Herland Sister Resources : v.2: no.10(1986)
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- Herland Sister Resources : v.2: no.10(1986)
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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 1986
NOW SUPPORTS BIG MT. RBSISTANCB
At NOW'• national conference in Denver this summer, a
1tronc resolution 1111pportiq the resistance to relocation,
led by the female Navajo Elders of Bis Mountain, was
paued unanimously without diacU1111ioo. Earlier, Roberta
Blacqoat, Navajo Bider, and Marilyn Barria, Hopi Traditional Activiat, had addreaed the Sunday Plenary, and received 1everal staodinc ovatioDll durinc their iDllpiratiooal
1peeches describinc the solidarity of the traditionaliats of
both tribes. They also called for NOW activists to challense their Wuhincton representatives to repeal PL
93-531. (Thia law WU PUiied in 1974 without the mowlqe of the ll'Ull'OOts people of either tribe or in any of
the 50 states. The deleptiODll from the other 49 states
deferred to the Arimna delesatioo, headed by Barry
Goldwater.
The first NOW resolution for repeal of PL 93-531 was
paaed i:y Oklahoma NOW in 1985. After a meetinc with
Oklahoma leadership, Bllie Smeal included Bis Mountain in
her campaisn platform in July 1985. Durins 1986, resolutioD11 have been puaed by the South Central Resion, the
Southwest Resion and by Arimna NOW.
On May 3, 1986, the National NOW Board p1111ed a resolution introduced by Pat Brown from California. On May 23,
Bllie Smeal met with Fermiaa Baoyacya, Hopi Bider, in
Carefree, Arimoa. The first weekend in June, a "Women's
Meetinc• was called by Darlita Blanc, National NOW Field
Representative to the Bis Mountain Resiataoce on the
Navajo and Hopi Reservations. This sroup's recommendatioD11 led to the National conference's Pllllinc a comprehen1ive resolution.
NOW has a national policy and a position on this issue
and all activiats and NOW units are encouraced to take
action in 1upport of the women-led resistance to relocation, and to educate your Wuhincton representatives on
this iaue until CoD11'818 calls for repeal of this senocidal
law.
Mainstream media coverase of this situation in the put
has usually emphasized the •dispute• between the two
tribes, concludinc with resrets about this unavoidable, unfortunate human trqedy. The emphasis has been the ~um
an interest• a1pect. Miaainc were the facts about multinational mininc corporatioD11' initiatinc the division of the
fonu))y 1hared lands (JUA-Joint Use Area) in order to obtain leases from the Hopi Tribal Council. Thia procees bePD in the early 1950s when larse coal and uranium deposits were verified.
HERLAND SISTER RESOURCES, INC.
1630 NW 19, Oklahoma City, ·oK 73106
function much like puppet sovernmeots in third world countries and are, by and larse, corporate boards of directors,
u well u 111'11111 of the Feds.
The Din6 (Navajo) of Bis Mountain have aeceeded from the
United States and the Navajo Tribe, declarinc themaelvea
• separate eovereipty. The traditional Hopi do not participate in foreisn politics and, therefore, do not vote in Federal, state or tribal electioD11. Hopi traditionalists have
repeatedly called for the aboliahment of the Hopi Tribal
Council since its inception in 1934, becauae it wu illesally aet up, even accordins to the rales aet forth by the
Pederal sovenment. In addition, the aatrilineal reality of
both tribes hu been and ia simply unacmowledsed and
overridden by the asents and imposed structures of a aexiat dominant culture.
The media ia also perpetuatinc the myth that AIM, the
American Indian Movement, ia not 1upportiq the reaiatance to relocation. Thia ia a result of a much publicized
interview with Ruaael MeaDB in March 1986. MeaDB ia not
a apokeaman for AIM. Several years qo, AIM severed all
relatioDll with him. He atill presents himself to the media
u their national apokeaman and the media persists in depictinc him u auch to the American public. AIM was invited to become involved in the Bis Mountain relliltaoce
movement in 1977 and ia still an important presence.
Currently, the media focus ia ahiftinc to the "encroachment• iaaue, i.e. the historical encroachment of Navajos
onto Hopi land. Ivan Sidney, Hopi Tribal Chairman, and hill
office and aympathi%el'll have launched an acsr-ive media
blitz to appeal to the "property rishts" and -ne Law ia
The Law" orientation of American society. The latter arsument wu uaed to jaatify alavery, enforce aesresatioo and
prevent women from owninc real property in times put.
All orisinal native peoples in this country have ended up
on reservatioD11, individual allotments or disenfranchised
completely from a land-based culture, precisely as a result
of white encroachment. There are Navajo hosaDB (homes)
in the JUA that carbon date to 1200 A.D. That fact and
the fact of more recent arrivals durins the last several
hundred years still aakes them the "newcomers,• eocroacbera, in the area in question, because the Hopi have occupied the area's mesa topa for 2000 years. Westward misration of Navajos into the area 1JUJTOunding the Hopi meaaa
wu forced by white encroachment from the But and
authorized by the Federal Government on repeated occallioD11, u they eularced the Navajo reservation in a westem direction into arid unfertile lands that white settlers
didn't want.
AJ.o miainc from most aedia reports is the difference
between the Tribal Councils and the people they allesedly
represent. The •-bership of both tribes contests the lesitfaacy and authority of the Tribal Councill, which were
created by the Federal sovernmeot for the sole purpose of
necotiatinc mininc 1-es. and have since evolved to lesislate and •manqe• all aspects of tribal life. These Councill
To Be Continued Next Month
ROSY'S BAR & GRILL SET FOR RETREAT
There is still time to assure yourself of the best
fall present you could give yourself--coming to
Herland's Second Annual Fall Retreat, to be held
October 24-26, at Sequoyah State Park, on Ft.
Gibson Reservoir, near Wagoner.
For those who want to see a beautiful part of
the state that is rich in history, The nearby
area teems with it, from the Ft. Gibson Stockade, the Five Civilized Tribes Museum at Muskogee, to Tsa-la-gi, the Murrell Home and the
Cherokee Cultural Arts Center at Tahlequah. You
might even work in a float trip on the nearby
Illinois River.
The group camp has cabins with cots and a fully
equipped kitchen facility and dining hall. Herland
will again provide coffee, but you should bring
your own food for the weekend through Sunday
breakfast (checkout time is Sunday noon), plus
something for our tradition of sharing food on
Saturday night. Also, bring a bedroll or sleeping
bag, (remember how cold we got at Robbers
Cave), a pillow, towels, toilet articles, flashlights, musical instruments, toys, cameras, fishing
equipment, comfortable shoes.
Bring arts and
crafts for exhibit or sale, plus networking information. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a
leash while in the pa1 :...
For your musical enjoyment, Herland has asked
Rosy's Bar & Grill for the Saturday night
concert. The Kansas City group, comprised of
Carol Smith, Joyce Constant Joan Driskill,
accompany their their fine melodies on string
bass, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, banjo, autoharp,
mountain dulcimer, hammered culdimer, flute,
tinwhistle and piano. "We didn't like the image
of women put forth by the popular music we've
heard all our lives. We knew there was more to
more to life than broken hearts and cheatin'
lovers. We set out to find those songs, both
traditional and contemporary, that give a more
honest and realistiac picture of our lives and
experience as women--the songs that the strong
women who have influenced our lives might have
sung."
Special local musicians will open for Rosy's Bar
& Grill, but this has not been confirmed at press
time. It will be special, though, and that's a
promise.
Sequoyah State Park, in which the group camp is
situated, is located near Tahlequah and 160 miles
from Oklahoma City,
offering almost any
recreation you could wish for--horseback riding,
boat rentals at the marina, a swim beach (it may
be too cold, though), an 18-hole golf course,
hiking trails, a nature center and a tennis court.
