The Herland Voice : v.7: no.10(1990)
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OCTOBER 1990
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"New voices, now songs, new personalities keep surfacing in this music
world, Keep an eye on Hunter!
- Holly Near
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"She'll lift your spirits and warm your heart and still make you think."
- Terry Garthwaite
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"Hunter Davis will astound you. Her voice can be champagne one
moment and hot buttered rum the next - an all-purpose
instrument equipped to conjure, comfort and seduce. I think she's
destined for greatness."
-Armistead Maupin
Her lyrics snap, crackle and pop. What fun!"
- Rita Mae Brown
"Davis can go from bluesy helter to country crooner, to instrospective
folkster . .. Davis is definitely someone worth following . .. She touches
on personal matters with a good combination of humor and passion."
- Larry Kelp (Oakland Tribune)
HUNTER DAVIS
IN CONCERT
DON'T MISS THIS CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCT. 27th, 8:00 P.M.
CITY ARTS CENTER
3000 General Pershing Blvd.
Hunter Davis is coming to Oklahoma
City. A well-known singer/songwriter,
she has performed with such folk as Holly
Near, Cris Williamson, Ferron, Harry
Chapin, George Winston, Burton Cummings, Mike Marshall, Daro! Anger, Terry
Garthwaite, Bonnie Hayes, Linda Tillery,
Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie and Kate
Clinton.
Hunter Davis doesn't just perform a set
of songs, she also shares the stories behind
them. Hunter is a refreshingly versatile
singer, songwriter and guitarist whose
enthusiasm, warmth and mischievous wit
will captivate you - whether she is belting
out a blues tune or softly crooning a love
ballad. Audiences are delighted by
Hunter's booming voice and her winning
smile - two main ingredients cited in the
rave reviews consistently generated by her
performances. From East Coast to West
Coast, Hunter's powerful music, engaging
audience rapport and direct easy manner
have earned her a reputation as a dynamic
performer whose songs reflect humor,
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optimism and a passion for life.
Initiating her musical career at age 5,
Hunter first began to play the blues on a
plastic toy banjo. Unable to play anybody
else's music, Hunter started writing her
own and there was no stopping her. She
learned to play the ukulele and picked up
the guitar while in high school, practicing
on a borrowed classical Yamaha in an
empty gymnasium. Hunter continued playing, singing and writing through college
where her first album was produced as a
memorial to a close friend. After college,
she traveled to Vail, Colorado, spending a:
year playing in clubs. Hunter then returned
home to North Carolina where she recorded her second album and embarked
upon a full-time musical career.
Shortly after moving to the San Francisco
Bay area Hunter released her third album,
"Harmony." Rich with musical diversity
and Hunter's strong versatile voice, "Harmony" features vocal additions from
Ferron, Terry Garthwaite, Holly Near,
Linda Tillery and Teresa Trull.
Currently making her home in San
Francisco, Hunter has recently added a
fourth album "Torn," to her credits.
"Torn,'' produced by Teresa Trull, brings
country, folk, and rock together for a
HERLAND SISTER RESOURCES
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variety of musical style and emotion and
features a duet with powerful vocalist Cris
Williamson.
As part of the vanguard of southern
musicians who are breaking down traditional barriers, Hunter brings to her
performances and songwriting the simplicity and directness that comprises much
of her North Carolina heritage. Influenced
by artists such as James, Kate and Livingston Taylor, her music reflects the richness
and diversity of the region.
Constantly creating new material,
Hunter blends folk, rhythm and blues, and
a touch of jazz with expressive lyrics reflecting the joy and irony of the world around
her. Alive, honest and persuasive, she sings
about the essential things of life: love,
friends, relationships.
Hunter is definitely a musician on the
move, touching audiences across the
nation with her creativity and warmth, and
infectious, boundless enthusiasm weaving
instant rapport with every listener. Hunter
Davis turns the blues into cause for
celebration!
For more information about concert
and tickets, call Rhonda at 942 -4748,
Purchase tickets through Herland (2312
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N.W. 39th, OKC, 405-521-9696).
23 12 N. W. 39th, OKC, OK 73112
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(405) 521 -9696
TREATMENT OF AMERICAN SERVICEWOMEN
IN THE MIDEAST INTOLERABLE
by Margaret Cox
In the Daily Oklahoman recently, there
was a photograph of an American female
GI currently stationed in the Mideast; this
soldier had a scarf loosely draped around
her head and neck, and the caption proclaimed "A member of the U.S. military
protects her hair from the wind and blowing
sands in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials have
asked women members of the military to cover
their heads while working so as not to offend
local traditions." So of course she was not
protecting her hair from the wind and sand
(and seriously impairing her vision), she
was bowing to restrictions imposed upon
her. Our women soldiers in Saudi Arabia
are not allowed to go into town alone;
when they do go, always accompanied by
male soliers, they must stand mute with
their heads bowed while the men transact
business. They may not jog or wear shorts,
and at only one air base are they allowed to
use the gym, even then during limited
hours and entering by the back door.
Now, these women are suffering hardship in the service of our country. They are
working in heat that daily hovers around
120°; they have left their families, sometimes small children, thousands of miles
behind; and they are risking death, perhaps
an unimaginably horrible death by poison
gas. And despite this, our government is
asking them to conform to customs which
are based on female subserviency and
inferiority; customs based on believed
female 'uncleanliness' and inconsequence.
ThankGod, the Goddess, and Harry S.
Truman, our black servicemen are no
longer denied shore or town leave, or
access to restaurants, to appease the vicious
whim of bigoted locals. Why do we allow
our women in the military to be debased?
Why can't the leaders of our military and
our country see the seamlessness of equality and justice? Why must there be a
separate and subsequent struggle for decent
treatment and respect by each succeeding
oppressed class? Why aren't the mothers
and fathers of our servicewomen in the
Mideast writing furious letters to the President, Congress, their local newspapers?
Where the outcry, the outrage? ·
Probably, the outcry and outrage are
hiding in the same dark hole of indifference
and despair as the outrage over domestic
violence and other violence against women;
with the outrage over the abandonment of
women and children to poverty by their
husbands and fathers; with the outcry
against andrew dice clay and 2 iive crew,
and the more run of the mill but equally
devastating daily sexism of "nice guys." It
is held back by the example of leaders who
do not actively work to correct the gender
imbalance on the Supreme Court; it is
restrained by those who say the government (male) has more right to make decisions about women's bodies than women
themselves.
It is all seamless; all of a whole. The
shabby treatment by our own country of
our servicewomen in the Mideast is only
one further manifestation of a disease
rampant in our society; but it is one which
should not be tolerated.
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WOMEN'S ACTION
AT INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON AIDS
On June 19, the Women's Caucus of
ACT-UP demonstrated outside the Sixth
International Conference on AIDS to
focus attention on the exclusion of women
from AIDS treatment, research and health
care.
The demands of the demonstrators
included:
1) National health care for all, especially women of color and economically
disenfranchised women; access to treatments, drug trials, etc. for all women who
need them.
2) Opportunistic infections particular
to women be added to the Center for
Disease Control's list of AIDS defining
illnesses and clinical trials that specifically
examine the effects of AIDS drugs on
women.
3) That women have options and access
to trials and treatments. Reproductive
potential, sexual activity and pregnancy
must not interfere with women's right to
life-prolonging treatment.
4) That the medical establishment stop
referring to "prostitution" as a mode of
transmission of HIV.
5) A seroprevalence study of HIV in
lesbians and bisexual women and research
on woman-to-woman transmission of
HIV.
6) Recognition of chronic fatigue immune difficiency syndrome (CFIDS) and
that funding be made available for research
of the causes and treatments for CFIDS.
7) Women be given services specific to
their needs: drug treatment programs,
access to health care, research on the
interaction between AIDS drugs and street
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drugs that is recipient-controlled.
STARRING
DONNAD
SATURDAY, OCT 13, 1990
HERLAND 5:30 P.M.
COVER: 1 PENNY
Bring your pennies for the weigh-in,
hear great music, win great prizes. Most
pennies wins 2 free retreats! Lots of
other great prizes. BE THERE! Also . ..
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PUBLISHED BY: Herl;md Sister
Resources, Inc. 2312 NW 39th,
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE:
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NLC - GULF REGION
The National Lesbian Conference Gulf Region organizers are planning a
regional gathering in Eureka Springs, AR
for November 2 - 4, 1990. The NLC Gulf Region includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Piedmont Bed and Breakfast is
hosting this event which will offer workshops on lesbian mothers, spouse battering, outreach to rural lesbians, oppression , and homophobia and other issues
which divide the lesbian community.
