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VOLUME II, NUMBER 3
MARCH, 1986
LOCAL· CPT.FOR BIG MOUNTAIN PROJECT SEEKS SUPPORT
by Darlita J. Blanc
The Navaho and Hopi Indian tribes are among the handful of
indigenous peoples in this country who retained the land of
their ancestors when the :. "white" ·settlement of this country
reached completion. As a result, their cultures are still "intact" and the majority of both tribes describe themselves as
"traditionalists." liviilg in the traditional way, abiding by traditional values, living their traditional spiritual understandings.
They are neighbors and have also shared a "Joint Use Area"
for over 100 years. This area was partitioned by Congress in
1974, and this legal act, having historical and genocidal consequences, has been the impetus for support groups' forming
across the US and around the world, petitioning the Congress
for repeal of this law.
Historically, the Navajo (Dine) and the Hopi have lived together peacefully and with mutual benefits. The Dinii are sheepherders, the Hopi, farmers. There has always been an exchange
of mutton for fruit and vegetables, etc. The Dinii are seminomadic, living in isolated hogans and summer shelters. The
Hopi live .in villages on . top of mesas.
The area in question is in northern . Arizona, established by a
Presidential executive order in 1882. Under it lies over 44 billion tons of high grade, low sulfur coal, and also uranium. Authorities have been aware of these deposits since the ear}y
50s, and the coal deposits are near the surface, ideal (or strip
mining.
In 1921, an adjoining area owned solely by the Dine was leased
to Peabody Coal for mining purposes. To accomplish this, the
Federal Government established a Tribal Council to negotiate
the lease. This body replaced the traditional clan elders, and
was so successful that it resulted in the 1934 Indian
Reorganization Act, replacing all traditional governments of all
Indian tribes in this country. A Hopi Tribal Council was thus
cr eated.
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most traditio~al areas of the Res~rvation, with the resident
Dine not willing to leave or tO allow mining. The deadline for
their "voluntary" removal is July, 1986. ·
As many as 14,000 people are facing forced removal this summer. This is 10% of the tribe and would be an . act of genocide. The relocation is to be to tract homes in suburban areas
bordering the reservation, such as Flagstaff, Winslow, Holbrook,
etc. These people have no urban job skills and, for the most
. part, do not even speak English. This act will disperse them
from their ancestral homelands and from cine another; therefore, from their community and culture. In Dollars and Sense,
Ward Churchill analyzed the situation thus:
"Under international law, takine landbased tribal people and forcing them to
disperse into cities is a form of genocide, since it brings about
their destruction as a eroup."
Relocation to other parts of the Reservation is not possible
because there is not enough grass or grazing land to accomodate them in an economy already subsidized. The Navajo are
the largest tribe in America, some census figures going as high
as 180,000. In 1868, their population totaled between 7-8000
people. ·
Because of the resis·.lance and · widespread support for it in
the Big Mountain area, Congress has proposed redrawing the
partition lines, removing the surrounding Dinii. This proposal has
been flatly rejected.
Recently the Reagan Administration
proposed "Life Estates" for the elderly on Big Mountain and
surrounding areas, meaning they could live out their lives on
their ancestral land but would forfeit all claim to it for future
generations. This has been flatly reiected. Livestock reduction
(by 90%) and a moratorium on construction and repairs have
been imposed and enforced on these people to make them more
willing to relocate "voluntarily." These conditions make support
work of direct aid in the form of clothing and food necessary
for survival.
Violations of the new regulations result in livestock impoundment and fines, enforced by a police state mentality commonly
referred to as "terrorist tactics" by the Dine.
The Hopi traditionalists do not participate in "foreign" politics:
they have never participated in the· Tribal Council, as they
have their own traditional leadership, the kikmongue, traditional
religious elders. Ten perc.ent of the Hopi people elect one another to positions of power in the Tribal government, thus disenfranchising the traditional majority. The resulting situation is
similar to Third World puppet governments, complete with the
usual abuse of power, corruption and inequitable distribution of
available funds· and resources.
In 1978, 55 members of the Dine resistance seceeded from the
Navajo Tribe and from the United States. They wrote a Declaration of Independence and formed a separate sovereignty,
"Big Mountain Independent Dine Nation." The nation is governed by female elders representing each clan in the traditional way. At the present time, the Reagan Administration is proceeding with a planned military removal of these people in
July, 1986, if they have not "voluntarily" left the tand.