Saturday morning a golf tournament, the first
fundraising event in the new campaign for Herland' s new home, will tee off at 9:00. Entry fee
is $5, with a $1 spectator's fee. Anyone who
wishes to enter the 9-hold tourney should bring
her own clubs. There will be prizes, but you
need not be an expert to enter.
For those who do not wish to semi-rough it in
the group camp, Western Hills Lodge is close.
There is no heat in the cabins, but the kitchen
and dining hall stay warm, with the stove and
fireplaces.
Anyone who wishes to conduct a workshop should
contact Herland as soon as possible. We would
like to have some idea about workshops before
arriving at the park, but there will be a workshop board where you can post yours. Please do
this as soon as you arrive, as the time slots will
be filled on first-come, first served basis. If
there is a workshop topic you would like to see
addressed, also contact someone at Herland.
A new and exciting offering at this retreat is
the Open Mic session on Saturday afternoon, for
anyone wishing to sing and play.
You may check in any time after 4:00 p.m. on
Friday. The park is located just east of Wagoner
(50 miles east of Tulsa) on SH-51. When you
send in your complete registration, you will be
sent . a map of how to get to the group camp.
We need an approximate count on attendees, so
send the pre-registration form below and your
check for $15 per person by October 15 to Herland Sister Resources, Inc., c/o Kris Marek,
1137 N.W. 31, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. On-site
registration is $20. If you have special needs,
such as non-smoking or non-alcoholic sleeping
space, please indicate so on your form.
There are a few scholarships available for those
wishing to attend who cannot afford the $15
fee. Also, anyone wishing to sponsor an attendee
on scholarship, please contact HSR. You may indicate either of these items on the pre-registration
form.
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You won't want to miss out on all the fun, so
send in your form today and secure your place.
FALL FESTIVAL/RETREAT FOR WOMEN
REGISTRATION
HSR FUNDRAISING ADOPTS NEW TACTIC
Name(s)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Citing a lack of understanding about some of the
stipulations attached to that anonymous donor's
offer to match funds for a new Herland facility,
the Collective Board of Trustees has formed a
new fundraising committee and set forth a plan
to raise 120,000 by December 31, 1987.
Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
City
ST_ Zip_ __
Telephone_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
_ _Send me scholarship information.
_ _Send me information about sponsorship.
Deadline for pre-registration: Oct.15, 1986
Mail this form and your check for $15 per
person to:
Berland Sister Resources, Inc.
clo Kris ·Marek
1137 N.W. 31
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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first activity will be held in con.iunction with the
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Sat., Oct. 4
Mary Reynolds & Battle of the
Bands, The Second Fret
Sun., Oct. 5
Herland Collective Meeting, 6:30
p.m., at Berland
Oct. 6-12
Domestic Violence Awareness
Week
Eskridge Olds & Honda aid to
YWCA Passageways
Day of Unity Celebration and
Resource Fair, McFarland
YWCA, N.E. 16 & M.L.King
Blvd., OKC
Wed., Oct. 8
Sun., Oct. 12
Sun., Oct. 12
MCC Fall Festival, Spencer,
(Tickets $3 at Christ the King
MCC, Herland and Oasis)
Sat., Oct. 18
PEGGY
JOHNSON
Second Fret
Oct. 26-28
Fri.-Sun.
Herland's 2nd Annual Fall
Retreat, Sequoyah State Park
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The committee i1 11ekin1 to l'liH llr5,000 from
individual donors (500 @ $10, 100 @ $50, 50 @
$100), the other $5000 from special events, such
as cookouts, game tournaments, concerts, an "untalent contest," raffles, Chinese auction, skating
party, film series, dinners, dances, etc.
Other fundrais~.s will be selling T-shirts, underwear and bats, and advertising hi other publications.
When reached, this $20,000 will provide a down
payment and pay the initial costs of a facility to
house Herland's many activities. Specific details
on how you can help will be in the November
newsletter.
Money that was already donated will matched,
according to Herland's treasurer, so if you gave
toward a building, the money (x 2) will still be
used for that purpose.
Watch for exciting activities that will provide
entertainment for you and a new home for
Herland.
GROUP TO RECLAIM FEMININE POWER
A new group formed to approach the symptoms
of PMS from a different point of view will begin
October 9. Using readings, imagery, music, mythology, relaxation and a smattering of insight the
group promses to re-educate women about menstruation and the meaning of being female in
various cultures at different times in our history.
As they do this, they will inevitably transform
feelings about being a woman and perhaps generate a new and different sense of feminine power.
The group will be led by Beverly Evans, M.S.W.,
and will be limited to eight members. The cost if
$15 per session. Call 521-8241 for information or
to enroll.
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Meeting. times are Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 13, 21, ..z:ij§~:
4, 7:30-9:00 p.m., at Crown Heights Professional
Center, 1010 N.W. 45, Oklahoma City.
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LBTTBRS TO THE BDITOR
We encourace the exchance of information, personal opinions on issues of concern to the Oklahoma women's community, and your stories and experiences.
The editor reserves the richt to edit and condense letters accordins to space limitations. Letters should be
typed, double-spaced and sicned by the author(s). Include
your addrese and phone number. If you wish to be pubU.hed anonymously, indicate so, but include your name,
etc., for our information, in cue the editor bu questions.
Mail or deliver your letters to HSR. Inc., 1630 N.W. 19,
Okla. City, OK 73106. Deadline is the 15th of each month.
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Dear Sisters,
I have noticed a concern for an identity of political in/correctn-· amonc some members ·of the lesbian co-unity; a concern over •correctly• actinc, thi.n.lrinc and beinc;
a search for a sense of • alrichtn-: u ucribed by others; an eacer huncer for a set of suidelines to be handed
down by some select sroup of oldr, wiser, stroneer sisters
who surely know what any leebian must do, think and be
in order to cain acceptance. These remote, powerful seers
surely lead a lofty, aloof existence; their mountain-top
view of the whole picture must allow them to see more
than any of us strualinc valley peona; they, thusly, mut
have the an.swers for all our desperate questions of cor·
recto-. Followinc their wise advice must lead to happiness and harmony.
But isn't there a stark contradiction here? Do we all not
suffer the farce of f"mdinc happiness by adherinc to someone else's rulebook of correctn-? Have we all not known
the pain of not fittinc into a preformed mold, cut by others' definitiona of how a woman should act, think and be?
Have we all not experienced the cuilt of disappointinc a
family member or friend only by beinc different; the ancer
of beinc wUustJy punish8d only because we do not fit others' standarda of the acceptable? Surely each of you
knows the pain, cuilt and ancer-knows them all too well.
Then why are so many anxious to reject a former set of
external standarda, only to adopt another immediately?
Perhape a new set fits a little better, seems more correct,
u it allows homa.exuality. But can any one set of rules
ever be tailor-made to fit exactly all members of even a
small croup of individuals? Are not we each different, of a
sincle, unique body and mind, backcround and vision? How
can the exact, correct way to act, think and be for any
one penon specifically fit another separate individual?
What drives this strone tendency <-one many people, not
just l•biana) toward sroup compliance? Is it the belief
that, if all the croup m-bers are a certain way and
they are correct, then, if I am also that certain way, I
will also be correct? Simple? Yes. Comfortinc? Yes. Securely moral? Not always. Conaider Hitler's recime. What
force allowed hia officers to orcanise the senael- alauchter of • - of innocent people? What power dictated his
workers' handa in purposely end.inc life for thoee whose
only •crime• was not fittinc the standards of acceptability? These unjust murders themselves are hideoU. enouch.
but the true horror is that thoee officers and workers
could have been yau and I, actinc out of our belief in the
sroup'a atandarda, oar d•perate desire to be politically
correct.
