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The Her\and VoiGe
Volume ?-0, Number S

Au9ur.t ?..OO?..

- - - Tamaras -- - -

A&traea 6.rant

ln C.onc.ert at the \-\er\and fa\\ \Z.etreat
12-oman No&e, '5eptember 13 - t?, 1-001-,
The Herland Fall
Retreat is nearly upon us
- September 13 - 15 ,
2002, at Roman Nose
State Park. We keep
, going back there because
, it is so convenient to
Oklahoma City - just an
hour away; and because
it is so very beautiful
there.
There will be
workshops and
birdwatching and games
and hiking and trees to sit
and read under, all the
usual. We will have
details on the workshops
in the September
newsletter. The Retreat
Registration is on page 3.
Please let us know if you are interested in doing a workshop.
We are excited about our concert with Tamaras, and in addition to
our Saturday evening concert she is planning to sing around the
campfire Friday night also. Here are some reports on her music and
style:
•
"The enthusiasm and kindness that Tamaras puts into her music
is delightfully contagious and unmatched by any performer I've
come across. With a strong, crystal voice and fingers that move
with the grace of summer-born butterflies over her fretboard,
one would think that this solo performer had an entire orchestra
of sound living inside her. Her natural personality shines
through with her poetic, rhythmic lyrics and not once on
'Ordinary Super Girl ' does she fail to make your eardrums stand
at attention ." - Katherine Kovacich, Entertainment Editor,
Times-Standard, Eureka CA
•
"This Hollywood girl hits home with power and attitude'
Tamaras' emotional vocals rival those of the legendary Janis
Joplin! Smokin ' guitar work! " Mark Santangelo
•
"If you get a chance to see Tamaras, don ' t miss it! Order a shot
of whiskey, sit back, and chase it with Tamaras ' power indie
rock. Her self assured vocals lead her band down a gritty path of
musical stories, with every listener in the joint falling in step. "
Leslie Pribell, Arts Editor, The Reader, Omaha, 2002
•
"Tamaras' style exhibits the true essence of ' aggressive
acoustic.' This coupled with an experienced ear for flow and
song arrangement, gives Tamaras her own niche in the west coast
music scene." JAM Magazine , Portland, 2002

111111111.nerlandr.ir.terr..org
Email Uf, at

Herland is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1,000 grant for
general operating expenses from the Astraea National Lesbian Action
Foundation, Inc. Astraea, founded in 1977, is a national nonprofit
public charity whose purpose is to advance the economic, political ,
educational, and cultural well-being of lesbians. Astraea's programs
benefit lesbians, gay men, and all women and girls both in the United
States and internationally and work to eliminate racism, ageism,
sexism, heterosexism, economic exploitation, and anti-Semitism. The
grant will be used to support our newsletter expenses as well as help
to pay our utility bills and other ongoing expenses. Thanks, Astraea!

Wom1n of C.o\or C.\ub
Womyn of Color
Club's next meeting will be the
second Sunday of August - August 11, at 4 pm at Herland.
It will be a potluck. If you have any questions on what to
bring or need directions, please contact Jacqueline Gatewood
at
jscottross42 @hotmail.com
or
phone
842-3464.

Herland Supper Club
Saturday, August 10, 6:30 pm
Granny Had One
111 W. Harrison in Guthrie
& You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at 8:00 pm
Join the Herland Supper Club as we head up to historic,
downtown Guthrie for wonderful home-style food at !]ranny
Had One. This restaurant was a hit with the Supper Club last
December so we decided to visit Mary and her friendly staff
again. After dinner we will venture across the street to the
Pollard Theater to see the production of"You' re a Good
Man, Charlie Brown" (with Louise Goldberg and Mary
Reynolds in the pit). Tickets to the play can be purchased
by calling the Pollard box office at (405) 282-2800 Meet at
Herland at 5:30 pm if you wish to carpool up to Guthrie or
meet at the restaurant at 6:30 pm. Call Margaret at 842-3206
for more details.

