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Herland Spring Retreat

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Ian now to attend the annual Herland Spring
Retreat, May 13 - 15 at Roman Nose State
Park. Pre-registration is due by May 5th - see
registration form on page 2. Accommodations include rustic group cabins with bunk beds, a group
bath house with restrooms and hot showers, and a
meeting hall with group kitchen. Meals include a
light Friday night supper, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch on your own, Saturday evening potluck
(bring a dish to share-a large restaurant-sized refrigerator is available for cold storage) and Sunday
morning breakfast.
There is always a lot to do during this weekend getaway, including tent camping, horseback riding,
workshops, bird and nature hikes, Frisbee, softball,
Scrabble, Trivia Pursuit and many other games. We
also have campfire gatherings for stories, singing and
roasting marshmallows and an open mike for poetry,
singing or other talent. Attend a planning session to
help plan Herland's Pride weekend activities. Gifts,
including jewelry, bumper stickers, key chains, and a
variety of books of interest to women are for sale.
The Saturday night concert will feature the band
Iris. If you can't attend the retreat, attend the concert
only for $10.00.
Your early registration helps our volunteers plan
this huge event but you may also register onsite.

Calling All Women Golfers!!
(and wannabe golfers)
Herland is organizing a golf outing
for all interested women who would
like to get together with others for 18
holes (or 9 holes). If you are interested in playing golf with a group
some Saturday or Sunday in June,
please email Judy at jawber@lycos.com or call 721-6578 by
May 15th, 2005. She will coordinate

the time and place if enough participants respond.
She will communicate directly with responders after
May 15th to coordinate the best time and place. Be-

ginners Welcome!!

State of Herland Address

A

s the 2004 income and expenses statement
on page 5 indicates, we ran somewhat in the
red last year. Partly this was because we did
not receive any foundation grant money, which we
usually do and expect to do this year. Partly it was
because most of our energy was spent establishing
and maintaining a variety of projects both low-key
and either free or low-income - our supper club,
scrabble night, video night, hike, book club, small inhouse concerts, and poetry issues of the Voice.
The Herland Voice is one of our major expenses; it
never comes close to paying for itself, and our poetry issues cost even more than the rest. We think
they are worth it.
This year we have or are planning several fundraising events, and, reluctant as almost all of us are
to ask for money, we are committed to asking for
donations at our various in-house "free" events".
We are an entirely volunteer organization, and almost entirely a service organization - note our sales
last year were less than 10% of our income. We
live or die by your generosity. Last year we received around $2,400 - an average of $200 a
month. If we can increase that by $50 a month, to
bring in $3,000, plus receive our grant and stage
some good fundraisers, we will be in the black which will put us in the pink..
Please use the enclosed envelope to help us keep
on keeping on for another year. If you can't send us
anything this month, save the envelope and send it
on when you can. Thank you very very much.
See Income and Expense Statement page 5

www.herlandsisters.org
herland sister resources, 2312 nw 39th, oklahoma city, ok 73112
(405) 521-9696
email: herlandsisters@cox.net
bookstore hours: saturdays 1-5 pm

May 2005

the Herland Voice

Herland Spring Women's Retreat Registration Form
Roman Nose State Park - May 13, 14 & 15, 2005
Below are guidelines to help you select an appropriate registration amount. Deadline for pre-registration is May 6th. Please
remember that dogs are welcome but must remain on leashes and are not allowed in the dining hall.

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Sliding Scale Registration Guidelines Based on Income

Registration fee enclosed (payable to Herland):
_$15_ $25_ $35_$45_$60
_

Single Person
Annual Income

Household
Annual Income

Pre-Registration
per person

under $6,500

under $13,300

$15

$6,500-$13,300

$13,300-$18,000

$25

$13,300-$19,500

$18,000-$26,000

$35

$19,500-$30,000

$26,000-$50,000

$45

over $30,000

over $50,000

$60

Concert only - $10

Name(s): - - - - - - - - - - Phone: _ _ _ __
Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
City: - - - - - - - - - S t a t e : _ _ _ Zip: _ _ __
email ( o p t i o n a l ) : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

( ) I need a scholarship to attend.
( ) I'm endosing an additional $ _ _ to help provide scholarships.
( ) I'm bringing __ children (girls of all ages and boys under age 10 are welcome).