The purpose of this gathering is to
provide education and information and a
forum in which regional lesbians can get
to know each other, become aware of
each other's needs, exchange ideas, network, have fun, and brainstorm for
possible solutions to the issues that have
kept us from uniting as a force for
positive social, legal and political change
for the lesbian community as a whole.
Registration fee for the gathering is
$25.00 Because space is limited all those
wishing to attend must pre-register by
mail. Deadline for registration is October
31, 1990. Send name, address, phone
number, and special needs, along with a
check or money order payable to NLC Gulf Region to: Karen Lewis; 1932 NW
37th St.; Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Or
call 405-528-3151 for more information.
Reduced rate lodging for the conference
is available at Piedmont House; 165 Spring
St.; Eureka Springs, AR 74632; 501-2539258 (ask for Rose) and the Purple Iris
Inn; Route 2, Box 339; Eureka Springs,
AR 72632; 501-253-8748. Cost is $10.00
per night per person which includes breakfast. Please contact one of the inns to make
your own lodging arrangements, in advance. Reduced rate is for conference
attendees only, so let the lodge know you
are coming for the NLC - Gulf Region
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conference.
"Let us not forget the freedom to
love: If we even tolerate any
oppression of gay and lesbian
Americans, if we join those who
would intrude upon the choices of
our hearts, then who among us
shall be free? Freedom is not
divisible. Equality cannot be
qualified. Opposition to diversity
is opposition to life itself."
... June Jordan, "Di11ersity or Death"
~x~-----------The Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum will hold the 1991 National Gay and
Lesbian Conference in Los Angeles, CA February 13 through 18, 1991. The Black Gay
and Lesbian Leadership Forum is dedicated to empowering the Black gay and lesbian
community and its organizations . . ...
Women's Activities of MCC of Dallas is sponsoring a Women's Arts and Crafts
Festival, Saturday, October 20 at the D'Arts Visual Arts Center, 2917 Swiss Ave and will
be open from 10:00 to 4:00. The admission charge is $1.00 . ....
"Beyond Environmentalism: A Women's Retreat" will be held on women's land in
Northwest Arkansas, Oct. 26 - 28. Information is available through the retreat leader,
Vicki Kelley, P.O. Box 891, Fayetteville, AR 72702. (501) 521-8562 .....
OKC Women's Caucus. ACT UP /OKC STAT! is forming a women's caucus to
facilitate actions on issues concerning women with AIDS, lesbian rights, violence against
women and other issues affecting women. Many ACT UP chapters across the country have
active women's caucuses that often lead the way on very important issues. ACT UP /OKC
hopes a local women's caucus will provide critical direction and leadership. For more
information contact Tina Steeves 321-8148 or Cindy Bookout 943-3525 ... . .
Congratulations to Angela Monson, who won the District 99 house seat left vacant
when Freddye Williams retired. By winning her primary race Angela won the seat, as there is
no Republican opposition for her in November. Freddye was a strong and passionate voice
for her community and for all women; and we are sure that Angie, who is as dedicated to
both constituencies as was Freddye, will represent us well. Way to go, Angie! . . ...
Some of you may have noticed that the parking situation has changed at Herland.
The next-door parking lot is no longer available to us, so please park in our
driveway or in front of the next door parking lot (NOT IN IT!) Thanks for your
help . . ...
JOBS! Part-time jobs are now available at $4.00 an hour, doing telephone fundraising for
"Cherish," an organization which raises funds for parents of abused children to use in legal
battles with the abuser. Five positions are available from 1 - 5 p.m., and ten are available
from 5 - 9 p.m. Additionally, there are 2 manager positions, which will pay 5% of funds
raised, a commission only; they are hoping to raise about $10,000 a week, which would be
$500.00 a week to the managers. This is not guaranteed, however. For more info please call
Mary McQuay at (405) 424-6005 .... . .
LOST AT RETREAT! If you found the current copy of Hotwire (Sept. 1990 issue), a 1"
square green earring, or a rose quartz pouch, please contact Helen at 366-0923.
WOMEN AND HIV STUDY
Herland Sister Resources is coordinating the distribution of a survey on Oklahoma women's knowledge of HIV I AIDS
and risk behaviors. The Oklahoma State
Department of Health participated in
development of the survey and will collect
the results and assist in data analysis. The
results of this survey will be used to
provide direction in establishing educational programs on HIV I AIDS for women.
The survey questionnaire is being distributed through the Herland Voice, the
NOW newsletter, local health centers and
various Oklahoma women's organizations.
If you receive more than one copy of the
survey, please complete only one and pass
the extra copy along to a friend.
We have included two copies of the
questionnaire in this issue of the Voice
along with postage paid return envelopes.
Please complete and return the questionnaire as soon as possible. Your honest
responses are critical to make this a worthwhile effort but if there is a question with
which you are uncomfortable, leave it
blank and complete the remainder of the
questionnaire. For those of you who live
outside of Oklahoma please do not return
the survey. We encourage you to use it as
an example for your community.
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HSR OCTOBER 1990 3
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBBIE GOULDOrganizer for ACT-UP Women's Caucus Demonstration
"Can you just tell me what you are
doing and why you are here?"
This is a women's action. It was created by
women. It's going to be done by women and
we're focusing on women's AIDS issues.
We feel like women are almost totally
invisible in this epidemic. No one is recognizing the fact that women are dying of
AIDS. Women are living with AIDS. So
much so that the CDC definition of AIDS
doesn't include the opportunistic infections that women get which are very
different often than the ones that men get.
Women get things like PID. They get
chronic yeast infections and none of those
have yet been included in the CDC definition. We want that changed.
We feel a disproportionate number of
the women who are infected with AIDS
HIV virws are women of color and poor
women who are already getting such
inadequate health care AIDS is only one of
their worries and by the time they get
diagnosed the disease/ syndrome is so far
along they die faster.
That's one of our themes that women
with AIDS die faster than men. Women
are being misdiagnosed because people
don't believe that women get AIDS.
The real thing here is that women are
generally being seen as vectors of transmission. They are seen as prostitutes who give
it to their customers. They're seen as
mothers who give it to their children. The
fact of the matter is that prostitutes are in
the forefront of the safe sex movement.
They were the vanguard. They were the
people who were out there doing safe sex ·
years ago .. It is also much easier for a man
to give it to a woman, we think, than for a
woman to give it to a man.
The other thing is that women are not
seen as people who are having to deal with
their opportunistic infections. They are
trying to take care of their kids and their
families and their job and all of that. We are
trying to make people realize that women
are not vectors of transmission. Everybody in this epidemic needs to be seen and
women thus far have been totally invisible.
The other thing is that women to women
transmission hasn't been studied at all.
Lesbians are having disputes among themselves about whether we should be having
safe sex or not because we don't know how
much at risk we are. Of course, there are a
lot of lesbians who shoot drugs just like
there are a lot of people who shoot drugs.
There are a lot of lesbians who have slept
with men or who are sleeping with men
and there are a lot of bisexual women out
there. So the question they need to be
looking into is the way we are transmitting
it to each other. None of that has been
done so far.
We are trying to draw attention to the
issues that women today are facing.
"What would you say to the lesbians
across the United States who are really
slow in getting involved in safe sex?"
I would say to them-we think we are a
low risk group. It's not about risk groups.
It's about risky behavior. It's about the
kinds of sex you have and who you are
having it with and it is not to say you
shouldn't be having sex. Have as much sex
as you want but you need to talk to your
partner. You need to think to yourself,
"Have I ever slept with a gay man or a
bisexual man? Have I ever slept with a drug
user? Any woman thatl've slept with- have
they slept with men; have they slept with
drug users; do they themselves shoot drugs?"
Women - lesbians think their type of
sex patterns are low risk. That's b--s---. There are lesbians who are really
into SM. There are lesbians who are really
into fisting. There are lesbians who love
menstrual blood and love to play with
that. So it's really not so true that we do
safe things only. We do unsafe things and we
should be cognizant of the fact that we may
be engaging in some risky behavior and we
should just try and have some safe sex. •
TOP TEN WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE TESTED ON ANIMALS
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NAME (RELATED BRANDS)
MAJOR PRODUCTS
Bristol-Myers (Clairol, Sea Breeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colgate-Palmolive (Irish Spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cosmair (L'Oreal, Biotherm, Lancome) .............
Estee Lauder (Clinique, Aramis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gilette (Right Guard, Silkience) . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . .
S.C. Johnson & Son (Agree, Edge) ................
Lehn & Fink Products (Ogilvie, Tussy) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lever Brothers (Dove, Caress, Lifebouy) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procter & Gamble (Oil of Olay, Crest) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schering-Plough (Maybelline, Coppertone) . . . . . . . . . .