Thia is not to say that the feainiat fisht for freedom in
any way propounda acts comparable in aaorality to tha.e
of Hitler's dimentia; it is to say that, whenever members
of a IJ'OUP 81UT91lder their mod• of actinc, thi.n.lrinc and
beinc to the atandarda of a select few, the croup leaves
itself openly vulnerable to potentially danseroua prejudice
and persecution acaimt others who do not comply to the
croup's atandarda. Nor is this to say that we are uocial
•ialanda unto oaraetvea•; we all vitally need each other
for very many reuona. Thia is to say that the only true
seaae of correctn-. of alrishtn-, can be found within
each individual and is specifically correct for only that
individual. And, in that we are each unique (in the struc·
cle to discover the self' a own rules and values, amid the
societal debris collected alone the way), we are all the
same. Beine different from any other human on this earth
does not have to be our isolated secret. It can be our
shared beauty.
Sincerely,
Judy Palen, Boid
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Dear Members of Herland Orsanization,
Your work is so coodl I wu tryinc to clean house and
just about to throw away atacb of unopened mail but
knew I'd recret it if I missed somethinc important in Herland. Sure enoucb, there was an article in the Aue. issue
that I had to read, then I found Cleta Williama' piece on
·srns, • then I saw your mention of my runninc for public
office! Thanb so much. I also enjoyed Pen;y Johnson's
lyrics to the sons {my seven year old son loves her music).
When the political campaicna are over in Nov., I'll be
available to work a shift at Herland. I'm so clad I saw
the note on homophobia of the Boy Scouts of America-I
went to a parents' meetinc laat evenir.~ to conaider enrollins Ryan in Cub Scouts. I may reconsider. Also wu clad
to see your note on the Coors Boycott-thanks for apreakinc the word.
You do creat work.
future.
Thanks for civinc me bope for the
In Sisterhood,
Candy Tucker, OKC
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PRINTING INC.
Kelley Mattocks
340-4301
160 I S. Broadway, Unit D • Edmond. Okla. 73013
H'WEEN PARTY TO LAUNCH NEW MAGAZINE
Red Dirt Press, Inc., is planning a celebration
and fund-raising party for the birth of the first
issue of Piecework, a women's poetry magazine,
so make your plans now to spend your Halloween
night having fun and helping a worthy cause.
Activities will include masquerading, dancing,
apple-bobbing, consulting a psychic reader, broom
stick jumping (or riding) and meeting the authors
in the October issue of Oklahoma's first women's
poetry magazine.
A SlO donation includes all the fun above, the
price of the first issue of the magazine and refreshments.
Place: 2604 N.W. 12, Oklahoma City. Time: 8:00
through the witching hours, October 31.
For information or reservations, call Abigail or
Ann, 525-6000.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
The YWCA Crisis Intervention Services is noting
Domestic Violence Awareness Week, October
6-12, with a number of activities.
On Wednesday, October 8, Eskridge Olds and
Honda are donating 10% of the proceeds on all
auto repair work and winterization for this ~
only to Passageways, the shelter for battered
women. This event marks the beginning of a cooperative effort between the YWCA and Eskridge
to provide car service seminars for women.
These seminars, to be held later in the fall,
include basic auto maintenance, consumer information and car purchasing assistance. The participating dealerships are Eskridge Olds, 700 W.
Memorial Road, and Eskridge Honda, 2812 S.
Walker in Oklahoma City.
There will also be a poster contest held in participating Sunday school classes for children to
create posters on the theme, "Peace On Earth
Begins at Home."
The Day of Unity Celebration and Resource Fair
will be held on Sunday, October 12, at McFarland YWCA, N.E. 16 and Martin Luther King
Blvd. The Resource Fair begins at 3:00 and
woman-orient.e d agencies, and arts and crafts are
urged to reserve their booth spaces now by calling 232-6189. Booth rental is $5.
At 4:00 p.m. ·the Day of Unity Celebration begins. Entertainment will be provided by Peggy
Johnson and Dwe Williams. The keynote speaker
is Gale Martin, of Gulfport, Mississippi, who is
the co-founder of the Gulf Coast Women's Center
in Biloxi, co-founder of the Mississippi Coalition
Against Domestic Violence, past vice president of
the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(NCADV) and served four years as the Mississippi
State Representative to the NCADV Steering
Committee.
The Celebration will also include a Speakout and
the traditional candlelighting ceremony which
mourns those women who have been killed or injured as a result of domestic violence.
Accomodations for Gale Martin are provided by
the Waterford Hotel and Oklahoma Living
magazine.
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AIDS HYSTERIA BASED ON FEAR NOT DATA
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better
known as AIDS, is one of the most deadly and
baffling diseases of modern times. But, nothing
about it is as extraordinary as the reactions it
evokes among people who, by any reasonable
judgment, are not at risk. In many cases, the
response is not prudent caution but irrational
panic.
The phenomenon is so bizarre that it probably
deserves to be classified as a new mental illness.
One company had its phone system sterilized af ter discovering that an employee had AIDS. Another firm's fears led it to fire a man--not because he had the disease or its antibodies, but
because he told a co-worker that he knew someone with AIDS.
The reactions fly in the face of all medical evidence about the malady. AIDS is known to be
transmitted only by sexual contact, by sharing
hypodermic needles and by transfusions of contaminated blood. There are no recorded cases of
anyone's getting it from casual contact.
The Federal Center for Disease Control says the
"non-sexual person-to-person contact that generally occurs among workers and clients of consumers in the workplace does not pose a risk for
transmission."
Why do many peopk despite the evidence, react
so violently to this disease?
Of the factors at work here, one is simple homophobia. For closet homophobes, fear of AIDS itself is a convenient tool. And AI.DS itself tends
to strengthen retrograde attitudes by providing
"evidence" that God or nature is punishing homosexuals.
Another is the
it is perceived
no fun, but to
sexuality, well,
stigma attached to AIDS because
as a gay disease. To be dead is
be dead and suspected of homonow that's really intolerable.
A third is more complicated. All of us recognize
that certain activities are risky, but we accept
the risks because the activity is necessary (driving) or enioyable (eating). But for many people,
there's no such trade-off in working with an
AIDS victim. They perceive, inaccurately, a risk,
but they see no benefit. Only if they are personally close to the AIDS victim are they likely to
accept volntarily the supposed risk of contact.
The sources of the AIDS hysteria lie not in a
rational evaluation of risks but in deeper impulses that resist medical evidence. But, employers
and governments shouldn't be stampeded by unfounded panic. With a little knowledge and a
little sympathy, we all can learn to accomodate
the unfortunate victims of AIDS. If we can't
save them from the gruesome death, we at least
can refrain from adding unnecessarily to their
burden.
The Dai)y Oklahoman, Sept. 11, 1986
KAY WEAVER,
"One Fine Day" video
will be appearing in Dallas,
Saturday, November 8
If interested in working out a carpool,
call Phoenix, 360-2585
FALL FESTIVAL '86 IS HERE!
RDP SPONSORS WRITING WORKSHOPS IN NOV.
October 12 is just around the corner and that is
the day you should be at the corner of N.E. 36
and Douglas in beautiful Spencer, Oklahoma. Fall
Festival '86 is shaping up to be a really exciting
and fun day.
Red Dirt Press, in conjunction with Oklahoma
City University, is sponsoring a series of writing
workshops led by nationally known Jon Guthrie.
