid Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, OKC, OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending
library is open the second and fourth Saturdays from 1-5 p.m., but please call before you come by just to be sure we are open .
Call us at (405) 521-9696 or e-mail us at herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org.

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Tuesday 4th Election Day
Saturday 8th 27th Annual Peace Fest from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
@ Civic Center Hall of Mirrors
Tuesday 11th Veterans' Day
Friday-Sunday 14-16th OK LGBT Film Festival-OUT OK
Sunday 16th 4 p.m. HSR Board Meeting
Saturday 22nd HSR open 1-5 p.m. & Health Initiative Group
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Wednesday 17th First Day of Hanukah
Sunday 21st 4 p.m. HSR Board Meeting &First Day of Winter
Thursday 25th Christmas Day
Saturday 27th HSR open 1-5 p.m. & Health Initiative Group
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November 8-Swadley's BBQ, 4000 N Rockwell Ave
(near NW 39th), Bethany, OK 73008@ 5:30 p.m .
December 13-Dirty Santa Party & Traditional
Holiday Potluck! @ HSR, OKC @ 6:00 p.m .
January 10-Vito Ristorante, 7521 N May Ave, OKC
@5:30 p.m.
February 14, Valentine's Day-Crabtown, 303 E
Sheridan Ave, OKC @ 5:30 p.m.

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each Voting Member will be given a ballot
to vote o~ new board members. Also at
the meeting, Herland's budget and the
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The Herland membership meeting will
take place on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 p.m .
This is immediately before our holiday potluck and
white elephant party at 6 p.m., so it will be convenient
for you to come to both. See you there! 8.
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New Way to Give
We appreciate all the ways that
you support Herland, from
volunteering your time to financial
gifts. There are now more ways than
ever to give, and the latest is
AmazonSmile. Start your shopping
at smile.amazon.com and designate Herland Sister
Resources as your charity of choice. Amazon will
donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible
AmazonSmile purchases to Herland. Right now,
almost every product is eligle for AmazonSmile
except Kindle e-books. So please keep us in mind if
you do any shopping on Amazon and especially if
you do holiday shopping with them. 8.

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Award
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Longtime Herland
friend, retreat leader, and former board member, Laura Choate, was
recently honored by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy with the
first Laura Choate Resilience Award. Choate was presented the award
at the Oklahoma's Kids Count! Conference on September 16, 2014.
The award, named for Choate, will be given to honor individuals who
have been significantly impacted by adverse childhood experiences,
overcome those obstacles, and made a lasting contribution to the lives
of young people.
Choate has exhibited the characteristics of resilience in the years
since she became a named defendant in the milestone lawsuit that
decisively changed the way children in state custody are treated.
Choate lives as a model of courage, determination, and fortitude in spite
of having endured early life circumstances that many would have found
debilitating or unendurable. We congratulate her on the award and are
proud to count her as part of our community. /J.
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SAVE THE DATE
Transformative, Engrossing, and totally Entertaining .. .

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There's an exciting and diverse world waiting to
be explored during the latest edition of OUT OK,
The Oklahoma GLBT International Film Festival.
Join us November 14, 15, & 16, 2014.
Net proceeds benefit OKEQ and The Dennis R
· Neill Equality Center, Tulsa, OK. /J.

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World Smile Day,
10/3/14, is celebrated on the first
Friday in the month of October
every year. The idea of World
Smile Day was coined and initiated
by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist
from Worcester, MA. Harvey Ball is
known to have created the Smiley
Face in 1963. The World's first
World Smile Day was held in the
year 1999 and has been held annually since.
After Harvey died in 2001, the "Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation"
was created to honor his name and memory. The slogan of the Smile
Foundation is "improving this world, one smile at a time." The
Foundation continues as the official sponsor of World Smile Day each
year. The message of the World Smile Day 2010 was "Do an act of
kindness. Help one person smile." [Wikipedia 9/28/14, edited] /J.

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Group Reaches
for Health Goals
The Herland Health Initiative
(HHI) is a health and wellness
support group for women in the
Herland community. We meet to
share the challenges of creating a
healthier life. This group is lead by
Andrea K whose long-term goals
include a SK walk!
The HHI is dedicated to creating
a fun and refreshing environment for
women to learn about all aspects of
health. The HHI is supportive,
effective, educational, free, and fun!
Whether you're brand new to
healthy living or a seasoned
veteran, the HHI is where you can
come as you are and be with people
· who care about you.
We talk about healthy eating,
exercise, and learn about other
aspects df health such as herbs,
acupuncture, and massage. We'll
have guest speakers and outings to
get some light exercise together .
We meet every 2nd and 4th
Saturdays of the month at 4:30 p.m.
at Herland, and most meetings last
1 Yi hours. If you believe that a
supportive atmosphere will help you
reach your fitness and weight goals,
join us! /J.
Dear Friends,
If you enjoy reading the Her/and Voice but have
not made a donation in recent years, please consider
doing so now. Because of the cost involved with
printing and mailing, we must limit our mailing list to
those who make some contribution-even a small
one. For those who would like to continue reading the
Voice but are unable to make a contribution, please
send your e-mail address (including your street
address to simplify the process) to her/and@
herlandsisters.org, and we would be happy to sign you
up for the e-mail version of the Voice. t..

From the desk of Helen Gilbert,
National Executive Committee, Radical Women:
New from Women Making
Movies! Feminist: Stories from
Women's Liberation Structured as a
personal journey of rediscovery by
filmmaker Jennifer Lee, Feminist:
Stories from Women's Liberation
brings the momentous first decade
of second-wave feminism vividly to
life. Its trajectory starts with the
earliest stirrings in 1963 and ends
with the movement's full blossoming
in 1970-from the Presidential
Commission's report on widespread
discrimination against women and
publication of Betty Friedan's
Feminine Mystique up through
radical feminists' takeover of the
Statue of Liberty and Friedan's calls
for a women's strike for equality.
Thirty-five diverse interviewees,
including rank-and-file activists along

March to UN headquarters in NYC protesting
bombings in Gaza, Aug 2014.

