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herland newsletter
August 1984
a publication of Herland Bookstore, 1630 N.W. 19th Oklahoma City
A NEW COUNSELING SERVICE AT HERLAND
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Sometimes people feel like seeing a counselor means you're crazy , 11 Cassia Mealor ,
M. S., private practice, said . 11 It does
mean you need assistance to take control
over your life . 11
A new counseling service for women became
available in conjunction with Herland Sister Resources in July . Cassia Mealor ha~
set up a private practice at the Bookstore
and is available for individual and group
counseling or facilitating support groups ,
around specific issues for interested women.
Mealor has worked in community mental health
centers in Ada and Oklahoma City for four
and a half years . She helped to found the
Ada Services for Battered Women and actively volunteers for the YWCA Crisis Intervention Services in Oklahoma City . She is a
me~ber of the Oklahoma County Task Force
on Domestic Violence and the Oklahoma Coa1ition on Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault .
Services for Lesbian counseling for individuals and couples , counseling for women or
men experiencing life adjustments , battered
women , rape survivors, women with severe
emotional challenges and intervention with
Lesbian battering will be provided .
Mealor sees her role as a counselor as
someone who 11 helps people find and use their
power .i 1 11 People seek counseling often in
an emeroency situation , 11 Mealor said . 11 My
goal is to help to make them stronger in
order to handle the presenting problems ,
even before they occur - to use counseling
as a learning tool as well as for crisis
intervention . 11
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I do a combination of cognitive behavior
and feminist counseling . Cognittve behavior
helpS •ipeople restructure the way they think
about things and how they make decisions .
I define feminist counseling as our right
to control our lives o11
Publisher : Herland Bookstore
Editor: Elaine Barton
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Services will be offered on a sliding fee
scale based on ability to pay in order to
ensure availablity to all women . For more
information and to make referrals, Mealor
may be contacted at (405) 524-3017 .
STATE OF THE BOOKSTORE
The replacement of the ceiling in the main
store room has been quite a chore . Thanks
to all the women who have helped pound the
plaster!
The post - sprucing re-opening has been moved
back one week , to August 19 , and henceforth
will maintain regular hours (10- 6 Sat . and
1-6 Sun . lo
We have received a new shipment of records .
The library continues to grow with your gen erous donations . Thanks to everyone who
contributes books , articles , etc .
On August 17 , we offic i ally change our name:
from Herland Bookstore to Herland Sister
Resources . Come and celebrate our Anniversary Party at 7: 00 p. m. Everyone is invited .
A map of the location is enclosed . 11 Herland
Sister Resources 11 we believe better describes
our present activities and future directions to develop into a women's center . Congratulations for another year of community involvement with Herland .
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FRIENDS IN CRISIS CLUB
As a result of recent budget cuts from the
state , we are asking our supporters in the
community to become 11 friends in crisis '.' .
Our biggest problem is the lack of regular
monthly income for operating expenses (i . e .
utilities , food , cab fare for women & chil dren coming to shelter , bus tickets for job
seeking , telephone costs) . By making a
regular monthly pledge , you can help us
meet necessary operating costs . Remember ,
your donations are tax deductible . A donation statement will be provided to you at
the end of the year . To join with other
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Friends in Crisis 11 , complete the coupon
below and return today!
Nestle's aggressive marketing of infant formula in Third World countries has caused
countless deaths and cases of malnutrition.
After six years of sacrificing 'Crunch Bars ,'
'Taster's Choice,' 'Stoeffer's' and several
dozen other products owned by the Nestle
corporation, boycotters may now indulge
again - as long as Nestle keeps its promise .
The boycott, which began in 1977 , was sponsored by the Infant Formula Action Coalition.
Off Our Backs, April 1984
"In an unusual break from tradition , women
in the Moslem nation of Kuwait have been ordered not to wear traditional Moslem headgear while at the wheel of a car. The reason
for this order? It seems that male fugitives
may have cloaked themselves in women's garb
to gad about the countryside. Last December,
Kuwait was peppered with bomb attacks. A number of alleged pro-Iranian terrorists were
convicted of perpetrating the barrage. Four
got away, however, and the Kuwait's interior
ministry has ordered the veils-off policy as
a 'security measure . '"
Her Say , March 26, 1984
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A city ordinance recently passed the Minne~
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as discrimination against women, giving women
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later, yet it set a precedent in its approach
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to pornography . It defined pornography not in
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terms of sexual explicitness but rather as it
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degrades and discriminates against women. The
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YWCA Crisis Intervention Service9.
ordinance was co~authored by writer Andrea
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129 N. W. 5th St .
