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September, 1994
HSR FALL RETREAT
Mark your calendar, send in your registration and
pack your gear, it's time for the Berland Fall Retreat. The
Retreat is scheduled for October 21 - 23 at Arrowhead
State Park near Eufala, Oklahoma.
The Therapy Sisters with Oklahoma's own Mary
Reynolds will highlight the weekend's entertainment in a
concert Saturday evening. The Saturday afternoon open
mike will feature local musicians, poets, and comedians.
and campfire sing-a-longs will give everyone a chance to
make music.
Workshops are now being planned. If you'd like to
share a skill or lead a discussion group, just let us know.
Also, we need women to organize sports activities like
volleyball or softball.
The Arrowhead State Park group camp is located on
Lake Eufala with fishing and swimming nearby. It is
newer than other group camps where previous Berland
Retreats have been held and has somewhat upgraded
facilities. The camp is fully accessible, according to state
park officials.
Retreat registration (see registration form in this issue
for the sliding-fee scale) includes three meals, a late
supper on Friday, Saturday brunch and Sunday breakfast; and lodging in a group cabin.
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LARGEST ANNUAL GAY, LESBIAN
AND BISEXUAL CONFERENCE TO BE
HELD IN DALLAS
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
will host its annual skills-building conference in Dallas,
Texas this year during Veterans Day weekend in November. Creating Change has become the pre-eminent national forum for lesbian, gay and bisexual activists to
share skills, dialogue about the political movement, and
discuss strategies for the year ahead. Last year, more than
1,400 organizers gathered in Durham, North Carolina at
Creating Change.
Plenary speakers at this year's event will include Mel
White, Letitia Gomez, Glen Maxey and Phill Wilson.
White is currently the Dean of the Cathedral of Hope, the
largest gay and lesbian church in the world. Gomez is the
Executive Director of the National Latin:>/ a Lesbian and
Gay Organization (LLEGO), which she helped create in
1987. Maxey is the first openly gay elected official in the
State of Texas. Since 1991, he has served in the Texas
House of Representatives. (continued page 3)
Volume 11 Number 9
In the August
Voice we told you
about the losses from
recent break-ins at
Herland. Those losses
along with the usual
summer slow-down
in donations and purchases, have forced us
to reduce the size of
thisissueof The Voice.
! We are simply unable
to afford the cost of a
complete issue, without going into debt.
Berland is different from most non-profit organizations. Berland is a
community of women that supports itself. Berland
depends almost completely on the small contributions
from our community. For more than ten years now, this
community has always come through.
Berland has no paid staff. All of the work of the
organization is done by volunteers. Together, we publish
anewsletter,operatea bookstore and lending library, and
provide musical and other events for women. Berland
offers a safe place for women to meet and exchange ideas,
feelings, hopes and fears and to learn about themselves
and each other.
It costs over $2,000 each month, to operate Berland.
All of us have a part in keeping her going and it takes all
of us to be successful. In September, there'll be several
opportunities to support Berland while y<;>u are having a
great time: September 11 - a going away party to send off
a former Berland Sister One, Pat Colognesi; September
17--a huge used-book sale at Herland; September 18 - an
open-mike at the Porthole. Every weekend Herland will
be open for you to come by and purchase women's books,
recordings and crafts or to drop off a donation. We hope
to see you at Hefland soon.
D
Herland
Needs You!
OPEN MIKE BENEFITS HERLAND
The tradition continues. Kathy, the new management
at the Porthole, is hosting an Open Mike Fundraiser for
Berland on September 18. The club opens at 5 P .M. and
the music will start sometime later. Drop by for "brunch"
and stay to enjoy all of our fine local talent, and support
KathyandHerlandatthesametime.
