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December, 2001

Solidarity, Reflection, and Hope
A Community Gathering on the Death Penalty

Thursday, December 6
Voice of Praise Baptist Church
2200 E. Culbertson
(the NW corner of 21 11 and Kelley)
6:30 p.m.
to be followed by a Vigil (8:30 - 9:30)
at the Governor's Mansion
for the last execution Vigil of the year
Featured Speaker
State Representative Opio Toure
2001 has seen more executions in Oklahoma than any other
year in our state's history. Tuesday and Thursday (Dec. 4 &
6) are the last two executions scheduled for this year. In
January, hundreds of people from across the community
gathered in the early weeks of this most lethal year as 8 people
were executed in a 24-day period.

It is time to come together again. All who have participated
at some point this year, or who are moved to participate now,
in the on-going searchfor a solution to violence that precludes
the taking of more life, please join us on the evening of the last
scheduled execution of 2 00 I .
Oklahoma has chosen Dec. 4-6 as a time for killing prisoners;
some people are choosing this as a time for fasting as an act
of personal reflection and protest.

SEASON OF LIGHT
The OKC Metro Choruses Annual Holiday Concert:
"Season of Light" holiday concert will be held
Saturday, December 15 at 7:30PM in the Village Christian
Church, 9401 WBrittonRd. Theconcertwillfeaturepopular
OKC vocalist Darinda Boswell and will focus on the joy and
hope ofthe season. A silent auction will again be available for
last-minute gifts. The auction will open at 7 :00, and will close
at the end of intermission, benefiting the ongoing work of the
Choruses.
Volume 19 Number 12

Herland Sister Resources

Upcoming Her/and Events
Herland Supper Club and Road Trip,
Saturday, December gth. Meet at Herland at
4:00pm to carpool to Guthrie . (Enid folks will
meet us there at 5: OOpm.) We will eat at Granny
Had One and then enjoy the downtown Victorian
Walk. Step back in time and celebrate the holidays in grand Territorial Style . The beautiful
Victorian buildings ofGuthrie are bedazzled with
thousands of twinkling lights. Carolers in Victorian costumes stroll the cobbled streets and shops
are decked for the Holidays. We may also take
the special candlelight trolley to view the gracious Victorian homes decked in their holiday
splendor. (Enid folks please RSVP to Rhonda at
580-242-4493.)

New Year's Day Potluck, Tuesday, January t •t, 2:00pm. Bring a dish and enjoy food and
games at Herland.

Herland Board Meeting, 4:30 pm, Sunday
December 16 at Herland.

BOOK CLUB
A new book club will begin meeting at Herland in Janary.
The club will meet once a month, choose a book for the
members to read, and meet the next month to discuss it. The
organizing meeting is set for the first Sunday in January, which
is January 6, at 4 :30. At that meeting, participants will choose
the books to read for the first few months. Everyone is
encouraged to bring one book idea. If you are interested in
being a member, please call Louise at 286-140 I to let her know
you will be coming to the first meeting on January 6. Or, just
show up on that day!
www.herlandsisters.org

2312 N.W. 39. OKC. OK 73112

AFGHAN WOMEN'S SUMMIT TO BE

HELD IN BRUSSELS
Fifty Afghan women leaders will convene in Brussels,
December 4-5, to attend an Afghan Women's Summit for
Democracy. The women represent a wide range of ethnic
backgrounds and hail from all sectors ofsociety, including the
fields of education, healthcare, and politics. Three of the
participants, Sirna Wali, Seddige Balkhi, and Amini Afzali,
are now serving as delegates to the meetings in Bonn Other
women leaders from around the globe will also be present at
the summit to show their support for the involvement of
Afghan women in the reconstruction and peace process in
Afghanistan. Several women's rights organization are hosting the Summit, including the Feminist Majority, the European Women's Lobby, Equality Now, V-day, and the Center
for Strategic Initiatives of Women, which will be held at the
European Commission in Brussels in collaboration with the
United Nations' Gender Advisorto the Secretary General and
UNIFEM. Judge Navanethem Pillay, South African President of the UN International Criminal Tnbunal for Rwanda,
will chair the Summit.
A delegation of Afghan women plan to meet with the
European Parliament, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell,
and the UN Security Council in the weeks inunediately
following the Summit. (from Feminist Daily News Wire) 0