Topics include how to write, how to prepare
your writing for sale and how to sell what you
write.
It will be a day to bring a picnic lunch, lawn
chairs or blankets to spread on the ground, and
just relax to be entertained. If you don't feel up
to fixing a lunch, there will be sandwiches,
cokes and baked goodies for sale. You can also
start your Christmas shopping with custom jewelry, custom leather items, buttons, T-shirts and
all kinds of other good things.
While you are shopping, eating or just plain or
relaxing, you will be entertained by some of Oklahoma's finest entertainers. Peggy Johnson will
be performing at 3:00, and Mary Reynolds, lead
singer for Sisters of Swing, will sing at 8:00.
Between these times will be entertainment of all
kinds. The Lady of '85 and her runner-up will
make an appearance, as will Sister Spirit of
MCC, Lee Alan, Ted E., Donna Desalvo and
many, many others. There will also be an open
time for anyone who would like to perform to do
so and you are encouraged to share your talents.
Also, sometime during the day, there will be a
drawing for a VCR. Donations are $1 each for
this drawing.
Tickets for Fall Festival '86 are only $3 each
and can be purchased at Christ the King MCC,
1900 N.W. 12, at Herland Sister Resources and
at Oasis Community Center.
Don't forget--it
starts at 2:00 on Sunday, October 12, and runs
until 9:00, at the corner of n.E. 36 and Douglas
in Spencer. Just follow the map on your ticket.
ALL WOMEN CRUISE LEAVING SUMMER •87
Les Femmes Unies, a lesbian organization based
in Philadelphia with members in Washington, D.C.,
New York, California and Virginia is facing its
biggest event yet, a 7-day cruise to Bermuda,
set to leave New York July 12, 1987, and return,
July 18, 1987.
The cruise promises a relaxing vacation aboard
the beautiful SS Amerikanis, which offers shuffleboard, backgammon, pool, an exercise room
with dancercise classes, a casino and a movie
theatre.
The ship serves six sumptuous meals per day,
including a midnight buffet on deck.
A $100 deposit is required, but to get the total
cost, write Jorja Spence, Rodgers' Travel Agency, Inc., 5221 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
19139, or call 215-748-1775, or 1-800-228-1775.
Sessions on Nov. 14-16 will deal with fiction,
Nov. 19 and 20, with fund raising and proposal
writring, and Nov. 21-23, with non-fiction.
College credit is available through OCU. For
more information, call Ann Carlton, J25-6000 or
521-5327.
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Many thanks to our supporters for Herland's 2nd
Annual Garage Sale. Your generous donations
brought $490 the first day (the second day was
rained out). That amount received matching funds
and another donation of $25 make a total of
$1030 for Herland's building fund drive.
Items donated this year generated the large
sales that made it a success. Many thanks for
all your help.
This is only the beginning of our fund drive.
Thanks again for your donations and your help.
Remember--we have only just begun.
CELEBRATE WOMEN'S STUDIES
WOMEN'S DREAMS ANTHOLOGY SEEKS INPUT
The Women's Studies Program at the University
of Oklahoma is celebrating its tenth anniversay
by hosting the South Central Women's Studies
Association 1987 Conference, march 27-28, 1987,
in Norman.
Citing, "In dreaming, we communicate our deepest desires and fears. In writing and sharing our
dreams, we release the powerful intuitive knowledge woven through them," the editors of a new
anthology of women's dreams are seeking stories
about your dreams.
Proposals for individual presentations, . panels,
workshops, performances that reflect the diversity of Women's Studies, both inside formal education and in the community, ·are being solicited.
Women's history, literature, sociology, psychology
and experience in America's and the world's diverse cultures are appropriate topics.
The diversity of our reasons to celebrate Women's Studies is the conference theme. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 1986. Proposals should include cover sheet with proposal title and your name and address, proposal abstract
(75 words or less) on a separate sheet without
your name or identifying information, and proposal summary (2 pages or less) without your name
or identifying information.
Send proposals to Barbara Hillyer Davis, SCWSA
Conference Coordinator, Women's Studies Program, OU, Norman, OK 73019, 405-325-3481.
Tclcphooc 405 232-5453 or 272-71 55
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to Psychfa uy
Their purpose is to discover and validate women's concerns and to explore this intuitive aspect
of women's experience. The editors ask that you
tell them about dreams which have expanded
your awareness and given you insight for your
waking life, and any .connection Yl u can see between it and the dream. They also want to know
what your dreams mean to you, about what compels you to share this particular commentary. All
submissions will remain confidential and your
name will not be published.
Send a written account of your dreams by November 1, 1986, to Dreams, Elizabeth Good, 2912
Daubenbiss Ave., #73, Soquel, CA 95073
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GROUP COUNSELING
For information, Call
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SODOMY PATROL PROTESTS SUPREME COURT
Six women, wearing "Sodomy Patrol" T-shirts and
carrying binoculars and cameras, hit the streets
of Boulder, Colorado, for the second time in recent weeks, in their search for "unlawful sexual
behavior."
Jeanne Winer, leader of the sex police, said the
patrol was started as a joke, in response to the
July 30 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that
upheld Georgia's antisodomy statute.
"We told people that we were with the Supreme
Court and that we were looking for signs of unlawful sexual behavior," Winer said.
She said all the women on patrol belong to a
10-member Boulder Socialist Feminist Collective.
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etc., optional. Phoenix, 360-2585.
ANN CARLTON IS LOOKING FOR WOMEN to
rent a house in the Miller Addition and one in
the Putnam City School district.
Both have
fenced yards, storage/or garage. Good condition.
Will consider discount for care of roses. Call
525-6000.
SISTERFIRE ALBUM HYPES '87 FESTIVAL
WOMEN WIN PRIMARIES
Sisterfire, the two-day annual East Coast festival, will not be held this year. The producers,
Roadwork, are using the time to catch up with
the festival's growth, going from a one-day, 8performer fundraiser to a two-day, 80 performer
multi-ethnic event.
Democrat Rep. Barbara Mikulski and Republican
Linda Chavez swept past their male rivals to win
competing U.S. Senate nominations in Maryland.
On the busiest night of the season and one in
which voters treated women candidates kindly,
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of the
late Robert F. Kennedy, won a democratic nomination to the U.S. House from Maryland.
As part of the preparations for a 5th anniversary
Sisterfire 1987, Roadwork is offering "Sisterfire,
The Album," featuring poets and musicians, such
as Sweet Honey in the Rock, Alexis Deveaux,
Holly Near, Amparo Ochoa and the Reel World
String Band.
LPs and cassettes will be available at Herland.
Connecticut lawmaker Julie Belega won the Republican nomination to face Gov. William O'Neill
in November. And, former Rep. Bella Abzug held
a narrow lead in multi-candidate Democratic primary in a suburban New York district.
District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry coasted
to renomination, and will face Republican Carol
Schwartz in November.
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NACE PLANS CONCERT FOR LEGAL FEES
Native Americans for a Clean Environment
(NACE) is hosting a benefit concert by Floyd
Westerman, October 11, at Cherokee Nation Amphitheater in Tahlequah, to raise money for
NACE lawyers' fees.
Locally, let's hear a big YEAH! for all the
women going into the November general election.
They need your help-financial and your time-and
there is still time to make a dif(erence.
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The croup is asking that any other musicians
who would like to join this benefit effort to
come to Tahlequah on that day for the concert,
which will bedn at 5:00 p.m. and continue until
they run out of singers and speakers.
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For more information, write ·Native Americans for
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a Clean Environment, Rt. 2, Box 51-B, Vian, OK
74962, or call 918-773-8184.
