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building a culture of peace
Holiday sl1opping that supports s
City Fa!I Peace Festiv"'
have tables and booths
guan coffee, African ca
books, calendars, an
e 17th annual Oklahoma
, ding Herland) will
fabrics, Nicaraork, plants,
Date: Saturday,
Location: Civic
Time: /Oam- pm (c
Admission: Free
The all-day live ent
nolds and Louise
There is face-paintin
ous tables. Healthy s
sion is free and parkin
Mary Reyy dancing.
ilable at variuse . Admis-
Participating organizatio . inc Jud
Sierra Club, United Nations Assa
eranza en Accion,
Coalition to Abolish the DeathqP
K Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus, Human Rights Alliance, '
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nsc ientious Objectors Coalition , and more. Call the Peace House at (405) 524~5577 for more informatio n
you make it happen: the herland fall
retreat october 28-30
Our annual Fall Retreat is right around the corner.
Peggy Johnson and Nancy Scott are
back to provide the entertainment, plus there will
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be indoor and outdoor game tournaments, pump- '<: ,, ;,'4/ l
kin carving , a Halloween costume contest, and lots ·> •tV''
more.
Date: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Oct 28-30
Location: Eufaula State Park Group Camp
Registration: Sliding scale$ T5-$60
Located conveniently 3 miles south of 1-40 on SH
150, Eufaula is just 2 hours from OKC and even
closer to Tulsa and Muskogee. Special activities
planned will include the "ghosts of retreats past,"
omelets for Saturday brunch , a drumming circle,
and tie-dyeing . And remember, dogs are welcome
but must be on a leash! Make this Fall something
special to remember. Call Laura at 286-0079 to register today!
The Her/and Voice 15 a publication of Her/and Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC OK 73112 Our bookstore/lending library is open
Saturdays from 1-5 pm Call us at(405) 521-9696 or email us atherlands1sters@cox.net Visit us on the web at wwwherlandsistersorg.
women who eat leaves
The University of Central Oklahoma presents "Women Who Eat
Leaves," recent work by Asia,.
Abigail Chodosh, Elia
Woods and Connie Seabourn, October 13 through
November 13, 2006, at the Donna Nigh Gallery Exhibit Hall,
Nigh University Center, College of Arts, Media & Design, University of Central Oklahoma.
works in
metal sculpture,, fiber art;, painting,. drawings,
and natural dyed fibers. Featured works will include
These diversely talented artists will be showing
wire animal sculptures by Asia and watercolors, acrylics and
handmade books from Seabourn. Woods will exhibit her
award-winning quilts made with alternative photographic images along with other fiber art creations, and Chodosh will display colorful silk sheets made with natural dyes in vibrant colors, many of which will be hung from the ceiling.
The group members are all vegetarians, and include avid gardeners, former La Leche League Leaders, and a grandmother.
They all have different reasons for being vegetarians - including
health reasons, ethical issues, and ecological issues.
For more information, contact the UCO Galleries and Museums
Office at (405) 974-2432 .
california legislature ap.
proves gay marriage
The California Assembly voted in early September to allow gay
and lesbian couples to marry, making the state's legislature the
first in the nation to deliberately approve same-sex marriages
and handing a political hot potato to an already beleaguered
Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). The governor followed
through on his promise and promptly vetoed the bill.
After a vehement floor debate in which legislators quoted the
Pledge of Allegiance and accused each other of abusing moral
principles, the state Assembly passed the Religious Freedom
and Civil Marriage Protection Act which recasts the definition
of marriage as between "two persons," not between a man
and a woman . The state Senate passed the bill last week.
Advocates of the bill, including Christine Chavez-Delgado,
granddaughter of Cesar Chavez and an organizer of the United
Farm Workers of America, and Willie L. Brown, former mayor of
San Francisco, argued that the bill fit into California's sense of
itself as a trendsetter for the rest of the country. In 1948, California's Supreme Court became the first state court to strike
down a law prohibiting interracial marriage. And California in
197 6 was among the first states to repeal sodomy statues.
Californians had passed a defense-of-marriage act defining marriage as between a man and a woman in 2000, and the state,
which mixes freewheeling Marin County with culturally conservative Orange County, has emerged as a front line in the battle
over the bedroom ever since.
supper club
The Belk: Isle Brewery has been one of our most popular
Supper Club locations. They serve every- - -- - - - thing from pizzas, to burgers, to tuna
steak sandwiches, to vegetarian fare.
And they do it all very well. We'll be
there on Saturday, November 12, at 6
pm for our monthly supper club. Belle
Isle Brewery is located on the lower floor
of 50 Penn Place, corner of NW Expressway and Pennsylvania.
After dinner, some folks plan to wander down to Full Circle bookstore at the
other end of 50 Penn Place to hear Mary
Reynolds and Louise Goldberg perform.
Others will head back to Herland at 8
pm to watch the historic film, Tongues
Untied, Marlon Riggs's controversial,
brilliant and highly political look at racism
and homophobia in the United States.