Please return registration fonn and check to: Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
A retreat packet with all infonnation will be sent to you.

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According to a 2004 study, women who work full time
earn about 76 cents for every dollar men earn. This
discrepancy is even worse for women of color. Wage
discrimination persists despite women's increased
educational attainment, greater level of experience in
workforce, and decreased amount of time spent out of
the workforce raising children.
AAUW continues to believe that pay equity is a simple matter of justice. To that end, AAUW supports the
Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced by Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa Delaura (D-CT) and
the Fair Pay Act, introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). These bills
to promote pay equity would strengthen and improve
the Equal Pay Act by:

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*Reinstating the Bureau of Labor Statistics collection
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Trophies for.

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Most Talented • Best·Dressed
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Sunday, May 1: Herland book art class, noon to 3pm.
Friday, May 6: Informal showing of the second season
of The L WORD, at 8 pm at Herland. This is a free event.
Monday, May 9: OGLPC Monthly Meeting at the
Center, 2135 NW 39th, 7 pm.
Saturday, May 14: Herland Hike at Spring Retreat-Roman Nose State Park.
Friday, May 13-Sunday, May 15: Herland Spring
Retreat at Roman Nose State Park.
Saturday, May 14: Herland Supper Club at Herland Spring Retreat at Roman Nose State Park.
Friday, May 20: Informal showing of two episodes of
the second season of The L WORD, at 8 pm at Herland.
This is a free event.
Saturday, May 21: Herland scrabble night, 6 pm.
Sunday, May 22: Herland book art class, noon to 3pm.
Sunday, May 22: Herland Board Meeting at Herland, 4
pm. Everyone welcome.

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October 28-30: Herland Fall Retreat at Eufaula
State Park {this is our 40th Retreat). This will
be a very special retreat with big events planned
so don't miss it!

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The Voice is published monthly by Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. The Voice is offered as an
open forum for community discourse. Articles reflect the opinions of
the author and not necessarily those of Herland Sister Resources.
Unsolicited articles and letters to the editor are welcomed and must
be signed by the writer with full name and address. Upon request,
letters or articles may be printed under a pseudonym or anonymously.
Herland reserves the right to edit or not publish any article. Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon request although a donation is requested to meet publication and distribution costs.

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THANK YOU!
• to Deni and Sandy and Deni's sister Vicki, for
the donation of books - 96 new copies of five different
titles, including the hilarious Robert's Rules of Lesbian
Living. They are for sale at Herland, and will be at the
~ Spring Retreat at Roman Nose.
To Carol Koss, for her creative, fun, inspiring, in~ formative poetry workshop. More than a few of us are
carrying around notebooks now to jot down poetry
ideas. It was a wonderful afternoon and evening.
!• To Connie Seabourn and Katthy Buttry for
teaching us how to make beautiful books. Connie's
!creativity makes a person's head swim, and the first
!class was a frenzied delight. There are five more
classes (see the Events Calendar) and it is not neces!sary to take all six - though if you come for one, the

Don't Forget to Support the Voice!
Your contribution is important! Just $15 a year will
help us pay for the $300+ it costs every month to print
and mail the newsletter.

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[ ] Enclosed is a contribution for $ _ _ __
[ ] Please add me to the mailing list for The Voice.

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• continue providing services and events for our community.)