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A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING THE OKLAHOMA WOMEN'S COMMUNITY
Your donation. regardless of classification, entitles you to a 10% discount on store stock,
concert tickets, workshops and advertising; a monthly newsletter; use of the lending library
and resources, and MORE.
Donations may be made via cash
or check_. Please indicate if this
is a monthly pledge_.
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receipt for your tax purposes.
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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 1986
NOW SUPPORTS BIG MT. RBSISTANCB
At NOW'• national conference in Denver this summer, a
1tronc resolution 1111pportiq the resistance to relocation,
led by the female Navajo Elders of Bis Mountain, was
paued unanimously without diacU1111ioo. Earlier, Roberta
Blacqoat, Navajo Bider, and Marilyn Barria, Hopi Traditional Activiat, had addreaed the Sunday Plenary, and received 1everal staodinc ovatioDll durinc their iDllpiratiooal
1peeches describinc the solidarity of the traditionaliats of
both tribes. They also called for NOW activists to challense their Wuhincton representatives to repeal PL
93-531. (Thia law WU PUiied in 1974 without the mowlqe of the ll'Ull'OOts people of either tribe or in any of
the 50 states. The deleptiODll from the other 49 states
deferred to the Arimna delesatioo, headed by Barry
Goldwater.
The first NOW resolution for repeal of PL 93-531 was
paaed i:y Oklahoma NOW in 1985. After a meetinc with
Oklahoma leadership, Bllie Smeal included Bis Mountain in
her campaisn platform in July 1985. Durins 1986, resolutioD11 have been puaed by the South Central Resion, the
Southwest Resion and by Arimna NOW.
On May 3, 1986, the National NOW Board p1111ed a resolution introduced by Pat Brown from California. On May 23,
Bllie Smeal met with Fermiaa Baoyacya, Hopi Bider, in
Carefree, Arimoa. The first weekend in June, a "Women's
Meetinc• was called by Darlita Blanc, National NOW Field
Representative to the Bis Mountain Resiataoce on the
Navajo and Hopi Reservations. This sroup's recommendatioD11 led to the National conference's Pllllinc a comprehen1ive resolution.
NOW has a national policy and a position on this issue
and all activiats and NOW units are encouraced to take
action in 1upport of the women-led resistance to relocation, and to educate your Wuhincton representatives on
this iaue until CoD11'818 calls for repeal of this senocidal
law.
Mainstream media coverase of this situation in the put
has usually emphasized the •dispute• between the two
tribes, concludinc with resrets about this unavoidable, unfortunate human trqedy. The emphasis has been the ~um
an interest• a1pect. Miaainc were the facts about multinational mininc corporatioD11' initiatinc the division of the
fonu))y 1hared lands (JUA-Joint Use Area) in order to obtain leases from the Hopi Tribal Council. Thia procees bePD in the early 1950s when larse coal and uranium deposits were verified.
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function much like puppet sovernmeots in third world countries and are, by and larse, corporate boards of directors,
u well u 111'11111 of the Feds.
The Din6 (Navajo) of Bis Mountain have aeceeded from the
United States and the Navajo Tribe, declarinc themaelvea
• separate eovereipty. The traditional Hopi do not participate in foreisn politics and, therefore, do not vote in Federal, state or tribal electioD11. Hopi traditionalists have
repeatedly called for the aboliahment of the Hopi Tribal
Council since its inception in 1934, becauae it wu illesally aet up, even accordins to the rales aet forth by the
Pederal sovenment. In addition, the aatrilineal reality of
both tribes hu been and ia simply unacmowledsed and
overridden by the asents and imposed structures of a aexiat dominant culture.
The media ia also perpetuatinc the myth that AIM, the
American Indian Movement, ia not 1upportiq the reaiatance to relocation. Thia ia a result of a much publicized
interview with Ruaael MeaDB in March 1986. MeaDB ia not
a apokeaman for AIM. Several years qo, AIM severed all
relatioDll with him. He atill presents himself to the media
u their national apokeaman and the media persists in depictinc him u auch to the American public. AIM was invited to become involved in the Bis Mountain relliltaoce
movement in 1977 and ia still an important presence.
Currently, the media focus ia ahiftinc to the "encroachment• iaaue, i.e. the historical encroachment of Navajos
onto Hopi land. Ivan Sidney, Hopi Tribal Chairman, and hill
office and aympathi%el'll have launched an acsr-ive media
blitz to appeal to the "property rishts" and -ne Law ia
The Law" orientation of American society. The latter arsument wu uaed to jaatify alavery, enforce aesresatioo and
prevent women from owninc real property in times put.
All orisinal native peoples in this country have ended up
on reservatioD11, individual allotments or disenfranchised
completely from a land-based culture, precisely as a result
of white encroachment. There are Navajo hosaDB (homes)
in the JUA that carbon date to 1200 A.D. That fact and
the fact of more recent arrivals durins the last several
hundred years still aakes them the "newcomers,• eocroacbera, in the area in question, because the Hopi have occupied the area's mesa topa for 2000 years. Westward misration of Navajos into the area 1JUJTOunding the Hopi meaaa
wu forced by white encroachment from the But and
authorized by the Federal Government on repeated occallioD11, u they eularced the Navajo reservation in a westem direction into arid unfertile lands that white settlers
didn't want.
AJ.o miainc from most aedia reports is the difference
between the Tribal Councils and the people they allesedly
represent. The •-bership of both tribes contests the lesitfaacy and authority of the Tribal Councill, which were
created by the Federal sovernmeot for the sole purpose of
necotiatinc mininc 1-es. and have since evolved to lesislate and •manqe• all aspects of tribal life. These Councill
To Be Continued Next Month
ROSY'S BAR & GRILL SET FOR RETREAT
There is still time to assure yourself of the best
fall present you could give yourself--coming to
Herland's Second Annual Fall Retreat, to be held
October 24-26, at Sequoyah State Park, on Ft.
Gibson Reservoir, near Wagoner.
For those who want to see a beautiful part of
the state that is rich in history, The nearby
area teems with it, from the Ft. Gibson Stockade, the Five Civilized Tribes Museum at Muskogee, to Tsa-la-gi, the Murrell Home and the
Cherokee Cultural Arts Center at Tahlequah. You
might even work in a float trip on the nearby
Illinois River.
The group camp has cabins with cots and a fully
equipped kitchen facility and dining hall. Herland
will again provide coffee, but you should bring
your own food for the weekend through Sunday
breakfast (checkout time is Sunday noon), plus
something for our tradition of sharing food on
Saturday night. Also, bring a bedroll or sleeping
bag, (remember how cold we got at Robbers
Cave), a pillow, towels, toilet articles, flashlights, musical instruments, toys, cameras, fishing
equipment, comfortable shoes.
Bring arts and
crafts for exhibit or sale, plus networking information. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a
leash while in the pa1 :...
For your musical enjoyment, Herland has asked
Rosy's Bar & Grill for the Saturday night
concert. The Kansas City group, comprised of
Carol Smith, Joyce Constant Joan Driskill,
accompany their their fine melodies on string
bass, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, banjo, autoharp,
mountain dulcimer, hammered culdimer, flute,
tinwhistle and piano. "We didn't like the image
of women put forth by the popular music we've
heard all our lives. We knew there was more to
more to life than broken hearts and cheatin'
lovers. We set out to find those songs, both
traditional and contemporary, that give a more
honest and realistiac picture of our lives and
experience as women--the songs that the strong
women who have influenced our lives might have
sung."
Special local musicians will open for Rosy's Bar
& Grill, but this has not been confirmed at press
time. It will be special, though, and that's a
promise.