Dworkin and University of Minnesota law pro:
Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73102
fessor Catherine MacKinnon .
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WomaNews, April 1984
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A California state law requiring that a woman
returning from maternity leave be reinstated
in her 'same or similar' job was ruled discriminatory because it does not require equal
medical leave benefits for men . US District
Court Judge Manuel Real rules that the state
law, passed in 1978 allowing pregnant women
up to four months disability leave from their
jobs and reinstatement on their return, was in
conflict with Title VII of the federal Civil
Rights Act of 1964. Under the federal statute,
women are assured of being reinstated to their
former positions only if men, who are disabled and on medical leave , are given the same
benefit.
Eleanor Smeal Report, March 1984
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Lez Press , a new women's publishing house
formeain Portland , Oregon by two Lesbians
is actively seeking submissions . We ar e interested in novels, short stories , nonfic tion , plays , art , photographs of interest
to Lesbians , feminists and gays . No poetry
please . Submit double - spaced typed manu ~
scripts - returned if accompanied by SASE to Lez Press , P.O. Box 4387, Portland ,
Oregon 97208 .
CALL POLICE BANNERS
$5 . 00/$~ . oo for Seniors , stuaents from the
Women ' s Resource Center , 226 East Gray St .,
Norman, OK 73071 add 50¢ .postage
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THE POSSIBLE SOCIETY
Jean Houston ~ Ph . D. Psychology ~ has not
forgotten that Margaret Mead on her death bed told her that the survival of civilization would depend , not on government
and bureaucracies , but on 11 citizen volun teer associations , gathering together ,
deepening and growing together , and going
out and taking social action . 11 (The Washington Post , 5- 18-84) .
The Possible Society in Oklahoma City is
sponsoring a workshop by Jean Houston , A
Journey of Personal and Social Transforma tion , October 6- 7, 1984 at the Made in
Oklahoma Building II at the State Fair
Grounds . The workshop runs from 9: 00 a . m.
to 10: 00 p.m. Saturday and 9:00 a . m. to
4:00 p.m. Sunday . Registration is $50 . prior
to September 1; $40 . for students and senior
citizens; late registration add $10 . Schol arships are available for those unable to
pay. Fees are non - refundable .
Jean Houston is an extraordinary teacher
whose work awakens , enlarges and focuses our
capacities for full and effective living .
The integration of her scientific , histo r ical
and spiritual knowledge is a rich blend of
storytelling , humor , intel:l:ect and rare
depths of understand i ng and compassion . In
the workshop , Dr . Houston will guide you
through physical and mental exerct ises to
develop new skills and techniques with which
you may discover a fuller, richer self .
8or 11s ix years , mind researcher Jean Houston
studied the thought proc~sses of Margaret
Mead , trying to figure ou r why she was more
creative than other people . The anthropolo gist never lost her capac i ty fo r cross - sen sory experiences . She was always having "sen suous bouts with ideas ••• she was thinking in
images all the time . We would go in a room
and she would sniff the conversation . She was
operating out of an almost aboriginal sense
of sensory knowing and her senses were so rich
she was seeing sound , hearing color . 11 (The
Washington "'"Post)
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Jean Houst?n ' s most recent book ~ he Poss~ble
H~m~n outline~ the process.by which the in aivi au~l can incre~se and integrate t~e dormant
potential of.the mind ! body , a~d emotions . .
Oth~r books include Life Force . . The ~sych~is torical Recoverl of the Self , Listening to fli"e
Boa.iJ.. ana l'find Games .
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For more information about The Possible S?c~et~
or the October 6-7 workshop , call Nancy Viviani
( 405) 525 - 5691.