Regina Bennett, long-time Herland friend and benefactor, is teaching a class on Lesbian Lit at OU this
summer. The class is WS 3220.01, and will meet
from 9:00 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays from June 6 through July 28. Students
must be enrolled OU students.
Dr. Bennett expects to use Faderman's Anthology
of Lesbian Uterature plus a couple of novels, possibly
the classics The Well of Loneliness and Rubyfruit
Jungle, perhaps also Tipping the Velvet. If you have
any questions please direct them to
R.J. Bennett@att.net.

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May 2005

Announcements

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2005 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST ANNOUNCED
The ONE IN T.EN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, a screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays
and lesbians in film (As well as the entire GLBTQ community), celebrates it's 7th year. Over 250 scripts were
submitted last year from around the world to the contest.
The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST has grown to be one of the most popular niche writing contests,
receiveing entries from around the world as well as notice from many. top Hollywood production companies, studios, agents and managers. Winners will be announced November 15, 2005 and will be posted on THE ONE IN
TEN SCREENPLAY website - www.screenplaycontests.com.
The One In Ten Screenplay Contest is sponsored by: Cherub Productions, Final Draft, scr(i)pt magazine,
www.inktip.com, www.screenplay.com, and www.sellascript.com.
The submission deadline for 2005 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is September 1, 2005. Entry
forms are available online through the contest website: www.screenplaycontests.com. This website address is
exclusive only to this contest. Entry forms may also be obtained through the mail by sending a self addressed
stamped envelope to:
CHERUB PRODUCTIONS,
One In Ten Screenplay Contest,
Post Office Box 540,
Boulder, Colorado 80306
For more information:
Mike Dean, One In Ten Screenplay Contest
303.629.3072
www.screenplaycontests.com
Cherubfilm@aol .com

ANNOUNCEMENT
TWIN OAKS 22ND ANNUAL WOMEN'S
GATHERING!

according to our values of cooperation, non-violence,
sharing and equality. For 38 years, we've been learning how to provide for our own needs, both economic
and social. Our businesses include making hammocks and rope chairs, making tofu and other soyfoods, and indexing books.
We grow much of our own food and provide ourselves with many services, freeing ourselves somewhat from dependence on the larger economy. This
gathering was created by the women of Twin Oaks to
connect us with women outside of our geographic
community.

A Multicultural Event August 26-28, 2005
Women Celebrating Ourselves in Community
Camping .. . Dance ... Fire Circle ... Drumming .. .
Swimming ... Workshops ... Creative Activities .. .
Sweatlodge ... Mud Pit ... Fun ... Creative Activities
... Singing ... Music!!!
Register by August 10th to help us plan a great
gathering. Sliding scale fee $40-140 includes camping and workshops. Girls over 14 are considered
adults. Paying in the upper region of the sliding scale
helps us subsidize women who can afford less.

LOCATION
Near Interstate 64, between Richmond and Charlottesville, 100 miles south of Washington, DC. When
we receive your registration we'll send you more detailed directions and information on public and private
transportation.

For more information:
Women's Gathering
138 Twin Oaks Rd
Louisa, VA 23093
Phone 540-894-5126 Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm,
Sat 9-2pm
http://www.twinoaks.org/community/women

The Trevor Helpline
1-866-4-U-TREVOR ( 1-866-488-7386)
24n/365 days-a-year, toll-free suicide prevention
helpline for gay and questioning teens. Counselors
are ready to help you now.
www.TheTrevorProject.org

WHO WEARE
Twin Oaks is a community of about 100 women,
men and children, aged 1-81. We are striving to live
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~erland

Income & Expenses, 2004
(Continued from page 2)

Income
Advertising, Herland Anniversary
books
Events
Fund raisers
General Donations
Newsletters Subscriptions
Newsletter Sponsors
Retreat Income ·
Other Income
Sales
Sales Tax collected
Total

$

160
2,124
140
1,444
888
719
3,653

96
766
42

Survey (CES).
* Prohibiting employers from reducing any employee's
wages in order to comply with pay equity requirements.
Take action now and urge your members of Congress to
support and co-sponsor both the Paycheck Fairness Act
and the Fair Pay Act!
For more information on the pay gap and how you can
raise awareness about this issue, go to
www.aauw.org/payequity.

