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SuZ Ogden to be Featured at December
Herland Winter Coffeehouse
....·. wc>lllen's Bask~tl>an ·

Schedules
.E~D,,(\ Update

The Herland Winter Coffeehouse Series got off to a great start in November with our evening of poetry by the group Calyx. Now we would like to switch gears and invite you for
an evening of musical inspiration with SuZ Ogden at 7 pm on Saturday, December 15,
2007. This event is free, but all donations are greatly appreciated .
In her celebration of Life, SuZ travels the world sharing her gift as a vivacious speaker I

·.Traiislegisl'c;ltion

singer /songwriter whose spirit weaves through
her message and her music. Her experience with

HQliday Shopping
Gui~e

blues, folk, country, gospel, and honky-tonk music has evolved to create a sound she calls
"Angeltonk". Live or recorded, SuZ's music is in-

Our

SpOri!?IJI"~

spirational, moving, and top-notch. She has been
featured on both radio and television throughout
the United States as well as in Moscow, Russia
and Kiev, Ukraine. Her travels illustrate how music is truly the web for Peace on Earth because
"there are only seven notes and twelve sounds,
and they translate the same in every language.
The Reverend Dr. SuZ Ogden has worked with
such notables as Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor
Hansen, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer,
Barbara DeAngelis, John Grey, as well as others
known for their work for enlightenment. SuZ currently works in covenant with the Reverends
Lloyd Strom, Marjory Dawson, Catherine Pena,
Michael Cole, and Dr. Marcia Sutton creating music to serve ministers and teachers of
spiritual practices. This music and these practices can be found at www.sacreddays.org.
Now serving as Minister of Music for United Life Church in Oklahoma City, SuZ resides
with her partner Reverend Shelley Heller (Senior Minister) and their dog Buster . Traveling
from the heart of the country, SuZ continues to be an inspiration for life, love, and the
pursuit of happiness in the many lives she touches as a consultant, speaker, singer, and
storyteller.

The Hertand Voice is a publication of Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC, OK 73112 . Our bookstore and tending library is open
Saturdays from 1-5 pm. Contact us at (405) 521-9696 or herland@herlandsisters.org . Visit us on the web at www.hertandsisters.org.

December Events
•

Saturday December 1 Herland
Scrabble Day 2 pm

•

Sunday December 2 Epworth Art
Festival and Silent Auction NW

Herland Scrabble Day
The Herland Scrabble Day returns after a one-month hiatus (hey,
that's a good Scrabble word). Join us on Saturday, December 1,
at 2 pm as we challenge each other with words like titfers, darnels, exo, eme, sodality, and furn!

19th & Douglas 1 to 4 pm
•

Tuesday Dec 4 PFLAG OKC
Church of the Open Arms 7 pm

•

Friday Dec 7 Mary Reynolds at
Full Circle 7 pm

•

Saturday December 8 Herland
Supper Club at Hideaway Pizza,
6616 N Western, 5:30 pm, fol-

•

lowed by White Elephant ft Dessert Party at Herland 7:30 pm
Monday Dec 10 OGLPC Meeting
Neighborhood Alliance 7:30 pm

•

Thursdax Dec 13 PFLAG Norman

•

St Stephen's Church 7
Saturday Dec 15 Herland Winter
Coffeehouse 7 pm

Pm

•

Saturday D~c 15 Sisters of Swing
Chfistmas Show check Gazette
for location

•

Sunday Dec 16 HerlandBoard
Meeting 4 pm everyone welcome
(eat at Gushers aftery.tard)

•

Saturday :Dec 22 Herland Voice
Mailing 1 pm

upcoming
•

Tues9ay January,) Herland New
_Yea!'s Day Open House ft Potluck 1 pm

H_e rland Supper Club
Join us on Saturday, December_8, at 5:30 pm for the Herland Supper Club at Hideaway Pizza, 6616 N. Western. The Hideaway has
yummy pasta dishes, salads, and, of course, great pizzas. There is
something for everyone. After Supper Club we will head back to
Herl and for a White Elephant and Dessert Party.

Herland White Elephant & Dessert Party
Bring a dessert to share and join us after Supper Club on
Saturday, December 8, at 7:30 pm. We will rev up the
holiday spirit by exchanging white elephant- or "dirty
Santa" - gifts. This is a game where everyone brings a
wrapped gift and draws a number. Then the fun really
starts. The first person chooses a gift from the gift pile,
opens the gift for all to see, and keeps it for the time being.
The next person can either choose to take an unopened gift
from the gift pile or steal a gift from any previous giftopener. If at any time a person's gift is stolen, that person
can immediately unwrap a new gift or steal another person's gift. The game keeps going till you get to the end.
You can choose to bring something fun from around the
house and wrap it or buy a gift to bring, but please spend
no more than $5-$10 tops. This game is tons of fun as
people steal, trade, and barter for what they want.