._ebslte of the Monu,

"'"'w. wome.nse.ne.'IJs.org

Herland $ir.ter ~r.ourcer., ?..'31?.. NW '3t Oi:lanoma C.iti, O(( 1'311?..
Vir.it Uf, during our boo\:f>tore nourr., $aturdai5,

ner\andr.ir.terr.@co~.net;

4o?-??..l-'!v'!v
I -

? p.m.

Women's

~o\d j

ourneis

WBJ is a coalition of diverse individuals dedicated to
providing visibility to women's perspectives in the work and struggle
fo r justice, integrity, and peace. In recent years, they have put
together two marvelous conferences with dynamic speakers and many
varied workshops.
WBJ has separated from the Oklahoma Council of
Churches, and has spent the last year developing bylaws and an
organizational structure, applying for 50 I c3 non-profit status
(application pending), building a membership base, and planning
future projects.
Their new project will, through interviews and photos,
highlight women around the state who have led bold lives and the
women they have inspired. The stories and images they will collect
over the next year will be shared in a variety of ways through exhibits
and publications WBJ invites all of us to nominate women we would
like to include in the project.
WBJ meetings are open to all. They meet on the 2"d
Thursday of every month from 4-6pm at the Church of the Open
Arms, 3131 N. Penn. They will not, however, be meeting in August,
so the next meeting is September 12. They invite all to come and
contribute their ideas and energy.
WBJ Treasurer Catheryn Koss says "I find it energizing to
be in a room of women of different ages, ethnicities, backgrounds,
and religions, all working together in their commitment to the mission
of the organization. Becoming a member is one important way you
can ensure that events celebrating the diversity, strength, and
creativity of women in this state continue."
You can mail WBJ a check for membership - $25 regular,
$10 student; and/or a nomination for the Bold Women Photography
Project, at 925 NW 32"d Street, Oklahoma City 73118.

'5A.V£ TH£ DA.T£'5

Q Q Q Herland is planning a dai hil'e. on October 12 at Sulphur,
in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. The hike will be led by
Jane Powell, an experienced hiker who has hiked the Continental
Divide and the Appalachian Trail, among others.
Q Q Q Honoring our Fore.mothe.r5 - Herland Movie Night,
Friday, October 18, 7 pm. We will view three short - very short movies; one 20 minute film exploring the Suffragists winning effort to
get women the right to vote, "Votes for Women"; and two sevenminute films celebrating women - One Fine Day and Take the Power.
Refreshments will be served.

14c:.ommended 14adings...
Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case
That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler
'.'Bingham and Gansler take readers on a fascinating, page-turning
JOUrney, the roller-coaster ride that became Jenson vs. Eveleth; and
show us that Class Action is not just one woman's story, it's every
woman's legacy." The story of the first class-action sexual harassment
case, it tells of a twenty-five year struggle that began in the iron mines
of Minnesota ..

J\PJ' b J.JJ.J The Music:. '5c:.ene
By Jill Garner
There are a couple of CDs I' ve been listening to lately that
are worth mentioning. Kasey Chamber' s Barricades and Brickwalls is
one of the best CDs I've bought in quite some time. I've listened to it
so much I should be sick of it now but I' m not even close. This is
only her second solo release and it's a great one.
Kasey grew up in Australia playing music with her family.
They traveled all over Australia camping and playing, so she's got a
nch trad1t10n. I had the pleasure of hearing her father, Bill Chambers,
play at the Woody Guthrie festival in Okemah recently and he was
very good. He has just released his own CD and said there's a duet on
it with his daughter. As he joked, "What's the use of having a famous
daughter if you can't use her?"
The CD is full of good songs all written or co-written by
Chambers except for one country-rocker written by Gram Parsons,
" S~ill Feeling Blue." She also has help from Lucinda Williams, Buddy
Miller, Paul Kelly, as well as her dad, and it's produced, as her first
album was, by her brother Nash!
I am also enjoying Christy Mc Wilson, former singer for
Seattle group The Pickett' s, and her latest solo CD is called Bed of
Roses. Mc Wilson's music is country-flavored pop and is deceivingly
upbeat, even though many of the songs are not about happy subjects.
But given her great voice and strong songwriting skills, it's a fun CD
to listen to. We can probably all relate to songs like "Life 's Little
Enormities" and "Can't Stop a Train ." The CD is produced by Dave
Alvin and Dave as well as Peter Buck (REM) play guitar on the CD,
and fortunately Dave lends his voice to several songs as well.
Also of note is the upcoming CD Release party for Terri
Hendrix at The Blue Door August 24th. Terri is a whole lot of fun to
see in concert with her engaging personality, large smile, great voice,
and her touring partner, Lloyd Maines. Speaking of dads with famous
daughters, Lloyd is the father of the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines.
But he's known for his skills on the guitar and hi s record producing
skills. They definitely have a lot of fun together and since more
people are discovering what a fun show Terri puts on, you'd better get
there early! The show starts at 9:00 pm.