$10,032

Expenses

265
1,205

10
1,593

211
48

Newsletter printing and postage
Permits
Retreat expenses
Sales Tax
Telephone
Utilities
Total
Outgo over Income

The Mother of Mother's Day

72
85

Bank Charges
Community Outreach
Directory Listings
Events
Fundraisers
Insurance
Merchandise for Resale
Miscellaneous

3,970
40
2,167
78

671
1.244
11,659

$1,627)

See State of Her/and Address page 1

No, not Ms. Hallmark. It was, actually, the formidable American
poet and women's leader Julia Ward Howe who called for the
establishment of the holiday and in 1870 wrote the moving poem
printed below. It was written in the wake of the Civil War, as a
powerful feminist call against war.
Arise, then, women of this day!
Arise all women who have hearts,
Whether your baptism be that of water or of tears
Say firmly:
'We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies,
Our husbands shall not come to us reeking of carnage,
For caresses and applause.
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.
We women of one country
Will be too tender of those of another country
To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.
From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with
Our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
The sword of murder is not the balance of justice!
Blood does not wipe out dishonor
Nor violence indicate possession.
As men have often forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war.
Let women now leave all that may be left of home
For a great and earnest day of counsel.
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means
Whereby the great human family can live in peace,
Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar,
But of God.
In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
That a general congress of women without limit of nationality
May be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient
And at the earliest period consistent with its objects
To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions.
The great and general interests of peace.

Julia Ward Howe

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DVOICE:
May 2005

volume 23, number 5

Herland Spring Retreat

P

Ian now to attend the annual Herland Spring
Retreat, May 13 - 15 at Roman Nose State
Park. Pre-registration is due by May 5th - see
registration form on page 2. Accommodations include rustic group cabins with bunk beds, a group
bath house with restrooms and hot showers, and a
meeting hall with group kitchen. Meals include a
light Friday night supper, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch on your own, Saturday evening potluck
(bring a dish to share-a large restaurant-sized refrigerator is available for cold storage) and Sunday
morning breakfast.
There is always a lot to do during this weekend getaway, including tent camping, horseback riding,
workshops, bird and nature hikes, Frisbee, softball,
Scrabble, Trivia Pursuit and many other games. We
also have campfire gatherings for stories, singing and
roasting marshmallows and an open mike for poetry,
singing or other talent. Attend a planning session to
help plan Herland's Pride weekend activities. Gifts,
including jewelry, bumper stickers, key chains, and a
variety of books of interest to women are for sale.
The Saturday night concert will feature the band
Iris. If you can't attend the retreat, attend the concert
only for $10.00.
Your early registration helps our volunteers plan
this huge event but you may also register onsite.

Calling All Women Golfers!!
(and wannabe golfers)
Herland is organizing a golf outing
for all interested women who would
like to get together with others for 18
holes (or 9 holes). If you are interested in playing golf with a group
some Saturday or Sunday in June,
please email Judy at jawber@lycos.com or call 721-6578 by
May 15th, 2005. She will coordinate

the time and place if enough participants respond.
She will communicate directly with responders after
May 15th to coordinate the best time and place. Be-

ginners Welcome!!

