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·september 2008
volume twenty-six number nine
herland 25th anniversary
party-send us your stories!
It's time for a celebration, reunion, and just plain reminiscing. Herland is turning 25 and everyone is invited to
help celebrate. Mark the date on your calendar: Saturday, October 4, 2008.
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As part of our celebration, we'd like to invite you to send
us your favorite Herland memories to become part of a
25th Anniversary scrapbook. Please only include your
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herland's fall retreat at lake eufaula state park
october 24 - 26, 2008
Ready For Another Great Retreat Weekend? Well
you're in luck! Mark your calendars and plan to attend
come from near or far, it's a perfect, affordable
opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with old
the bi-annual Herland Retreat! This time we'll meet
at Lake Eufaula State Park (formerly Fountainhead) on
October 24 - 26, 2008. As usual, the weekend
friends, play board games and sports, explore
nature, swim at Hummingbird Beach, learn or share
something new at a workshop, strut your stuff at
promises to be full of relaxation, good friends, good
music, and lots of fun . Workshops and the Saturday
Night Concert are being planned as we go to press, but
the open mic, express your culinary skills at the
Saturday evening Potluck, sing and tell stories
if you are interested in leading a workshop, please let
us know ASAP by e-mailing SAHatwork@aol.com or
calling (405) 550-2312 . Remember - there are very
few rules so be creative! With such a great group of
women - there are bound to be at least a few that
share your same interests.
If you have never been to a Herland Retreat, you owe
it to yourself to give it a try! Whether you come solo
or with friends, are a certified camper or city grrrl, or
around the campfire or simply relax in an
incredibly supportive environment.
Your registration fee includes lodging in a cabin, a
light dinner on Friday, scrumptious breakfast/
brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings, Saturday
evening Potluck Dinner (bring or plan on making a
dish to wow your fellow campers), all workshops
and group camp activities, and the Saturday night
concert.
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The Her/and Voice is a publication of Her/and Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC, OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending library is open Saturdaysjiwn 15 pm. Call us at (405) 521 -9696 or email us at herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org.
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OGLPC Monthly Meeting Monday Sept 8
Neighborhood Alliance 7 pm
land community. Then, on the night of the
celebration, we'll ask some of you to share
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your stories at our gatheri ng. This will be a
PFLAG-Norman Thursday Sept 11 St Stephens
7pm
smaller, more intimate celebration than our
20th anniversary and the focus is on bringing
people together and sharing.
Herl and Work Day Saturday Sept 13 10 am-1
pm
So type up your favorite Herland memory
and send it to us by September 27 at:
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Herland Supper Club Saturday Sept 13 Belle
Isle Brewery (in 50 Penn Place) 5:30 pm
herland@herlandsisters.org or regular mail
at Herland, 2312 NW 39, OKC, OK 73112.
Miss Brown to You Friday Sept 19 UCO Jazz
Lab 8 pm $7
Include a couple of photos, if you like, but
only if you'll let us keep them.
, Her/and Scrabble Saturday Sept 20 2 pm
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If you have any special needs, please be
sure to include them on your registration
form, or call one of the numbers listed
below, and we'll make every attempt at
accommodating you.
After we receive your registration form, a
few weeks before the retreat, we will mail
you a packet which has the retreat
schedule, a list of items you may want to
bring, details about the weekend, and a
map to Lake Eufaula State Park. If you
have questions, you may leave a message at
(405) 550-2312 or (405) 521-9696 and
someone with call you back.
There will be more information and another
registration form i n next month's Voice, but
remember ... The Herland Retreat is
whatever we make it. Let's make it
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obama, are you listening?
this one's for your girls
by NOW President Kim Gandy (from www.now.org)
It's hard to believe, but the Democratic National
Convention is now less than a month
away, and following right on its heels
comes the Republican National
Convention. This means the media
are obsessing, as they love to do,
about the presidential candidates'
potential running mates.
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic
Party's presumptive nominee,
appeared on Meet the Press on July
27 and was pressed by Tom Brokaw to
discuss the criteria, timing and
prospects for his selection for vice
president. Obama refused to name
any names, but he did offer this insight: "I want
somebody who I'm compatible with, who I can work with,
great!