Antiperspirants; hair, skin care
Toothpaste; soaps
Hair, skin care; perfumes
Cosmetics, skin care, perfumes
Deodorants, hair and skin care
Hair, skin care; shaving cream
Cosmetics, baby wipes
Soap
Soap, mouthwash, hair, skin care
Cosmetics, tanning, foot care.
HSR OCTOBER 1990
INTERNATIONAL
AIDS CONFERENCE
Voices from the streets
"We have been denied representation at the
conference. We are in possession of some
abstracts that have been refused. I encourage
all activitsts here to make yourself aware of
the problems of prostitutes. It is horrific that
prostitution is a crime. Throughout the world
the stigma of prostitution is a stigma that
affects all women because any woman can be
called a whore. We are tired of the hypocrisy
of the researchers, the scientists and the
politicians who pass laws for mandatory
testing who use the services of prostitutes Whose brothers and cousins and golf partners
use the services of prostitutes. Prostitutes are
safe sex educators."
- unidentified speaker
"I am a woman with AIDS and I have a
child. I feel like my problems are what
everybody else's problems are ... Women,
listen to this because this is the only chance
I'm going to get to say it. We are dying so
much faster and we become infected so much
easier-nobody says that-than the men do.
If you don't believe me because I was asked
those questions "How do you know?" then
ask San Francisco General. They did a study
on the very subject and discovered that women
die indeed 3 and 4 times faster.
I looked in Chicago in ACT-UP that I
belong to and I saw that women do die faster
and it's because they are less likely to get
medical treatment; it's because there isn't any
availble to them or because they have children
and they have to care for them whether they
are sick or not before they can really think
about trying to get treatment for themselves
and on and on.
The real reason this is happening is
because we are being ignored by the same
society that we have mothered and nurtured
all our lives."
- Jeanie - ACT-UP Chicago
"I want to know why we are dying so quick
and why we are being ignored!"
- unidentified
Women with AIDS under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Women of color under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Lesbians are under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back"
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BATTERING AMONG
LESBIANS
We want to believe that friendships and
relationships among lesbians are safe from
the threat of violence. We may not want to
believe that battering is happening to us or
to lesbian friends. Trying to pretend it
doesn't exist allows battering in lesbian
relationships to continue and further isolates the women who are being battered.
If you are battered ..• You are not
alone. There are many lesbians like you in
the same situation. You don't deserve to be
threatened, hit, or beaten. Nothing you do
or say justifies the abuser's violence.
There are people who will support you
and understand the problems you are
facing. You can talk to a friend, relative or
neighbor who you think will be supportive. Talking with someone you know can
be a first step in getting the support you
need. Don't let anyone discount the
violence you have experienced.
You can obtain a Victim Protection
Order (VPO) through the District Court.
These orders are available to anyone being
abused by someone with whom they
currently live or with whom they formerly
lived. The order can prohibit the batterer
from further abusing you, require her to
leave the house as well as other measures.
You can ask a shelter to help you get a VPO
or ask a friend to go to court with you.
You can call the police, who can provide
you with temporary protection until you
can go to a safe place. Although police and
FACTS ABOUT
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
• Domestic violence is the number 1
unreported crime in the United
States.
• Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, and mental abuse.
• About SO percent of all women will
be physically abused at some point
in their lives.
• Domestic violence is costly, producing an estimated loss of $3 - 5 billion
in abuse-related absenteeism and an
additional $100 million in abuse
related medical bills.
• Domestic violence occurs in all
socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and
religious groups.
court personnel may be homophobic and.
may not always respond properly, they can
provide some protection when you are in a
position of danger.
You can go to a hospital or doctor to
check for injuries and receive treatment.
You can call a shelter hotline just to talk
confidentially about your situation .
Women there can share information on
how to leave your home if you choose to,
and provide emergency housing for you
and your children, legal information,
counseling and support groups.
If you know a lesbian who is being
beaten or threatened •.. Don't ignore it.
Acknowledge your awareness of the abuse
to her privately. Be there as a friend, as a
good non-judgmental listener. Give her
support to express her hurt and anger and
allow her to make her own decisions.
Let her know she is not the only lesbian
being battered and no one deserves to be
beaten.
Find out if she is physically hurt. Help
her go to the hospital to check for injuries.
Invite her to stay with you in an emergency, if you think both will be safe. If she
has decided to leave home, help her look
for a place to live. Offer to provide
transportation and childcare.
Help her report the assault to the police
and/or go with her to District Court to
obtain a Victim Protection Order if she
chooses to do so.
The abot1e information was taken from a brochure of
the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women
Sert1ice Groups with ret1ision to reflect Oklahoma
statutes.
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CRISIS SERVICES
Ada .... . ... . ..... . .... 405/436-3504
Altus ...• . .. .• ......•.. 405/482-3800•
Antlers . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 405/298-5575•
Bartlesville . . • . . . . . • . . . . . 918/336-1188
Chickasha . . • • • • . . . • . . . • 405/222-1818
Clinton •. . . ...•..... .. . . 405/323-2604
Durant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 405/924-3030
El Reno . . . .•..... . .... . 405/222-1818
Enid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405/234- 7544•
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Oklahoma's first Jobs With Justice
action is a picket and rally for a national
healthcare policy and universal access to
health care. The rally is scheduled to
observe National Health Care Action Day
on October 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the
State Insurance Building, 1901 N. Walnut,
Oklahoma City.
According to rally organizers, health care
spending ir. the U .S. during the 1980's
outpaced inflation by 2 to 1. In spite of the
increased spending on health care, fewer
people have access to care. In 1989, 37
million Americans had no health insurance25 % more uninsured than at the beginning
of the decade. Three out of four persons
without insurance are workers and their
families . Of the industrialized nations, only
the U.S. and South Africa have failed to
enact a national health policy that guarantees all citizens access to health care.
Jobs With Justice is a coalition oflabor
unions, religious, civil rights and women's
organizations, community groups, elected
officials and other citizens, working together on the local level to build unity and
support for basic worker's rights. Jobs
With Justice is demanding the right to job
security for all American workers, union
and unorganized; the right to an adequate
and fair standard of living and the right to
organize on the job.
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street fran the Federal Building.
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"New voices, now songs, new personalities keep surfacing in this music
world, Keep an eye on Hunter!
- Holly Near
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"She'll lift your spirits and warm your heart and still make you think."
- Terry Garthwaite
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"Hunter Davis will astound you. Her voice can be champagne one
moment and hot buttered rum the next - an all-purpose
instrument equipped to conjure, comfort and seduce. I think she's
destined for greatness."
-Armistead Maupin
Her lyrics snap, crackle and pop. What fun!"
- Rita Mae Brown
"Davis can go from bluesy helter to country crooner, to instrospective
folkster . .. Davis is definitely someone worth following . .. She touches
on personal matters with a good combination of humor and passion."
- Larry Kelp (Oakland Tribune)
HUNTER DAVIS
IN CONCERT
DON'T MISS THIS CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCT. 27th, 8:00 P.M.
CITY ARTS CENTER
3000 General Pershing Blvd.
Hunter Davis is coming to Oklahoma
City. A well-known singer/songwriter,
she has performed with such folk as Holly
Near, Cris Williamson, Ferron, Harry
Chapin, George Winston, Burton Cummings, Mike Marshall, Daro! Anger, Terry
Garthwaite, Bonnie Hayes, Linda Tillery,
Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie and Kate
Clinton.
Hunter Davis doesn't just perform a set
of songs, she also shares the stories behind
them. Hunter is a refreshingly versatile
singer, songwriter and guitarist whose
enthusiasm, warmth and mischievous wit
will captivate you - whether she is belting
out a blues tune or softly crooning a love
ballad. Audiences are delighted by
Hunter's booming voice and her winning
smile - two main ingredients cited in the
rave reviews consistently generated by her
performances. From East Coast to West
Coast, Hunter's powerful music, engaging
audience rapport and direct easy manner
have earned her a reputation as a dynamic
performer whose songs reflect humor,
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optimism and a passion for life.
Initiating her musical career at age 5,
Hunter first began to play the blues on a
plastic toy banjo. Unable to play anybody
else's music, Hunter started writing her
own and there was no stopping her. She
learned to play the ukulele and picked up
the guitar while in high school, practicing
on a borrowed classical Yamaha in an
empty gymnasium. Hunter continued playing, singing and writing through college
where her first album was produced as a
memorial to a close friend. After college,
she traveled to Vail, Colorado, spending a:
year playing in clubs. Hunter then returned
home to North Carolina where she recorded her second album and embarked
upon a full-time musical career.