State of Herland Address

A

s the 2004 income and expenses statement
on page 5 indicates, we ran somewhat in the
red last year. Partly this was because we did
not receive any foundation grant money, which we
usually do and expect to do this year. Partly it was
because most of our energy was spent establishing
and maintaining a variety of projects both low-key
and either free or low-income - our supper club,
scrabble night, video night, hike, book club, small inhouse concerts, and poetry issues of the Voice.
The Herland Voice is one of our major expenses; it
never comes close to paying for itself, and our poetry issues cost even more than the rest. We think
they are worth it.
This year we have or are planning several fundraising events, and, reluctant as almost all of us are
to ask for money, we are committed to asking for
donations at our various in-house "free" events".
We are an entirely volunteer organization, and almost entirely a service organization - note our sales
last year were less than 10% of our income. We
live or die by your generosity. Last year we received around $2,400 - an average of $200 a
month. If we can increase that by $50 a month, to
bring in $3,000, plus receive our grant and stage
some good fundraisers, we will be in the black which will put us in the pink..
Please use the enclosed envelope to help us keep
on keeping on for another year. If you can't send us
anything this month, save the envelope and send it
on when you can. Thank you very very much.
See Income and Expense Statement page 5

www.herlandsisters.org
herland sister resources, 2312 nw 39th, oklahoma city, ok 73112
(405) 521-9696
email: herlandsisters@cox.net
bookstore hours: saturdays 1-5 pm

May 2005

the Herland Voice

Herland Spring Women's Retreat Registration Form
Roman Nose State Park - May 13, 14 & 15, 2005
Below are guidelines to help you select an appropriate registration amount. Deadline for pre-registration is May 6th. Please
remember that dogs are welcome but must remain on leashes and are not allowed in the dining hall.

-························································································'

Sliding Scale Registration Guidelines Based on Income

Registration fee enclosed (payable to Herland):
_$15_ $25_ $35_$45_$60
_

Single Person
Annual Income

Household
Annual Income

Pre-Registration
per person

under $6,500

under $13,300

$15

$6,500-$13,300

$13,300-$18,000

$25

$13,300-$19,500

$18,000-$26,000

$35

$19,500-$30,000

$26,000-$50,000

$45

over $30,000

over $50,000

$60

Concert only - $10

Name(s): - - - - - - - - - - Phone: _ _ _ __
Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
City: - - - - - - - - - S t a t e : _ _ _ Zip: _ _ __
email ( o p t i o n a l ) : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

( ) I need a scholarship to attend.
( ) I'm endosing an additional $ _ _ to help provide scholarships.
( ) I'm bringing __ children (girls of all ages and boys under age 10 are welcome).

Please return registration fonn and check to: Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
A retreat packet with all infonnation will be sent to you.

~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------Hosted b1
l\rms UCC

Equal work deserves equal pay

ChurchOf

S\r

According to a 2004 study, women who work full time
earn about 76 cents for every dollar men earn. This
discrepancy is even worse for women of color. Wage
discrimination persists despite women's increased
educational attainment, greater level of experience in
workforce, and decreased amount of time spent out of
the workforce raising children.
AAUW continues to believe that pay equity is a simple matter of justice. To that end, AAUW supports the
Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced by Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa Delaura (D-CT) and
the Fair Pay Act, introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). These bills
to promote pay equity would strengthen and improve
the Equal Pay Act by:

;~;~ l\U\\

DOCJ con\e,f\

Sponsored by

~ '~!J.fi!'~·

Saturday, May 7 4 to 6 pm
At the Back Door Coffeehouse
N.W. 32 & Classen

* Allowing people who sue for fair wages to receive
punitive and compensatory damages-beyond back
pay alone;
*Reinstating the Bureau of Labor Statistics collection
of data on women workers in the Current Employment

Trophies for.

Best Tail Wag •Best Bark
Most Talented • Best·Dressed
Owner Look-a-Like •Best Kiss
Most Lovable Mug• Best Smile

Sponsored by
Wash dog
Dogtopia
PFLAG OKC
Back Door Coffeehouse
Barking Dog Bakery Boutique

(Continued on page 5)
Contest rs FREE'

2

FREE Doggy Goody B.1g,.; 1

Prr:::cs'

---------------------- ..............................
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Mav 2005

·•

. ---------------------------------·--------..---------------------....·-------------·-----------······-------------------------------·-·--------------,