ACTIVITIES FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONVENT ION
Dallas March and Rally Committee
1507A South Ervay
Dallas , Texas 75215
(214) 421 - 1984
Saturdar, August 18 , 1984
Marc h and 'Rally fo r Peadi and Freedom
6:00 p. m. leaving from tent city at Commerce St . Bridge and Trinity River
Sunday ,. August 19 ~ 1984
Central American Refugee Caravan culm i nates
with planting of 40 , 000 crosses at Akard St .
side of Dallas Convention Center 8: 00 a .m.
Lesbian and Gay National Network pickets
Jerry Falwell and Phyllis Schaefly at
Thanksgiving Square at St . Paul Pacific and
Akard St. junction
Inter- faith religious service in the eveining
Monda~ , August 20 , 1984
Women 1 s Speal< -Out witli Soni a Johnson , Char 1otte Taft and others , at Griffin and Young
Sts . 8: 00 p. m.
Tuesday , August 21 , 1984
Rock Against"™"Reagan wi th the Dead Kennedys
and others , at 8: 00 p. m.
Wednesday J August 22 , 1984
Reagan Impeac"hment at Griffin and Young Sts .
at 8: 00 p.m.
Thursday , Au9ust 23 , 1984
Encirlement of Convention Center
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CALL FOR PAPERS ON LESBIAN BATTERING
The Lesbian Task Force of the National Coa 1ition Against Domestic Violence is !request ing papers to be published i n an anthology
for distribution to lesbian and gay groups ,
anti -rape and domestic violence programs .
The first prior i ty is for the stories of
batte r ed lesbians about their persona l experiences . The second priority is for dis cussion papers on topics such as : the dynamics
of vi olence in lesbian relationships , services
for battered lesbians , self-defense , power
dynamics in interracial relationships , con frontation and accountability of batte rers .
confidentiality of the individual vs . community involvement , police and courts , po litical analysis community response .
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Submit db - sp typed manuscript , max . 10 pp .
by October 31 , 1984 to the Arkansas Women ' s
Project , 1601 Dennison , Little Rock , AR 72202 .
For additional information call 501 - 372- 5113 .
ENTRE N.OUS - A REVIEW
Entre Nous LBetween Us) , a film by Diane
K"urys , is naving a brief .showing at the
Screening Room , 4316 N. Western in Okla homa City . Its run ends Thursday , August
2nd , but the community ~hould clamour for
an extended run! This is a piece of art
well worth seeing , and more than once . There
is a central reason for this . That is ,
Entre Nous is resonant with female experience . Tne title itself gives us our first
clue to the nature of this mode and the
i nstruments .of the wisdom and melodies :
Between (mode) Us (instruments) . And the
film is precisely this : a brilliant revel ation of the social , emotional , histor ical
contexts surrounding its characters, and
the thousands of myriads of sparkling moments and ways in which all these things and
people are connected . And most incredibly ,
shows the infinite complexity surrounding
any decis i on to action .
To be more specific , the storyline is this :
Two Women are the principle characters ,
Lena and Madeleine . They are shown growing
up as young Women in WWII Europe , each one
experiencing an aspect of that terrible
conflict in their personal lives . By means
of carefully revealed incidents and details
. we come to. understand the social and emotional climate within which these two young
Women ' s early lives were shaped . By means
of this same technique; carefully revealed
incidents and details , their lives after the
war : their marriages , their children , their
life -choices and r easonings are laid before
us like an i ntricate and subtle tapestry .
Then , they ar e brought together by an acci dent of fortune (Fate , that most subtle and
inexplicable of Goddesses) . Instantly a
bond is forged between them born of their
commonality as victim , survivor , woman . From
· there on the f i lm explores the deepening of
that bond. Mind you , this film is set in
the early 1950 1 s in Europe , the time ~ frame
of the 11 Feminine Mystique 11 • Even so , these
two women end up leaving their husbands and
children and living together ~
The emotional needs and atmospheres , and the
ci rcumstances which precip i tate this incredible action are brilliantly portrayed and
r eveal the hearts and minds of women more
beautifully, more clearly , more truly, than
any other film I have ever seen . We need
more filmmakers like Diane Kurys to explore
with such clarity , sens i tivity and finesse
all the myriad aspects and phases of women as
they have lived , hi sto r ically and today .