In the early '50s, the Hopi Tribal Council retained John
Boyden as its attorney. .He was also Peabody Coal's legal
counsel, and he solved the dilemna of getting at the coal by
hiring a public relations firm to create the alleged "range war"
between the Dine and the Hopi; then he proposed the legislation to Congress to solve the "problem." The resulting legislation was PL 93-531, which divides the former JUA so that the
coal deposits are under Hopi land upon which Navajos are living. The center of this area is called Big Mountain and has
great religious significance to the Navajo. It is also one of the
Although support groups have existed in the US and abroad for
many years, new ones are being formed in response to this
threat in this count-down year. What is needed now is a dramatic increase in the movement. The Oklahoma Big Mountain
Support Group is part of this broader base of commitment in
this time of impending crisis. Our work consists of education of
the general public, pressure on our representatives in Washington, direct aid, networking and coordinating with other support
croups, fundraising, etc. We began in October, 1985, and have
members across the ··state, including two concentrated groups of
supporters in Stillwater and Tulsa. Thomas Banyacya, spokes-
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We encourage the exchange of information, personal opinions on issues of concern to the Oklahoma women's community, and your stories and
experiences.
The editor reserves the right to edit and condense letters according to space limitations. Lett ers should be typed, double-spaced and signed
by the author(s). Include your address and phone
number. If you wish to be published anonymously,
indicate so, but include your name, etc., for our
information, in case the editor has questions.
Mail or deliver your letters to HSR, Inc., 1630
N.W. 19, Okla. City, OK 73106. Deadline is the
15th of each month.
To the Editor:
Well, whad'ya know! Another paleface patriarch
(Jack Edens) has shown himself true through all
the colors--another white man granting himself
the qualified knowledge and personal experience
to speak for and about another race. Have his
Black co-editors and journalists of the Gazette
and/or his many Black friends and neighbors
been calling for his words of wisdom, his leadership? Can he possibly be considering being a
part of this post-civil rights leadership he feels
the Black community is crying for?
Please, I'm really curious, because I have gotten
drastically different messages about the plight of
Black Americans from my Black friends, prof essors, writers and poets, than what his editorial
in the Jan. 29 Gazette indicates. I'm really surprised at his insinuation that in America, our
hard fought for and protected "democracy," those
human rights secured in that little document all
those men wrote in 1776 are, in fact, not inherent to American citizens. That, in fact, one must
acquire "assets and wealth" before being assured
of freedom, justice and equality.
Let me and my Black friends, and my personal
experience as a woman in a sexist society, assure you--economic equality is not the same as
political/personal equality. Let's ask the young
urban Black professional (YUBPie?) couple who
has tried to move into an upper class white su·
hurbun neighborhood, let's ask thH thousmuls of
J\sian Americans (as compared l.o t.he minul.«~ pop·
ulation of those who are an economic success) . in
the Chinatowns of New York, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Philadelphia, etc.
Let's ask the female business executives who are
called "Hon" by their male colleagues. Let's ask
the many Irish (Catholic) Americans whose successful political campaigns against their discrimination got a president elected. (You're not going
to tell me John F. Kennedy bought his way into
the presidency?--in America?)
And, while we're on this subfo«t, of the very
few economic successes among the minority you
cited (Black professionals, Jews,- Japanese, Chinese), there has yet to be a president elected
from them in this country "where anyone can
grow up to be President."
Let's take a look at the Blacks in South Africa,
a permanent majority, in a system of minority
rule. Even when Apartheid, the legal system of
racial segregation, falls and South African Blac ks
begin to regain their basic human rights , the
deeply ingrained feelings and practices associated
with racism will take much longer to dissolve.
America's own system of Apartheid, known in our
history as the Jim Crow laws, is only legally
dead now since the Civil Rights era. Most who
are over 25 (some younger) remember and experienced segregated bathrooms, black and white
public schools, "special" seating arrangements on
buses, etc.
Racism as a learned behavior doesn't disappear
with a law--if it did, then so would rape, murder,
sexism, domestic violence, child abuse, etc. It
takes time to unlearn learned behavior--especially
when there are those who do not desire to be
re-educated.
Jack, I find your explanation of why Blacks
aren't equal in this society to be the cop-out, in
addition to being the familiar sing-song of this
decade's neoconservative mentality, trying to
make the Yuppies feel okay about their materialistic tunnel-visioned world .
Laura Smith, OKC
announces
the next meeting of the Collective
Open to the Public
Sunday, March 9, 1986, 6:30 p.m.