Herland Needs Donation of a Laptop

IMionmm System Req"'"""•===l•ptop to ruo Wiodows XP
!Professional and Office Professional Edition 2003

!•

300 megahertz Pentium Ill processor or compatible processor

J•

128 megabytes (MB) of RAM

!•

6 gigabytes (GB) hard disk

J•

Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video

!•

CD-ROM or DVD drive

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Sunday, May 1: Herland book art class, noon to 3pm.
Friday, May 6: Informal showing of the second season
of The L WORD, at 8 pm at Herland. This is a free event.
Monday, May 9: OGLPC Monthly Meeting at the
Center, 2135 NW 39th, 7 pm.
Saturday, May 14: Herland Hike at Spring Retreat-Roman Nose State Park.
Friday, May 13-Sunday, May 15: Herland Spring
Retreat at Roman Nose State Park.
Saturday, May 14: Herland Supper Club at Herland Spring Retreat at Roman Nose State Park.
Friday, May 20: Informal showing of two episodes of
the second season of The L WORD, at 8 pm at Herland.
This is a free event.
Saturday, May 21: Herland scrabble night, 6 pm.
Sunday, May 22: Herland book art class, noon to 3pm.
Sunday, May 22: Herland Board Meeting at Herland, 4
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October 28-30: Herland Fall Retreat at Eufaula
State Park {this is our 40th Retreat). This will
be a very special retreat with big events planned
so don't miss it!

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THANK YOU!
• to Deni and Sandy and Deni's sister Vicki, for
the donation of books - 96 new copies of five different
titles, including the hilarious Robert's Rules of Lesbian
Living. They are for sale at Herland, and will be at the
~ Spring Retreat at Roman Nose.
To Carol Koss, for her creative, fun, inspiring, in~ formative poetry workshop. More than a few of us are
carrying around notebooks now to jot down poetry
ideas. It was a wonderful afternoon and evening.
!• To Connie Seabourn and Katthy Buttry for
teaching us how to make beautiful books. Connie's
!creativity makes a person's head swim, and the first
!class was a frenzied delight. There are five more
classes (see the Events Calendar) and it is not neces!sary to take all six - though if you come for one, the

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Regina Bennett, long-time Herland friend and benefactor, is teaching a class on Lesbian Lit at OU this
summer. The class is WS 3220.01, and will meet
from 9:00 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays from June 6 through July 28. Students
must be enrolled OU students.
Dr. Bennett expects to use Faderman's Anthology
of Lesbian Uterature plus a couple of novels, possibly
the classics The Well of Loneliness and Rubyfruit
Jungle, perhaps also Tipping the Velvet. If you have
any questions please direct them to
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Announcements

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2005 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST ANNOUNCED
The ONE IN T.EN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, a screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays
and lesbians in film (As well as the entire GLBTQ community), celebrates it's 7th year. Over 250 scripts were
submitted last year from around the world to the contest.
The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST has grown to be one of the most popular niche writing contests,
receiveing entries from around the world as well as notice from many. top Hollywood production companies, studios, agents and managers. Winners will be announced November 15, 2005 and will be posted on THE ONE IN
TEN SCREENPLAY website - www.screenplaycontests.com.
The One In Ten Screenplay Contest is sponsored by: Cherub Productions, Final Draft, scr(i)pt magazine,
www.inktip.com, www.screenplay.com, and www.sellascript.com.
The submission deadline for 2005 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is September 1, 2005. Entry
forms are available online through the contest website: www.screenplaycontests.com. This website address is
exclusive only to this contest. Entry forms may also be obtained through the mail by sending a self addressed
stamped envelope to:
CHERUB PRODUCTIONS,
One In Ten Screenplay Contest,
Post Office Box 540,
Boulder, Colorado 80306
For more information:
Mike Dean, One In Ten Screenplay Contest
303.629.3072
www.screenplaycontests.com
Cherubfilm@aol .com

ANNOUNCEMENT
TWIN OAKS 22ND ANNUAL WOMEN'S
GATHERING!

according to our values of cooperation, non-violence,
sharing and equality. For 38 years, we've been learning how to provide for our own needs, both economic
and social. Our businesses include making hammocks and rope chairs, making tofu and other soyfoods, and indexing books.
We grow much of our own food and provide ourselves with many services, freeing ourselves somewhat from dependence on the larger economy. This
gathering was created by the women of Twin Oaks to
connect us with women outside of our geographic
community.