Patrice Pike and the Black Box
Rebellion

LAac OF Aa::Ess 10 C.0NTRACEPTION MAY BE
REsPONSIBLE FOR HIGH TEEN PREGNANCY RATES
Despite a decrease in teenage pregnancy over the past
decade, the United States still has significantly higherrates of
teen pregnancy than other developed countries, according to
a study conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGD.
The study suggests that lack of information about and
access to effective contraceptive methods and other reproductive health services for teenagers may be a factor in the
discrepancy between the U.S. and other countries. Compared
with teenagers in other countries, including Great Britain,
Canada, Sweden, and F ranee, teens in the U.S. are less likely
to use oral contraceptives, typically more effective than other
forms of birth control. American teens also do not have
comparable access to low-cost contraceptives and reproductive health services to teens in the other countries included in
the study.
AGI found that social messages about sex in the United
States may also contribute to higher rates of teen pregnancy.
According to Jacqueline Darroch, Vice President for Research at AGI, "Many in the United States consider adolescents to be too inunature to make good judgments about their
own behavior and to use contraceptives effectively. However,
this study shows us that in countries where youth receive
social support, full information, and positive messages about
sexuality and sexual relationships, and have easy access to
sexual and reproductive health services, they achieve healthier
outcomes and low rates of pregnancy, childbearing, abortion,
and STDs."
Teen pregnancy rates in the U.S . are twice as high as in
Great Britain and Canada and five times as high as in F ranee
and Sweden. (from Feminist Daily News Wire)
D

(lead singer of Sister 7)

WI very special guest ~ Marca Cassity ...
currently from Berkley, formerly from many
places including Oklahoma City
Saturday, December 15th, 7:30 PM @The
Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley (One block
west of Classen I Two blocks South of NW
30th)
Tickets are $10 -- Very limited seating.
For more information or to buy tickets call
405.206.5425

Page 2 Her/and Voice November, 200 I

Herland Board of Directors:
Laura Choate
Jacqueline Gatewood
DTH

Ginger McGovern
Pat Reaves
Judy Walden

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

www.herlandsisters.org

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITYWOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
Remaining Home games only listed. Please note, schedules are subject to change with little or no notice,
especially early in the season. You may want to call to confirm
Oklahoma Baptist - www.okbu.edu
115102 St. Gregory' s
6 pm
1112 Southern Naz.arene
6 pm
1/14 John Brown
6 pm
1117 OCU
6 pm
212
USAO
5 pm
219
Northwestern
6 pm
2/14 Wayland Baptist
6 pm
1 pm
2/16 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
2/23 Oklahoma Christian
Oklahoma - www.ou.edu
12/16 Illinois
1/9/02 Oklahoma State
1/19 Texas
2/2
Kansas
2/5
Baylor
2/0
Texas A&M
2/16 Nebraska
2/27 Texas Tech

3:30 pm
7pm
3pm
1 pm
7pm
3pm
4pm
7:30 pm

Oklahoma Christian - www2.oc.edu
1/3/02 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
115
Wayland Baptist
1 pm
1120 John Brown
6 pm
1/19 Oklahoma Baptist
6 pm
1124 Northwestern Okla
6 pm
1131 USAO
6 pm
6pm
2/14 OCU
2/18 Southern Nazarene
6 pm
2/21 St. Gregory's
6 pm
Oklahoma City University - www.okcu.edu
11/29/12-1
Capital City Shootout
12/8 Cumberland
12 pm
115102 Northwestern
6 pm
6 pm
1/19 Southern Nazarene
1124 USAO
6 pm
6 pm
1/26 Oklahoma Christian
1/31 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
2/2
Wayland Baptist
1 pm
219
John Brown
6 pm
2118 St. Gregory's
6 pm
6 pm
2/21 Oklahoma Baptist