1630 N.W. 19
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get involved with
Berland Sister Resources, Inc.
Saturday, March 22
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
1630 N.W. 19
call Heather Moore, 733-9331
for additional information
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NATIVE SONGWRITER RETURNS HOME
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Janis
Galloway is back from San Francisco and she has
brought with her new smiles and new music to
share at Herland's March coffeehouse, 8:00 p.m.,
March 28, 1630 N.W. 19.
presents
J A NI S
"I volunteered myself as the house musician in
the winter of '78 so I was able to spend most
of my time writing," she related. "I had the entire mountain top to myself for the winter--a
writer's delight!"
After coming home from the Turkey Creek Saloon Music Hall, Janis became a regular around
OKC, playing at festivals and doing the local
club circuit. From the City, she spread her homegrown music throughout the state. She has sung
about love, nature and war in Enid, Ada and,
disguised as an old Alaskan trading post owner,
at the 1896 Club in McAlester.
GALLOWAY
for your entertainment
Friday, March 28, 1986
8:00 p.m.
The 28-year old musician started playing guitar
in 1975. "All five of my brothers are musicians
and ever since I can remember, I have heard
strange guitar music coming from their rooms,"
Galloway said. "I guess they were my main influences. They certainly were my best teachers."
Acoustic music is Galloway's style and her imagination comes from within, as she claims the birth
of 75 original songs. She wrote most of her
early music in the seclusion of a two-story log
music ·hall in the mountains of southeast Okla.
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1630 N.W. 19, OKC
MARY REYNOLDS TO BENEFIT HEALTH CTR.
Mary Reynolds and the Sisters of Swing will be
playing and singing to benefit the Southeast
Area Health Center, on Saturday, March -8, at
7:30 p.m., in the Crooked Oak School auditorium,
S.E. 15th and Eastern.
The health center serves low income people in
Oklahoma County and the money raised will go
toward hiring a full -time physician, according to
Director J ean Kelsey.
Tickets for the benefit concert are $5 at t he
door. For more information, contact Kelsey at
632-6688.
"Acoustic music was the beginning and is the
backbone of rock and roll," Galloway explained.
"I write and sing about the hard times, about a
happy love or about the adventures of being alone. I write it from the heart and sing it out to
the hearts of others who have a need to identify
with something." In 1979, Galloway had several
spots on the KATT radio's Homegrown program,
where she was able to express the importance of
acoustic music.
Helen Holgate
Certified Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
Counselor
Galloway was joined by multitudes of women artists and musicians at the Grover Cleveland Arts
Institute, for their production of "Sisters of the
Arts, " a memorable and very successful evening
of women's music and art.
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San Francisco became her next challenge, as she
ventured West in April, 1980. "I did some studio
work there with some women musicians in
Berkeley," she said, "but I mostly concentrated
on developing even further my own style of
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music.
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N E E D inexpensive or donated space
(TAX-DEDUCTIBLE, OF COURSE!), handicapped
accessible, restroom, temperature control capabilities, room for library, book and other sales,
coffeehouses, performance area and parking
Herland Sister Resources, Inc.. is very pleased
to welcome Janis Galloway back and to share
her with the rest of the community in a coffeehouse concert, March 28.
H A V E
lending library. book and
record sales, coffeehouses, resource exchange,
retreats, newsletter and special events
HELP MAKE A GOOD THING IN
OKLAHOMA CITY EVEN BETTER
CALL
Laura Choate,
672-4141
for Herland Sister Resources, Inc .
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man for the Hopi traiditional religious elders, came to Oklahoma last November and spoke to the groups in Tulsa and
Oklahoma City.
Support group members will be invited to a "gathering" on Big
Mountain in the spring. There they will be given instructions
from the elders and direction for networking with one another.
These "gatherings" have taken place for several years.
Support group workers will also be invited to attend the 4th
and final annual Sun Dance on Big Mountain during the first
week of July, and during the final four days before the forced
reloca tion deadline.
To become involved or to get more information·, interested persons may contact Leona Luecke at the Benecdictine Peace
House, 405-524-5577, or Francis Wise at the OKC Native
American Center, 405-235-5563.
Jackie Warledo (598-8680)
chairs the Oklahoma Big Mountain Support Group.
GUATEMALAN FAIR
Women for Guatemala is sponsoring the Guatemala n Fair , Saturday, March 8, from 9:00 a .m. to
5:00 p.m., at St. Luke's United Methodist Church ,
222 N.W. 15, in Oklahoma City. Weavers and
Guatemalan crafts will be featured .