A Multicultural Event August 26-28, 2005
Women Celebrating Ourselves in Community
Camping .. . Dance ... Fire Circle ... Drumming .. .
Swimming ... Workshops ... Creative Activities .. .
Sweatlodge ... Mud Pit ... Fun ... Creative Activities
... Singing ... Music!!!
Register by August 10th to help us plan a great
gathering. Sliding scale fee $40-140 includes camping and workshops. Girls over 14 are considered
adults. Paying in the upper region of the sliding scale
helps us subsidize women who can afford less.

LOCATION
Near Interstate 64, between Richmond and Charlottesville, 100 miles south of Washington, DC. When
we receive your registration we'll send you more detailed directions and information on public and private
transportation.

For more information:
Women's Gathering
138 Twin Oaks Rd
Louisa, VA 23093
Phone 540-894-5126 Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm,
Sat 9-2pm
http://www.twinoaks.org/community/women

The Trevor Helpline
1-866-4-U-TREVOR ( 1-866-488-7386)
24n/365 days-a-year, toll-free suicide prevention
helpline for gay and questioning teens. Counselors
are ready to help you now.
www.TheTrevorProject.org

WHO WEARE
Twin Oaks is a community of about 100 women,
men and children, aged 1-81. We are striving to live
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Income & Expenses, 2004
(Continued from page 2)

Income
Advertising, Herland Anniversary
books
Events
Fund raisers
General Donations
Newsletters Subscriptions
Newsletter Sponsors
Retreat Income ·
Other Income
Sales
Sales Tax collected
Total

$

160
2,124
140
1,444
888
719
3,653

96
766
42

Survey (CES).
* Prohibiting employers from reducing any employee's
wages in order to comply with pay equity requirements.
Take action now and urge your members of Congress to
support and co-sponsor both the Paycheck Fairness Act
and the Fair Pay Act!
For more information on the pay gap and how you can
raise awareness about this issue, go to
www.aauw.org/payequity.

$10,032

Expenses

265
1,205

10
1,593

211
48

Newsletter printing and postage
Permits
Retreat expenses
Sales Tax
Telephone
Utilities
Total
Outgo over Income

The Mother of Mother's Day

72
85

Bank Charges
Community Outreach
Directory Listings
Events
Fundraisers
Insurance
Merchandise for Resale
Miscellaneous

3,970
40
2,167
78

671
1.244
11,659

$1,627)

See State of Her/and Address page 1

No, not Ms. Hallmark. It was, actually, the formidable American
poet and women's leader Julia Ward Howe who called for the
establishment of the holiday and in 1870 wrote the moving poem
printed below. It was written in the wake of the Civil War, as a
powerful feminist call against war.
Arise, then, women of this day!
Arise all women who have hearts,
Whether your baptism be that of water or of tears
Say firmly:
'We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies,
Our husbands shall not come to us reeking of carnage,
For caresses and applause.
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.
We women of one country
Will be too tender of those of another country
To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.
From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with
Our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
The sword of murder is not the balance of justice!
Blood does not wipe out dishonor
Nor violence indicate possession.
As men have often forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war.
Let women now leave all that may be left of home
For a great and earnest day of counsel.
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Let them then solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means
Whereby the great human family can live in peace,
Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar,
But of God.
In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
That a general congress of women without limit of nationality
May be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient
And at the earliest period consistent with its objects
To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions.
The great and general interests of peace.

Julia Ward Howe

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