We need such filmmakers to transform and
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confirm our images of ourselves and the
world . Go see it . And if you miss i t ,
petit i on the Screeni ng Room to Br ing it Back !
by Teresa D. Long
TOMOE GOZEN , THE GOLDEN NAGINATA , THOUSAND
SHRINE WA'"RlHOR , oy Jess i ca Amanaa Salmonsen
Acel3ooks
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A woman balanced precariously between spi rituality and violence . A woman , strong ,
graceful and passionate . A woman who questions the nature of authority and freedom
for her life . A woman who is restless at the
edges of her untameable self . These phrases
describe Jessica Amanda Salmonsen ' s epic
he r a , Tomoe Gozen .
In the three books of this landmark trilogy ,
we watch the woman , Tomoe , grow f r om f i ery ,·
hot - headed youth , through a flamingly brilliant career , to a restless and searching
later l i fe . Th i s trilogy , in fantasy form ,
offers a l i fe-process model for women , a
. process modeled on personal power founded
in bodily and spiritual harmony between self ,
community and nature •
The books may be problematic for many Femin ists in that they contain a great deal of
violence . But be patient . These portrayals
are used throughout the trilogy to question
the value , place and nature of Violence (for
instance , who and how does it r eally serve?)
The reader ' s patience is also rewarded by
the fact that Salmonsen is a writer of deep
power with a brilliant feminist philosoph i cal
bent to her imagination . Let her sp i rit enter ,
strengthen and i lluminate yours .
by Teresa D. Long
QUENDA HEALING WOMAN
Quenda Healing Woman conducts weekend work shops including such tbpics as the use of
quartz crystals and gemstones , herbal remedies ,
self healing ; discussion of the immune system ,
goddess meditation and Native Amer ican healings
and rituals ; private consu l tation and body
work ; Native Amer ican ways such as drumming ,
chanting , the healing pipe , rite of purification and others .
For information on Healing Feeling Herbal
Remedies or workshops , wr t te : P. O. Box 56 ,
Serafina , New Mexico 87569 . (505) 421 -8051
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
COMPLIMENTS OF
HERLAND BOOKSTORE
hillESDAY
TlfSDAY
l'mlAY
SltIDAY
1 Gay
Alcoholics
FRI MY
1HURSMY
2 Gay
Narcotics
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Anonymous
Anonymous
8:00 p,m,
7: 30 p.m.
Gay Community Ctr Gay Community Ctr
2135 N,W, 39th
(weekly meetings)
(weekly meetings}
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Balloons cont.
same schedule
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ending at 4 p.m .
Advance tickets
$5 adultl/$2 child
add $1 at gate
info - 366-0003
North Campus/Norma1
26.
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Gay Parents
Rap Group
Group
7:30 p . m.
7:30 p.m.
Gay Community Ctz
2135 N. W, 39th
Gay Community Ctr
(2nd & 4th Tues}
(405) 525-6015
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9 Parents
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Without
Partners
7: 00 - 9: 00 p , m
(every Thurs)
Women's Resource
Center - Norman
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6 : 30 p.m. $5.00 2nd Incredible
OK Women's Po~ ~aucus Carnival
tical Caucus
st Unitarian
fundraiser
Church of OKC
600 N.W. 13th 0
8 Great Oklahoma
Her land
Balloon Race &
Anniversary
Air show 7 a ,m, .,.
Party
9:30 balloons/
7:00 p.m.
(see map enclosed 10-7 music & arts
1-4 airshow
for location)
7:30 barbeque at
EVERYONE COME!
Sheraton
Wives of
Vietnam Vets
Support Group
7: 00 - 9:00 p.m .
(every Tues)
Children of
Alcoholics as
Adu).ts Workshop
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noon brown bag
Women's Resource
Center - Norman
for networking
and exchange of
information
Center, 226 East
Gray, Norman
21 ~eets
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for 8
consecutive
Tues. 7:30-9:00
Women's Round
Table
Natural Family
Planning
7:00 - 9:00
Women ' s Resource
free
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Women 1 s Day
at
the Mall
1:00 - 5:00
Sooner Fashion
Mall - Norman
sponsored by AAUW
$150 , registratioh
Karen Weldin
2525 N.W, Express
OKC , 842-2423
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Part of Herland Newsletter : Aug. 1984