Shortly after moving to the San Francisco
Bay area Hunter released her third album,
"Harmony." Rich with musical diversity
and Hunter's strong versatile voice, "Harmony" features vocal additions from
Ferron, Terry Garthwaite, Holly Near,
Linda Tillery and Teresa Trull.
Currently making her home in San
Francisco, Hunter has recently added a
fourth album "Torn," to her credits.
"Torn,'' produced by Teresa Trull, brings
country, folk, and rock together for a
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variety of musical style and emotion and
features a duet with powerful vocalist Cris
Williamson.
As part of the vanguard of southern
musicians who are breaking down traditional barriers, Hunter brings to her
performances and songwriting the simplicity and directness that comprises much
of her North Carolina heritage. Influenced
by artists such as James, Kate and Livingston Taylor, her music reflects the richness
and diversity of the region.
Constantly creating new material,
Hunter blends folk, rhythm and blues, and
a touch of jazz with expressive lyrics reflecting the joy and irony of the world around
her. Alive, honest and persuasive, she sings
about the essential things of life: love,
friends, relationships.
Hunter is definitely a musician on the
move, touching audiences across the
nation with her creativity and warmth, and
infectious, boundless enthusiasm weaving
instant rapport with every listener. Hunter
Davis turns the blues into cause for
celebration!
For more information about concert
and tickets, call Rhonda at 942 -4748,
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TREATMENT OF AMERICAN SERVICEWOMEN
IN THE MIDEAST INTOLERABLE
by Margaret Cox
In the Daily Oklahoman recently, there
was a photograph of an American female
GI currently stationed in the Mideast; this
soldier had a scarf loosely draped around
her head and neck, and the caption proclaimed "A member of the U.S. military
protects her hair from the wind and blowing
sands in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials have
asked women members of the military to cover
their heads while working so as not to offend
local traditions." So of course she was not
protecting her hair from the wind and sand
(and seriously impairing her vision), she
was bowing to restrictions imposed upon
her. Our women soldiers in Saudi Arabia
are not allowed to go into town alone;
when they do go, always accompanied by
male soliers, they must stand mute with
their heads bowed while the men transact
business. They may not jog or wear shorts,
and at only one air base are they allowed to
use the gym, even then during limited
hours and entering by the back door.
Now, these women are suffering hardship in the service of our country. They are
working in heat that daily hovers around
120°; they have left their families, sometimes small children, thousands of miles
behind; and they are risking death, perhaps
an unimaginably horrible death by poison
gas. And despite this, our government is
asking them to conform to customs which
are based on female subserviency and
inferiority; customs based on believed
female 'uncleanliness' and inconsequence.
ThankGod, the Goddess, and Harry S.
Truman, our black servicemen are no
longer denied shore or town leave, or
access to restaurants, to appease the vicious
whim of bigoted locals. Why do we allow
our women in the military to be debased?
Why can't the leaders of our military and
our country see the seamlessness of equality and justice? Why must there be a
separate and subsequent struggle for decent
treatment and respect by each succeeding
oppressed class? Why aren't the mothers
and fathers of our servicewomen in the
Mideast writing furious letters to the President, Congress, their local newspapers?
Where the outcry, the outrage? ·
Probably, the outcry and outrage are
hiding in the same dark hole of indifference
and despair as the outrage over domestic
violence and other violence against women;
with the outrage over the abandonment of
women and children to poverty by their
husbands and fathers; with the outcry
against andrew dice clay and 2 iive crew,
and the more run of the mill but equally
devastating daily sexism of "nice guys." It
is held back by the example of leaders who
do not actively work to correct the gender
imbalance on the Supreme Court; it is
restrained by those who say the government (male) has more right to make decisions about women's bodies than women
themselves.
It is all seamless; all of a whole. The
shabby treatment by our own country of
our servicewomen in the Mideast is only
one further manifestation of a disease
rampant in our society; but it is one which
should not be tolerated.
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WOMEN'S ACTION
AT INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON AIDS
On June 19, the Women's Caucus of
ACT-UP demonstrated outside the Sixth
International Conference on AIDS to
focus attention on the exclusion of women
from AIDS treatment, research and health
care.
The demands of the demonstrators
included:
1) National health care for all, especially women of color and economically
disenfranchised women; access to treatments, drug trials, etc. for all women who
need them.
2) Opportunistic infections particular
to women be added to the Center for
Disease Control's list of AIDS defining
illnesses and clinical trials that specifically
examine the effects of AIDS drugs on
women.
3) That women have options and access
to trials and treatments. Reproductive
potential, sexual activity and pregnancy
must not interfere with women's right to
life-prolonging treatment.
4) That the medical establishment stop
referring to "prostitution" as a mode of
transmission of HIV.
5) A seroprevalence study of HIV in
lesbians and bisexual women and research
on woman-to-woman transmission of
HIV.
6) Recognition of chronic fatigue immune difficiency syndrome (CFIDS) and
that funding be made available for research
of the causes and treatments for CFIDS.
7) Women be given services specific to
their needs: drug treatment programs,
access to health care, research on the
interaction between AIDS drugs and street
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drugs that is recipient-controlled.
STARRING
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NLC - GULF REGION
The National Lesbian Conference Gulf Region organizers are planning a
regional gathering in Eureka Springs, AR
for November 2 - 4, 1990. The NLC Gulf Region includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Piedmont Bed and Breakfast is
hosting this event which will offer workshops on lesbian mothers, spouse battering, outreach to rural lesbians, oppression , and homophobia and other issues
which divide the lesbian community.
The purpose of this gathering is to
provide education and information and a
forum in which regional lesbians can get
to know each other, become aware of
each other's needs, exchange ideas, network, have fun, and brainstorm for
possible solutions to the issues that have
kept us from uniting as a force for
positive social, legal and political change
for the lesbian community as a whole.
Registration fee for the gathering is
$25.00 Because space is limited all those
wishing to attend must pre-register by
mail. Deadline for registration is October
31, 1990. Send name, address, phone
number, and special needs, along with a
check or money order payable to NLC Gulf Region to: Karen Lewis; 1932 NW
37th St.; Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Or
call 405-528-3151 for more information.
Reduced rate lodging for the conference
is available at Piedmont House; 165 Spring
St.; Eureka Springs, AR 74632; 501-2539258 (ask for Rose) and the Purple Iris
Inn; Route 2, Box 339; Eureka Springs,
AR 72632; 501-253-8748. Cost is $10.00
per night per person which includes breakfast. Please contact one of the inns to make
your own lodging arrangements, in advance. Reduced rate is for conference
attendees only, so let the lodge know you
are coming for the NLC - Gulf Region
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conference.
"Let us not forget the freedom to
love: If we even tolerate any
oppression of gay and lesbian
Americans, if we join those who
would intrude upon the choices of
our hearts, then who among us
shall be free? Freedom is not
divisible. Equality cannot be
qualified. Opposition to diversity
is opposition to life itself."
... June Jordan, "Di11ersity or Death"
~x~-----------The Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum will hold the 1991 National Gay and
Lesbian Conference in Los Angeles, CA February 13 through 18, 1991. The Black Gay
and Lesbian Leadership Forum is dedicated to empowering the Black gay and lesbian
community and its organizations . . ...
Women's Activities of MCC of Dallas is sponsoring a Women's Arts and Crafts
Festival, Saturday, October 20 at the D'Arts Visual Arts Center, 2917 Swiss Ave and will
be open from 10:00 to 4:00. The admission charge is $1.00 . ....
"Beyond Environmentalism: A Women's Retreat" will be held on women's land in
Northwest Arkansas, Oct. 26 - 28. Information is available through the retreat leader,
Vicki Kelley, P.O. Box 891, Fayetteville, AR 72702. (501) 521-8562 .....
OKC Women's Caucus. ACT UP /OKC STAT! is forming a women's caucus to
facilitate actions on issues concerning women with AIDS, lesbian rights, violence against
women and other issues affecting women. Many ACT UP chapters across the country have
active women's caucuses that often lead the way on very important issues. ACT UP /OKC
hopes a local women's caucus will provide critical direction and leadership. For more
information contact Tina Steeves 321-8148 or Cindy Bookout 943-3525 ... . .
Congratulations to Angela Monson, who won the District 99 house seat left vacant
when Freddye Williams retired. By winning her primary race Angela won the seat, as there is
no Republican opposition for her in November. Freddye was a strong and passionate voice
for her community and for all women; and we are sure that Angie, who is as dedicated to
both constituencies as was Freddye, will represent us well. Way to go, Angie! . . ...
Some of you may have noticed that the parking situation has changed at Herland.