And more:

J'

1

J'

1

Tuesday, August 6 h:
Mary Reynolds & Louise
Goldberg at Galileo's, with special guest bass player Norm
Cochran . No cover! 8-11.
Friday, August 16 h: Mary Reynolds and the SoCalleds, at Clear Bay Cafe, Lake Thunderbird State Park &
Highway 9 in Norman; 7 - I 0. No cover.

J'

Every weekend in the month of August, Mary and Louise
will be in the pit for the Pollard Theatre's "You're a Good Man
Charlie Brown - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm and matinee~
on the 11th, 1gth, and 25th (Sundays). At 2ppm.
'

J'

Saturday, September 7•h: Mary Reynolds at the Full
Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, first floor; 7 pm.

J'

The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc. 2312 NW 39•h,
Oklahoma City, QI( 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. Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon
request although a donation is requested to meet publication and
distribution costs.

Sunday, September g•h, Mary and Louise at Leaflt To Us,
300 N. Telephone Road, Moore - details in the September Voice

J'

Attention all you other Oklahoma songbirds & musicians, if
you would like your gigs to be listed here, email Roadiechick at
mocoxl@cox .net, and she' ll put it in.

Mani than"s to

our anonymous benefactor who dropped off a

baker's dozen of patio chairs .... .. we needed them and appreciate it.

TeamOI'- U~A. Gioin9 to the Gia'f Giamef>....

Nigerian Women A.c.t

The countdown to Sydney has begun. TeamOK-USA will leave for
Sydney, Australia
to
participate
in
the
Gay
Games
on October 28. They have been working for this for a year, and now
enter the final stretch.
They have succeeded in raising a large amount of money; but it is a
team of 38 people who need travel expenses to Sydney and back, and
between now and August 12'h they still need to raise several thousand
dollars. If you would like to make a donation to TeamOK-USA (a
50Jcr organization)
make your check to TeamOK and mail it to
TeamOK, 2142A S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK 74129.

A series of peaceful all-women protests and an unrelated fire have
paralyzed oil company operations in the West African nation of
Nigeria. The protest follows an earlier I I-day siege by another group
of women who held the Escravos terminal until ChevronTexaco
promised to build schools, clinics, a town hall, electricity and water
systems for villagers.
The women had trapped about 700
ChevronTexaco employees, including Americans, Britons, Canadians,
and Nigerians
In the latest protest, around six hundred unarmed women are
holding five pipeline flowstations, and have forced ChevronTexaco
officials to meet and speak with them. The women insisted they
would speak only with senior oil executives, and turned away one
delegation because they were not high-ranking.
The protestors
briefly held two men hostage after company officials met with male
tribal leaders first in what the protesters believed was a company
attempt to bypass them.
The women say they want the company to hire their sons and use
some of the region's oil riches to develop their remote, rundown
communities. ChevronTexaco officials say that some of the women's
23 demands would take time to fulfill , while others were unrealistic.
But they are continuing negotiations. The women want Chevron to
provide water, electricity, schools, and clinics for their villages. They
complain that previous company promises to transform the villages
into modern towns had not been realized .
The all-woman protests are a departure for' the oil-rich Niger Delta,
where armed men frequently use kidnapping and sabotage to pressure
oil multinationals into giving them jobs or compensation for
environmental damage. The Niger Delta is one of the West African
country 's poorest regions, despite its oil wealth. To keep up-to-date
on this inspiring story of Sisters doing it for themselves, check out

Giive Uf> a brea\(

- Kansas

Senator Doesn't Want the

Vote A Kansas state senator says that if women's suffrage
were voted on today she would not support it, because the 19th
Amendment was the start of an erosion of family values.