Herland New Year's Day Potluck
Start the new year off right with a potluck dinner and games at
Herland on Tuesday, January 1, at 1 pm. We will provide a pot of
chili and the traditional dishes of cabbage and black-eyed peas.
Bring a dessert or another side and help us ring in the new year.

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

Herland Book Sale & Swap
We are serious about getting some of our used
books off the shelves and into readers' hands.
Don't miss our huge sale and swap of used books
on Saturday, January 26. Bring in a few that you
have already read and swap each of them for two
of ours. Or, buy our~ at 50 cents a piece. This is
a deal like no other and it only lasts for one day.

2007-2008 College Women's Basketball Home Games
University of Okiahoma

okiahoma State University

~ SOONERS

Oklahoma City University

Southern Nazarene University

1/ 5

2/23

St. Gregory's University

6:00 PM

Southern Nazarene

Oklahoma ·- .Baptist
University
·--· -

Langston University

Lady Bi!!!!iDn Basketball

5:30 PM

........
.....,

St. Gregory's University
BASKETBAL L

12/L
12/8

1/28
~ 1 :.·.,.

2/2

House Passes ENDA Legislation
By a vote of 235-184, the House of Representatives voted on November 7 to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA, H.R. 3685). The vote was largely along party lines but 25 Democrats voted against
ENDA and 35 Republicans voted for it. When the vote was taken, the Democrats cheered loudly. It is possible
that ENDA will now be quickly sent to the Senate for a vote. President Bush has threatened a veto of ENDATraditional Values Coalition Chairman Louis P. Sheldon called ENDA a "a spiritual war between the First Amendment rights of Christians and the homosexual agenda that is determined to eliminate the most significant opposition to their agenda--which is Christianity."

Brouhaha Brewing in One Maryland County
Opposition to trans"inclusive legislation in Montgomery County, Maryland is heating up. The legislation passed in
November amends the County Code and sections of County law to "prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service and taxicab service on the basis of gender identity."
Montgomery County is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and Southwest of Baltimore and is one of the most
affluent counties in the nation. Most of the county's residents live in unincorporated locales, the most populous
of which is Silver Spring.
·

f;~fil'emeJa,
Thirteen states have laws prohibiting discrimination
based on "gender identity or expression" in employment,
another half-dozen- including Maryland-have legislation
pending and almost 100 cities have ordinances on the
subject.

££e.

~~

Vicki Escajeda, BA, CM ( 405) 202-7051

A group of conservative citizens, upset about the legislation, scheduled protest at a swimming pool to highlight
its concern that the legislation is, in reality, a plan to
force co-ed locker rooms on an unwilling populace, which
would endanger women. The measure will soon be the
subject of a court challenge by a group called Advocates
for Faith a Freedom.

a

Holiday Shopping Guide
As consumers prepare to head to the stores to cross off

items on their holiday shopping lists, the Human Rights
Coalition has released its 2008
Buying for Equality Guide. The
Guide is its annual roadmap to
help GLBT shoppers direct
their dollars to the companies
that have earned high marks
for supporting GLBT causes and
instituting gay-friendly employment policies. Check it
out at www.hrc.org/
buyersguide.

P.O. Box 12247, Oklahoma City, OK 73157-2247-(405) 637-8000

Dr. Dawn Singleton, Ph.D.

·'.11imac·-r.Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marital & Family Therapist
5005 N. Pennsylvania #204 OKC, OK
405-232-3296

FREE HOUR CONSULTATION

bath, body, spa
http: //jordanrep.com/ 10522

,.....

·

we~site ~f _the month

·

. .

www.fa1111lys101nedbylove.com
.

.

Ginny Poindexter
Realtor
Dirett
Office
Fax
E-mail

405.919.8443
405.948.7500
405.948.7502
ginnypoin dexter@kw.com

KELLER Wil.LlAi\IS
5629 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Each office is independently owned and operated.

Sandy Ingraham, J.D., M.S.W.
Attorney-at-Law
Ingraham & Associates, PLLC
Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Adoption, Contracts

Route 2, Box 369-B
McLoud, OK 74851

Tel. (405) 964-2072
Ingraham@mcloudteleco.com

Herland Sister Resources
2312 NW 39th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Return Service Requested

Rissho Kasei Kai
Dharma Center
of
Oklahoma
"Recognizing that everything is the manifestation
of the Buddha's compassion and guidance,
I really determined myself to put my mind
on the special connection with Buddha
and to walk the Buddha's path
with a generous mind ."
- Nikkyo Niwano
2745 NW 40 1h Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
Phone: (405) 943-5030
Fax: (405) 943-5303

http://www.rkok-dharmacenter.org
Non - Profit Org.
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No . 861