Sequoyah State Park, in which the group camp is
situated, is located near Tahlequah and 160 miles
from Oklahoma City,
offering almost any
recreation you could wish for--horseback riding,
boat rentals at the marina, a swim beach (it may
be too cold, though), an 18-hole golf course,
hiking trails, a nature center and a tennis court.
Saturday morning a golf tournament, the first
fundraising event in the new campaign for Herland' s new home, will tee off at 9:00. Entry fee
is $5, with a $1 spectator's fee. Anyone who
wishes to enter the 9-hold tourney should bring
her own clubs. There will be prizes, but you
need not be an expert to enter.
For those who do not wish to semi-rough it in
the group camp, Western Hills Lodge is close.
There is no heat in the cabins, but the kitchen
and dining hall stay warm, with the stove and
fireplaces.
Anyone who wishes to conduct a workshop should
contact Herland as soon as possible. We would
like to have some idea about workshops before
arriving at the park, but there will be a workshop board where you can post yours. Please do
this as soon as you arrive, as the time slots will
be filled on first-come, first served basis. If
there is a workshop topic you would like to see
addressed, also contact someone at Herland.
A new and exciting offering at this retreat is
the Open Mic session on Saturday afternoon, for
anyone wishing to sing and play.
You may check in any time after 4:00 p.m. on
Friday. The park is located just east of Wagoner
(50 miles east of Tulsa) on SH-51. When you
send in your complete registration, you will be
sent . a map of how to get to the group camp.
We need an approximate count on attendees, so
send the pre-registration form below and your
check for $15 per person by October 15 to Herland Sister Resources, Inc., c/o Kris Marek,
1137 N.W. 31, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. On-site
registration is $20. If you have special needs,
such as non-smoking or non-alcoholic sleeping
space, please indicate so on your form.
There are a few scholarships available for those
wishing to attend who cannot afford the $15
fee. Also, anyone wishing to sponsor an attendee
on scholarship, please contact HSR. You may indicate either of these items on the pre-registration
form.
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You won't want to miss out on all the fun, so
send in your form today and secure your place.
FALL FESTIVAL/RETREAT FOR WOMEN
REGISTRATION
HSR FUNDRAISING ADOPTS NEW TACTIC
Name(s)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Citing a lack of understanding about some of the
stipulations attached to that anonymous donor's
offer to match funds for a new Herland facility,
the Collective Board of Trustees has formed a
new fundraising committee and set forth a plan
to raise 120,000 by December 31, 1987.
Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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_ _Send me information about sponsorship.
Deadline for pre-registration: Oct.15, 1986
Mail this form and your check for $15 per
person to:
Berland Sister Resources, Inc.
clo Kris ·Marek
1137 N.W. 31
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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Sat., Oct. 4
Mary Reynolds & Battle of the
Bands, The Second Fret
Sun., Oct. 5
Herland Collective Meeting, 6:30
p.m., at Berland
Oct. 6-12
Domestic Violence Awareness
Week
Eskridge Olds & Honda aid to
YWCA Passageways
Day of Unity Celebration and
Resource Fair, McFarland
YWCA, N.E. 16 & M.L.King
Blvd., OKC
Wed., Oct. 8
Sun., Oct. 12
Sun., Oct. 12
MCC Fall Festival, Spencer,
(Tickets $3 at Christ the King
MCC, Herland and Oasis)
Sat., Oct. 18
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Second Fret
Oct. 26-28
Fri.-Sun.
Herland's 2nd Annual Fall
Retreat, Sequoyah State Park
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The committee i1 11ekin1 to l'liH llr5,000 from
individual donors (500 @ $10, 100 @ $50, 50 @
$100), the other $5000 from special events, such
as cookouts, game tournaments, concerts, an "untalent contest," raffles, Chinese auction, skating
party, film series, dinners, dances, etc.
Other fundrais~.s will be selling T-shirts, underwear and bats, and advertising hi other publications.
When reached, this $20,000 will provide a down
payment and pay the initial costs of a facility to
house Herland's many activities. Specific details
on how you can help will be in the November
newsletter.
Money that was already donated will matched,
according to Herland's treasurer, so if you gave
toward a building, the money (x 2) will still be
used for that purpose.
Watch for exciting activities that will provide
entertainment for you and a new home for
Herland.
GROUP TO RECLAIM FEMININE POWER
A new group formed to approach the symptoms
of PMS from a different point of view will begin
October 9. Using readings, imagery, music, mythology, relaxation and a smattering of insight the
group promses to re-educate women about menstruation and the meaning of being female in
various cultures at different times in our history.
As they do this, they will inevitably transform
feelings about being a woman and perhaps generate a new and different sense of feminine power.
The group will be led by Beverly Evans, M.S.W.,
and will be limited to eight members. The cost if
$15 per session. Call 521-8241 for information or
to enroll.
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Meeting. times are Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 13, 21, ..z:ij§~:
4, 7:30-9:00 p.m., at Crown Heights Professional
Center, 1010 N.W. 45, Oklahoma City.
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LBTTBRS TO THE BDITOR
We encourace the exchance of information, personal opinions on issues of concern to the Oklahoma women's community, and your stories and experiences.
The editor reserves the richt to edit and condense letters accordins to space limitations. Letters should be
typed, double-spaced and sicned by the author(s). Include
your addrese and phone number. If you wish to be pubU.hed anonymously, indicate so, but include your name,
etc., for our information, in cue the editor bu questions.
Mail or deliver your letters to HSR. Inc., 1630 N.W. 19,
Okla. City, OK 73106. Deadline is the 15th of each month.
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Dear Sisters,
I have noticed a concern for an identity of political in/correctn-· amonc some members ·of the lesbian co-unity; a concern over •correctly• actinc, thi.n.lrinc and beinc;
a search for a sense of • alrichtn-: u ucribed by others; an eacer huncer for a set of suidelines to be handed
down by some select sroup of oldr, wiser, stroneer sisters
who surely know what any leebian must do, think and be
in order to cain acceptance. These remote, powerful seers
surely lead a lofty, aloof existence; their mountain-top
view of the whole picture must allow them to see more
than any of us strualinc valley peona; they, thusly, mut
have the an.swers for all our desperate questions of cor·
recto-. Followinc their wise advice must lead to happiness and harmony.
But isn't there a stark contradiction here? Do we all not
suffer the farce of f"mdinc happiness by adherinc to someone else's rulebook of correctn-? Have we all not known
the pain of not fittinc into a preformed mold, cut by others' definitiona of how a woman should act, think and be?
Have we all not experienced the cuilt of disappointinc a
family member or friend only by beinc different; the ancer
of beinc wUustJy punish8d only because we do not fit others' standarda of the acceptable? Surely each of you
knows the pain, cuilt and ancer-knows them all too well.
Then why are so many anxious to reject a former set of
external standarda, only to adopt another immediately?
Perhape a new set fits a little better, seems more correct,
u it allows homa.exuality. But can any one set of rules
ever be tailor-made to fit exactly all members of even a
small croup of individuals? Are not we each different, of a
sincle, unique body and mind, backcround and vision? How
can the exact, correct way to act, think and be for any
one penon specifically fit another separate individual?
What drives this strone tendency <-one many people, not
just l•biana) toward sroup compliance? Is it the belief
that, if all the croup m-bers are a certain way and
they are correct, then, if I am also that certain way, I
will also be correct? Simple? Yes. Comfortinc? Yes. Securely moral? Not always. Conaider Hitler's recime. What
force allowed hia officers to orcanise the senael- alauchter of • - of innocent people? What power dictated his
workers' handa in purposely end.inc life for thoee whose
only •crime• was not fittinc the standards of acceptability? These unjust murders themselves are hideoU. enouch.
but the true horror is that thoee officers and workers
could have been yau and I, actinc out of our belief in the
sroup'a atandarda, oar d•perate desire to be politically
correct.
