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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 6
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SPRING RETREAT
What can I say about this
year's Spring Retreat? If
you've ever been to one,
you KNOW what you missed,
so stop reading this article. I can't be responsible for your reactions.
If you've never been to
one, you missed out on a
weekend of fun, food, sport
and the chance to meet new
people.
I arrived before everyone else and had an opportunity to marvel at how
quiet it was. I knew it
wouldn't be long until the
place would come alive with
the sounds of campers unpacking, registering, finding the bathrooms, making
new friends, and renewing
old acquaintances.
Great weather, entertainment, energy and spirit
provided a wonderful setting for another great retreat.
The threat of rain Saturday night did not convince
Judy Fjel l and the rest of
the campers that her concert should be held indoors. With a full moon as
backdrop, Judy entertained
us with her music and monologue. Her humor and creative
lyrics
left
the
audience rolling in the
grass. I guess you could
say she "brought the sky
down" instead of the house.
The multi-talented pe rfo rme r also conducted a workshop on music empowerment
Saturday morning that was
educational and fun.
When it comes to the biggest hit of the weekend,
it's a toss up between Judy
and the potluck dinner Saturday night. Campers, you
out-did yourselves again.
When Sunday rolled around
the campsite was still
alive with the sounds of
campers, but this time the
sounds were of packing,
goodbyes,
keep-in-touches
and directions for cleaning
up.
How different those
sounds are, one set being
alive and excited,
the
other being sad, exhausted
and a bit melancholy.
A great deal of thanks
goes out to Camp Di rector
LaOra for all her hard
work, to Pam T. and Jill W.
for dragging their bodies
out of bed each morning to
make breakfast for everyone, to those who conducted
workshops, to Judy Fjell
for making her first trip
to Oklahoma to share her
talent with us, to those
board members who took time
out from having fun to work
and to you, our campers,
for being the motivating
factor for holding the retreats.
See you in the
fall I •
FALL RETREATr.,,,t
The Fall Retreat wil 1 be
held at Lake Wister State
Park from September 1-3.
Due to space limitation s ,
p1ease get your reg i st r at ion in early.
A registration form is included in
this newsletter.
Meals will again be provided by Herland. In the
past, donations 1were requested to pay for those
meals. Meals for the Fall
Retreat will be paid for in
advance.
Each
meal
is
$2.50. A meal ticket package covering all meals for
that weekend is $10. When
filling out the registration form, check the meals
you will want in the spaces
provided. Meal tickets will
be mailed to you with other
retreat information.
Lake Wister State Park is
1ocated in southeast Ok 1ahoma near Poteau, and has a
nature
trail,
swimming
pool, boat rentals, fishing, and water skiing. Located nearby are the Spiral
Mounds, the ancient Indian
ruins; Heavener Runestone;
the Ouachi_ta National Forest; Talimena State Park
and Talimena Drive.•
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JUNE EVENTS
June 9- -Friday Nite Video ,
ALIEN, 7:30 p. m.
June
11 - -monthly
board
meeting, resource center,
4:30 p.m.
June 18--Gay Pride March,
Memo r i a 1 Park , 36th & Classen, 2 p.rn.
June 22--Mary Reynolds
Kerr Park, 11:45 a.m.
June 23-- Friday Nite Video,
ALIENS, the sequel , 7:30
p.m.
0 YES! I want to be a Friend of Herland. My minimum
donation of $12 allows me use of the Herland Library and
a 10% discount on store purchases over the next 12
months. (My $12 is enclosed.)
ADVERTISING RATES
DISPLAY ADS:
business card or 1 / 10 page • . .•• . •
1/4 page . .• . • •.• • • • . ••• • . . •••
1 /2 page . .... .• .... • .•. • • . . . .
full page • . •• •. • .• • . • • • .•.. .. .
0 YES! I want to help Herland with a donation to the
New Building Fund.
$ 15
$ 35
$ 60
$100
CLA SSIFIED ADS:
first 10 words • . . • • • . . • • • • • . • . • $2.50
each additional word •. • • • • • • ••• • $ .10
DISCOUNTS: available on advance prepaid
orders only
1- 3 months order . • . • ..• • ••.• .• . none
4 through 6 months . • • • . • . • • • • . • 10%
7 through 9 months • . • • • . • . • • • . • 15%
10 through 12 months • •.••• .•• .•• 20%
Call Sondra at 732-2315 or HSR at 521-WMYN
to place an ad.
June 23--Sisters of Swing
and Shartels, Hi-Lo.
PUBLISHED BY: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
June
24--Band
Desert
Hearts, Herland Sister Resources back yard, 7 p.m .
CO-EDITOR: Sondra Metzger
EDITOR: Karen Lewis
ADVERTISING MGR: Sondra Metzger
TYPESETTING: Rhonda Smith
CIRCULATION: 700
June 25-- Sisters of Swing ,
Chances
Music
Festival ,
Austin , TX (for more info
call 528-0020).