Her/an

•

SuZ Ogden to be Featured at December
Herland Winter Coffeehouse
....·. wc>lllen's Bask~tl>an ·

Schedules
.E~D,,(\ Update

The Herland Winter Coffeehouse Series got off to a great start in November with our evening of poetry by the group Calyx. Now we would like to switch gears and invite you for
an evening of musical inspiration with SuZ Ogden at 7 pm on Saturday, December 15,
2007. This event is free, but all donations are greatly appreciated .
In her celebration of Life, SuZ travels the world sharing her gift as a vivacious speaker I

·.Traiislegisl'c;ltion

singer /songwriter whose spirit weaves through
her message and her music. Her experience with

HQliday Shopping
Gui~e

blues, folk, country, gospel, and honky-tonk music has evolved to create a sound she calls
"Angeltonk". Live or recorded, SuZ's music is in-

Our

SpOri!?IJI"~

spirational, moving, and top-notch. She has been
featured on both radio and television throughout
the United States as well as in Moscow, Russia
and Kiev, Ukraine. Her travels illustrate how music is truly the web for Peace on Earth because
"there are only seven notes and twelve sounds,
and they translate the same in every language.
The Reverend Dr. SuZ Ogden has worked with
such notables as Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor
Hansen, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer,
Barbara DeAngelis, John Grey, as well as others
known for their work for enlightenment. SuZ currently works in covenant with the Reverends
Lloyd Strom, Marjory Dawson, Catherine Pena,
Michael Cole, and Dr. Marcia Sutton creating music to serve ministers and teachers of
spiritual practices. This music and these practices can be found at www.sacreddays.org.
Now serving as Minister of Music for United Life Church in Oklahoma City, SuZ resides
with her partner Reverend Shelley Heller (Senior Minister) and their dog Buster . Traveling
from the heart of the country, SuZ continues to be an inspiration for life, love, and the
pursuit of happiness in the many lives she touches as a consultant, speaker, singer, and
storyteller.

The Hertand Voice is a publication of Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC, OK 73112 . Our bookstore and tending library is open
Saturdays from 1-5 pm. Contact us at (405) 521-9696 or herland@herlandsisters.org . Visit us on the web at www.hertandsisters.org.

December Events
•

Saturday December 1 Herland
Scrabble Day 2 pm

•

Sunday December 2 Epworth Art
Festival and Silent Auction NW

Herland Scrabble Day
The Herland Scrabble Day returns after a one-month hiatus (hey,
that's a good Scrabble word). Join us on Saturday, December 1,
at 2 pm as we challenge each other with words like titfers, darnels, exo, eme, sodality, and furn!

19th & Douglas 1 to 4 pm
•

Tuesday Dec 4 PFLAG OKC
Church of the Open Arms 7 pm

•

Friday Dec 7 Mary Reynolds at
Full Circle 7 pm

•

Saturday December 8 Herland
Supper Club at Hideaway Pizza,
6616 N Western, 5:30 pm, fol-

•

lowed by White Elephant ft Dessert Party at Herland 7:30 pm
Monday Dec 10 OGLPC Meeting
Neighborhood Alliance 7:30 pm

•

Thursdax Dec 13 PFLAG Norman

•

St Stephen's Church 7
Saturday Dec 15 Herland Winter
Coffeehouse 7 pm

Pm

•

Saturday D~c 15 Sisters of Swing
Chfistmas Show check Gazette
for location

•

Sunday Dec 16 HerlandBoard
Meeting 4 pm everyone welcome
(eat at Gushers aftery.tard)

•

Saturday :Dec 22 Herland Voice
Mailing 1 pm

upcoming
•

Tues9ay January,) Herland New
_Yea!'s Day Open House ft Potluck 1 pm

H_e rland Supper Club
Join us on Saturday, December_8, at 5:30 pm for the Herland Supper Club at Hideaway Pizza, 6616 N. Western. The Hideaway has
yummy pasta dishes, salads, and, of course, great pizzas. There is
something for everyone. After Supper Club we will head back to
Herl and for a White Elephant and Dessert Party.

Herland White Elephant & Dessert Party
Bring a dessert to share and join us after Supper Club on
Saturday, December 8, at 7:30 pm. We will rev up the
holiday spirit by exchanging white elephant- or "dirty
Santa" - gifts. This is a game where everyone brings a
wrapped gift and draws a number. Then the fun really
starts. The first person chooses a gift from the gift pile,
opens the gift for all to see, and keeps it for the time being.
The next person can either choose to take an unopened gift
from the gift pile or steal a gift from any previous giftopener. If at any time a person's gift is stolen, that person
can immediately unwrap a new gift or steal another person's gift. The game keeps going till you get to the end.
You can choose to bring something fun from around the
house and wrap it or buy a gift to bring, but please spend
no more than $5-$10 tops. This game is tons of fun as
people steal, trade, and barter for what they want.