with well-known feminists Betty
Friedan, Frances M Beale, Gloria
Steinem, Robin Morgan, Ti-Grace
Atkinson, and others, share
memories of the period as well as

issues and
challenges
that still
resonate
today. It is
a great
introduction
to Women's
Studies and
critical
viewing for
historians
and
academics
interested in Rally in Portland. OR. in
solidarity with protests in
feminism,
Ferguson, MO, Aug 2014.
activism,
and the Women's Movement.
August 26 marks the 94th
anniversary of US women gaining
the right to vote . Now, we celebrate
. our audacious foremothers of many
colors who waged a courageous
struggle to improve the lives of
women. As the most militant
suffragists knew, winning the power
of the ballot was a huge advance
but could not solve inequality
especially for women who were of
color, immigrants, or working class.
And so the fight for women's
liberation continues. What should
feminists do? We can honor the
militant suffragists by expanding our
vision beyond the ballot box. We
must lead the change we want to
see. To build the fight for a better
future, Radical Women will work
toward these demands:

-Defund the US military,
Homeland Security, and ICE!
-End all US wars. Stop US funds
to Israel. Support the global
campaign for Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions (BOS) against Israel.
Drop the prosecution of Rasmea
Odeh, a gutsy Palestinian-American
feminist arrested by Homeland
Security on charges as harassment
for 40 years of community
organizing to empower Arab women
and win justice for Palestinians.
-End military aid to Mexico.
Free Nestora Salgado and all
political prisoners. Open US
borders.
-Put police under community
control through independent elected
civilian review boards empowered to
investigate, punish, and fire abusive
cops. Organize community selfdefense.
-Redirect military dollars into
schools, social services, housing,
and jobs. End the poverty-to-prison
pipeline and a justice system
skewed against people of color.
Free Marissa Alexander-an African
-American domestic violence
survivor threatened with a 60-year
sentence for an act of self-defense
that harmed no one.
Get involved-the world needs
you! In solidarity,
Helen Gilbert
National Executive Committee
Radical Women
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YW'CA NEEJ>S

Weitomini!
Projett
Goat
The Welcoming Project works to
increase the visibility of places that
are welcoming of LGBTQ
individuals and their allies through
providing welcoming signs for
places to display, indicating "ALL
ARE WELCOME." b,.

VOL"UNTEEilS
Do you have a passion for helping survivors of domestic violence?
Are you looking for a way to get involved in your community? Then
volunteering at the YWCA is for you! The YWCA Oklahoma City offers a
wide range of volunteer opportunities (required background check)
suitable for your time and
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information, use outreach@
ywcaokc.org or call (405)
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Women Ye,erans Honored
The Women Veterans' Monument is a new
monument being constructed in Del City, OK, paying
homage to women who have served in the Armed
Forces: past, present, and future. Dedication is
scheduled for Veterans' Day, Nov 11, 2014.

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New Year's Day
Open House &
Potluck

LaDonna Harris: Indian 101,
LaDonna Harris: Indian
from Comanche filmmaker
101 ... "explore(s) Harris'
achievements, the personal
Julianna Brannum, chronicles
struggles that led her to
become a voice for Native
the life of Comanche activist and
people and her contemporary
national civil rights leader
work to reshape Indian
Country in America and
LaDonna Harris and the role that
abroad. "-DeadCenter Film
she has played in Native and
Festival, OK
mainstream American history
since the 1960s. In this new verite style documentary, Brannum, the
great niece of Harris, celebrates her life and the personal struggles that
led her to become a voice for Native people and her contemporary work
to strengthen and rebuild indigenous communities and train emerging
Native leaders around the world. Using interviews, archival footage, and
photographs, this film justly celebrates one of the most important women
leaders in Native American and U.S. history. b.
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Come ring in the New Year with
us at the annual Herland Open
House and Potluck from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Thursday, January 1st_
Bring a dish and bring a friend to
Herland to meet up with old friends
and new. We will encourage your
luck and health in the New Year by
providing black-eyed peas and
colcannon (an Irish cabbage and
potatoes dish). Whether you
believe in luck or you just want to
have a fun tradition for New Year's
Day, join us for your enjoyment!
This is a come-and-go event so
don't worry about being prompt if
you stayed up half the night! b.
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Groundbreaking for the
Del City Women
Veterans' Monument
was on the 70th
Anniversary of D-Day,
June 6, 2014, with
many veterans, city
officials, community members, and CMS Willowbrook
staff attending .
The monument area will include 7 statues-5
representing all branches of service with a woman
sitting on a bench by the reflecting pool representing
the national guard and a child on the bench with her not
only representing the future but also the two statues
together will honor the difficulty many service women
face having to leave children behind when they are
deployed. The Del City Women Veterans' Monument
has been sculpted by Joel Randell (studio in Luther)
and will be one of the largest of its kind in the country.
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I volunteer at a children's center with a safety program for kids. I came
across and have been using http://www.herlandsisters.org/pages/links.php while
discussing diversity, community, safety, and actions the kids can take to avoid
finding themselves in a dangerous situation . I want to say thank you! Two of the
kids, Mary and Jennifer, did some web searches at home and found a page that
they brought in for me to see: http://www.gayrealestate.com/real-estateresources/the-neighborhood-tips-for-homeowners-to-keep-homes-from-beingburglarized.html. I suggested that they share it with you because it had such
great information, and I also want to impress upon them that by reaching out and
simply asking others, like yourself, things can be accomplished that the girls
might not otherwise think can. Thank you very much in advance for sharing the
website that the young girls discovered!
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Cherokee Nation was on full display
Labor Day weekend for visitors
around the world attending
Cherokee National Holiday. More
than 120 Native American vendors,
traditional games like stickball, and
the only parade in the state
announced in both Cherokee and
English was at the 62nd annual
celebration, which ran Aug 29-31 in
the Cherokee Nation capital of
Tahlequah, OK. "The annual
Cherokee National Holiday is a
weekend celebration of the tribe's
history, heritage, and hospitality, and
it's a true homecoming for Cherokee
citizens. We expect another record
crowd of friends, family, and visitors
again this year," said Cherokee
Nation Principal Chief Bill John
Baker [prior to the event]. "This
62nd annual holiday is especially
significant because we will
commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the end of the Trail of Tears. Our
ancestors never gave up, and today
the Cherokee Nation is stronger than
at any time in our history. That's
something for all to be proud of and
to celebrate."