Senator Kay O'Connor says that women's suffrage is
a sign that society doesn't value the family. "I think the 19th
Amendment, while it's not an evil in and of itseH, is a
symptom of something I don't approve of," explained
O'Connor, "Men should take care of women, and if men
were taking care of women (today) we wouldn't have to
vote."
. . .info from Off Our Backs, who got it from The Kansas City Star;
and from www.ruralwomyn.com

A.dvertif>e in the Voic.e -

put a business card size ad on our

back page for just $15 a month. For $60 we' ll give you the whole
bottom-half of the mailer, and for $100 we'll give you a full-page
insert.
Call Margaret at 405/842-3206, or email her at
mocoxl@cox.net to place your ad.

'5e.pte.mbe.r

"£~LAND
13-15, 1-001-

Please choose the registration amount
most appropriate for you. On-site
registration will Be $65. The deadline
for pre-registr~tion is September 9 and
registration is non-refundable.

vvwvv. womensenews.org.

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$35

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_ _$25 Saturday-only Registration
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children (girls of all ages and boys under 10 are welcome)
Please note, your dogs are always welcome but they must remain on leashes and outside the dining hall
-State Park rules.

Please return your registration form and check to:
Herland, 2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

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Founded in 1881. the AAU\V is open to all graduates who hold the
baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or
university.

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In principle and practice. AAU\V values and seeks a diverse
membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this
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national origin. disability, or class.

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The Her\and VoiGe
Volume ?-0, Number S

Au9ur.t ?..OO?..

- - - Tamaras -- - -

A&traea 6.rant

ln C.onc.ert at the \-\er\and fa\\ \Z.etreat
12-oman No&e, '5eptember 13 - t?, 1-001-,
The Herland Fall
Retreat is nearly upon us
- September 13 - 15 ,
2002, at Roman Nose
State Park. We keep
, going back there because
, it is so convenient to
Oklahoma City - just an
hour away; and because
it is so very beautiful
there.
There will be
workshops and
birdwatching and games
and hiking and trees to sit
and read under, all the
usual. We will have
details on the workshops
in the September
newsletter. The Retreat
Registration is on page 3.
Please let us know if you are interested in doing a workshop.
We are excited about our concert with Tamaras, and in addition to
our Saturday evening concert she is planning to sing around the
campfire Friday night also. Here are some reports on her music and
style:
•
"The enthusiasm and kindness that Tamaras puts into her music
is delightfully contagious and unmatched by any performer I've
come across. With a strong, crystal voice and fingers that move
with the grace of summer-born butterflies over her fretboard,
one would think that this solo performer had an entire orchestra
of sound living inside her. Her natural personality shines
through with her poetic, rhythmic lyrics and not once on
'Ordinary Super Girl ' does she fail to make your eardrums stand
at attention ." - Katherine Kovacich, Entertainment Editor,
Times-Standard, Eureka CA
•
"This Hollywood girl hits home with power and attitude'
Tamaras' emotional vocals rival those of the legendary Janis
Joplin! Smokin ' guitar work! " Mark Santangelo
•
"If you get a chance to see Tamaras, don ' t miss it! Order a shot
of whiskey, sit back, and chase it with Tamaras ' power indie
rock. Her self assured vocals lead her band down a gritty path of
musical stories, with every listener in the joint falling in step. "
Leslie Pribell, Arts Editor, The Reader, Omaha, 2002
•
"Tamaras' style exhibits the true essence of ' aggressive
acoustic.' This coupled with an experienced ear for flow and
song arrangement, gives Tamaras her own niche in the west coast
music scene." JAM Magazine , Portland, 2002

111111111.nerlandr.ir.terr..org
Email Uf, at

Herland is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1,000 grant for
general operating expenses from the Astraea National Lesbian Action
Foundation, Inc. Astraea, founded in 1977, is a national nonprofit
public charity whose purpose is to advance the economic, political ,
educational, and cultural well-being of lesbians. Astraea's programs
benefit lesbians, gay men, and all women and girls both in the United
States and internationally and work to eliminate racism, ageism,
sexism, heterosexism, economic exploitation, and anti-Semitism. The
grant will be used to support our newsletter expenses as well as help
to pay our utility bills and other ongoing expenses. Thanks, Astraea!