Herland New Year's Day Potluck
Start the new year off right with a potluck dinner and games at
Herland on Tuesday, January 1, at 1 pm. We will provide a pot of
chili and the traditional dishes of cabbage and black-eyed peas.
Bring a dessert or another side and help us ring in the new year.

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

Herland Book Sale & Swap
We are serious about getting some of our used
books off the shelves and into readers' hands.
Don't miss our huge sale and swap of used books
on Saturday, January 26. Bring in a few that you
have already read and swap each of them for two
of ours. Or, buy our~ at 50 cents a piece. This is
a deal like no other and it only lasts for one day.

2007-2008 College Women's Basketball Home Games
University of Okiahoma

okiahoma State University

~ SOONERS

Oklahoma City University

Southern Nazarene University

1/ 5

2/23

St. Gregory's University

6:00 PM

Southern Nazarene

Oklahoma ·- .Baptist
University
·--· -

Langston University

Lady Bi!!!!iDn Basketball

5:30 PM

........
.....,

St. Gregory's University
BASKETBAL L

12/L
12/8

1/28
~ 1 :.·.,.

2/2

House Passes ENDA Legislation
By a vote of 235-184, the House of Representatives voted on November 7 to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA, H.R. 3685). The vote was largely along party lines but 25 Democrats voted against
ENDA and 35 Republicans voted for it. When the vote was taken, the Democrats cheered loudly. It is possible
that ENDA will now be quickly sent to the Senate for a vote. President Bush has threatened a veto of ENDATraditional Values Coalition Chairman Louis P. Sheldon called ENDA a "a spiritual war between the First Amendment rights of Christians and the homosexual agenda that is determined to eliminate the most significant opposition to their agenda--which is Christianity."

Brouhaha Brewing in One Maryland County
Opposition to trans"inclusive legislation in Montgomery County, Maryland is heating up. The legislation passed in
November amends the County Code and sections of County law to "prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service and taxicab service on the basis of gender identity."
Montgomery County is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and Southwest of Baltimore and is one of the most
affluent counties in the nation. Most of the county's residents live in unincorporated locales, the most populous
of which is Silver Spring.
·

f;~fil'emeJa,
Thirteen states have laws prohibiting discrimination
based on "gender identity or expression" in employment,
another half-dozen- including Maryland-have legislation
pending and almost 100 cities have ordinances on the
subject.

££e.

~~

Vicki Escajeda, BA, CM ( 405) 202-7051

A group of conservative citizens, upset about the legislation, scheduled protest at a swimming pool to highlight
its concern that the legislation is, in reality, a plan to
force co-ed locker rooms on an unwilling populace, which
would endanger women. The measure will soon be the
subject of a court challenge by a group called Advocates
for Faith a Freedom.

a

Holiday Shopping Guide
As consumers prepare to head to the stores to cross off

items on their holiday shopping lists, the Human Rights
Coalition has released its 2008
Buying for Equality Guide. The
Guide is its annual roadmap to
help GLBT shoppers direct
their dollars to the companies
that have earned high marks
for supporting GLBT causes and
instituting gay-friendly employment policies. Check it
out at www.hrc.org/
buyersguide.

P.O. Box 12247, Oklahoma City, OK 73157-2247-(405) 637-8000

Dr. Dawn Singleton, Ph.D.

·'.11imac·-r.Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marital & Family Therapist
5005 N. Pennsylvania #204 OKC, OK
405-232-3296

FREE HOUR CONSULTATION

bath, body, spa
http: //jordanrep.com/ 10522

,.....

·

we~site ~f _the month

·

. .

www.fa1111lys101nedbylove.com
.

.

Ginny Poindexter
Realtor
Dirett
Office
Fax
E-mail

405.919.8443
405.948.7500
405.948.7502
ginnypoin dexter@kw.com

KELLER Wil.LlAi\IS
5629 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Each office is independently owned and operated.

Sandy Ingraham, J.D., M.S.W.
Attorney-at-Law
Ingraham & Associates, PLLC
Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Adoption, Contracts

Route 2, Box 369-B
McLoud, OK 74851

Tel. (405) 964-2072
Ingraham@mcloudteleco.com

Herland Sister Resources
2312 NW 39th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Return Service Requested

Rissho Kasei Kai
Dharma Center
of
Oklahoma
"Recognizing that everything is the manifestation
of the Buddha's compassion and guidance,
I really determined myself to put my mind
on the special connection with Buddha
and to walk the Buddha's path
with a generous mind ."
- Nikkyo Niwano
2745 NW 40 1h Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
Phone: (405) 943-5030
Fax: (405) 943-5303

http://www.rkok-dharmacenter.org
Non - Profit Org.
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No . 861