For more information, contact the Benedictine
Peace House, 2920 N. Robinson, OKC, 73103,
405-524-5577.
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH WITH MARY REYNOLDS
The Metro OKC Chapter of the National Organizaton f or Women is sponsoring its 4th Annual
Champagne Brunch, Sunday, March 16, at VZD's,
4200 N. Western. Mary Reynolds and The Sisters
of Swing will perform. Call 528-0400 for the time
a nd price of the benefit.
CONFLICT OF FEMINISM LECTURE TOPIC
Dr. Rosemary Ruether, Professor at Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, will be
speaking on "The Conflict of Feminism and Family in American Culture Today," Thursday, March
13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Forum Building, Conference Room B, Oklahoma Center for Continuing
Education, Norman. The lecture is free and open
to the public.
Ruether will be directing the Feaver/MacMinn
Seminar for OU students March 11-15. She will
be t racing the changing ways in which family,
society, church and gender have been related in
West ern (Christian) history. Religious and educational professionals are particularly invited to
a ttend a colloquium Wednesday, March 12, at
3:00 p.m., OCCE Conference Room B.
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CAUCUS ADDRESSES ANTI-GAY BILLS
Three anti-gay bills have been filed in the Oklahoma legislature, according to . Keith Smith of the
Oklahoma Gay Political Caucus.
"House Bill 1698 makes it a felony for intentionally infecting yourself or someone else with
AIDS," said Smith. · "The bill may have been effectively killed in the Criminal Justice Committee
the week of Feb. 3. They will meet one more
time and if it doesn't come out of committee
then , it will be past the deadline."
Smith said that another bill requires testing for
AIDS for all medical professionals, and another
for all people applying for marriage licenses.
"We're in a whole lot better shape than we
thought we would be," Smith explained about the
legislative reaction to AIDS. "The Holocaust this
year isn't happening."
"House Bill 1880 addresses foster care, creates a
new commission and is basically a good bill, except that it states that homosexuals cannot be
considered as foster parents ," Smith said.
The Oklahoma Gay Political Caucus is sponsoring
a Town Meeting, Thursday, March 13, at 7:30
p.m. at Oasis Community Center, 2135 N.W. 39,
in Oklahoma City. Part of the agenda includes a
session on letter writing, plans for a trip to
Stillwater to campaign for a city commissioner,
and election of officers.
Beginning in March, OGPC will sponsor a work
night every Sunday from 7-10:00 p.m. at Oasis.
OGPC representative(s) as well as coordinate volunteers will be on hand to provide legal referrals
and networking for people who have a problem.
Volunteers are needed for the following committees: Voter Registration, Alert Network, Field
Trip, Lobbying and Legislative Information, Membership and Fundraising.
Contact Keith Smith, 524-2296, or Kevin Gabel,
584-4093, for more information.
For more information, contact Barbara Wilson,
College of Liberal Studies, 405-325-1061, or
1-800-522-4389.
Publisher:
Editor :
Ty pesetter:
Advertising:
Circulation:
Herland Sister Resources, Inc .
Elaine Barton
Marian Hulsey
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HOMOPHOBIA: THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
HSR OFFERS HOMOPHOBIA WORKSHOPS
Herland Sister Resources, Inc., will host
shop series on homophobia facilitated by
Pharr, of the Arkansas Women's Project,
12 and 13, at the OKC YWCA, 129 N.W.
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on April
5.
Session I will be devoted to consciousness-raising
about homophobia and strategies for eliminating
personal and institutional homophobia. Both nonlesbians and lesbians are encouraged to attend
Session I. Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., with a one hour lunch break.
Session II will focus on internalized homophobia
and a discussion of the ways homophobia affects
the lives of lesbians, on Sunday, April 13, 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Session III, a strategizing session for improving
the lives of lesbians, will be held Sunday, April
13, from 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Sessions II and III are open to lesbians only.
For more information, contact Pat Reaves, 5258013 (evenings) or Elaine Barton, 525-5691.
Early registration
limited.
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encouraged
as space
is
funded by a grant from the Chicago Resource
Center to the Arkansas Women's Project and
Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
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I plan to attend: Session I _
Session II__
Session III_
Please mail to:
Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
c/o Pat Reaves
2215 N. Douglas Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
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by Suzanne Pharr
The political dilemna that faces many lesbians is
that of a double-edged sword: if they let people
know they are lesbians, if they choose visibility,
then they run the risk of losing their jobs, their
children, their families and the support of their
larger community; but if they do not become visible, then they cannot gain the support of allies,
of non-lesbians--even worse, they cannot with surety even recognize one anot her--and, therefore,
there is little chance of creating a national
movement for lesbian rights.