Thia is not to say that the feainiat fisht for freedom in
any way propounda acts comparable in aaorality to tha.e
of Hitler's dimentia; it is to say that, whenever members
of a IJ'OUP 81UT91lder their mod• of actinc, thi.n.lrinc and
beinc to the atandarda of a select few, the croup leaves
itself openly vulnerable to potentially danseroua prejudice
and persecution acaimt others who do not comply to the
croup's atandarda. Nor is this to say that we are uocial
•ialanda unto oaraetvea•; we all vitally need each other
for very many reuona. Thia is to say that the only true
seaae of correctn-. of alrishtn-, can be found within
each individual and is specifically correct for only that
individual. And, in that we are each unique (in the struc·
cle to discover the self' a own rules and values, amid the
societal debris collected alone the way), we are all the
same. Beine different from any other human on this earth
does not have to be our isolated secret. It can be our
shared beauty.
Sincerely,
Judy Palen, Boid
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Dear Members of Herland Orsanization,
Your work is so coodl I wu tryinc to clean house and
just about to throw away atacb of unopened mail but
knew I'd recret it if I missed somethinc important in Herland. Sure enoucb, there was an article in the Aue. issue
that I had to read, then I found Cleta Williama' piece on
·srns, • then I saw your mention of my runninc for public
office! Thanb so much. I also enjoyed Pen;y Johnson's
lyrics to the sons {my seven year old son loves her music).
When the political campaicna are over in Nov., I'll be
available to work a shift at Herland. I'm so clad I saw
the note on homophobia of the Boy Scouts of America-I
went to a parents' meetinc laat evenir.~ to conaider enrollins Ryan in Cub Scouts. I may reconsider. Also wu clad
to see your note on the Coors Boycott-thanks for apreakinc the word.
You do creat work.
future.
Thanks for civinc me bope for the
In Sisterhood,
Candy Tucker, OKC
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H'WEEN PARTY TO LAUNCH NEW MAGAZINE
Red Dirt Press, Inc., is planning a celebration
and fund-raising party for the birth of the first
issue of Piecework, a women's poetry magazine,
so make your plans now to spend your Halloween
night having fun and helping a worthy cause.
Activities will include masquerading, dancing,
apple-bobbing, consulting a psychic reader, broom
stick jumping (or riding) and meeting the authors
in the October issue of Oklahoma's first women's
poetry magazine.
A SlO donation includes all the fun above, the
price of the first issue of the magazine and refreshments.
Place: 2604 N.W. 12, Oklahoma City. Time: 8:00
through the witching hours, October 31.
For information or reservations, call Abigail or
Ann, 525-6000.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
The YWCA Crisis Intervention Services is noting
Domestic Violence Awareness Week, October
6-12, with a number of activities.
On Wednesday, October 8, Eskridge Olds and
Honda are donating 10% of the proceeds on all
auto repair work and winterization for this ~
only to Passageways, the shelter for battered
women. This event marks the beginning of a cooperative effort between the YWCA and Eskridge
to provide car service seminars for women.
These seminars, to be held later in the fall,
include basic auto maintenance, consumer information and car purchasing assistance. The participating dealerships are Eskridge Olds, 700 W.
Memorial Road, and Eskridge Honda, 2812 S.
Walker in Oklahoma City.
There will also be a poster contest held in participating Sunday school classes for children to
create posters on the theme, "Peace On Earth
Begins at Home."
The Day of Unity Celebration and Resource Fair
will be held on Sunday, October 12, at McFarland YWCA, N.E. 16 and Martin Luther King
Blvd. The Resource Fair begins at 3:00 and
woman-orient.e d agencies, and arts and crafts are
urged to reserve their booth spaces now by calling 232-6189. Booth rental is $5.
At 4:00 p.m. ·the Day of Unity Celebration begins. Entertainment will be provided by Peggy
Johnson and Dwe Williams. The keynote speaker
is Gale Martin, of Gulfport, Mississippi, who is
the co-founder of the Gulf Coast Women's Center
in Biloxi, co-founder of the Mississippi Coalition
Against Domestic Violence, past vice president of
the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(NCADV) and served four years as the Mississippi
State Representative to the NCADV Steering
Committee.
The Celebration will also include a Speakout and
the traditional candlelighting ceremony which
mourns those women who have been killed or injured as a result of domestic violence.
Accomodations for Gale Martin are provided by
the Waterford Hotel and Oklahoma Living
magazine.
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AIDS HYSTERIA BASED ON FEAR NOT DATA
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better
known as AIDS, is one of the most deadly and
baffling diseases of modern times. But, nothing
about it is as extraordinary as the reactions it
evokes among people who, by any reasonable
judgment, are not at risk. In many cases, the
response is not prudent caution but irrational
panic.
The phenomenon is so bizarre that it probably
deserves to be classified as a new mental illness.
One company had its phone system sterilized af ter discovering that an employee had AIDS. Another firm's fears led it to fire a man--not because he had the disease or its antibodies, but
because he told a co-worker that he knew someone with AIDS.
The reactions fly in the face of all medical evidence about the malady. AIDS is known to be
transmitted only by sexual contact, by sharing
hypodermic needles and by transfusions of contaminated blood. There are no recorded cases of
anyone's getting it from casual contact.
The Federal Center for Disease Control says the
"non-sexual person-to-person contact that generally occurs among workers and clients of consumers in the workplace does not pose a risk for
transmission."
Why do many peopk despite the evidence, react
so violently to this disease?
Of the factors at work here, one is simple homophobia. For closet homophobes, fear of AIDS itself is a convenient tool. And AI.DS itself tends
to strengthen retrograde attitudes by providing
"evidence" that God or nature is punishing homosexuals.
Another is the
it is perceived
no fun, but to
sexuality, well,
stigma attached to AIDS because
as a gay disease. To be dead is
be dead and suspected of homonow that's really intolerable.
A third is more complicated. All of us recognize
that certain activities are risky, but we accept
the risks because the activity is necessary (driving) or enioyable (eating). But for many people,
there's no such trade-off in working with an
AIDS victim. They perceive, inaccurately, a risk,
but they see no benefit. Only if they are personally close to the AIDS victim are they likely to
accept volntarily the supposed risk of contact.
The sources of the AIDS hysteria lie not in a
rational evaluation of risks but in deeper impulses that resist medical evidence. But, employers
and governments shouldn't be stampeded by unfounded panic. With a little knowledge and a
little sympathy, we all can learn to accomodate
the unfortunate victims of AIDS. If we can't
save them from the gruesome death, we at least
can refrain from adding unnecessarily to their
burden.
The Dai)y Oklahoman, Sept. 11, 1986
KAY WEAVER,
"One Fine Day" video
will be appearing in Dallas,
Saturday, November 8
If interested in working out a carpool,
call Phoenix, 360-2585
FALL FESTIVAL '86 IS HERE!
RDP SPONSORS WRITING WORKSHOPS IN NOV.
October 12 is just around the corner and that is
the day you should be at the corner of N.E. 36
and Douglas in beautiful Spencer, Oklahoma. Fall
Festival '86 is shaping up to be a really exciting
and fun day.
Red Dirt Press, in conjunction with Oklahoma
City University, is sponsoring a series of writing
workshops led by nationally known Jon Guthrie.
Topics include how to write, how to prepare
your writing for sale and how to sell what you
write.
