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soulforce: a chance to serve
A gay youth movement began with the Soulforce Equality Ride, and its momentum continues with the group's latest effort to repeal the U.S. military's discriminative "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Soulforce will organize several demonstrations
at various cities around the country, including Tulsa, Oklahoma as part of this effort.
There are currently 65,000 Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and other sexual minorities
(BGLO) service members in the military. These individuals must live in a culture of
oppression and homophobia created and condoned by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell. " It
has happened that at least one person was not informed that his partner had
been killed in Iraq until three months after his death. Why? Because the military
did not know this service person was gay. Why? Because he would have been
discharged from the military had they known that he was.
The Action: one or more openly BLGO persons who truly want to serve their
country by enlisting in military service, accompanied by supporters and allies, will
walk into a military recruitment office and say, "I am an openly gay person, and I
want to serve my country. " Sooner or later during the interview/intake process,
that person will be rejected . When that happens, the Soulforce contingent will
begin a sit-in. The sit-in will continue until a congressperson for their state meets
with them to discuss "Don't Ask, Don't Tell. "
It is very important that the potential recruit be openly out and seriously desirous
of joining the military .. This person or persons must be the ideal candidate, and
meet the moral, physical and mental qualifications required in ·order to serve. The
military recruitment office could use any excuse - asthma, past drug use, etc., to
disqualify. The public and media must know that a qualified American citizen willing to serve her/his country has been denied that honor because of their sexual
orientation .
Soulforce is looking for several BGLO persons and allies to support the candidate
on the day of their enlistment and for the sit-in. If a congressperson chooses not
to meet with the group, the group may be "forced " to leave the office, which may
entail being arrested. Please know that everyone decides their own level of involvement in this effort. If you want to be arrested or simply stand outside as a
show of support for the cause, it is your decision. Whatever you decide will be
greatly appreciated.
Thi s is not a war protest. Soulforce seeks to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell. " If you
have issues with any military action of the current administration that you would
not be able to keep securely to yourself, you should not participate in this action .
If you are interested in participating in any capacity, whether openly or behindthe-scenes, or have any questions, please contact Michael Cich, City Organizer for
Tulsa's "Soulforce: A Chance to Serve" and President, OSU Sexual Orientation Diversity Association, 405-744-9098 days, and email michael.cich@okstate.edu .
The Her/and VOJce is a publication of Her/and Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39tl7, OKC OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending library is open Saturdays
from 1-5 pm. Call us at (405) 521-9696 or email us at herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlands1sters.org.
national AIDS memorial
The National AIDS Memorial is soliciting remembrances for a World
AIDS Day observance. In the twenty-five years since AIDS was first
identified, the presence of this pandemic has figured greatly in the
lives of countless Americans and their counterparts all over the
globe . Stories of their own struggles or those of their relatives and
friends make up the often chilling, yet undoubtedly compelling
portrait of the impact of AIDS on the lives of these ordinary people.
To commemorate this year's World AIDS Day observance at the National AIDS Memorial in San Francisco, the Memorial's Board of Directors is asking the public for personal testimonies, remembrances, and reflections on the sweeping effects of the AIDS legacy. The remembrance theme, "AIDS at 25," asks that people
identify a single year during this period and explain how the pandemic affected them .
Jack Porter, co-chair of the Memorial's 13th annual World AIDS Day
observance, describes the Board's expectations as broad. "This
could be a recollection of your own or a loved one's experiences in
dealing with AIDS, or remembering the wide swath the disease
made in those early years when there were no medications," said
Porter. "Or it could be related to learning of your own diagnosis or
that of a loved one in the last couple years; a visit to an AIDSstricken African village; or a poignant moment in your work with a
client of an AIDS service agency."
This year's observance will be held Friday, December 1st, at the
Memorial in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The goal of the
commemoration is to bring people together to remember and
honor the many lives lost to AIDS, the people still fighting to survive, the many caregivers, and those working to find new treatments and cures for the disease that takes 8,000 lives worldwide
every day.
Porter said that some of the submitted stories will be selected to be
read during the gathering on World AIDS Day, and all will be
posted on the National AIDS Memorial's website,
www.aidsmemorial.org.
"Submissions do not have to be letter-perfect but a telling from the
heart," Porter said. "These stories and comments will provide all of
us with a meaningful and historical record of the personal impact
of the disease this past twenty-five years."