The next-door parking lot is no longer available to us, so please park in our
driveway or in front of the next door parking lot (NOT IN IT!) Thanks for your
help . . ...
JOBS! Part-time jobs are now available at $4.00 an hour, doing telephone fundraising for
"Cherish," an organization which raises funds for parents of abused children to use in legal
battles with the abuser. Five positions are available from 1 - 5 p.m., and ten are available
from 5 - 9 p.m. Additionally, there are 2 manager positions, which will pay 5% of funds
raised, a commission only; they are hoping to raise about $10,000 a week, which would be
$500.00 a week to the managers. This is not guaranteed, however. For more info please call
Mary McQuay at (405) 424-6005 .... . .
LOST AT RETREAT! If you found the current copy of Hotwire (Sept. 1990 issue), a 1"
square green earring, or a rose quartz pouch, please contact Helen at 366-0923.
WOMEN AND HIV STUDY
Herland Sister Resources is coordinating the distribution of a survey on Oklahoma women's knowledge of HIV I AIDS
and risk behaviors. The Oklahoma State
Department of Health participated in
development of the survey and will collect
the results and assist in data analysis. The
results of this survey will be used to
provide direction in establishing educational programs on HIV I AIDS for women.
The survey questionnaire is being distributed through the Herland Voice, the
NOW newsletter, local health centers and
various Oklahoma women's organizations.
If you receive more than one copy of the
survey, please complete only one and pass
the extra copy along to a friend.
We have included two copies of the
questionnaire in this issue of the Voice
along with postage paid return envelopes.
Please complete and return the questionnaire as soon as possible. Your honest
responses are critical to make this a worthwhile effort but if there is a question with
which you are uncomfortable, leave it
blank and complete the remainder of the
questionnaire. For those of you who live
outside of Oklahoma please do not return
the survey. We encourage you to use it as
an example for your community.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBBIE GOULDOrganizer for ACT-UP Women's Caucus Demonstration
"Can you just tell me what you are
doing and why you are here?"
This is a women's action. It was created by
women. It's going to be done by women and
we're focusing on women's AIDS issues.
We feel like women are almost totally
invisible in this epidemic. No one is recognizing the fact that women are dying of
AIDS. Women are living with AIDS. So
much so that the CDC definition of AIDS
doesn't include the opportunistic infections that women get which are very
different often than the ones that men get.
Women get things like PID. They get
chronic yeast infections and none of those
have yet been included in the CDC definition. We want that changed.
We feel a disproportionate number of
the women who are infected with AIDS
HIV virws are women of color and poor
women who are already getting such
inadequate health care AIDS is only one of
their worries and by the time they get
diagnosed the disease/ syndrome is so far
along they die faster.
That's one of our themes that women
with AIDS die faster than men. Women
are being misdiagnosed because people
don't believe that women get AIDS.
The real thing here is that women are
generally being seen as vectors of transmission. They are seen as prostitutes who give
it to their customers. They're seen as
mothers who give it to their children. The
fact of the matter is that prostitutes are in
the forefront of the safe sex movement.
They were the vanguard. They were the
people who were out there doing safe sex ·
years ago .. It is also much easier for a man
to give it to a woman, we think, than for a
woman to give it to a man.
The other thing is that women are not
seen as people who are having to deal with
their opportunistic infections. They are
trying to take care of their kids and their
families and their job and all of that. We are
trying to make people realize that women
are not vectors of transmission. Everybody in this epidemic needs to be seen and
women thus far have been totally invisible.
The other thing is that women to women
transmission hasn't been studied at all.
Lesbians are having disputes among themselves about whether we should be having
safe sex or not because we don't know how
much at risk we are. Of course, there are a
lot of lesbians who shoot drugs just like
there are a lot of people who shoot drugs.
There are a lot of lesbians who have slept
with men or who are sleeping with men
and there are a lot of bisexual women out
there. So the question they need to be
looking into is the way we are transmitting
it to each other. None of that has been
done so far.
We are trying to draw attention to the
issues that women today are facing.
"What would you say to the lesbians
across the United States who are really
slow in getting involved in safe sex?"
I would say to them-we think we are a
low risk group. It's not about risk groups.
It's about risky behavior. It's about the
kinds of sex you have and who you are
having it with and it is not to say you
shouldn't be having sex. Have as much sex
as you want but you need to talk to your
partner. You need to think to yourself,
"Have I ever slept with a gay man or a
bisexual man? Have I ever slept with a drug
user? Any woman thatl've slept with- have
they slept with men; have they slept with
drug users; do they themselves shoot drugs?"
Women - lesbians think their type of
sex patterns are low risk. That's b--s---. There are lesbians who are really
into SM. There are lesbians who are really
into fisting. There are lesbians who love
menstrual blood and love to play with
that. So it's really not so true that we do
safe things only. We do unsafe things and we
should be cognizant of the fact that we may
be engaging in some risky behavior and we
should just try and have some safe sex. •
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HSR OCTOBER 1990
INTERNATIONAL
AIDS CONFERENCE
Voices from the streets
"We have been denied representation at the
conference. We are in possession of some
abstracts that have been refused. I encourage
all activitsts here to make yourself aware of
the problems of prostitutes. It is horrific that
prostitution is a crime. Throughout the world
the stigma of prostitution is a stigma that
affects all women because any woman can be
called a whore. We are tired of the hypocrisy
of the researchers, the scientists and the
politicians who pass laws for mandatory
testing who use the services of prostitutes Whose brothers and cousins and golf partners
use the services of prostitutes. Prostitutes are
safe sex educators."
- unidentified speaker
"I am a woman with AIDS and I have a
child. I feel like my problems are what
everybody else's problems are ... Women,
listen to this because this is the only chance
I'm going to get to say it. We are dying so
much faster and we become infected so much
easier-nobody says that-than the men do.
If you don't believe me because I was asked
those questions "How do you know?" then
ask San Francisco General. They did a study
on the very subject and discovered that women
die indeed 3 and 4 times faster.
I looked in Chicago in ACT-UP that I
belong to and I saw that women do die faster
and it's because they are less likely to get
medical treatment; it's because there isn't any
availble to them or because they have children
and they have to care for them whether they
are sick or not before they can really think
about trying to get treatment for themselves
and on and on.
The real reason this is happening is
because we are being ignored by the same
society that we have mothered and nurtured
all our lives."
- Jeanie - ACT-UP Chicago
"I want to know why we are dying so quick
and why we are being ignored!"
- unidentified
Women with AIDS under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Women of color under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Lesbians are under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back"
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BATTERING AMONG
LESBIANS
We want to believe that friendships and
relationships among lesbians are safe from
the threat of violence. We may not want to
believe that battering is happening to us or
to lesbian friends. Trying to pretend it
doesn't exist allows battering in lesbian
relationships to continue and further isolates the women who are being battered.
If you are battered ..• You are not
alone. There are many lesbians like you in
the same situation. You don't deserve to be
threatened, hit, or beaten. Nothing you do
or say justifies the abuser's violence.
There are people who will support you
and understand the problems you are
facing. You can talk to a friend, relative or
neighbor who you think will be supportive. Talking with someone you know can
be a first step in getting the support you
need. Don't let anyone discount the
violence you have experienced.
You can obtain a Victim Protection
Order (VPO) through the District Court.
These orders are available to anyone being
abused by someone with whom they
currently live or with whom they formerly
lived. The order can prohibit the batterer
from further abusing you, require her to
leave the house as well as other measures.
You can ask a shelter to help you get a VPO
or ask a friend to go to court with you.
You can call the police, who can provide
you with temporary protection until you
can go to a safe place. Although police and
FACTS ABOUT
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
• Domestic violence is the number 1
unreported crime in the United
States.
• Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, and mental abuse.
• About SO percent of all women will
be physically abused at some point
in their lives.
• Domestic violence is costly, producing an estimated loss of $3 - 5 billion
in abuse-related absenteeism and an
additional $100 million in abuse
related medical bills.
• Domestic violence occurs in all
socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and
religious groups.
court personnel may be homophobic and.
may not always respond properly, they can
provide some protection when you are in a
position of danger.
You can go to a hospital or doctor to
check for injuries and receive treatment.
You can call a shelter hotline just to talk
confidentially about your situation .
Women there can share information on
how to leave your home if you choose to,
and provide emergency housing for you
and your children, legal information,
counseling and support groups.
If you know a lesbian who is being
beaten or threatened •.. Don't ignore it.
Acknowledge your awareness of the abuse
to her privately. Be there as a friend, as a
good non-judgmental listener. Give her
support to express her hurt and anger and
allow her to make her own decisions.
Let her know she is not the only lesbian
being battered and no one deserves to be
beaten.