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This year's holiday
theme is the 175th
anniversary of the signing
of the Cherokee Nation
Constitution on Sept 6, 1839, ·
creating the tribe's existing
government. The theme also
emphasized the strong kinship and
unity of Cherokees, thriving nearly
two centuries after removal from
their original homelands in the
Southeast. More than 100,000
visitors were expected for the free
events. Besides the parade, a
powwow, named the second largest
powwow in the country, was held on
Friday and Saturday. Following the
parade, Principal Chief Baker
delivered the State of the Nation
address, a tradition at the site since
the mid-1800s. In addition, the
Cherokee Arts Center offered
opportunities to weave baskets,
build clay medallions, or make ministickball sticks and cornhusk dolls
for free. Professional angler and
Cherokee citizen Jason Christie
returned for the children's fishing
derby held on Saturday morning.
Also shown at this year's
Cherokee National Holiday was a

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team Hominy Indians,
who played against
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New York Giants in
1927. The film
features Cherokees such as Tribal
Councilor and former Chief Joe Byrd
and flutist Tommy Wildcat. Prior to
the holiday, the musical "Nanyehi:
The Story of Nancy Ward" returned
to the area. The show was written
by Nashville song writer and
Cherokee citizen Becky Hobbs. The
Cherokee Nighthawks also went
head to head against teams from the
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations in a
stickball tournament. The Cherokee
National Holiday offered many more
events, such as an antique car
show, fireworks, art shows, softball,
basketball and even a traditional
foods cook-off, giving visitors a
chance to learn more about the
Cherokee Nation, its culture, and
way of life.
For more next year's details, visit
www.cherokee.org and for media
inquiries, contact Julie Hubbard
(918) 207-3896 or juliehubbard@cherokee.org. [Cherokee
Nation News Release, Tahlequah,
OK, 08/06/2014, edited]!::.
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Holiday Potluck &
White Elephant Gift
Exchange Party
Herland's annual holiday party is
coming up on Saturday, December
13, starting at 6 p.m. Bring a
potluck dish or dessert to share.
Don't forget a wrapped White
Elephant gift worth no more than
$15 and have fun playing the "steal
a present" game!
This is a fun annual
event that you
won't want to miss! ·:
In addition to
bringing a Dirty Santa/White
Elephant gift, please also consider
bringing a gift for a child or items
from the YWCA's wish list. We will
be taking the donations and
children's gifts to the YWCA Crisis
Center, helping to make a difference
in some families' holiday season. tJ.
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First Unitarian Church of
Oklahoma City (1UC in OKC) has
been a Welcoming Congregation
since 1998, which means not only
that we explicitly welcome LGBT
people into our church, but also that
we have studied the issues and
made a commitment to acting for
the advancement of equality for all,
without regard to sexual orientation
or gender identity. Our Interweave
chapter specifically addresses
concerns related to LBGT people,
as does our Social Justice
Committee. Our approach to
religion and spirituality is open and
inclusive-no creedal tests apply to
membership or participation.
Rather, we gather to support one
another on our individual spiritual
journeys. Besides worship on
Sundays, we have an array of
religious education opportunities for

Oklahoma City's Fall Peace Fest will be held
Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Civic Center Hall of Mirrors. More than
50 social justice organizations (including
Herland) and individual artists will display
materials and sales items offering wonderful
"holiday shopping opportunities." Homemade
candles and soaps, fair trade goods from Central America and around
the world, pottery, weaving, stained glass, fair trade coffee, calendars,
books, and many more gifts are offered. A Children's Activity Area will be
supervised all day.
The Peace Festival celebrates the efforts of Oklahoma groups working
for social justice, human service, civil rights, environmental sustainability,
and peace. The Civic Center is located at 201 N Walker in downtown
OKC. Admission to the festival is free and so is parking at street meters
on weekends. tJ.

F oreig11 Filn1 Series Begins
The OCU Film Institute offers the university and the greater Oklahoma City
community the opportunity to view classic and contemporary international films.
Its thirty-third year begins on September 28, 2014. All films begin at 2 p.m., in
the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business. The series
theme will be "Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World" and material from
Dali Lama's book (HMH, 2011) by the same name will be used. Since 1983, the
Institute has been screening eight to ten films per year on designated Sunday
afternoons to an audience of 150 to 250 people. Each year the series focuses
on a theme, and reading material on the theme and individual films is available
at the showings. A discussion session follows each screening. The films are
also available for university courses. In 1996, the Oklahoma Humanities Council
awarded the Institute one of four awards for excellence in humanities
programming over the past twenty-five years in the state of Oklahoma . The film
series is supported by OCU, the OCU Film Institute Endowment, the Designated
Endowment in the Community Foundation of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and
the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment for the Center for Interpersonal Studies
through Film and Literature. More information available from Bryan Kimmey,
Coordinator; Dr. Harbour Winn, Director; or http://www2.okcu.edu/film-lit. tJ.

children, teens, and adults; a strong
program of work for social justice;
and an active group life. We also
host Oklahoma City Youth United
(OKCYU), a support group for
LBGT and questioning youth. For
more information, visit
www.1uc.org, call (405) 232-9224,
or contact jonaluj@1uc.org. tJ.
Raindrop Turkish House is a
non-profit 501 (c)(3), educational,
charitable, social, and cultural
organization founded by TurkishAmericans in Houston in 2000 and
now operates in eight states:
Texas, Arkansas, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Mississippi, New
Mexico, Tennessee and Louisiana.
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Next to being a home for Turkish
-Americans, Raindrop Turkish
House addresses their social and
cultural needs and helps them
integrate into this multicultural
society better. The mission of
Raindrop is to introduce Turkish
culture into American society and
cultivate friendship and promote the
understanding of diverse cultures
through its unique services to the
community, through dialog and
cooperation. For more information,
contact OKC Raindrop Turkish
House, 4444 N Classen Blvd,
Oklahoma City, OK 73118, (405)
702-0222, oklahomacity
@turkishhouse.org, or FB page. t,,.

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~A~EOVER
While we won't quite make it onto the TV show
"Extreme Makeover," the Herland building interior has
had some sprucing up over the last month or so.
Improvements include a new kitchen floor, new bathroom
sink and vanity, some trim painting, and new accessories.
In addition, Herland now offers Wi-Fi and a variety of Keup coffees and Tazo teas. We're getting to be quite the
comfy place to hang out, drink coffee, and browse the
internet or our own library of books. Come check us out
,.....-----,....., on the 2nd and
4th Saturdays
from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. Note
that the
Herland Health
Initiative meets
. at 4:30 p.m. on
w the same
Saturdays. 8.