The National AIDS Memorial is a living tribute to all whose lives
have been touched by AIDS . It is set in a seven-acre dell where
people gather to heal, hope, and remember. The National AIDS
Memorial Grove Act of 1996 bestowed national significance upon
the memorial, which began as a grassroots effort by local residents
searching for a positive way to express grief in a community devastated by AIDS . The Grove is the only federally designated AIDS Memorial in the United States .
Please send your stories by September 15, 2006, to
mystory@aidsmemorial.org or mail to National AIDS Memorial, 856
Stanyan Street San Francisco, CA 94 1 17.
supper club
Join Herland this month as we head over to The County Line
BBQ, 1226 NE 63rd (between Kelley and MLK), for Supper Club
on Saturday, August 12, at 5:00 pm (meet at Herland at 4 :30
if you wish to carpool) .
After dinner, at 7 pm, we will go around the corner to Tinseltown,
1-44 & MLK, to see what's showing at the movies. With all those
screens there should be something for everyone!
scrabble
Don't miss out on a challenge against some of the best Scrabble
players around. Join us on Saturday, August 19, from 2 to 5
pm for our regular Scrabble games. After scrabble we will
have a potluck from 5 pm to 7 pm. Th en stay for vid eo night!
potlucl<
Bring a dish and join us on Saturday, August 19, from 5 to 7
pm for a potluck dinner. Then stay for video night and the final
episodes of the LWord!
video night
Herland presents the final two episodes of season 3 of the L Word
at 7 pm on Saturday, August 19 for video night. We'll also
draw a name from those who have bought raffle tickets and give
away the box set of season 2 LWord DVDs.
Lots has happened in the last few episodes. Bette had enough
peace and quiet and left her silent retreat, Tina is seeing a guy
(looks like that relationship is finally over); Jennie's ex Tim and his
new wife came to town and they got to meet Max; Carmen confessed to Shane that she had cheated also; and Helena was sued
for sexual harassment.
scrapbool<. days are herel
Herland is starting a project to pull together its collection of photos
and memorabilia and put them in order in scrapbooks . Join us
and bring your old photos and mementos, your creativity and experience, as we try to memorialize our herstory We will work on
the scrapbooks on two Saturdays, August 12 and 26, from 1-3 pm .
submissions for poetry issue
Herland is still seeking submissions of original poetry for our upcoming poetry issue in November. Please keep in mind our space limitations when choosing your submission(s). You may mail your submissions to Herland, 2312 NW 39th, 73112 or email them to us at Herland@herlandsisters.org . Please tell us how you wish your name to
appear in publication .
how we got the right to vote
First women's
rights convention
in Seneca Falls
Fourteenth
Amendment
passes defining
citizens as male
Susan B. Anthony is arrested
attempting to
vote
Women's suffrage amendment introduced in Congress
1848
1867
1872
1878
Belva Lockwood runs for
president-see
bio below
Susan B. Anthony dies. her
dream lives on
Illinois joins six
western states in
granting women
the right to vote
Alice Paul & others arrested
picketing the
White House
1884
1906
1913
1917
House of Representatives passes
Suffrage Bill
US Senate approves Suffrage
Bill
Suffrage Bill
signed into law
Equal Rights
Amendment
introduced in
Congress-not
yet law.
1918 &
1919
1920
1923
again in
1919
those who fought for us
Born on a farm in Niagara County, New York, Belva Lockwood was the
first woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. A
teacher at age 15, a widow at age 19, Belva did not study law until she
was nearly 40 . When her husband's death left her with an infant to support, Belva noted that she earned only half the salary of the male teachers. Determined to continue her education, she graduated with honors
from Genessee College (later to become Syracuse University) in 1857
and moved to Washington, D.C. She fought for admission to law
school and was finally admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia in
1873.
When she was prohibited from practicing law before the Supreme
Court, Belva lobbied Congress for five years and eventually drafted the
law allowing women to do so . In 1879, Belva Lockwood became the
first woman lawyer to practice before the court. An important Supreme
Court case in which she participated was brought by the Cherokee people in 1906, in which they won $5 million through her efforts.
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L word, season 2 dvd set raffle
As a fundraiser, Herland is raffling off a brand-new box set of the L word,
Season 2 DVDs. Raffle tickets wi ll be so ld at Herland until August 19.
Then, at the last showing of the L word for this season (on August 19).
we will draw a ticket and announce the w inner. Tickets are $ 1 a piece
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