It will be a day to bring a picnic lunch, lawn
chairs or blankets to spread on the ground, and
just relax to be entertained. If you don't feel up
to fixing a lunch, there will be sandwiches,
cokes and baked goodies for sale. You can also
start your Christmas shopping with custom jewelry, custom leather items, buttons, T-shirts and
all kinds of other good things.
While you are shopping, eating or just plain or
relaxing, you will be entertained by some of Oklahoma's finest entertainers. Peggy Johnson will
be performing at 3:00, and Mary Reynolds, lead
singer for Sisters of Swing, will sing at 8:00.
Between these times will be entertainment of all
kinds. The Lady of '85 and her runner-up will
make an appearance, as will Sister Spirit of
MCC, Lee Alan, Ted E., Donna Desalvo and
many, many others. There will also be an open
time for anyone who would like to perform to do
so and you are encouraged to share your talents.
Also, sometime during the day, there will be a
drawing for a VCR. Donations are $1 each for
this drawing.
Tickets for Fall Festival '86 are only $3 each
and can be purchased at Christ the King MCC,
1900 N.W. 12, at Herland Sister Resources and
at Oasis Community Center.
Don't forget--it
starts at 2:00 on Sunday, October 12, and runs
until 9:00, at the corner of n.E. 36 and Douglas
in Spencer. Just follow the map on your ticket.
ALL WOMEN CRUISE LEAVING SUMMER •87
Les Femmes Unies, a lesbian organization based
in Philadelphia with members in Washington, D.C.,
New York, California and Virginia is facing its
biggest event yet, a 7-day cruise to Bermuda,
set to leave New York July 12, 1987, and return,
July 18, 1987.
The cruise promises a relaxing vacation aboard
the beautiful SS Amerikanis, which offers shuffleboard, backgammon, pool, an exercise room
with dancercise classes, a casino and a movie
theatre.
The ship serves six sumptuous meals per day,
including a midnight buffet on deck.
A $100 deposit is required, but to get the total
cost, write Jorja Spence, Rodgers' Travel Agency, Inc., 5221 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
19139, or call 215-748-1775, or 1-800-228-1775.
Sessions on Nov. 14-16 will deal with fiction,
Nov. 19 and 20, with fund raising and proposal
writring, and Nov. 21-23, with non-fiction.
College credit is available through OCU. For
more information, call Ann Carlton, J25-6000 or
521-5327.
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~---------.2ND ANNUAL GARAGE SALE HUGE SUCCESS
Many thanks to our supporters for Herland's 2nd
Annual Garage Sale. Your generous donations
brought $490 the first day (the second day was
rained out). That amount received matching funds
and another donation of $25 make a total of
$1030 for Herland's building fund drive.
Items donated this year generated the large
sales that made it a success. Many thanks for
all your help.
This is only the beginning of our fund drive.
Thanks again for your donations and your help.
Remember--we have only just begun.
CELEBRATE WOMEN'S STUDIES
WOMEN'S DREAMS ANTHOLOGY SEEKS INPUT
The Women's Studies Program at the University
of Oklahoma is celebrating its tenth anniversay
by hosting the South Central Women's Studies
Association 1987 Conference, march 27-28, 1987,
in Norman.
Citing, "In dreaming, we communicate our deepest desires and fears. In writing and sharing our
dreams, we release the powerful intuitive knowledge woven through them," the editors of a new
anthology of women's dreams are seeking stories
about your dreams.
Proposals for individual presentations, . panels,
workshops, performances that reflect the diversity of Women's Studies, both inside formal education and in the community, ·are being solicited.
Women's history, literature, sociology, psychology
and experience in America's and the world's diverse cultures are appropriate topics.
The diversity of our reasons to celebrate Women's Studies is the conference theme. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 1986. Proposals should include cover sheet with proposal title and your name and address, proposal abstract
(75 words or less) on a separate sheet without
your name or identifying information, and proposal summary (2 pages or less) without your name
or identifying information.
Send proposals to Barbara Hillyer Davis, SCWSA
Conference Coordinator, Women's Studies Program, OU, Norman, OK 73019, 405-325-3481.
Tclcphooc 405 232-5453 or 272-71 55
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to Psychfa uy
Their purpose is to discover and validate women's concerns and to explore this intuitive aspect
of women's experience. The editors ask that you
tell them about dreams which have expanded
your awareness and given you insight for your
waking life, and any .connection Yl u can see between it and the dream. They also want to know
what your dreams mean to you, about what compels you to share this particular commentary. All
submissions will remain confidential and your
name will not be published.
Send a written account of your dreams by November 1, 1986, to Dreams, Elizabeth Good, 2912
Daubenbiss Ave., #73, Soquel, CA 95073
Group for Lesbians
WHO ARE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT
or love someone who is
INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE AND
GROUP COUNSELING
For information, Call
Bette Kelley, M.Ed., CADC
(Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor)
LARRY M.PRATER, M.D.
Office Hnurs
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SODOMY PATROL PROTESTS SUPREME COURT
Six women, wearing "Sodomy Patrol" T-shirts and
carrying binoculars and cameras, hit the streets
of Boulder, Colorado, for the second time in recent weeks, in their search for "unlawful sexual
behavior."
Jeanne Winer, leader of the sex police, said the
patrol was started as a joke, in response to the
July 30 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that
upheld Georgia's antisodomy statute.
"We told people that we were with the Supreme
Court and that we were looking for signs of unlawful sexual behavior," Winer said.
She said all the women on patrol belong to a
10-member Boulder Socialist Feminist Collective.
405-949-2301
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ANN CARLTON IS LOOKING FOR WOMEN to
rent a house in the Miller Addition and one in
the Putnam City School district.
Both have
fenced yards, storage/or garage. Good condition.
Will consider discount for care of roses. Call
525-6000.
SISTERFIRE ALBUM HYPES '87 FESTIVAL
WOMEN WIN PRIMARIES
Sisterfire, the two-day annual East Coast festival, will not be held this year. The producers,
Roadwork, are using the time to catch up with
the festival's growth, going from a one-day, 8performer fundraiser to a two-day, 80 performer
multi-ethnic event.
Democrat Rep. Barbara Mikulski and Republican
Linda Chavez swept past their male rivals to win
competing U.S. Senate nominations in Maryland.
On the busiest night of the season and one in
which voters treated women candidates kindly,
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of the
late Robert F. Kennedy, won a democratic nomination to the U.S. House from Maryland.
As part of the preparations for a 5th anniversary
Sisterfire 1987, Roadwork is offering "Sisterfire,
The Album," featuring poets and musicians, such
as Sweet Honey in the Rock, Alexis Deveaux,
Holly Near, Amparo Ochoa and the Reel World
String Band.
LPs and cassettes will be available at Herland.
Connecticut lawmaker Julie Belega won the Republican nomination to face Gov. William O'Neill
in November. And, former Rep. Bella Abzug held
a narrow lead in multi-candidate Democratic primary in a suburban New York district.
District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry coasted
to renomination, and will face Republican Carol
Schwartz in November.
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NACE PLANS CONCERT FOR LEGAL FEES
Native Americans for a Clean Environment
(NACE) is hosting a benefit concert by Floyd
Westerman, October 11, at Cherokee Nation Amphitheater in Tahlequah, to raise money for
NACE lawyers' fees.
Locally, let's hear a big YEAH! for all the
women going into the November general election.
They need your help-financial and your time-and
there is still time to make a dif(erence.
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The croup is asking that any other musicians
who would like to join this benefit effort to
come to Tahlequah on that day for the concert,
which will bedn at 5:00 p.m. and continue until
they run out of singers and speakers.
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For more information, write ·Native Americans for
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a Clean Environment, Rt. 2, Box 51-B, Vian, OK
74962, or call 918-773-8184.
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