The lack of visibility, of allies, of political organizing prevents us from putting forth the strategy and effort necessary to combat homophobia.
The gay and lesbian community is being targeted
by conservative groups as enemies of the family,
of decency and of morality. Even in feminist organizations such as battered women's shelters
where many lesbians work, there is not enough
safety for lesbians to feel free to be visible
because lesbian baiting has worked as such an
effective weapon against women who do social
change work. In the battered women's movement,
we are beginning to break the silence about lesbian battering, but are finding many lesbians will
not go to shelters for safety because of the covert or overt homophobia there.
And, finally, because homophobia pervades all our
institutions, lesbians have internalized many of
its messages as truths. Consequently, through
external and internal homophobia, we often find
ourselves ~nable to find full expression for our
lives. We experience a loss of personal freedom
which can express itself in low self-esteem, selfhatred, abusive relationships, or just a general
narrowing of our lives, marked by a constant vigilence that we do not put ourselves at risk in
unsafe places. Then in our communities we often
experience divisiveness and an unwillingness to
come together to create an overall political
strategy to improve our lives, to set ourselves
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IT'S ROBBERS CAVE. FOR SURE THIS TIME
After writing an enticing article about what Robbers Cave had to offer, when we planned on
having the fall retreat there, a mixup in reservations forced a change of place. But, this time, it
really is Robbers Cave, for our spring retreat,
May 2-4, and everything promised in the September newsletter will be there, with spring's rebirthing signs everywhere substituting for the
display of fall foliage.
Belle Starr "hid out" from authorities there, as
did the James Brothers. Hiking trails take you up
to the large cave, overlooking the surrounding
area. A natural corral below kept the horses
safe and hidden but ready.
Legends about hidden treasure in the cave have
led to explorations of its deep recesses, but the
last of these in 1931, as the story goes, departed in great haste, supposedly taking the treasure
they found with them.
Today's treasure mainly consists of a beautiful
natural area. The group camp itself, the site of
Herland's retreat, offers rock cabins, containing
bunks and mattresses, a large dining hall and kitchen equipped with cooking and eating utensils,
and bathrooms.
The park's natural amphitheatre sits right on the
edge of Lake Carlton. Weather permitting, our
Saturday night concert will be held in this beautiful setting. At press time, Herland has contacted Hawkins and DeLear for that concert. Several
of our local musicians will also perform.
So far, there are five workshops scheduled:
Shelly Zaikis, handwriting analysis; Laura Choate,
on her recent trip to Israel; Nancy Viviani, on
mind/body/spirit connections; Peggy Durham, sober living; a poetry reading/writing workshop. Proposals are still being welcomed by HSR, so if
you want to present one (or have a specific
topic addressed), please contact us by April 15.
those not wishing to cook, there is a cafe in the
park, plus a grocery store in case you forget
something.
You may check in any time after 4:00 p.m. on
Friday. The park is located north of Wilburton,
about 153 miles from Oklahoma City. Bring arts
and crafts for exhibit. or sale, , plus networking
information.
HSR must have an approximate count ort attendees, so send the pre-registration form below and
your check for $15 per person by April 20 to
Herland Sister Resources, c/o Kris Marek, 1137
N.W. 31, Oklahoma City, Ok 73118. On site registration will be $20 per person. If you have special needs, such as non-smoking or non-alcoholic
sleeping space, please indicate so on your form.
There are a few scholarships available for those
wishing to attend who cannot afford the $15
fee. Also, anyone wishing to sponsor an attendee
on scholarship, please contact HSR. (There are
places on the preregistration form to indicate
either of the above .)
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Send me information about sponsorship.
Deadline for preregistration: April 15, 1986.
Mail this form and your check for $15 per
person to:
Herland Sister Resources, Inc .
c/o Kris Marek
1137 N.W. 31
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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Leisure time activities in the area, in addition to
hiking, are fishing, nature photography, paddle
boats and kayaks, softball. Pets are welcome, but
mus t be kept on a leash while out of doors.
Bring a bedroll or sleeping bag, pillow, towels,
toilet articles, flashlights, musical instruments,
toys, cameras, fishing equipment, comfortable
shoes.