This is the film that sparked an uproar during the 1992 presidential
election when Republican candidate Pat Buchanan attacked
George Bush Sr. because the film received a grant from the NEA.
worl< day
If you have been to the Herland bookstore lately, you may have
noticed a difference. Improvements include a new sink, counter
top, and cupboards in the kitchen. Join us on Saturday, November
19, from 1-5 pm as
we put the finishing
touches on these
improvements.
We'll need help
painting walls,
putting up trim,
sprucing up the
flower beds,,
and general fix up .
Bring along any
home or garden
tools you think you
might need and join us for all or part of the work day.
scrabble night
Do you know the difference between OSPD4 and SOWPODS? Real Scrabble players do! Join the pros and amateurs alike
for our monthly Scrabble night on Saturday, November 26, at 6
pm.
Games are played at all levels and pizza is ordered as soon as
most of the players have arrived. Don't wait to exercise those brain
cells any longer-let your Scrabble partners help you work out.
showcasing: women for
women international
Across the globe, armed conflicts have reached an unprecedented number.
There have been 250 major wars since the end of World War II . Ninety percent of those injured or killed in the conflicts are civilians, 75 percent of who
are women and children . As never before, women bear the burdens of war
and civil strife.
Millions of women are targeted for rape or other violence, displaced from their
own homes, lose loved ones or suddenly obliged to become the sole provider
for their families . They are frequently faced with the need to rebuild their lives
without the basic necessities for survival or a viable means to earn an income.
Founded in 1993, Women for Women International helps women in war-torn
regions rebuild their lives by providing financial and emotional support, job
skills training, rights awareness
ship education and access to business skills, capital and markets
e program, women become confident inde endent and prod
embrace the importance of their
roles in r
· ding their familie
munities and ultim
eir nations .
Participation in t
tim to survivor to acti .
of the program as they
ticipation in their communiti
n a journey from vic1ces to support graduates
ial, economic and political par-
As each woman engages in a multi-phase process of recovery and rehabilitation, she opens a window of opportunity presented by the end of conflict to
help in;i.FJr0\!(2 tfl. E' ri. g~ts, ffree{_joms ah~· pt9tus ofwogieri inh1r sr untry.· As
women wh6 ..g6 through the progressiv~~ leaders'hip\pos iti6n ~ in(their \tillages,
participate in the reconstruction of their communitiE'S, build civil society, start
their own businesses, train other women and serve ' role models, they become active citizens who can help to establish lasting peace and stability.
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Women begin in the Sponsorship Program where direct financial aid from a
sponsor helps them deal with the immediate effects of war and conflict such
as lack of food, water, medicine and other necessities. While continuing to
receive sponsorship support, women embark on the next leg of their journey
and participate in the Renewing Women's Life Skills Program that provides
them with rights awareness, leadership education and vocational and technical skills training . Women build existing skills and learn new ones in order to
regain their strength, stability and stature on the path to becoming active citizens .
Building on the skills training program, W4W offers comprehensive business
services designed to help women start and manage their own enterprises .
W4W gives them access to capital, and operates micro-credit programs in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Iraq with an overall repayment rate of
98%. W4W gives them access to markets by facilitating product sales through
outside retailers and their online Virtual Bazaar. They provide expertise such as
product design, production assistance and business development workshops .
They also help women form micro-enterprises such as production facilities and
cooperative stores to sell the goods women produce.
Read more about Women for Women International at
www.womenforwomen .org.
family pride
Family Pride, OKC was started in 2002 as a source of support and resource for
lgbt couples with chil-
dren The group occasionally sponsors activities such as a day at the zoo or a picnic in the park but they primarily seek to be a resource for families. Family Pride meetings are held from 4-6 pm on the third Sunday of
every month at Church of the Open Arms, 31 3 1 N Penn.
Meetings are broken into four groups: Nursery (infants to 4 year olds) , Children (ages 5 to 11 ), Teens (ages 12
to 18), and Parents . There is a topic each month and the Parents group has a speaker on that topic, Teens have
a roundtable discussion, and Children focus on a story and activities. At the November meeting, they will be focusing on the holiday season and how to handle your family, your partner's family, and the decision of who to
visit
Currently, Family Pride is seeking people who can facilitate the topic discussions or be a resource for the group
in the following areas:
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Becoming a parent through adoption or artificial insemination
Becoming a family: parenting and step-parenting
LG BT-friendly vacations
For more information about Family Pride or to volunteer to be a resource, call Dedra at (405) 514-5088 or email
her at FamilyPrideOKC@yahoo.com
... so who does the spanl<ing?
Research has shown that in straight couples, men more often take on
the role of disciplinarian with the children while women are often the
nurturers. C Gonzalez, an OU undergraduate student in sociology, is
research paper on how this process plays
out in same-sex couple households with children. She is
doing her McNair Scholar
seeking volunteers to fill out a short confidential questionnaire about
their parenting styles as well as those of their partner/spouse. If you are
willing to participate further, she will do an in person follow-up interview
about your family dynamics.
If you are interested in participating in the survey, contact Ms. Gonzalez
at (405) 314-8498 or email her at chimba 12000@ou.edu.
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