The Oklahoma Victory Dolls (OKVD) roller derby
league was founded in November 2007 by a group
of skaters who wanted to put Oklahoma City on the
international roller derby map. It has since attracted
women from around the OKC metro area, including
experienced former members of other leagues
around the US. OKVD practices and holds bouts
year-round in OKC and, after six successful
seasons, are currently planning to make OKC roller
derby even bigger. OKVD operates as a non -profit
organization and also takes pride in giving back to
the community.
The Oklahoma Victory Dolls mission is to provide
opportunities for women in the OKC metro area to
participate in the challenging and hard-hitting sport
of flat track roller derby. OKVD develops, harbors,
and supports the caliber of athletes that have the
ability to compete on a national level. They are
proud members of the Women's Flat Track Derby
Association (WFTDA), which provides
each player the necessary standards for
national and international competition.
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The Oklahoma Victory Dolls are
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extremely honored to be the youngest
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member league ever accepted into the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Only
with hard work from the women of the league and
help from experienced surrounding leagues were
they able to accomplish this feat. Tournaments are
held August through November, and this year's
championship is scheduled for October 31November 1, 2014. For current schedule and more
information, see www.oklahomavictorydolls.com.
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SUPPER CLUBS SCHEDULED
INTO EARL"{ 2015
Find food and friends at the Herland Supper Clubs. Upcoming supper clubs
include Ingrid's Kitchen on October 11th and Swadley's Bar-B-Que on
November 8th . Ingrid's serves both German and American faves and is located
at 3701 N Youngs Blvd, OKC. Most people never leave without taking
something home from the bakery. Swadley's Bar-B-Que has several locations in
OKC, and we scheduled the one at 4000 N Rockwell, Bethany. Swadley's is a
humble joint dishing out ribs, chicken-fried steaks, brisket, and all the fixin's.
The December supper club is the traditional holiday potluck at Herland
starting at 6 p.m. (different from our usual 5:30 p.m.) followed by our White
Elephant gift exchange/steal-a-present game.
In the new year, we will start our supper clubs at Vito's Ristorante, 7521 N
May, on January 10th and then to Crabtown, 303 E Sheridan Ave, on February
14th (Yes, Valentine's Day!). Vito's is a traditional trattoria and bar crafting
refined Italian cuisine in a convivial setting. Crabtown is a bustling seafood
restaurant in a renovated warehouse with quirky, eclectic furnishings.
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buildings, with metal bunk beds in the rooms on either
side of the hall. The bathrooms are centrally located by
the cabins (with some handicapped
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Halloween party Saturday night that will
adaptations); a big round pavilion is just
include dancing, ghostly
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outside of the main hall; and sidewalks
with partial railings connect the
Activities during the day on Saturday will include
buildings.
a nature walk/hike and a juicing demonstration and
So ... please plan on joining us for an
sampling with the Herland Health Initiative group,
incredibly comfortable and supportive
outdoor and indoor games, a Salsa dancing workshop,
some fun holiday crafts, and campfires both Friday and weekend full of fun and friends! You are welcome to do
as little or as much as you'd like, but if you'd like to
Saturday nights!
We'll also have our silent auction, so please try to
participate, remember to bring a pumpkin to carve, $5
extra for the hayride, an item or two for the silent
~--... bring an item or two to donate. Popular
items include salon & restaurant giftauction and some extra money to shop, and something
certificates so keep the auction in mind for the Saturday evening potluck.
This will be the only article and registration form
when you find yourself at a cool place
that has gift certificates that someone
you'll receive (via mail) before the retreat.
would love to bid on. It's the perfect
Do yourself a favor and register now,
opportunity to re-gift and even do some
while you're thinking about it! To register,
holiday shopping! The silent auction really
just mail back the registration form with
helps keep the costs of the weekend low and helps to
your check, or register on-line at
keep Herland here for us all!
www.herlandsisters.org using the
"Donate" tab using PayPal or call (405)
The retreat takes a lot of work to make it happen,
and we still need volunteers for several jobs. So, if
550-2312 to register over the phone and pay at the
you're willing and able to help, please call Sannie at
door. Although it's fine to pay at the door, it really helps
(405) 550-2312 to discover just the right job for you!
to know how many to prepare for (for food), so please
You'll want to go to www.herlandsisters.org and click at least call and let us know you're coming. Of course,
on the "Retreats" tab on the left, for specifics on what to please also call with any questions you may have.
The Herland Retreat Is What We Make It .. . Let's
bring to the retreat and what to expect from the retreat.
Lake Eufaula is the camp that has 4 duplex-style
Make It Magical & Memorable! L1

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Herland Fall Retreat 2014 Registration
Lake Eufaula State Park, Eufaula, OK-October 31-November 2, 2014
Please return registration form and check to:
Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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completely responsible for any injury or damage caused by my dog(s).
( ) I have a disability and need the following if possible:

Sliding Scale Registration Fee (for the entire weekend for each person)Annual Income PER PERSON:
• under $13,300 - $40
• $13,300-$30,000 - $55
• over $30,000 - $70

•All Day Saturday (only) - $30
• Saturday Evening (only) - $15

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Serving the womyn~s
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Her/and Voice
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October 31-November 1 & 2, 2014
Are you ready for a weekend full of Halloween
Happenings with your friends? Then don't miss out on
Herland's Fall Retreat on Halloween weekend at Lake
Eufaula State Park. The Retreats are Herland's only
"womyn only" events held throughout the year. It is a
place for women to feel safe and comfortable being in
a womyn's space. In keeping with that, we ask that
you do not bring male children over the age of 11 to
the retreat. Pets are allowed but must remain on a
leash at all times and are not allowed in the main
dining hall (health regulations). By bringing your dog,
you hold yourself responsible for any injury your dog
might cause to a person or another dog. Please do not
bring your dog if it is at all aggressive or does not get
along well with other dogs or people.
Friday night, we'll be having Chili & Vegetarian Chili
with all the fixings to make a Frito Chili Pie. After
dinner, for those interested, we'll be
going on a Sasquatch Siting Haunted
Hayride, less than a mile from our
camp. If you'd like to go, bring an
extra $5 per person. After they
hayride, marshmallows are provided to
roast around their fire, or you can
come back to our fire!
As usual, your registration includes Friday dinner,
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(except the hayride which is
$5). On Saturday, we have
many special activities
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Herland Annual
Membership Meeting
December 13th
Have you ever thought you would
like to be more involved in Herland
and help decide what and how things
are done? You will have your
chance. Herland now has
memberships-both General (nonvoting) and Voting. Anyone who
supports Herland's mission may
apply for membership.
There are two ways to become a Voting Member for
the upcoming membership meeting-either volunteer 5
hours before December 1, 2014, or pay annual dues of
$20 (The Herland Retreat on Halloween weekend or
volunteering at the bookstore are good opportunities to
put in 5 hours of volunteering!).
Then the elections! At the membership meeting,
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to Sunday, October 12'h. The meeting will also start
at a special time of 2 p.m.