D
Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39, OKC, OK 73112
Sr. Sve1L
Dear St. Sybil,
Once again, election time is upon us. We have just had
our first ~ound of primaries here in Oklahoma, and have
weeded out the wackiest and the weirdest,·· and some of the
best. And speaking of morally bankrupt, our choices for
U.S. Senator, never very exciting or inspiring in this state,
are unusually unappealing. The Republican is to the far
right of Attila the Hun or Rush Limbaugh; the Democrat is
a totally political animal without one visible spark of prin·
ciple. What they both share, in spades, is thatthey are goodlooking white men. "Oh look, ma, we got us a real purty baby
boy here." "Well hot damn, pa, then we got us a prospective
Congressman, don't we! - or maybe even a Senator if he don't
get your bald spot!" I tell you, Sybil, going to the polls gets
harder and harder. Could you run that by me again about how
voting for the lesser of two evils is the right thing to do?
I'm confused as all get out,
Ann Di Hatemmall
Dear Ann,
First let me remind you, before you get accused of white
male bashing, that three of the four candidates for Lieutenant Governor are women; and of course what they share in
common is that they are traditionally good-looking white
women who wear all the trappings of female servitude:
backbreaking high heels and enough cosmetics to paint a
ballot box -- in other words, female twins of the guys
running for Senator. Not to say thatthey aren't all qualified
for the job·· indeed a couple of them might be over-qualified
to be Guv Lite ...
And depending on how the Democratic run-off for
Governor goes, there might be a woman on the big ballot for
Governor in the fall, running against an exceptionally goodlooking white man ("well dang it, Ma, he just looks like a
governor, don't he") and a good ol' boy who's decided he can
get thirty-five percent of the vote all day long any day he
wants, and is running as an independent.
And how about this: Oklahoma has two African Americans with pretty decent chances of being elected to Congress
this year. True, one of them is a football star and the other
is a minister, but face it, minority candidates for state-wide
office in Oklahoma will need all the help they can get for
many years yet. One of them is far right, the other far left; it
will be really interesting to see how they far they go.
So all in all, this year is giving you some pretty diverse ·
polling choices, Ann. Lots of lesser evils to vote for, and a
few really good people, if you're in the right district. So do
your research, read your OGLPC and Peace House information, and Vote. I will admit that I am having a change of heart
about voting for the lesser of two or three evils being the thing
to do. Not that I was wrong before, mind you; after all, I do
know all and see all from my handy dandy perch on the
continuum of time. It's just that it's possible to come down
squarely on both sides of some issues, and this seems to be one
of them. I'm being increasingly persuaded by the very good
argument that the only guarantee one gets from voting for the
least awful of two choices is that next time around, the choices
will be even worse.
Progressively yours,
s bil
2 Herland Voice September, 1994
NEW BOOK ARRIVALS AT
HERLAND
Keeping Secrets by Penny Mickelbury
DC pQlice Lt. Maglione, head of the Hate Crimes Unit,
tracks down a serial killer. News reporter Mimi Patterson
also investigates the deaths and the rumors that the force is
keeping secret the methods of death and the victims' sexual
orientation.
Flashpoint by Katherine Forrest
At a cabin in a California mountain resort, three lesbians
and a gay man wait in mutual antagonism for Donnelly, the
woman who has summoned them all here. Donnelly, an
activist cortrteded at the highest level of goverfirti.ent, knows
about a critical political decision about to be made that will
affect all their lives.
Staying Home by Elisabeth Nonas
Molly and Ab. want a baby. Alix, a classical violinist,
has embarked on a medical regimen to become pregnant.
Molly, a fine art restorer, supports Alix's decision ...until
Alix's efforts turn into the overriding issue in their lives.
We also have several Lambda Literary Award finalist
books in stock. Currently Herland has Home Movies by
Paula Martinac (lesbian fiction), Lesbian Culture and Sisters, Sexperts, Queers (lesbian and gay anthologies), FortyThree Septembers by Jewell Gomez (lesbian biography I
autobiography), Blue by Denise Ohio (small press), 'In the
Garden of Dead Cars by Sybil Claiborne (lesbian and gay
science fiction / fantasy), and Long Goodbyesby Nikki Baker
(lesbian mystery).
Be sure to stop in and browse through these books and
many volumes that are on sale.