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2008 democrat party platform:
the most pro-lgbt ever
The 2008 Democratic Party platform draft to be submitted to the
delegates at the Democratic National Convention later this month is
the most pro-glbt ever. The official platform has yet to be released
to the public, but the wording that was adopted marks historic firsts
and advocates:
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Repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),
A national HIV I AIDS strategy
Repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy
Passing hate-crimes legislation
Passing comprehensive employment nondiscrimination
legislation
Redefining family to include same-sex couples
Pledging to fight discrimination based on gender identity
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We support the full inclusion of
all families in the life of our nation, and
support equal responsibility, benefits,
and protections. We will enact a
comprehensive bipartisan employment
non-discrimination act. We oppose the
Defense of Marriage Act and all
attempts to use this issue to divide us.
Some of the highlights from the platform draft are as follows:
The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports
Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal
abortion, regard less of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all
efforts to weaken or undermine that right.
Ending violence against women must be a top priority. We
will create a special advisor to the president regarding violence
against women. We will increase funding to domestic violence and
sexual assault prevention programs. We will strengthen sexual
assault and domestic violence laws, support the Violence Against
Women Act, and provide job security to survivors. Our foreign policy
will be sensitive to issues of aggression agai nst women around the
world.
Democrats will fight to end diserimination based on race,
sex, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age and disability in every corner of
our country.
We are committed to ensuring full equality for women: We
reaffirm our support for the Equal Rights Amendment, recommit to
enforcing Title IX, and will urge passage of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. We will
pursue a unified foreign and domestic policy that promotes civil
ri ghts and human rights, for women and minorities, at home and
abroad. We will pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
Prevention Act, because hate crimes desecrate sacred spaces and
belittle all good people. We will restore and support the White
House Initiative on Asian-American and Pacific Islanders, including
enforcement on disaggregation of Census data. We will make the
Census more culturally sensitive, including outreach and increased
confidentiality protections to ensure accurate counting of the
growing Latino population .
Rea Carey, the leader of the National
Gay And Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is
pleased with the Democratic Party
Platform: "The vision put forth in the
2008 Democratic National Platform is
historic in its embrace of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender Americans.
Never before in our country's history
has there been a national party
platform that is so inclusive of our
entire community. It is a forwardlooking platform in so many areas,
including those relating to LGBT
people. The Task Force Action Fund is
certainly pleased to see that in the
opening paragraph of the section titled
'A More Perfect Union,' for the first
time the platform explicitly calls for an
end to discrimination based on sexual
orientation and gender identity."
See the full draft platform at http: I I
noquarterusa. net/ blog/wp-content/
uploads/2008/08 / draft-2008democratic-national-platform. pdf
It's About Time: LGBT
Aging in a Changing World
expectations about opportunities and fulfillment in their later
years.
SAGE's Fourth National Conference
on LGBT Aging
Are You Ready? To date, the mainstream aging field has given
only limited attention to the challenges and benefits of .serving
LGBT seniors. In addition, the organized LGBT community,
which has made tremendous inroads in developing programs
and services for youth and working adults, has paid almost no
attention to the needs of its older population. With 2.5 million
LGBT seniors today, and another 2 million joining them in the
next 25 years, shou ldn't you be prepared?
October 12 - 14, 2008
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
The Clock is Ticking. Over the next
quarter century, the number of seniors in
America is projected to grow
geometrically from 12% to 20% of the
total population. Since 6-8% of these
individuals are likely to be lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), by the
year 2030, LGBT seniors age 65 and
above are expected jump from 2.5
million to as many as 4. 7 million . The
current generation of LGBT seniors
di ffers from their heterosexual
counterparts in profound ways :
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Twice as likely to live alone
Half as likely to have life partners or
significant others
Four times less likely to have children
to help them.
Today's LGBT seniors came of age when
being open about one's sexuality was a
life-threatening act of extraordinary
courage. As a result, their expectations
often have been shaped by the necessity
of "surviving" rather than the aspiration
of "thriving." The next generation of
LGBT seniors, part of the "Boomer"
generation, has decisively and proudly
embraced their sexual orientation and
gender identity. Collectively they will be
a powerful and insistent force in
combating the marginalization and
invisibility that has historically plagued
older members of the LGBT population.