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The Herland Voice is a publication of Herlarid Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, OKC, OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending
library is open the second and fourth Saturdays from 1-5 p.m., but please call before you come by just to be sure we are open .
Call us at (405) 521-9696 or e-mail us at herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org.

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Tuesday 4th Election Day
Saturday 8th 27th Annual Peace Fest from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
@ Civic Center Hall of Mirrors
Tuesday 11th Veterans' Day
Friday-Sunday 14-16th OK LGBT Film Festival-OUT OK
Sunday 16th 4 p.m. HSR Board Meeting
Saturday 22nd HSR open 1-5 p.m. & Health Initiative Group
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Sunday 21st 4 p.m. HSR Board Meeting &First Day of Winter
Thursday 25th Christmas Day
Saturday 27th HSR open 1-5 p.m. & Health Initiative Group
@4:30 p.m.

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November 8-Swadley's BBQ, 4000 N Rockwell Ave
(near NW 39th), Bethany, OK 73008@ 5:30 p.m .
December 13-Dirty Santa Party & Traditional
Holiday Potluck! @ HSR, OKC @ 6:00 p.m .
January 10-Vito Ristorante, 7521 N May Ave, OKC
@5:30 p.m.
February 14, Valentine's Day-Crabtown, 303 E
Sheridan Ave, OKC @ 5:30 p.m.

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each Voting Member will be given a ballot
to vote o~ new board members. Also at
the meeting, Herland's budget and the
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The Herland membership meeting will
take place on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 p.m .
This is immediately before our holiday potluck and
white elephant party at 6 p.m., so it will be convenient
for you to come to both. See you there! 8.
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New Way to Give
We appreciate all the ways that
you support Herland, from
volunteering your time to financial
gifts. There are now more ways than
ever to give, and the latest is
AmazonSmile. Start your shopping
at smile.amazon.com and designate Herland Sister
Resources as your charity of choice. Amazon will
donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible
AmazonSmile purchases to Herland. Right now,
almost every product is eligle for AmazonSmile
except Kindle e-books. So please keep us in mind if
you do any shopping on Amazon and especially if
you do holiday shopping with them. 8.

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Award
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Longtime Herland
friend, retreat leader, and former board member, Laura Choate, was
recently honored by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy with the
first Laura Choate Resilience Award. Choate was presented the award
at the Oklahoma's Kids Count! Conference on September 16, 2014.
The award, named for Choate, will be given to honor individuals who
have been significantly impacted by adverse childhood experiences,
overcome those obstacles, and made a lasting contribution to the lives
of young people.
Choate has exhibited the characteristics of resilience in the years
since she became a named defendant in the milestone lawsuit that
decisively changed the way children in state custody are treated.
Choate lives as a model of courage, determination, and fortitude in spite
of having endured early life circumstances that many would have found
debilitating or unendurable. We congratulate her on the award and are
proud to count her as part of our community. /J.
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SAVE THE DATE
Transformative, Engrossing, and totally Entertaining .. .

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There's an exciting and diverse world waiting to
be explored during the latest edition of OUT OK,
The Oklahoma GLBT International Film Festival.
Join us November 14, 15, & 16, 2014.
Net proceeds benefit OKEQ and The Dennis R
· Neill Equality Center, Tulsa, OK. /J.

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World Smile Day,
10/3/14, is celebrated on the first
Friday in the month of October
every year. The idea of World
Smile Day was coined and initiated
by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist
from Worcester, MA. Harvey Ball is
known to have created the Smiley
Face in 1963. The World's first
World Smile Day was held in the
year 1999 and has been held annually since.
After Harvey died in 2001, the "Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation"
was created to honor his name and memory. The slogan of the Smile
Foundation is "improving this world, one smile at a time." The
Foundation continues as the official sponsor of World Smile Day each
year. The message of the World Smile Day 2010 was "Do an act of
kindness. Help one person smile." [Wikipedia 9/28/14, edited] /J.

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Group Reaches
for Health Goals
The Herland Health Initiative
(HHI) is a health and wellness
support group for women in the
Herland community. We meet to
share the challenges of creating a
healthier life. This group is lead by
Andrea K whose long-term goals
include a SK walk!
The HHI is dedicated to creating
a fun and refreshing environment for
women to learn about all aspects of
health. The HHI is supportive,
effective, educational, free, and fun!
Whether you're brand new to
healthy living or a seasoned
veteran, the HHI is where you can
come as you are and be with people
· who care about you.
We talk about healthy eating,
exercise, and learn about other
aspects df health such as herbs,
acupuncture, and massage. We'll
have guest speakers and outings to
get some light exercise together .
We meet every 2nd and 4th
Saturdays of the month at 4:30 p.m.
at Herland, and most meetings last
1 Yi hours. If you believe that a
supportive atmosphere will help you
reach your fitness and weight goals,
join us! /J.
Dear Friends,
If you enjoy reading the Her/and Voice but have
not made a donation in recent years, please consider
doing so now. Because of the cost involved with
printing and mailing, we must limit our mailing list to
those who make some contribution-even a small
one. For those who would like to continue reading the
Voice but are unable to make a contribution, please
send your e-mail address (including your street
address to simplify the process) to her/and@
herlandsisters.org, and we would be happy to sign you
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From the desk of Helen Gilbert,
National Executive Committee, Radical Women:
New from Women Making
Movies! Feminist: Stories from
Women's Liberation Structured as a
personal journey of rediscovery by
filmmaker Jennifer Lee, Feminist:
Stories from Women's Liberation
brings the momentous first decade
of second-wave feminism vividly to
life. Its trajectory starts with the
earliest stirrings in 1963 and ends
with the movement's full blossoming
in 1970-from the Presidential
Commission's report on widespread
discrimination against women and
publication of Betty Friedan's
Feminine Mystique up through
radical feminists' takeover of the
Statue of Liberty and Friedan's calls
for a women's strike for equality.
Thirty-five diverse interviewees,
including rank-and-file activists along