Wom1n of C.o\or C.\ub
Womyn of Color
Club's next meeting will be the
second Sunday of August - August 11, at 4 pm at Herland.
It will be a potluck. If you have any questions on what to
bring or need directions, please contact Jacqueline Gatewood
at
jscottross42 @hotmail.com
or
phone
842-3464.

Herland Supper Club
Saturday, August 10, 6:30 pm
Granny Had One
111 W. Harrison in Guthrie
& You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at 8:00 pm
Join the Herland Supper Club as we head up to historic,
downtown Guthrie for wonderful home-style food at !]ranny
Had One. This restaurant was a hit with the Supper Club last
December so we decided to visit Mary and her friendly staff
again. After dinner we will venture across the street to the
Pollard Theater to see the production of"You' re a Good
Man, Charlie Brown" (with Louise Goldberg and Mary
Reynolds in the pit). Tickets to the play can be purchased
by calling the Pollard box office at (405) 282-2800 Meet at
Herland at 5:30 pm if you wish to carpool up to Guthrie or
meet at the restaurant at 6:30 pm. Call Margaret at 842-3206
for more details.

._ebslte of the Monu,

"'"'w. wome.nse.ne.'IJs.org

Herland $ir.ter ~r.ourcer., ?..'31?.. NW '3t Oi:lanoma C.iti, O(( 1'311?..
Vir.it Uf, during our boo\:f>tore nourr., $aturdai5,

ner\andr.ir.terr.@co~.net;

4o?-??..l-'!v'!v
I -

? p.m.

Women's

~o\d j

ourneis

WBJ is a coalition of diverse individuals dedicated to
providing visibility to women's perspectives in the work and struggle
fo r justice, integrity, and peace. In recent years, they have put
together two marvelous conferences with dynamic speakers and many
varied workshops.
WBJ has separated from the Oklahoma Council of
Churches, and has spent the last year developing bylaws and an
organizational structure, applying for 50 I c3 non-profit status
(application pending), building a membership base, and planning
future projects.
Their new project will, through interviews and photos,
highlight women around the state who have led bold lives and the
women they have inspired. The stories and images they will collect
over the next year will be shared in a variety of ways through exhibits
and publications WBJ invites all of us to nominate women we would
like to include in the project.
WBJ meetings are open to all. They meet on the 2"d
Thursday of every month from 4-6pm at the Church of the Open
Arms, 3131 N. Penn. They will not, however, be meeting in August,
so the next meeting is September 12. They invite all to come and
contribute their ideas and energy.
WBJ Treasurer Catheryn Koss says "I find it energizing to
be in a room of women of different ages, ethnicities, backgrounds,
and religions, all working together in their commitment to the mission
of the organization. Becoming a member is one important way you
can ensure that events celebrating the diversity, strength, and
creativity of women in this state continue."
You can mail WBJ a check for membership - $25 regular,
$10 student; and/or a nomination for the Bold Women Photography
Project, at 925 NW 32"d Street, Oklahoma City 73118.

'5A.V£ TH£ DA.T£'5

Q Q Q Herland is planning a dai hil'e. on October 12 at Sulphur,
in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. The hike will be led by
Jane Powell, an experienced hiker who has hiked the Continental
Divide and the Appalachian Trail, among others.
Q Q Q Honoring our Fore.mothe.r5 - Herland Movie Night,
Friday, October 18, 7 pm. We will view three short - very short movies; one 20 minute film exploring the Suffragists winning effort to
get women the right to vote, "Votes for Women"; and two sevenminute films celebrating women - One Fine Day and Take the Power.
Refreshments will be served.

14c:.ommended 14adings...
Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case
That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler
'.'Bingham and Gansler take readers on a fascinating, page-turning
JOUrney, the roller-coaster ride that became Jenson vs. Eveleth; and
show us that Class Action is not just one woman's story, it's every
woman's legacy." The story of the first class-action sexual harassment
case, it tells of a twenty-five year struggle that began in the iron mines
of Minnesota ..

