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WHAT’S INSIDE
Standing Rock 2
What’s Happening 3
Membership 4
Holiday Party 4
New Year Potluck 4
UCO Project 4
World AIDS Day 4
SISU Update 5
VOICE
herland
VOLUME 34 No 4 DECEMBER 2016
Standing Rock Showdown—#NODAPL
On November 20th the police
violently attacked peaceful water
protectors at Standing Rock. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets,
pepper spray, sound
(concussion) grenades, and
sprayed them with water cannons in subfreezing conditions.
Hundreds of people were injured.
are calling for a week of action
starting on November 25th and
culminating in a Global Day of
Action on December 1st. Demonstrators will gather at Kerr
Park in Downtown Oklahoma
City at 9:00 am on December 1st.
Dress warm, and bring signs and
banners.
Approximately 300 Native American and non-native protesters
were injured in the 10-hour clash
with law enforcement, and 26
were taken to hospitals with severe head and limb wounds, eye
trauma, internal bleeding and
hypothermia from being doused
with water in 22-degree weather.
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
in southern North Dakota, is the
site of an escalating months-long
standoff between law enforcement-backed security contractors and activists that has so far
resulted in multiple injuries, more
than 500 arrests, and a United
Nations investigation of potential
human rights abuses.
In response, a coalition of groups
For the Standing Rock Sioux, the
Herland Sister Resources 2312 NW 39th St Oklahoma City 73112
405.521.9696 www.herlandsisters.org herlandsisters@gmail.com
Standing Rock Showdown (cont.)
Map by Carl Sack
Dakota Access project poses two immediate threats. First, the pipeline
would run beneath Lake Oahe, the
reservoir that provides drinking water
to the people of Standing Rock. (An
earlier route that avoided native lands
was ruled out in part because it posed
a danger to other drinking water sup- assessment. The protests have intensified, and more outsiders, including
plies.)
members of more than 200 Native
American tribes from across North
Second, according to the Standing
America, have become involved.
Rock Sioux tribe, the building of the
Standing Rock has, for some, come to
pipeline would destroy the sacred
represent something much bigger
spots and burial grounds that were
overlooked in the Corps of Engineers’ than a struggle between a disenfran-
The Herland Voice is a publication of Herland Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC, OK 73112. Call us at (405) 5219696 or email us at herlandsisters@gmail.com. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org or on Facebook at
Herland Sister Resources.
What’s Happening
NODAPL DAY OF
ACTION OKC
9:00 am, Thursday, December 1
Kerr Park, Kerr & Broadway
WORLD AIDS DAY
MEMORIAL SERVICE
6:00 pm, Thursday, December 1
Expressions, 2245 NW 39th St
SISU YOUTH WINTER
GALA
7 pm, Friday, December 9
DC on Film Row, 609 W Sheridan
HERLAND MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
5:00 pm, Saturday, December 10
Herland, 2312 NW 39th St
HOLIDAY PARTY/
POTLUCK
6:00 pm, Saturday, December 10
Herland, 2312 NW 39th St
ROCK FOR STANDING
ROCK
1 pm, Sunday, December 11
Power House, 1228 SW 2nd St
2017—LOOKING AHEAD
NEW YEARS DAY
POTLUCK
1:00 pm, Sunday, January 1
Potluck, Come and Go
Herland, 2312 NW 39th St
JANUARY SUPPER CLUB
5:30 pm, Saturday, January 14
Belle Isle Brewery, 50 Penn Place
FEBRUARY SUPPER CLUB
5:30 pm, Saturday, February11
Hideaway Pizza, 6616 N Western
2017 SPRING DAY RETREAT
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Lake El Reno Park
2017 FALL RETREAT
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Lake Eufaula State Park
to renegotiate or
cancel their contracts. This could be
From the Huffington Post, “The government says the $3.7 devastating to Energy Transfer Partners
billion Dakota Access Pipeline is the safest, most efficient
way to carry crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois. But the and the other pipeline companies beproject has become a rallying point for Native Americans
because the pipe would cut under the Missouri River with- hind DAPL. With its
vulnerabilities exin a mile of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, potentially contaminating the local tribes’ source of fresh water posed, solidarity efforts are needed
and encroaching on land that the U.S. government had
now more than ever.