[J
THIRD ANNUAL FAREWELL PARTY
Herland's Third Annual Pot Luck Farewell Party,
Sunday, September 11. The first two were for Kathy thought that woman would never leave! - this one's for
Pat Colognesi. An ex Sister One and longtime supporter
of Her land, we wantto give her a big sendoff (and it never
hurts to have a good friend in Santa Monica ... )
[J
DALE SMITHSON
10-27-63 I 8-28-94
Our community has lost a beautiful spirit and a
tireless fighter. Our hearts go out to his family and
friends. We feel enriched and privileged to have known
him. The family requests that donations be made to
Triangle Associates, Testing the Limits, 2136 NW 39th
Street, Oklahoma City 73112.
CREATING CHANGE (continued from page J)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Creating Change will offer day-long intensive sessions on issues such as Fighting the Right, AIDS and
Youth. This format will give activists the opportunity to
meet with their counterparts from around the country,
share experiences, examine successful and unsuccessful
campaigns, debate theories, develop strategies and set
agendas for on-going work.
This year's conference will offer approximately 80
workshops in media, fundraising, campus organizing,
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worKp1ace organ1zmg, ann-v101ence, nea1m, organizational development, lobbying and legislation, sodomy
repeal, arts and culture, sex and sexuality, and more.
Creating Change 1994 will also offer three Movement
Building pre-conference institutes: The Transformation
Institute: Building A Movement; the People of Color
Organizing Institute; and the Race, Class and Gender
Institute. The pre-conference institutes will be held
Wednesday, November 9 and Thursday, November 10.
The conference will be held at Southland Center Hotel
in downtown Dallas. Call 800-272-8007 for room reservations, and identify yourself as a Creating Change participant for special rates. For a scholarship application,
please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Creating Change Scholarships, 173414thSt.,NW, Washington,
DC 20009. For further information about Creating Change,
contact Ivy Young at (202) 332-6483 ext. 3304.
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SEPTEMBER,
HERLAND NEEDS YOUR BOOKS!
Herland is asking for book donations for our huge
used book sale to be held September 17, 10-6. Donations
willbeacceptedatHerlandanySaturday(10-6)orSunday
(1-6) before September 17. There'll be lots of great books
for cheap, cheap, cheap. Come hang out with us and take
home all those books you've always wanted.
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WORK DAY
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Monday September 5, all day: Labor Day. Sleep late, relax,
and appreciate the women and men who worked and sometimes died to make the workplace a better place.
Thursday September 8, 7 pm: L/G Teachers Meeting, 7pm,
at Herland
Friday and Saturday, September 9 & 10: Women's Conference at the Clarion Hotel in Oklahoma City. Please see insert
for details of this exciting conference. ·
Sunday, September 11, 5 pm: Pot Luck Party at Herland.
Monday, September 12, 7 pm: Herl and Legal Defense Fund
Meeting, at Herland.
Thursday September 15, MISS BROWN TO YOU at the
Coyote Club; fundraiser for Simply Equal/OKC.
Saturday September 17
10 - 6: Used Book Sale at Herland.
7pm: Academic Dykes; Call Judy at 405 / 377-4718 or Vivien
at 405/364-2693.
9pm- lam: PEGGY JOHNSON at La Baguette in Norman
Sunday, September 18
4:30 pm: Herland Board Meeting. Visitors welcome.
Open Mike at the Porthole.
Tuesday, September 20, 7am - 7pm: Run-off Elections.
Wednesday, September 21, 12:00 Women's Studies Brown
Bag: Women in Western Political Thought, Susan Zolmke
Rm. 360 Physical Sciences Bldg, University of Oklahoma.
Saturday, September 24, lOam; Work Day at Herland.
Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm: Newsletter folding party
at Herland. Fun! Friends! Maybe Pizza!
Friday, September 30, 9:30pm-l: PEGGY JOHNSON at
Medina's on the Paseo
HERLAND
Saturday, September 24, starting at 10 AM, we'll give
Herland a good general clean-up and fix-up . With a good
turnout of handy women we should have a building to be
proud of by the end of the day. So whether your skills are
with a power saw or a broom, come be a part of making
Herland look nice.
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