They will (and do) harbor high
SAGE's Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging, It's About
Time: LGBT Aging in a Changing World, sponsored by AARP,
will offer you resources, information, tools, insights, and
networking opportunities to effectively address what LGBT
aging will look like in the 21st century.
What To Expect: Over 75 sessions in the areas of service
delivery, program development, health & we llness, spirituality
and faith issues, policy shifts, cultural competency training,
advocacy, current research trends, sexuality, access
challenges, long term care, housing, and more.
Who should attend?
• Professionals in agi ng service delivery, long term care,
programming, case work, health, elder law, housing,policy,
and advocacy
• Researchers in the fields of aging, HIV and other health
concerns, and LGBT studies
• Policymakers in offices for aging, retirement organizations,
grantmaking programs and others affecting aging policy and
service delivery
• Professionals, board members and activists in LGBT
agencies ready to address an aging participant population;
and
Others
interested in LGBT aging .
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Registration information: Registration for the conference is
$250 ($200 before Sept. 30) . Registration for the October 12
preconference is $100. Discounts Available! Con.ference
registration is only $50 if you book at least one night at the
hotel by August 30. For more information, visit
www.sageusa.org.
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who has a shared vision ... "
Well, I hope that shared vision includes full equali ty for
women, because some of the names that have been floated
recently aren't particu larly reassuri ng .
We just had one of the closest primary contests I can recall
-- wi t h every last state and t erritory seriously in play, and
18 million votes cast for Sen . Hillary Clinton. Femi nist
voters, women and men alike, backed Clinton because they
believed she would have their backs if she reached the
White House. They were confident that her VP, Cabinet
and federa l court selections would reflect the equality
principles she espoused. Some of t hese voters almost
immediately t ransitioned to Obama once Clinton threw her
support behi nd the senator from Illinois. But other voters
are still grieving the loss of a dream . Others are taking a
wait and see approach , and one of the things they are
waiting on is Obama's VP pick.
One longtime NOW activist puts it this way, "I have my
fingers crossed that Barack Obama picks a running mate
who is a partner, who is capable of stepping in, and who is
dedicated to the principles of equality."
This week the press began pushing the story that Virginia
Gov. Tim Kaine was a likely choice to fill out the Obama
ticket. Other names on the "short list" may include
Senators Joe Biden from Delaware and Evan Bayh from
Indiana , former Georgia senator Sam Nunn, governors
Kathleen Sebelius (Kan.) and Janet Napolitano (Ariz.), and
Republican Sen . Chuck Hagel from Nebraska. Sen . Clinton's
name remains in the mix, but most prognosticators say it's
unlikely she'll get the call. Indeed, Senator Clinton may
well have taken her name out of the hat early on.
The New York Times puts forth a frustrating Catch-22 in
the veepstakes , clai ming that there's little chance Obama
will choose Clinton, but that hopefuls li ke Sebelius
shouldn't hold their breath either because "if a woman
were to be placed on the ticket, could it be anyone other
than Mrs. Clinton?" Um , because Clinton was such a strong
contender, that should eliminate all other prospective
Democratic female VPs from the field?
(For remainder of article , please visit www.now.org.)
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in remembrance
Linda Mardean "Marty" Fowler passed away
suddenly on Monday, August 18th, in Oklahoma
City. She was born on November 4, 1947, in
Bartlesville. She grew up in Dewey, OK,
graduating from Dewey in the class of 1967. She
attended NEO University in Miami OK, taught
P. E. in Siloam Springs AR, and i n Bartlesville,
and then in Oklahoma City. She taught fo r many
years at Wilson Arts Integration Elementary
School in OKC. She was one of the most beloved
teachers in the nearly 100 year old history of
Wilson . She touched the lives of hundreds of
people in a way they never seemed to forget and
for which they were always grateful. High
school and college students would come back
looking for her; they looked for other teachers
as well, but they always looked for her FIRST.
She is survived by her life-mate Beverly Grigsby
of the home in OKC, and by her brother and
sister-in-law, Clarence L. and Cheri Fowler,
nephew Logan Fowler and great-nephew Kaiden
N. Fowler, all of Dewey.
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