agreed to set aside for them in an 1851 treaty. The clash
between protesters, who call themselves “water protecOn December 4, hundreds of veterans plan to "deploy" to
tors,” and North Dakota law enforcement reached a boilStanding Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota to join
ing point on Sunday, when force was used to keep proin protest against the planned Dakota Access Pipeline and
testers off a barricaded bridge about a mile south of the
draw national attention to the cause. And while the Corps
pipeline construction site.“
of Engineers says it has no plans to forcibly remove protesters, it announced that all federal lands north of the
The financial footing of the Dakota Access Pipeline is in
Cannonball River would be closed to public access on Dejeopardy if they do not complete the project by January
1st. If this deadline is missed, a majority of the stakeholders cember 5th. This land includes the main protest camp.
with contracts to ship oil through the pipeline will be able
chised people and a government-backed, billion-dollar
corporation. It’s a battle to save humanity from itself.
Holiday Happenings at Herland
The December Potluck
& White Elephant Party
We hope you will join us on Saturday, December 10th at 6:00 pm
for this really fun event! Bring a
dish to share for the potluck, and
a wrapped gift (up to $20 value or
re-gift) if you’d like to participate
in the White Elephant/Dirty Santa
gift exchange.
Herland
Membership
Our annual Herland Membership meeting will be on Saturday, Dec. 10th, at 5
pm. (This is for the convenience of those
attending the Potluck and White Elephant Party at 6 pm.) You may join as a
voting member by paying annual dues of
$20 at this meeting. We have several
new candidates for board membership
this year. Please join us!
Upcoming Herland events include our
annual White Elephant/Dirty Santa Party
and Potluck Dinner on December 10th at
6:00 pm and the annual New Year’s Day
Potluck & Open House.
Your participation is the reason Herland
has remained strong through the years.
As you know, Herland is a volunteer organization and we have never had any
paid staff. We rely on your generous
support and use it wisely. During this
Holiday Season of giving, we ask that
you continue your commitment to Herland by making a financial donation.
To donate online please go to
www.herlandsisters.org and click donate
or you can mail your donation to: Herland Sister Resources, 2312 W I44 Svc Rd,
Oklahoma City, OK, 73112. Thank you for
keeping Herland in your heart. We wish
you a full and happy Holiday Season!
New Year’s Day Potluck & Open House
Start your New Year with Herland
and it’s bound to be a great one!
Bring your favorite dish to share,
and we’ll provide the black-eyed
peas, ham and beans, cabbage,
cornbread, apple cider and eggnog.
This is the perfect opportunity to
In the spirit of the season, we will catch up with old friends and
be collecting new toys for the kids make some new ones!
at the YWCA Women’s Shelter.
Keynote Speaker- Rabbi Vered L. Harris, Temple
B'nai Israel. Special music by First Unitarian Choir,
Mosaic Choir, United Life Spiritual Center Choir,
Cathedral Of Hope Choir.
UCO Herland Oral History Project
The Herland Oral History Project is
well underway! If you have ever
been involved with Herland, we
invite and encourage you to participate in this project. It’s all
about our women’s community in
OKC over the years.
To participate, go to signupgenius.com and click on “Find a Sign
Up” in the upper right corner.
Then search by email using
mcging@aol.com as the person
that created the signup. Then look
for Herland Oral History.
SISU Youth Update
Volunteers Needed
SISU Youth continues to need
overnight volunteers to serve as
Youth Support Specialists for the
youth shelter. Volunteers will be
trained in:
Basic Training
Trauma Informed Care
Medical First-Aid
Mental Health First-Aid
All volunteers must pass a background check and be willing to
work a 6-hour shift.
Can’t volunteer at night? How
about donating monthly to support SISU Youth’s operating costs?
Every dollar counts to ensure that
OKC teens have a safe place to
sleep at night.
Sign up to volunteer or donate at
sisuyouth.org.
HERLAND
2312 NW 39th St Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Sandy Ingraham, J.D., M.S.W.
Attorney-at-Law
Ingraham & Associates, PLLC
Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Adoption, Contracts
333629 E Kickapoo Valley Rd
McLoud, OK 74851
Ofc (405) 964-2072
SandyJoIngraham@gmail.com
Part of Herland Voice : v.34: no.4(2016)