Find out if she is physically hurt. Help
her go to the hospital to check for injuries.
Invite her to stay with you in an emergency, if you think both will be safe. If she
has decided to leave home, help her look
for a place to live. Offer to provide
transportation and childcare.
Help her report the assault to the police
and/or go with her to District Court to
obtain a Victim Protection Order if she
chooses to do so.
The abot1e information was taken from a brochure of
the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women
Sert1ice Groups with ret1ision to reflect Oklahoma
statutes.
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Oklahoma's first Jobs With Justice
action is a picket and rally for a national
healthcare policy and universal access to
health care. The rally is scheduled to
observe National Health Care Action Day
on October 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the
State Insurance Building, 1901 N. Walnut,
Oklahoma City.
According to rally organizers, health care
spending ir. the U .S. during the 1980's
outpaced inflation by 2 to 1. In spite of the
increased spending on health care, fewer
people have access to care. In 1989, 37
million Americans had no health insurance25 % more uninsured than at the beginning
of the decade. Three out of four persons
without insurance are workers and their
families . Of the industrialized nations, only
the U.S. and South Africa have failed to
enact a national health policy that guarantees all citizens access to health care.
Jobs With Justice is a coalition oflabor
unions, religious, civil rights and women's
organizations, community groups, elected
officials and other citizens, working together on the local level to build unity and
support for basic worker's rights. Jobs
With Justice is demanding the right to job
security for all American workers, union
and unorganized; the right to an adequate
and fair standard of living and the right to
organize on the job.
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OCTOBER 1990
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday \\lednesday Thursday
Friday
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-JOBS
WITH
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4:30-6:00 pm
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OKC
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THE MARY
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BAND
fl:45 a.m .
Kerr Park
auction
3:00 p .m.
N. Park Mall
$15.00
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6:30 -8:00 pm
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9 :30 a.m. 5 p.m.
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BOARD
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4:30 P.M.
28 PICNIC
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Coalition fOr
Aids Awareness Month.
25Two-day
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Conference
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6:30-8:00 pm.
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in
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ROOSEVELT, 1884-1962; US humanitarian, ~ctive
in politics and social issues, notably for
WOOIE!D
and
minority groups; she wa.s a UN delegate and coauthored
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
HALLOWEEN
Every Wednesday at NtX>n; Silent Vigil for Peace in
Central America; Fourth & Robinson, OKC; across the
street fran the Federal Building.
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"New voices, now songs, new personalities keep surfacing in this music
world, Keep an eye on Hunter!
- Holly Near
.
"She'll lift your spirits and warm your heart and still make you think."
- Terry Garthwaite
!
"Hunter Davis will astound you. Her voice can be champagne one
moment and hot buttered rum the next - an all-purpose
instrument equipped to conjure, comfort and seduce. I think she's
destined for greatness."
-Armistead Maupin
Her lyrics snap, crackle and pop. What fun!"
- Rita Mae Brown
"Davis can go from bluesy helter to country crooner, to instrospective
folkster . .. Davis is definitely someone worth following . .. She touches
on personal matters with a good combination of humor and passion."
- Larry Kelp (Oakland Tribune)
HUNTER DAVIS
IN CONCERT
DON'T MISS THIS CONCERT
SATURDAY, OCT. 27th, 8:00 P.M.
CITY ARTS CENTER
3000 General Pershing Blvd.
Hunter Davis is coming to Oklahoma
City. A well-known singer/songwriter,
she has performed with such folk as Holly
Near, Cris Williamson, Ferron, Harry
Chapin, George Winston, Burton Cummings, Mike Marshall, Daro! Anger, Terry
Garthwaite, Bonnie Hayes, Linda Tillery,
Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie and Kate
Clinton.
Hunter Davis doesn't just perform a set
of songs, she also shares the stories behind
them. Hunter is a refreshingly versatile
singer, songwriter and guitarist whose
enthusiasm, warmth and mischievous wit
will captivate you - whether she is belting
out a blues tune or softly crooning a love
ballad. Audiences are delighted by
Hunter's booming voice and her winning
smile - two main ingredients cited in the
rave reviews consistently generated by her
performances. From East Coast to West
Coast, Hunter's powerful music, engaging
audience rapport and direct easy manner
have earned her a reputation as a dynamic
performer whose songs reflect humor,
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optimism and a passion for life.
Initiating her musical career at age 5,
Hunter first began to play the blues on a
plastic toy banjo. Unable to play anybody
else's music, Hunter started writing her
own and there was no stopping her. She
learned to play the ukulele and picked up
the guitar while in high school, practicing
on a borrowed classical Yamaha in an
empty gymnasium. Hunter continued playing, singing and writing through college
where her first album was produced as a
memorial to a close friend. After college,
she traveled to Vail, Colorado, spending a:
year playing in clubs. Hunter then returned
home to North Carolina where she recorded her second album and embarked
upon a full-time musical career.
Shortly after moving to the San Francisco
Bay area Hunter released her third album,
"Harmony." Rich with musical diversity
and Hunter's strong versatile voice, "Harmony" features vocal additions from
Ferron, Terry Garthwaite, Holly Near,
Linda Tillery and Teresa Trull.
Currently making her home in San
Francisco, Hunter has recently added a
fourth album "Torn," to her credits.
"Torn,'' produced by Teresa Trull, brings
country, folk, and rock together for a
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variety of musical style and emotion and
features a duet with powerful vocalist Cris
Williamson.
As part of the vanguard of southern
musicians who are breaking down traditional barriers, Hunter brings to her
performances and songwriting the simplicity and directness that comprises much
of her North Carolina heritage. Influenced
by artists such as James, Kate and Livingston Taylor, her music reflects the richness
and diversity of the region.
Constantly creating new material,
Hunter blends folk, rhythm and blues, and
a touch of jazz with expressive lyrics reflecting the joy and irony of the world around
her. Alive, honest and persuasive, she sings
about the essential things of life: love,
friends, relationships.
Hunter is definitely a musician on the
move, touching audiences across the
nation with her creativity and warmth, and
infectious, boundless enthusiasm weaving
instant rapport with every listener. Hunter
Davis turns the blues into cause for
celebration!
For more information about concert
and tickets, call Rhonda at 942 -4748,
Purchase tickets through Herland (2312
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TREATMENT OF AMERICAN SERVICEWOMEN
IN THE MIDEAST INTOLERABLE
by Margaret Cox
In the Daily Oklahoman recently, there
was a photograph of an American female
GI currently stationed in the Mideast; this
soldier had a scarf loosely draped around
her head and neck, and the caption proclaimed "A member of the U.S. military
protects her hair from the wind and blowing
sands in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials have
asked women members of the military to cover
their heads while working so as not to offend
local traditions." So of course she was not
protecting her hair from the wind and sand
(and seriously impairing her vision), she
was bowing to restrictions imposed upon
her. Our women soldiers in Saudi Arabia
are not allowed to go into town alone;
when they do go, always accompanied by
male soliers, they must stand mute with
their heads bowed while the men transact
business. They may not jog or wear shorts,
and at only one air base are they allowed to
use the gym, even then during limited
hours and entering by the back door.
Now, these women are suffering hardship in the service of our country. They are
working in heat that daily hovers around
120°; they have left their families, sometimes small children, thousands of miles
behind; and they are risking death, perhaps
an unimaginably horrible death by poison
gas. And despite this, our government is
asking them to conform to customs which
are based on female subserviency and
inferiority; customs based on believed
female 'uncleanliness' and inconsequence.
ThankGod, the Goddess, and Harry S.
Truman, our black servicemen are no
longer denied shore or town leave, or
access to restaurants, to appease the vicious
whim of bigoted locals. Why do we allow
our women in the military to be debased?
Why can't the leaders of our military and
our country see the seamlessness of equality and justice? Why must there be a
separate and subsequent struggle for decent
treatment and respect by each succeeding
oppressed class? Why aren't the mothers
and fathers of our servicewomen in the
Mideast writing furious letters to the President, Congress, their local newspapers?
Where the outcry, the outrage? ·
Probably, the outcry and outrage are
hiding in the same dark hole of indifference
and despair as the outrage over domestic
violence and other violence against women;
with the outrage over the abandonment of
women and children to poverty by their
husbands and fathers; with the outcry
against andrew dice clay and 2 iive crew,
and the more run of the mill but equally
devastating daily sexism of "nice guys." It
is held back by the example of leaders who
do not actively work to correct the gender
imbalance on the Supreme Court; it is
restrained by those who say the government (male) has more right to make decisions about women's bodies than women
themselves.