March to UN headquarters in NYC protesting
bombings in Gaza, Aug 2014.

with well-known feminists Betty
Friedan, Frances M Beale, Gloria
Steinem, Robin Morgan, Ti-Grace
Atkinson, and others, share
memories of the period as well as

issues and
challenges
that still
resonate
today. It is
a great
introduction
to Women's
Studies and
critical
viewing for
historians
and
academics
interested in Rally in Portland. OR. in
solidarity with protests in
feminism,
Ferguson, MO, Aug 2014.
activism,
and the Women's Movement.
August 26 marks the 94th
anniversary of US women gaining
the right to vote . Now, we celebrate
. our audacious foremothers of many
colors who waged a courageous
struggle to improve the lives of
women. As the most militant
suffragists knew, winning the power
of the ballot was a huge advance
but could not solve inequality
especially for women who were of
color, immigrants, or working class.
And so the fight for women's
liberation continues. What should
feminists do? We can honor the
militant suffragists by expanding our
vision beyond the ballot box. We
must lead the change we want to
see. To build the fight for a better
future, Radical Women will work
toward these demands:

-Defund the US military,
Homeland Security, and ICE!
-End all US wars. Stop US funds
to Israel. Support the global
campaign for Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions (BOS) against Israel.
Drop the prosecution of Rasmea
Odeh, a gutsy Palestinian-American
feminist arrested by Homeland
Security on charges as harassment
for 40 years of community
organizing to empower Arab women
and win justice for Palestinians.
-End military aid to Mexico.
Free Nestora Salgado and all
political prisoners. Open US
borders.
-Put police under community
control through independent elected
civilian review boards empowered to
investigate, punish, and fire abusive
cops. Organize community selfdefense.
-Redirect military dollars into
schools, social services, housing,
and jobs. End the poverty-to-prison
pipeline and a justice system
skewed against people of color.
Free Marissa Alexander-an African
-American domestic violence
survivor threatened with a 60-year
sentence for an act of self-defense
that harmed no one.
Get involved-the world needs
you! In solidarity,
Helen Gilbert
National Executive Committee
Radical Women
[RW newsletter 8/26/14, edited] b,.

YW'CA NEEJ>S

Weitomini!
Projett
Goat
The Welcoming Project works to
increase the visibility of places that
are welcoming of LGBTQ
individuals and their allies through
providing welcoming signs for
places to display, indicating "ALL
ARE WELCOME." b,.

VOL"UNTEEilS
Do you have a passion for helping survivors of domestic violence?
Are you looking for a way to get involved in your community? Then
volunteering at the YWCA is for you! The YWCA Oklahoma City offers a
wide range of volunteer opportunities (required background check)
suitable for your time and
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interests. For more
information, use outreach@
ywcaokc.org or call (405)
948-1770. b,.

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Women Ye,erans Honored
The Women Veterans' Monument is a new
monument being constructed in Del City, OK, paying
homage to women who have served in the Armed
Forces: past, present, and future. Dedication is
scheduled for Veterans' Day, Nov 11, 2014.

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New Year's Day
Open House &
Potluck

LaDonna Harris: Indian 101,
LaDonna Harris: Indian
from Comanche filmmaker
101 ... "explore(s) Harris'
achievements, the personal
Julianna Brannum, chronicles
struggles that led her to
become a voice for Native
the life of Comanche activist and
people and her contemporary
national civil rights leader
work to reshape Indian
Country in America and
LaDonna Harris and the role that
abroad. "-DeadCenter Film
she has played in Native and
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mainstream American history
since the 1960s. In this new verite style documentary, Brannum, the
great niece of Harris, celebrates her life and the personal struggles that
led her to become a voice for Native people and her contemporary work
to strengthen and rebuild indigenous communities and train emerging
Native leaders around the world. Using interviews, archival footage, and
photographs, this film justly celebrates one of the most important women
leaders in Native American and U.S. history. b.
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Come ring in the New Year with
us at the annual Herland Open
House and Potluck from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Thursday, January 1st_
Bring a dish and bring a friend to
Herland to meet up with old friends
and new. We will encourage your
luck and health in the New Year by
providing black-eyed peas and
colcannon (an Irish cabbage and
potatoes dish). Whether you
believe in luck or you just want to
have a fun tradition for New Year's
Day, join us for your enjoyment!
This is a come-and-go event so
don't worry about being prompt if
you stayed up half the night! b.
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Groundbreaking for the
Del City Women
Veterans' Monument
was on the 70th
Anniversary of D-Day,
June 6, 2014, with
many veterans, city
officials, community members, and CMS Willowbrook
staff attending .
The monument area will include 7 statues-5
representing all branches of service with a woman
sitting on a bench by the reflecting pool representing
the national guard and a child on the bench with her not
only representing the future but also the two statues
together will honor the difficulty many service women
face having to leave children behind when they are
deployed. The Del City Women Veterans' Monument
has been sculpted by Joel Randell (studio in Luther)
and will be one of the largest of its kind in the country.
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across and have been using http://www.herlandsisters.org/pages/links.php while
discussing diversity, community, safety, and actions the kids can take to avoid
finding themselves in a dangerous situation . I want to say thank you! Two of the
kids, Mary and Jennifer, did some web searches at home and found a page that
they brought in for me to see: http://www.gayrealestate.com/real-estateresources/the-neighborhood-tips-for-homeowners-to-keep-homes-from-beingburglarized.html. I suggested that they share it with you because it had such
great information, and I also want to impress upon them that by reaching out and
simply asking others, like yourself, things can be accomplished that the girls
might not otherwise think can. Thank you very much in advance for sharing the
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Cherokee Nation was on full display
Labor Day weekend for visitors
around the world attending
Cherokee National Holiday. More
than 120 Native American vendors,
traditional games like stickball, and
the only parade in the state
announced in both Cherokee and
English was at the 62nd annual
celebration, which ran Aug 29-31 in
the Cherokee Nation capital of
Tahlequah, OK. "The annual
Cherokee National Holiday is a
weekend celebration of the tribe's
history, heritage, and hospitality, and
it's a true homecoming for Cherokee
citizens. We expect another record
crowd of friends, family, and visitors
again this year," said Cherokee
Nation Principal Chief Bill John
Baker [prior to the event]. "This
62nd annual holiday is especially
significant because we will
commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the end of the Trail of Tears. Our
ancestors never gave up, and today
the Cherokee Nation is stronger than
at any time in our history. That's
something for all to be proud of and
to celebrate."