Oklahoma State - www.okstate.edu
12/8 SE Louisiana ·
2 pm
12/17 Northern Arizona
6 pm
12/21 Marshall
7 pm
112102 Prairie View
7 pm
1/6
Missouri
TBA
1116 Texas
7 pm
TBA
1/19 Kansas State
1129 Oklahoma
7 pm
215
Texas A&M
7 pm
2/14 Texas Tech
TBA
2117 Iowa State
2 pm
2/24 Baylor
TBA
Southern Nazarene University - www.snu.edu
12113 Langston
7 pm
113/02 Wayland Baptist
6 pm
1/5
Lubbock Christian
1 pm
1/10 Northwestern
6 pm
1/21 Oklahoma Christian
6 pm
6 pm
1/26 USAO
1/31 Oklahoma Baptist
6 pm
6 pm
2/16 St. Gregory's
2/21 John Brown
6 pm
6 pm
2/23 OCU

University of Science & Arts - (USAO)
www.usao.edu
12/1 Bacone College
6pm
12/8 Mid-America Bible
7pm
115102 John Brown
6pm
1112 Oklahoma
6pm
219
St. Gregory's
6pm
2111 Northwestern Okla
6pm
2/14 Southern Naz.arene
6pm
2/ 16 ocu
6pm

Langston - www.lunet.edu
Current Schedule not available on web
St. Gregory's - www.sgc.edu
Current schedule not available on web

Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

NonProfit Org .
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No. 861

Address Service Requested

Support our Supporters
AMERICAN FIRST BROKERAGE
Dedicated to Service

John Iman Payne
Managing General Agent
37th and N. May
Mayfair Center

Al 11 nsurance and Investment Services
Mobile (405)819-8044

~

I

REBECCA R. HOLT, Ph.D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

J.1deptndet!t

321-2148

l!1Sl1/'3/J1J!
~l}f{i{

P.O. Box 5119
Norman, Okla 73070

Individual - Couples
Family Therapy, Retreats



December, 2001

Solidarity, Reflection, and Hope
A Community Gathering on the Death Penalty

Thursday, December 6
Voice of Praise Baptist Church
2200 E. Culbertson
(the NW corner of 21 11 and Kelley)
6:30 p.m.
to be followed by a Vigil (8:30 - 9:30)
at the Governor's Mansion
for the last execution Vigil of the year
Featured Speaker
State Representative Opio Toure
2001 has seen more executions in Oklahoma than any other
year in our state's history. Tuesday and Thursday (Dec. 4 &
6) are the last two executions scheduled for this year. In
January, hundreds of people from across the community
gathered in the early weeks of this most lethal year as 8 people
were executed in a 24-day period.

It is time to come together again. All who have participated
at some point this year, or who are moved to participate now,
in the on-going searchfor a solution to violence that precludes
the taking of more life, please join us on the evening of the last
scheduled execution of 2 00 I .
Oklahoma has chosen Dec. 4-6 as a time for killing prisoners;
some people are choosing this as a time for fasting as an act
of personal reflection and protest.

SEASON OF LIGHT
The OKC Metro Choruses Annual Holiday Concert:
"Season of Light" holiday concert will be held
Saturday, December 15 at 7:30PM in the Village Christian
Church, 9401 WBrittonRd. Theconcertwillfeaturepopular
OKC vocalist Darinda Boswell and will focus on the joy and
hope ofthe season. A silent auction will again be available for
last-minute gifts. The auction will open at 7 :00, and will close
at the end of intermission, benefiting the ongoing work of the
Choruses.
Volume 19 Number 12

Herland Sister Resources

Upcoming Her/and Events
Herland Supper Club and Road Trip,
Saturday, December gth. Meet at Herland at
4:00pm to carpool to Guthrie . (Enid folks will
meet us there at 5: OOpm.) We will eat at Granny
Had One and then enjoy the downtown Victorian
Walk. Step back in time and celebrate the holidays in grand Territorial Style . The beautiful
Victorian buildings ofGuthrie are bedazzled with
thousands of twinkling lights. Carolers in Victorian costumes stroll the cobbled streets and shops
are decked for the Holidays. We may also take
the special candlelight trolley to view the gracious Victorian homes decked in their holiday
splendor. (Enid folks please RSVP to Rhonda at
580-242-4493.)