J\PJ' b J.JJ.J The Music:. '5c:.ene
By Jill Garner
There are a couple of CDs I' ve been listening to lately that
are worth mentioning. Kasey Chamber' s Barricades and Brickwalls is
one of the best CDs I've bought in quite some time. I've listened to it
so much I should be sick of it now but I' m not even close. This is
only her second solo release and it's a great one.
Kasey grew up in Australia playing music with her family.
They traveled all over Australia camping and playing, so she's got a
nch trad1t10n. I had the pleasure of hearing her father, Bill Chambers,
play at the Woody Guthrie festival in Okemah recently and he was
very good. He has just released his own CD and said there's a duet on
it with his daughter. As he joked, "What's the use of having a famous
daughter if you can't use her?"
The CD is full of good songs all written or co-written by
Chambers except for one country-rocker written by Gram Parsons,
" S~ill Feeling Blue." She also has help from Lucinda Williams, Buddy
Miller, Paul Kelly, as well as her dad, and it's produced, as her first
album was, by her brother Nash!
I am also enjoying Christy Mc Wilson, former singer for
Seattle group The Pickett' s, and her latest solo CD is called Bed of
Roses. Mc Wilson's music is country-flavored pop and is deceivingly
upbeat, even though many of the songs are not about happy subjects.
But given her great voice and strong songwriting skills, it's a fun CD
to listen to. We can probably all relate to songs like "Life 's Little
Enormities" and "Can't Stop a Train ." The CD is produced by Dave
Alvin and Dave as well as Peter Buck (REM) play guitar on the CD,
and fortunately Dave lends his voice to several songs as well.
Also of note is the upcoming CD Release party for Terri
Hendrix at The Blue Door August 24th. Terri is a whole lot of fun to
see in concert with her engaging personality, large smile, great voice,
and her touring partner, Lloyd Maines. Speaking of dads with famous
daughters, Lloyd is the father of the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines.
But he's known for his skills on the guitar and hi s record producing
skills. They definitely have a lot of fun together and since more
people are discovering what a fun show Terri puts on, you'd better get
there early! The show starts at 9:00 pm.

And more:

J'

1

J'

1

Tuesday, August 6 h:
Mary Reynolds & Louise
Goldberg at Galileo's, with special guest bass player Norm
Cochran . No cover! 8-11.
Friday, August 16 h: Mary Reynolds and the SoCalleds, at Clear Bay Cafe, Lake Thunderbird State Park &
Highway 9 in Norman; 7 - I 0. No cover.

J'

Every weekend in the month of August, Mary and Louise
will be in the pit for the Pollard Theatre's "You're a Good Man
Charlie Brown - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm and matinee~
on the 11th, 1gth, and 25th (Sundays). At 2ppm.
'

J'

Saturday, September 7•h: Mary Reynolds at the Full
Circle Book Store, 50 Penn Place, first floor; 7 pm.

J'

The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc. 2312 NW 39•h,
Oklahoma City, QI( 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. Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon
request although a donation is requested to meet publication and
distribution costs.

Sunday, September g•h, Mary and Louise at Leaflt To Us,
300 N. Telephone Road, Moore - details in the September Voice

J'

Attention all you other Oklahoma songbirds & musicians, if
you would like your gigs to be listed here, email Roadiechick at
mocoxl@cox .net, and she' ll put it in.

Mani than"s to

our anonymous benefactor who dropped off a

baker's dozen of patio chairs .... .. we needed them and appreciate it.

TeamOI'- U~A. Gioin9 to the Gia'f Giamef>....

Nigerian Women A.c.t

The countdown to Sydney has begun. TeamOK-USA will leave for
Sydney, Australia
to
participate
in
the
Gay
Games
on October 28. They have been working for this for a year, and now
enter the final stretch.
They have succeeded in raising a large amount of money; but it is a
team of 38 people who need travel expenses to Sydney and back, and
between now and August 12'h they still need to raise several thousand
dollars. If you would like to make a donation to TeamOK-USA (a
50Jcr organization)
make your check to TeamOK and mail it to
TeamOK, 2142A S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK 74129.