It is all seamless; all of a whole. The
shabby treatment by our own country of
our servicewomen in the Mideast is only
one further manifestation of a disease
rampant in our society; but it is one which
should not be tolerated.
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WOMEN'S ACTION
AT INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON AIDS
On June 19, the Women's Caucus of
ACT-UP demonstrated outside the Sixth
International Conference on AIDS to
focus attention on the exclusion of women
from AIDS treatment, research and health
care.
The demands of the demonstrators
included:
1) National health care for all, especially women of color and economically
disenfranchised women; access to treatments, drug trials, etc. for all women who
need them.
2) Opportunistic infections particular
to women be added to the Center for
Disease Control's list of AIDS defining
illnesses and clinical trials that specifically
examine the effects of AIDS drugs on
women.
3) That women have options and access
to trials and treatments. Reproductive
potential, sexual activity and pregnancy
must not interfere with women's right to
life-prolonging treatment.
4) That the medical establishment stop
referring to "prostitution" as a mode of
transmission of HIV.
5) A seroprevalence study of HIV in
lesbians and bisexual women and research
on woman-to-woman transmission of
HIV.
6) Recognition of chronic fatigue immune difficiency syndrome (CFIDS) and
that funding be made available for research
of the causes and treatments for CFIDS.
7) Women be given services specific to
their needs: drug treatment programs,
access to health care, research on the
interaction between AIDS drugs and street
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drugs that is recipient-controlled.
STARRING
DONNAD
SATURDAY, OCT 13, 1990
HERLAND 5:30 P.M.
COVER: 1 PENNY
Bring your pennies for the weigh-in,
hear great music, win great prizes. Most
pennies wins 2 free retreats! Lots of
other great prizes. BE THERE! Also . ..
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NLC - GULF REGION
The National Lesbian Conference Gulf Region organizers are planning a
regional gathering in Eureka Springs, AR
for November 2 - 4, 1990. The NLC Gulf Region includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Piedmont Bed and Breakfast is
hosting this event which will offer workshops on lesbian mothers, spouse battering, outreach to rural lesbians, oppression , and homophobia and other issues
which divide the lesbian community.
The purpose of this gathering is to
provide education and information and a
forum in which regional lesbians can get
to know each other, become aware of
each other's needs, exchange ideas, network, have fun, and brainstorm for
possible solutions to the issues that have
kept us from uniting as a force for
positive social, legal and political change
for the lesbian community as a whole.
Registration fee for the gathering is
$25.00 Because space is limited all those
wishing to attend must pre-register by
mail. Deadline for registration is October
31, 1990. Send name, address, phone
number, and special needs, along with a
check or money order payable to NLC Gulf Region to: Karen Lewis; 1932 NW
37th St.; Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Or
call 405-528-3151 for more information.
Reduced rate lodging for the conference
is available at Piedmont House; 165 Spring
St.; Eureka Springs, AR 74632; 501-2539258 (ask for Rose) and the Purple Iris
Inn; Route 2, Box 339; Eureka Springs,
AR 72632; 501-253-8748. Cost is $10.00
per night per person which includes breakfast. Please contact one of the inns to make
your own lodging arrangements, in advance. Reduced rate is for conference
attendees only, so let the lodge know you
are coming for the NLC - Gulf Region
•
conference.
"Let us not forget the freedom to
love: If we even tolerate any
oppression of gay and lesbian
Americans, if we join those who
would intrude upon the choices of
our hearts, then who among us
shall be free? Freedom is not
divisible. Equality cannot be
qualified. Opposition to diversity
is opposition to life itself."
... June Jordan, "Di11ersity or Death"
~x~-----------The Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum will hold the 1991 National Gay and
Lesbian Conference in Los Angeles, CA February 13 through 18, 1991. The Black Gay
and Lesbian Leadership Forum is dedicated to empowering the Black gay and lesbian
community and its organizations . . ...
Women's Activities of MCC of Dallas is sponsoring a Women's Arts and Crafts
Festival, Saturday, October 20 at the D'Arts Visual Arts Center, 2917 Swiss Ave and will
be open from 10:00 to 4:00. The admission charge is $1.00 . ....
"Beyond Environmentalism: A Women's Retreat" will be held on women's land in
Northwest Arkansas, Oct. 26 - 28. Information is available through the retreat leader,
Vicki Kelley, P.O. Box 891, Fayetteville, AR 72702. (501) 521-8562 .....
OKC Women's Caucus. ACT UP /OKC STAT! is forming a women's caucus to
facilitate actions on issues concerning women with AIDS, lesbian rights, violence against
women and other issues affecting women. Many ACT UP chapters across the country have
active women's caucuses that often lead the way on very important issues. ACT UP /OKC
hopes a local women's caucus will provide critical direction and leadership. For more
information contact Tina Steeves 321-8148 or Cindy Bookout 943-3525 ... . .
Congratulations to Angela Monson, who won the District 99 house seat left vacant
when Freddye Williams retired. By winning her primary race Angela won the seat, as there is
no Republican opposition for her in November. Freddye was a strong and passionate voice
for her community and for all women; and we are sure that Angie, who is as dedicated to
both constituencies as was Freddye, will represent us well. Way to go, Angie! . . ...
Some of you may have noticed that the parking situation has changed at Herland.
The next-door parking lot is no longer available to us, so please park in our
driveway or in front of the next door parking lot (NOT IN IT!) Thanks for your
help . . ...
JOBS! Part-time jobs are now available at $4.00 an hour, doing telephone fundraising for
"Cherish," an organization which raises funds for parents of abused children to use in legal
battles with the abuser. Five positions are available from 1 - 5 p.m., and ten are available
from 5 - 9 p.m. Additionally, there are 2 manager positions, which will pay 5% of funds
raised, a commission only; they are hoping to raise about $10,000 a week, which would be
$500.00 a week to the managers. This is not guaranteed, however. For more info please call
Mary McQuay at (405) 424-6005 .... . .
LOST AT RETREAT! If you found the current copy of Hotwire (Sept. 1990 issue), a 1"
square green earring, or a rose quartz pouch, please contact Helen at 366-0923.
WOMEN AND HIV STUDY
Herland Sister Resources is coordinating the distribution of a survey on Oklahoma women's knowledge of HIV I AIDS
and risk behaviors. The Oklahoma State
Department of Health participated in
development of the survey and will collect
the results and assist in data analysis. The
results of this survey will be used to
provide direction in establishing educational programs on HIV I AIDS for women.
The survey questionnaire is being distributed through the Herland Voice, the
NOW newsletter, local health centers and
various Oklahoma women's organizations.
If you receive more than one copy of the
survey, please complete only one and pass
the extra copy along to a friend.
We have included two copies of the
questionnaire in this issue of the Voice
along with postage paid return envelopes.
Please complete and return the questionnaire as soon as possible. Your honest
responses are critical to make this a worthwhile effort but if there is a question with
which you are uncomfortable, leave it
blank and complete the remainder of the
questionnaire. For those of you who live
outside of Oklahoma please do not return
the survey. We encourage you to use it as
an example for your community.
•
HSR OCTOBER 1990 3
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBBIE GOULDOrganizer for ACT-UP Women's Caucus Demonstration
"Can you just tell me what you are
doing and why you are here?"
This is a women's action. It was created by
women. It's going to be done by women and
we're focusing on women's AIDS issues.
We feel like women are almost totally
invisible in this epidemic. No one is recognizing the fact that women are dying of
AIDS. Women are living with AIDS. So
much so that the CDC definition of AIDS
doesn't include the opportunistic infections that women get which are very
different often than the ones that men get.
Women get things like PID. They get
chronic yeast infections and none of those
have yet been included in the CDC definition. We want that changed.
We feel a disproportionate number of
the women who are infected with AIDS
HIV virws are women of color and poor
women who are already getting such
inadequate health care AIDS is only one of
their worries and by the time they get
diagnosed the disease/ syndrome is so far
along they die faster.
That's one of our themes that women
with AIDS die faster than men. Women
are being misdiagnosed because people
don't believe that women get AIDS.
The real thing here is that women are
generally being seen as vectors of transmission. They are seen as prostitutes who give
it to their customers. They're seen as
mothers who give it to their children. The
fact of the matter is that prostitutes are in
the forefront of the safe sex movement.
They were the vanguard. They were the
people who were out there doing safe sex ·
years ago .. It is also much easier for a man
to give it to a woman, we think, than for a
woman to give it to a man.
The other thing is that women are not
seen as people who are having to deal with
their opportunistic infections. They are
trying to take care of their kids and their
families and their job and all of that. We are
trying to make people realize that women
are not vectors of transmission. Everybody in this epidemic needs to be seen and
women thus far have been totally invisible.