New Year's Day Potluck, Tuesday, January t •t, 2:00pm. Bring a dish and enjoy food and
games at Herland.

Herland Board Meeting, 4:30 pm, Sunday
December 16 at Herland.

BOOK CLUB
A new book club will begin meeting at Herland in Janary.
The club will meet once a month, choose a book for the
members to read, and meet the next month to discuss it. The
organizing meeting is set for the first Sunday in January, which
is January 6, at 4 :30. At that meeting, participants will choose
the books to read for the first few months. Everyone is
encouraged to bring one book idea. If you are interested in
being a member, please call Louise at 286-140 I to let her know
you will be coming to the first meeting on January 6. Or, just
show up on that day!
www.herlandsisters.org

2312 N.W. 39. OKC. OK 73112

AFGHAN WOMEN'S SUMMIT TO BE

HELD IN BRUSSELS
Fifty Afghan women leaders will convene in Brussels,
December 4-5, to attend an Afghan Women's Summit for
Democracy. The women represent a wide range of ethnic
backgrounds and hail from all sectors ofsociety, including the
fields of education, healthcare, and politics. Three of the
participants, Sirna Wali, Seddige Balkhi, and Amini Afzali,
are now serving as delegates to the meetings in Bonn Other
women leaders from around the globe will also be present at
the summit to show their support for the involvement of
Afghan women in the reconstruction and peace process in
Afghanistan. Several women's rights organization are hosting the Summit, including the Feminist Majority, the European Women's Lobby, Equality Now, V-day, and the Center
for Strategic Initiatives of Women, which will be held at the
European Commission in Brussels in collaboration with the
United Nations' Gender Advisorto the Secretary General and
UNIFEM. Judge Navanethem Pillay, South African President of the UN International Criminal Tnbunal for Rwanda,
will chair the Summit.
A delegation of Afghan women plan to meet with the
European Parliament, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell,
and the UN Security Council in the weeks inunediately
following the Summit. (from Feminist Daily News Wire) 0

Patrice Pike and the Black Box
Rebellion

LAac OF Aa::Ess 10 C.0NTRACEPTION MAY BE
REsPONSIBLE FOR HIGH TEEN PREGNANCY RATES
Despite a decrease in teenage pregnancy over the past
decade, the United States still has significantly higherrates of
teen pregnancy than other developed countries, according to
a study conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGD.
The study suggests that lack of information about and
access to effective contraceptive methods and other reproductive health services for teenagers may be a factor in the
discrepancy between the U.S. and other countries. Compared
with teenagers in other countries, including Great Britain,
Canada, Sweden, and F ranee, teens in the U.S. are less likely
to use oral contraceptives, typically more effective than other
forms of birth control. American teens also do not have
comparable access to low-cost contraceptives and reproductive health services to teens in the other countries included in
the study.
AGI found that social messages about sex in the United
States may also contribute to higher rates of teen pregnancy.
According to Jacqueline Darroch, Vice President for Research at AGI, "Many in the United States consider adolescents to be too inunature to make good judgments about their
own behavior and to use contraceptives effectively. However,
this study shows us that in countries where youth receive
social support, full information, and positive messages about
sexuality and sexual relationships, and have easy access to
sexual and reproductive health services, they achieve healthier
outcomes and low rates of pregnancy, childbearing, abortion,
and STDs."
Teen pregnancy rates in the U.S . are twice as high as in
Great Britain and Canada and five times as high as in F ranee
and Sweden. (from Feminist Daily News Wire)
D

(lead singer of Sister 7)

WI very special guest ~ Marca Cassity ...
currently from Berkley, formerly from many
places including Oklahoma City
Saturday, December 15th, 7:30 PM @The
Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley (One block
west of Classen I Two blocks South of NW
30th)
Tickets are $10 -- Very limited seating.
For more information or to buy tickets call
405.206.5425