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This year's holiday
theme is the 175th
anniversary of the signing
of the Cherokee Nation
Constitution on Sept 6, 1839, ·
creating the tribe's existing
government. The theme also
emphasized the strong kinship and
unity of Cherokees, thriving nearly
two centuries after removal from
their original homelands in the
Southeast. More than 100,000
visitors were expected for the free
events. Besides the parade, a
powwow, named the second largest
powwow in the country, was held on
Friday and Saturday. Following the
parade, Principal Chief Baker
delivered the State of the Nation
address, a tradition at the site since
the mid-1800s. In addition, the
Cherokee Arts Center offered
opportunities to weave baskets,
build clay medallions, or make ministickball sticks and cornhusk dolls
for free. Professional angler and
Cherokee citizen Jason Christie
returned for the children's fishing
derby held on Saturday morning.
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Cherokee National Holiday was a

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1927. The film
features Cherokees such as Tribal
Councilor and former Chief Joe Byrd
and flutist Tommy Wildcat. Prior to
the holiday, the musical "Nanyehi:
The Story of Nancy Ward" returned
to the area. The show was written
by Nashville song writer and
Cherokee citizen Becky Hobbs. The
Cherokee Nighthawks also went
head to head against teams from the
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations in a
stickball tournament. The Cherokee
National Holiday offered many more
events, such as an antique car
show, fireworks, art shows, softball,
basketball and even a traditional
foods cook-off, giving visitors a
chance to learn more about the
Cherokee Nation, its culture, and
way of life.
For more next year's details, visit
www.cherokee.org and for media
inquiries, contact Julie Hubbard
(918) 207-3896 or juliehubbard@cherokee.org. [Cherokee
Nation News Release, Tahlequah,
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Holiday Potluck &
White Elephant Gift
Exchange Party
Herland's annual holiday party is
coming up on Saturday, December
13, starting at 6 p.m. Bring a
potluck dish or dessert to share.
Don't forget a wrapped White
Elephant gift worth no more than
$15 and have fun playing the "steal
a present" game!
This is a fun annual
event that you
won't want to miss! ·:
In addition to
bringing a Dirty Santa/White
Elephant gift, please also consider
bringing a gift for a child or items
from the YWCA's wish list. We will
be taking the donations and
children's gifts to the YWCA Crisis
Center, helping to make a difference
in some families' holiday season. tJ.
Spiritual Exploration Opportunities

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First Unitarian Church of
Oklahoma City (1UC in OKC) has
been a Welcoming Congregation
since 1998, which means not only
that we explicitly welcome LGBT
people into our church, but also that
we have studied the issues and
made a commitment to acting for
the advancement of equality for all,
without regard to sexual orientation
or gender identity. Our Interweave
chapter specifically addresses
concerns related to LBGT people,
as does our Social Justice
Committee. Our approach to
religion and spirituality is open and
inclusive-no creedal tests apply to
membership or participation.
Rather, we gather to support one
another on our individual spiritual
journeys. Besides worship on
Sundays, we have an array of
religious education opportunities for

Oklahoma City's Fall Peace Fest will be held
Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Civic Center Hall of Mirrors. More than
50 social justice organizations (including
Herland) and individual artists will display
materials and sales items offering wonderful
"holiday shopping opportunities." Homemade
candles and soaps, fair trade goods from Central America and around
the world, pottery, weaving, stained glass, fair trade coffee, calendars,
books, and many more gifts are offered. A Children's Activity Area will be
supervised all day.
The Peace Festival celebrates the efforts of Oklahoma groups working
for social justice, human service, civil rights, environmental sustainability,
and peace. The Civic Center is located at 201 N Walker in downtown
OKC. Admission to the festival is free and so is parking at street meters
on weekends. tJ.

F oreig11 Filn1 Series Begins
The OCU Film Institute offers the university and the greater Oklahoma City
community the opportunity to view classic and contemporary international films.
Its thirty-third year begins on September 28, 2014. All films begin at 2 p.m., in
the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business. The series
theme will be "Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World" and material from
Dali Lama's book (HMH, 2011) by the same name will be used. Since 1983, the
Institute has been screening eight to ten films per year on designated Sunday
afternoons to an audience of 150 to 250 people. Each year the series focuses
on a theme, and reading material on the theme and individual films is available
at the showings. A discussion session follows each screening. The films are
also available for university courses. In 1996, the Oklahoma Humanities Council
awarded the Institute one of four awards for excellence in humanities
programming over the past twenty-five years in the state of Oklahoma . The film
series is supported by OCU, the OCU Film Institute Endowment, the Designated
Endowment in the Community Foundation of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and
the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment for the Center for Interpersonal Studies
through Film and Literature. More information available from Bryan Kimmey,
Coordinator; Dr. Harbour Winn, Director; or http://www2.okcu.edu/film-lit. tJ.

children, teens, and adults; a strong
program of work for social justice;
and an active group life. We also
host Oklahoma City Youth United
(OKCYU), a support group for
LBGT and questioning youth. For
more information, visit
www.1uc.org, call (405) 232-9224,
or contact jonaluj@1uc.org. tJ.
Raindrop Turkish House is a
non-profit 501 (c)(3), educational,
charitable, social, and cultural
organization founded by TurkishAmericans in Houston in 2000 and
now operates in eight states:
Texas, Arkansas, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Mississippi, New
Mexico, Tennessee and Louisiana.
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Next to being a home for Turkish
-Americans, Raindrop Turkish
House addresses their social and
cultural needs and helps them
integrate into this multicultural
society better. The mission of
Raindrop is to introduce Turkish
culture into American society and
cultivate friendship and promote the
understanding of diverse cultures
through its unique services to the
community, through dialog and
cooperation. For more information,
contact OKC Raindrop Turkish
House, 4444 N Classen Blvd,
Oklahoma City, OK 73118, (405)
702-0222, oklahomacity
@turkishhouse.org, or FB page. t,,.