June 30--Sisters of Swing,
Kerr Park , 11:45 a.m.
GENERAL INFO: (405) 794-7464 or 521-9696
VOLUNTEER INFO: 528-0604
ADVERTISING 732-2315
DEADLINE on all advertising and submissions is
the 15th of each month.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to this Newsletter are free
upon request.
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Mail to:
Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
NOTICE TO
ADVERTISERS
Beginning with the July
issue of the newsletter ,
there will be a mi ~d mal
charge for typesetting done
to any advert i.s i ng.
Rates wi 11 be 1ess than
that charged by commercial
typesetting establishments
and wi 11 be determined by
the newsletter typesetter
according to amount of
typesetting to be done .
The rate wil 1 be a one
time fee, but will be charged each time /t he ad is
changed .
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848-6429
FOR GAY PEOPLE
MEETS rntJRSDA YS, 7:30 P.M.
102 EAST HEFNER ROAD
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 60873, OKC OK 73146
DANNY (405) 787-1253 OR JANIE (405) 755-72.59
SHIRLEY M. HUNTER. M.A.
LICENSED PROf'EISIONAL COUNSELOR
Catering especially to the gay community
'ENN 'AAK OFFICE COMPLEX• SUITE 102
IOOI N f'INNIYLVANIA •OKLAHOMA CITY. OK 73'12
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A MATTER OF PRIDE
Oklahoma's Second Annual
Gay and Lesbian Pride March
will be held June 18.
March festivities will
begin at 2 p.m. at Memorial
Park, 36th and Cl assen,
with entertainment by Peggy
Johnson, Michael Allen and
others. Emcee for the premarch festivities is Keith
Smith.
The march will begin at 3
p.m., proceeding north from
the park to NW 39th St.,
then west on NW 39th past
Pennsylvania Ave., concluding at Barnes, where the
block party will be held.
Oklahoma City's Human
Rights Commission has been
asked to serve as Grand
Marshals for the march.
Honored guests will be the
supportive
families
and
friends of gays and lesbians.
Gay Helpline volunteers
will supply water for marchers at Memorial Park before the march, at the
halfway point and at the
end of the march.
Nationally, this year's
ce l eb ration has been named
"Stonewall Twenty: A generation of Pride. 11
Tshirts will be available at
the march and the block
party, and during the rest
of Gay Pride Week at Oasis
Community Center.
Tom M. is organizing a
small band for the march.
If you are interested, call
(405 )232-2725.
As with last year's
march, the Oklahoma City
Police will provide protection along the parade
route, while marshals from
participating organizations
will help maintain order.
A training session for marshals will be held June 15,
7:30 p.m., at Oasis Community Center.
Anyone wishing to par-
ticipate in the march must
follow the below guidelines
for marching.
Please remember that we are trying
to put our best foot forward in a place where
others are just waiting for
us to give them an excuse
to punish us more:
1. No drinking or drugs
at the park before the
march, during the march or
on the street at the block
party.
2.
If heckled, do not
heckle back.
Smile and
proceed with your good
times.
3. No provocation of violence.
4. No obscenities shall
be displayed on banners,
placards or floats participating in the march.
5.
No masks or bags
covering your face.
Even though precautions
are taken to prevent the
media from filming marchers
and police protection is
provided, some gays and
lesbians still feel uncomfortable marching in the
parade. These people will
be represented by balloons
on a stick that may be
purchased at Oasis Community Center for $1. The
balloon will be carried to
symbolize the absence of a
gay or lesbian due to the
discrimination in Oklahoma.
Herland is offering clown
make-up for those who wish
to march but are still
somewhat afraid. The makeup will be available at the
Resource Center before the
pre-march festivities at
the park, then at the park
before the march begins for
all who wish to use it. It
has been suggested that you
wear clothing that cannot
readily identify you if you
choose to remain anonymous.
Herland will also have a
table at the block party
with the latest selections
in titles for men and women.
Zoom Beach will once
again close out Gay Pride
Week.
It wil 1 be held at
Lake Thunderbird on Sunday,
June 25, from 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
and is hosted by Oasis Community Center. There will
be swimming, volleyball,
games and fun in the sun.
For mus ica 1 entertainment,
several local entertainers
will be present along with
taped programming by local
DJs.
Hot
Admission is free.
dogs and necessary fixings
will be provided.
You can get to Zoom B,~ach
by going east on Alametta in
Norman to the end of the
highway, then turn left.
Signs will be posted to
guide you the rest of the
way.
Letters to the Editor
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Dear Editor:
A special thank you goes
out to the lesbian community of Oklahoma for
their support of the Names
Project Quilt.
I feel a unity never
before felt has been attained in the gay and lesbian community because of
this event.
It is unfortunate that
the health cr1s1s brings
about this unity; however,
it is better now than never
happening.
Again, many, many thanks.
Matthew Sharp
OK Names Project
Chairperson
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REGISTRATION FOR FALL RETREAT (FOR WOMEN ONLY)
NAME(S) -----------------------~
Number of Pets ________
ADDRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------
(Pets must be kept on leash and no
pets in main building.)