Page 2 Her/and Voice November, 200 I

Herland Board of Directors:
Laura Choate
Jacqueline Gatewood
DTH

Ginger McGovern
Pat Reaves
Judy Walden

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

www.herlandsisters.org

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITYWOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
Remaining Home games only listed. Please note, schedules are subject to change with little or no notice,
especially early in the season. You may want to call to confirm
Oklahoma Baptist - www.okbu.edu
115102 St. Gregory' s
6 pm
1112 Southern Naz.arene
6 pm
1/14 John Brown
6 pm
1117 OCU
6 pm
212
USAO
5 pm
219
Northwestern
6 pm
2/14 Wayland Baptist
6 pm
1 pm
2/16 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
2/23 Oklahoma Christian
Oklahoma - www.ou.edu
12/16 Illinois
1/9/02 Oklahoma State
1/19 Texas
2/2
Kansas
2/5
Baylor
2/0
Texas A&M
2/16 Nebraska
2/27 Texas Tech

3:30 pm
7pm
3pm
1 pm
7pm
3pm
4pm
7:30 pm

Oklahoma Christian - www2.oc.edu
1/3/02 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
115
Wayland Baptist
1 pm
1120 John Brown
6 pm
1/19 Oklahoma Baptist
6 pm
1124 Northwestern Okla
6 pm
1131 USAO
6 pm
6pm
2/14 OCU
2/18 Southern Nazarene
6 pm
2/21 St. Gregory's
6 pm
Oklahoma City University - www.okcu.edu
11/29/12-1
Capital City Shootout
12/8 Cumberland
12 pm
115102 Northwestern
6 pm
6 pm
1/19 Southern Nazarene
1124 USAO
6 pm
6 pm
1/26 Oklahoma Christian
1/31 Lubbock Christian
6 pm
2/2
Wayland Baptist
1 pm
219
John Brown
6 pm
2118 St. Gregory's
6 pm
6 pm
2/21 Oklahoma Baptist

Oklahoma State - www.okstate.edu
12/8 SE Louisiana ·
2 pm
12/17 Northern Arizona
6 pm
12/21 Marshall
7 pm
112102 Prairie View
7 pm
1/6
Missouri
TBA
1116 Texas
7 pm
TBA
1/19 Kansas State
1129 Oklahoma
7 pm
215
Texas A&M
7 pm
2/14 Texas Tech
TBA
2117 Iowa State
2 pm
2/24 Baylor
TBA
Southern Nazarene University - www.snu.edu
12113 Langston
7 pm
113/02 Wayland Baptist
6 pm
1/5
Lubbock Christian
1 pm
1/10 Northwestern
6 pm
1/21 Oklahoma Christian
6 pm
6 pm
1/26 USAO
1/31 Oklahoma Baptist
6 pm
6 pm
2/16 St. Gregory's
2/21 John Brown
6 pm
6 pm
2/23 OCU

University of Science & Arts - (USAO)
www.usao.edu
12/1 Bacone College
6pm
12/8 Mid-America Bible
7pm
115102 John Brown
6pm
1112 Oklahoma
6pm
219
St. Gregory's
6pm
2111 Northwestern Okla
6pm
2/14 Southern Naz.arene
6pm
2/ 16 ocu
6pm

Langston - www.lunet.edu
Current Schedule not available on web
St. Gregory's - www.sgc.edu
Current schedule not available on web

Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

NonProfit Org .
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No. 861

Address Service Requested

Support our Supporters
AMERICAN FIRST BROKERAGE
Dedicated to Service

John Iman Payne
Managing General Agent
37th and N. May
Mayfair Center

Al 11 nsurance and Investment Services
Mobile (405)819-8044

~

I

REBECCA R. HOLT, Ph.D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

J.1deptndet!t

321-2148

l!1Sl1/'3/J1J!
~l}f{i{

P.O. Box 5119
Norman, Okla 73070

Individual - Couples
Family Therapy, Retreats