The other thing is that women to women
transmission hasn't been studied at all.
Lesbians are having disputes among themselves about whether we should be having
safe sex or not because we don't know how
much at risk we are. Of course, there are a
lot of lesbians who shoot drugs just like
there are a lot of people who shoot drugs.
There are a lot of lesbians who have slept
with men or who are sleeping with men
and there are a lot of bisexual women out
there. So the question they need to be
looking into is the way we are transmitting
it to each other. None of that has been
done so far.
We are trying to draw attention to the
issues that women today are facing.
"What would you say to the lesbians
across the United States who are really
slow in getting involved in safe sex?"
I would say to them-we think we are a
low risk group. It's not about risk groups.
It's about risky behavior. It's about the
kinds of sex you have and who you are
having it with and it is not to say you
shouldn't be having sex. Have as much sex
as you want but you need to talk to your
partner. You need to think to yourself,
"Have I ever slept with a gay man or a
bisexual man? Have I ever slept with a drug
user? Any woman thatl've slept with- have
they slept with men; have they slept with
drug users; do they themselves shoot drugs?"
Women - lesbians think their type of
sex patterns are low risk. That's b--s---. There are lesbians who are really
into SM. There are lesbians who are really
into fisting. There are lesbians who love
menstrual blood and love to play with
that. So it's really not so true that we do
safe things only. We do unsafe things and we
should be cognizant of the fact that we may
be engaging in some risky behavior and we
should just try and have some safe sex. •
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HSR OCTOBER 1990
INTERNATIONAL
AIDS CONFERENCE
Voices from the streets
"We have been denied representation at the
conference. We are in possession of some
abstracts that have been refused. I encourage
all activitsts here to make yourself aware of
the problems of prostitutes. It is horrific that
prostitution is a crime. Throughout the world
the stigma of prostitution is a stigma that
affects all women because any woman can be
called a whore. We are tired of the hypocrisy
of the researchers, the scientists and the
politicians who pass laws for mandatory
testing who use the services of prostitutes Whose brothers and cousins and golf partners
use the services of prostitutes. Prostitutes are
safe sex educators."
- unidentified speaker
"I am a woman with AIDS and I have a
child. I feel like my problems are what
everybody else's problems are ... Women,
listen to this because this is the only chance
I'm going to get to say it. We are dying so
much faster and we become infected so much
easier-nobody says that-than the men do.
If you don't believe me because I was asked
those questions "How do you know?" then
ask San Francisco General. They did a study
on the very subject and discovered that women
die indeed 3 and 4 times faster.
I looked in Chicago in ACT-UP that I
belong to and I saw that women do die faster
and it's because they are less likely to get
medical treatment; it's because there isn't any
availble to them or because they have children
and they have to care for them whether they
are sick or not before they can really think
about trying to get treatment for themselves
and on and on.
The real reason this is happening is
because we are being ignored by the same
society that we have mothered and nurtured
all our lives."
- Jeanie - ACT-UP Chicago
"I want to know why we are dying so quick
and why we are being ignored!"
- unidentified
Women with AIDS under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Women of color under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back
Lesbians are under attackwhat do we do? Act up fight back"
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BATTERING AMONG
LESBIANS
We want to believe that friendships and
relationships among lesbians are safe from
the threat of violence. We may not want to
believe that battering is happening to us or
to lesbian friends. Trying to pretend it
doesn't exist allows battering in lesbian
relationships to continue and further isolates the women who are being battered.
If you are battered ..• You are not
alone. There are many lesbians like you in
the same situation. You don't deserve to be
threatened, hit, or beaten. Nothing you do
or say justifies the abuser's violence.
There are people who will support you
and understand the problems you are
facing. You can talk to a friend, relative or
neighbor who you think will be supportive. Talking with someone you know can
be a first step in getting the support you
need. Don't let anyone discount the
violence you have experienced.
You can obtain a Victim Protection
Order (VPO) through the District Court.
These orders are available to anyone being
abused by someone with whom they
currently live or with whom they formerly
lived. The order can prohibit the batterer
from further abusing you, require her to
leave the house as well as other measures.
You can ask a shelter to help you get a VPO
or ask a friend to go to court with you.
You can call the police, who can provide
you with temporary protection until you
can go to a safe place. Although police and
FACTS ABOUT
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
• Domestic violence is the number 1
unreported crime in the United
States.
• Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, and mental abuse.
• About SO percent of all women will
be physically abused at some point
in their lives.
• Domestic violence is costly, producing an estimated loss of $3 - 5 billion
in abuse-related absenteeism and an
additional $100 million in abuse
related medical bills.
• Domestic violence occurs in all
socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and
religious groups.
court personnel may be homophobic and.
may not always respond properly, they can
provide some protection when you are in a
position of danger.
You can go to a hospital or doctor to
check for injuries and receive treatment.
You can call a shelter hotline just to talk
confidentially about your situation .
Women there can share information on
how to leave your home if you choose to,
and provide emergency housing for you
and your children, legal information,
counseling and support groups.
If you know a lesbian who is being
beaten or threatened •.. Don't ignore it.
Acknowledge your awareness of the abuse
to her privately. Be there as a friend, as a
good non-judgmental listener. Give her
support to express her hurt and anger and
allow her to make her own decisions.
Let her know she is not the only lesbian
being battered and no one deserves to be
beaten.
Find out if she is physically hurt. Help
her go to the hospital to check for injuries.
Invite her to stay with you in an emergency, if you think both will be safe. If she
has decided to leave home, help her look
for a place to live. Offer to provide
transportation and childcare.
Help her report the assault to the police
and/or go with her to District Court to
obtain a Victim Protection Order if she
chooses to do so.
The abot1e information was taken from a brochure of
the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women
Sert1ice Groups with ret1ision to reflect Oklahoma
statutes.
•
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Altus ...• . .. .• ......•.. 405/482-3800•
Antlers . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 405/298-5575•
Bartlesville . . • . . . . . • . . . . . 918/336-1188
Chickasha . . • • • • . . . • . . . • 405/222-1818
Clinton •. . . ...•..... .. . . 405/323-2604
Durant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 405/924-3030
El Reno . . . .•..... . .... . 405/222-1818
Enid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405/234- 7544•
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Norman • . . • . . . . . • • . • . . . 405/360-0590
Oklahoma City. . . . • . . . . . • . 405/949-1866
Ponca City . • . . • . . . • . . . • . 405/762-2873
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Tulsa • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 918/585-3143
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Woodward . . . .• ...... • • . 405/256-8712
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Herland is the collective effort of the
women of Oklahoma. You can be a part of
creating and sustaining this very special
community we call Herland. Join a committee, volunteer to work in the resource
center, or make a contribution to help
meet the monthly expenses. Herland will
be what you make it.
YES, I want to help Herland continue
to grow.
D I'm interested in working on a committe. Please have the committee
chair call me.
D I'd like to volunteer at Herland.
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HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Oklahoma's first Jobs With Justice
action is a picket and rally for a national
healthcare policy and universal access to
health care. The rally is scheduled to
observe National Health Care Action Day
on October 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the
State Insurance Building, 1901 N. Walnut,
Oklahoma City.
According to rally organizers, health care
spending ir. the U .S. during the 1980's
outpaced inflation by 2 to 1. In spite of the
increased spending on health care, fewer
people have access to care. In 1989, 37
million Americans had no health insurance25 % more uninsured than at the beginning
of the decade. Three out of four persons
without insurance are workers and their
families . Of the industrialized nations, only
the U.S. and South Africa have failed to
enact a national health policy that guarantees all citizens access to health care.
Jobs With Justice is a coalition oflabor
unions, religious, civil rights and women's
organizations, community groups, elected
officials and other citizens, working together on the local level to build unity and
support for basic worker's rights. Jobs
With Justice is demanding the right to job
security for all American workers, union
and unorganized; the right to an adequate
and fair standard of living and the right to
organize on the job.
•
HSR OCTOBER 1990
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LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Emphasis on the problems of gay people.
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convenience.
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OCTOBER 1990
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday \\lednesday Thursday
Friday
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-JOBS
WITH
JUSTICE
4:30-6:00 pm
1901 N. Walnut
OKC
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THE MARY
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fl:45 a.m .
Kerr Park
auction
3:00 p .m.
N. Park Mall
$15.00
call 282-8617
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6:30 -8:00 pm
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9 :30 a.m. 5 p.m.
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Aids Awareness Month.
25Two-day
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in politics and social issues, notably for
WOOIE!D
and
minority groups; she wa.s a UN delegate and coauthored
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Central America; Fourth & Robinson, OKC; across the
street fran the Federal Building.
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