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0 I would like a scholarship
0 I would like a work exchange
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At this year's fall retreat we are once again offering terrific meals at a great price. You may purchase them individually for
$2.50 apiece or buy all four for $10.00. In order to plan how much food to prepare, we must know which meals you'll be
purchasing. Please fill in the appropriate boxes below.
I WANT TO PURCHASE MEAL TICKETS FOR THE FOLLOWING MEALS:
D Friday Evening
D Saturday Noon
D Saturday Morning
D Sunday Morning
D ALL FOUR MEALS
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by Sondra Metzger
A warm, hug-filled thank
you to all who took the
time .to send in a donation
to Her-land since our fund
drive began. We appreciate
everything you send, be it
$1 or $100 ••.
if you missed
Harland's
first scavenger hunt, you
really mi s sed out on some
fun! The key word for the
hunt was LOTSA ... lotsa people, lotsa fun and lotsa
thanks to Sally 8. for all
her hard work in setting it
up . ...
sorry the newsletter is
late. If it looks a little
ragged this month comp a red
to other months, please
forgive for both.
Time
problems and staff vacations created a "wing it"
situation •..•
last month I mentioned that
Herland has an answering
machine.
I neglected to
say that someone checks the
machine and the mail everyday, not just on the weekends.
So, if you need to
call, don't wait until the
weekend when we can do
something about your needs
now .••.
during the Spring Retreat,
Judy Fjell told me that she
spent some time with Karen
Thompson before coming to
the retreat. She said that
Sharon Kowalski is receiving better treatment while
in the care of a counselor
and medical team in Deluth.
She has al so been put
through competency tests.
Sharon wi 11 need to be
moved to Minneapolis for
further treatment.
Judy
also mentioned that there
will probably be further
court action. If you would
like to make a contribution
to help pay for Karen
Thompson's legal fees, contact the National Committee
to Free Sharon Kowalski,
1725 17th St. NW, Rm. 515,
Washington, D.C. 20009, or
call (202)667-3415 .•..
there is still a vacancy on
the
boa rd .i f anyone who
has done volunteer time is
interested.
Give us a
call ....
the Oasis Community Center
has moved to the northwest
corner
of
the
Habana
Inn ....
l'licc is moving its services
to First Unitarian Church,
600 NW 13th St., OKC. The
first service will be held
Sunday services
June 4.
will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services, Friday
fun nights and other socials will still be held in
the church's building at
1900 NW 12th St.
if anyone lost anything at
the Spring Retreat, check
at the Resource Center .••.
if anyone has any news
items that you would like
to see in this column, send
them to me in care of
Herland. The address is on
the front page ....
the boa rd meeting was held
on June 11 because it con~
fl icted with the Gay Pride
March. Sorry you were not
informed sooner.
July's
meeting will be held at the
regular date and time, July
16, 4:30 .m.
VOLUNTEERS
RECOGNIZED
Women who volunteered
their time and energy to
Herland during 1988 were
recognized
during
the
Spring Retreat.
The following women were
awarded certificates:
20 hours: Jill G., Afton
W., Ketta M., and Jerry S.
40 hours: Jackie M., Jeri
M., Darlene B., Gail 8. and
Sheila C.
60 hours: Carletta 8.,
Donna D. and Elyse A.
Women who contributed
over 100 hours of volunteer
time were also recognized:
Jean K., Jill W., Pat C.,
Kathy C., Sally 8., Cindy
8., Terry C., Margaret :.. ~,'t'
f'.,
Peggy J. , Karen L. , Sondra
M., Rhonda S., Rita S.,
Ginger M., Pam T., Chris C.
and Mary R.
Special recognition was
paid to Sharon M., Lo ~ al
R., and Cindy L.
Camp Director Laura was
given a director's chair by
the Volunteer Committee in
recognition of the many
womanhours she sppnds working on the retreats each
year.
Congratulations and thank
you to those who received
awards. Your contribution
means a great deal to us.
A special thank you to
Margaret C., chairwoman of
the Volunteer Committee,
who has many times gone
above and beyond the -ca 11
of duty to ensure the resource center is staffed
and people are available to
work at events throughout
the year .
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS?
If you are planning to move, and you don't
want to miss any issues of the HSR Newsletter, please let us know you new address
BEFORE you move. For your protection the
Post Office wil not forward the Newsletter, and
Herland will not change your address without
your authorization. Therefore, to ensure
receipt of the Newsletter, fill out and mail us
this change-of-address form BEFORE you
move. The form may also be used to add your
name to the mailing list.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM
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ANNOUNCES
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
ALIEN
June 9, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
ALIENS, the sequel
June 23, 7:30 p.m.
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Mail to:
Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
HERLAND CENTER IS NOW OPEN:
SATURDAYS 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SUNDAYS 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
HERLAND BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD THE 3RD
SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2312 N.W. 39TH
4:30 p.m.
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