A series of peaceful all-women protests and an unrelated fire have
paralyzed oil company operations in the West African nation of
Nigeria. The protest follows an earlier I I-day siege by another group
of women who held the Escravos terminal until ChevronTexaco
promised to build schools, clinics, a town hall, electricity and water
systems for villagers.
The women had trapped about 700
ChevronTexaco employees, including Americans, Britons, Canadians,
and Nigerians
In the latest protest, around six hundred unarmed women are
holding five pipeline flowstations, and have forced ChevronTexaco
officials to meet and speak with them. The women insisted they
would speak only with senior oil executives, and turned away one
delegation because they were not high-ranking.
The protestors
briefly held two men hostage after company officials met with male
tribal leaders first in what the protesters believed was a company
attempt to bypass them.
The women say they want the company to hire their sons and use
some of the region's oil riches to develop their remote, rundown
communities. ChevronTexaco officials say that some of the women's
23 demands would take time to fulfill , while others were unrealistic.
But they are continuing negotiations. The women want Chevron to
provide water, electricity, schools, and clinics for their villages. They
complain that previous company promises to transform the villages
into modern towns had not been realized .
The all-woman protests are a departure for' the oil-rich Niger Delta,
where armed men frequently use kidnapping and sabotage to pressure
oil multinationals into giving them jobs or compensation for
environmental damage. The Niger Delta is one of the West African
country 's poorest regions, despite its oil wealth. To keep up-to-date
on this inspiring story of Sisters doing it for themselves, check out

Giive Uf> a brea\(

- Kansas

Senator Doesn't Want the

Vote A Kansas state senator says that if women's suffrage
were voted on today she would not support it, because the 19th
Amendment was the start of an erosion of family values.

Senator Kay O'Connor says that women's suffrage is
a sign that society doesn't value the family. "I think the 19th
Amendment, while it's not an evil in and of itseH, is a
symptom of something I don't approve of," explained
O'Connor, "Men should take care of women, and if men
were taking care of women (today) we wouldn't have to
vote."
. . .info from Off Our Backs, who got it from The Kansas City Star;
and from www.ruralwomyn.com

A.dvertif>e in the Voic.e -

put a business card size ad on our

back page for just $15 a month. For $60 we' ll give you the whole
bottom-half of the mailer, and for $100 we'll give you a full-page
insert.
Call Margaret at 405/842-3206, or email her at
mocoxl@cox.net to place your ad.

'5e.pte.mbe.r

"£~LAND
13-15, 1-001-

Please choose the registration amount
most appropriate for you. On-site
registration will Be $65. The deadline
for pre-registr~tion is September 9 and
registration is non-refundable.

vvwvv. womensenews.org.

FALL

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~MAN

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Single Person's
Annual Income

Pre-registration
per person

Household
Annual Income

Under $6,5000

$15

under $13,300

$6,500-- $13 ,200

$25

$13,300 - $18,000

$13,250 - $19,500

$35

$18,000- $26,000

$19,500 - $30.,000

$45

$26,000'- $50,000

Over $30,000

$60

over $50,000

Registration fee enclosed (payable to Herland): _$15 _$25 _$35 _$45 _$60
_ _$25 Saturday-only Registration
Name.______________Phone._______ Email?_________
Address
City________State._ _ _Zip._ _ __
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children (girls of all ages and boys under 10 are welcome)
Please note, your dogs are always welcome but they must remain on leashes and outside the dining hall
-State Park rules.

Please return your registration form and check to:
Herland, 2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Herland Sister Resources
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Oklahoma City, OK 73112

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American Association of University \\!omen
Founded in 1881. the AAU\V is open to all graduates who hold the
baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or
university.

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In principle and practice. AAU\V values and seeks a diverse
membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this
organization on the basis of gender. race creed. age, sexual orientation,
national origin. disability, or class.

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For more information. call 1-800-821-4364 or visit www.aauw.org.
For Local contact. call Diane at 524-3495

Norman, Q\(\a. 1'3010

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