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While we won't quite make it onto the TV show
"Extreme Makeover," the Herland building interior has
had some sprucing up over the last month or so.
Improvements include a new kitchen floor, new bathroom
sink and vanity, some trim painting, and new accessories.
In addition, Herland now offers Wi-Fi and a variety of Keup coffees and Tazo teas. We're getting to be quite the
comfy place to hang out, drink coffee, and browse the
internet or our own library of books. Come check us out
,.....-----,....., on the 2nd and
4th Saturdays
from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. Note
that the
Herland Health
Initiative meets
. at 4:30 p.m. on
w the same
Saturdays. 8.

The Oklahoma Victory Dolls (OKVD) roller derby
league was founded in November 2007 by a group
of skaters who wanted to put Oklahoma City on the
international roller derby map. It has since attracted
women from around the OKC metro area, including
experienced former members of other leagues
around the US. OKVD practices and holds bouts
year-round in OKC and, after six successful
seasons, are currently planning to make OKC roller
derby even bigger. OKVD operates as a non -profit
organization and also takes pride in giving back to
the community.
The Oklahoma Victory Dolls mission is to provide
opportunities for women in the OKC metro area to
participate in the challenging and hard-hitting sport
of flat track roller derby. OKVD develops, harbors,
and supports the caliber of athletes that have the
ability to compete on a national level. They are
proud members of the Women's Flat Track Derby
Association (WFTDA), which provides
each player the necessary standards for
national and international competition.
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The Oklahoma Victory Dolls are
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extremely honored to be the youngest
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member league ever accepted into the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Only
with hard work from the women of the league and
help from experienced surrounding leagues were
they able to accomplish this feat. Tournaments are
held August through November, and this year's
championship is scheduled for October 31November 1, 2014. For current schedule and more
information, see www.oklahomavictorydolls.com.
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SUPPER CLUBS SCHEDULED
INTO EARL"{ 2015
Find food and friends at the Herland Supper Clubs. Upcoming supper clubs
include Ingrid's Kitchen on October 11th and Swadley's Bar-B-Que on
November 8th . Ingrid's serves both German and American faves and is located
at 3701 N Youngs Blvd, OKC. Most people never leave without taking
something home from the bakery. Swadley's Bar-B-Que has several locations in
OKC, and we scheduled the one at 4000 N Rockwell, Bethany. Swadley's is a
humble joint dishing out ribs, chicken-fried steaks, brisket, and all the fixin's.
The December supper club is the traditional holiday potluck at Herland
starting at 6 p.m. (different from our usual 5:30 p.m.) followed by our White
Elephant gift exchange/steal-a-present game.
In the new year, we will start our supper clubs at Vito's Ristorante, 7521 N
May, on January 10th and then to Crabtown, 303 E Sheridan Ave, on February
14th (Yes, Valentine's Day!). Vito's is a traditional trattoria and bar crafting
refined Italian cuisine in a convivial setting. Crabtown is a bustling seafood
restaurant in a renovated warehouse with quirky, eclectic furnishings.
Restaurant supper clubs start at 5:30 p.m . Come and join us for a good time! b

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buildings, with metal bunk beds in the rooms on either
side of the hall. The bathrooms are centrally located by
the cabins (with some handicapped
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Halloween party Saturday night that will
adaptations); a big round pavilion is just
include dancing, ghostly
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outside of the main hall; and sidewalks
with partial railings connect the
Activities during the day on Saturday will include
buildings.
a nature walk/hike and a juicing demonstration and
So ... please plan on joining us for an
sampling with the Herland Health Initiative group,
incredibly comfortable and supportive
outdoor and indoor games, a Salsa dancing workshop,
some fun holiday crafts, and campfires both Friday and weekend full of fun and friends! You are welcome to do
as little or as much as you'd like, but if you'd like to
Saturday nights!
We'll also have our silent auction, so please try to
participate, remember to bring a pumpkin to carve, $5
extra for the hayride, an item or two for the silent
~--... bring an item or two to donate. Popular
items include salon & restaurant giftauction and some extra money to shop, and something
certificates so keep the auction in mind for the Saturday evening potluck.
This will be the only article and registration form
when you find yourself at a cool place
that has gift certificates that someone
you'll receive (via mail) before the retreat.
would love to bid on. It's the perfect
Do yourself a favor and register now,
opportunity to re-gift and even do some
while you're thinking about it! To register,
holiday shopping! The silent auction really
just mail back the registration form with
helps keep the costs of the weekend low and helps to
your check, or register on-line at
keep Herland here for us all!
www.herlandsisters.org using the
"Donate" tab using PayPal or call (405)
The retreat takes a lot of work to make it happen,
and we still need volunteers for several jobs. So, if
550-2312 to register over the phone and pay at the
you're willing and able to help, please call Sannie at
door. Although it's fine to pay at the door, it really helps
(405) 550-2312 to discover just the right job for you!
to know how many to prepare for (for food), so please
You'll want to go to www.herlandsisters.org and click at least call and let us know you're coming. Of course,
on the "Retreats" tab on the left, for specifics on what to please also call with any questions you may have.
The Herland Retreat Is What We Make It .. . Let's
bring to the retreat and what to expect from the retreat.
Lake Eufaula is the camp that has 4 duplex-style
Make It Magical & Memorable! L1

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Herland Fall Retreat 2014 Registration
Lake Eufaula State Park, Eufaula, OK-October 31-November 2, 2014
Please return registration form and check to:
Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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enclosed.
( ) I'm enclosing an additional $
to help provide scholarships.
() I'm bringing
children (Girls of all ages and , this retreat only, boys age 11 and under are welcome.).
dogs that will be kept on leashes at all times, and I will sign a waiver stating I am
( ) I'm bringing
completely responsible for any injury or damage caused by my dog(s).
( ) I have a disability and need the following if possible:

Sliding Scale Registration Fee (for the entire weekend for each person)Annual Income PER PERSON:
• under $13,300 - $40
• $13,300-$30,000 - $55
• over $30,000 - $70

•All Day Saturday (only) - $30
• Saturday Evening (only) - $15

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