Also bring enough food for yourself or your party for meals through Sunday breakfast or brunch.
(Checkout time is noon.) Herland will provide coffee . We will combine our Saturday night meal, as
we did at Osage Hills, for a giant pot-luck. One
of the sites of an enfoyable sharing experience
at Osage Hills occurred in the kitchen. (Mama
Hulzini is again offering to cook, when she's not
fishing, if someone else will wash dishes.) For
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STILLWATER NOW SPONSORS EVENTS
SUPPORT CENTER OFFERS MGT. WORKSHOPS
Dr. Elaine Johansen, University of Connecticut
author of Comparable Worth: The Myth and the
Movement, will lecture on comparable worth
Tuesday, March 18, at. 7:30 p.m., at OSU's Student Union Theater, Stillwater.
People working in southwestern Oklahoma in the
social services and educational fields, health
agencies, family services, the arts, crime prevention, and many other areas are encouraged to
participate in the spring workshop series on nonprofit management offered by the Support Center. Staff, board members and volunteers from
local organizations will meet in Duncan and Lawton to discuss current issues in today's economic
climate.
On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:00 p.m., OSU
NOW will sponsor the film "Norma Rae," depicting the struggles of forming a union in a Southern mill town. The film will be shown at the
Student Union Theatre and costs $2.
Two films presenting both sides of the abortion
questions will be shown on Tuesday, April 8, at
7:30 p.m. in Room 313 CLB on the OSU campus.
The pro-life film, "Conceived in Liberty" and the
pro-choice "So Many Voices" will be followed by
Dr. Kathleen McKinney, OSU Dept. of Sociology
and a representative for Oklahomans for Life,
who will confront the issues and interact with
the audience.
William H. Chafe, one of the nation's leading historians and writers in the area or civil rights
and women's rights, will lecture on "End of One
Struggle and the Beginning of Another:Civil
Rights and Women's Rights," Wednesday, April 2,
8:00 p.m., 141 Physical Sciences Building.
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Poetry readings featuring Ann Weisman,
Tuesday,
March 25, and Carol Haralson, Thursday, April
10, will be held at 7:00 p.m. at 109 Bartlett
Center.
Contact OSU NOW, Box 904, Room 040, Student
Union, Stillwater, OK 74078, for information.
1985-86 OU WOMEN'S SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Home games at Reaves Park, Norman
March 12
March 13-15
March 13
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April 2
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Southern Illinois (DH)
Sooner Invitational
Kansas State
Illinois State
Northeast Louisiana
Central Michigan
Texas-Arlington
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
11:00 a.m.
10:00
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The following workshops will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Auditorium in Duncan,
from 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., on the dates noted:
"Problem Solving in Meetings"--Thurs., March 6.
"Long Range Planning"--Tues., March 18.
"Raising Money Through Special
Memberships"--Thurs., March 27.
and
The Lawton workshops will be conducted at the
Public Service Company, 629 S.W. C Ave., from
9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
"How to Manage Effective Volunteer Programs"-Tues., April 8.
"Building and Maintaining a
Thurs., April 17 .
Dynamic
Board" --
Registration is $15 per person, per workshop,
lunch included. Scholarships are ·available.
In addition to management workshops, The Support Center offers one-to-one consulting, on-site
training, a shared service center, an accounting
aid program, a resource library and information
and referral services. Contact them at 525 N.W.
13, Oklahoma City, OK 73103, 405-236-8133 for
additional information and registration forms for
the spring workshop series.
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LESBIAN ISSUES
INT'L . . REMEMBRANCE VIGIL ON MARCH 8
APA RESOLUTION ON AIDS
On International Women's Day, 1985, feminists in
three cities , Tel Aviv, Israel, Sydney, Australia,
and Buffalo, NY, held Remembrance Vigils to the
vi ctims of pa triarchal violence through the ages.
The t hree loca tions formed a geographical triangle , and in their vigils, they formed a spiritual
triangle representing wom en's ancient. power.
Given current evidence . that persons do not be come infected with the AIDS virus through cas ual contact, the American Psychological Associa tion "deplores the exclusion of persons with
AIDS or those suspected of having AIDS from
housing, employment, education or necessary professional services," says a resolution adopted by
the APA February l.
The organizers of I.he three vigils have decided
to adopt it as a feminist tradition each year on
International Women's Day, March 8. They invite
o ther women , in other countries to foin and expand the triangle.
According to Deni Langman of Women Against
Violence Agains t Women, Tel Aviv, the vigil in
Israel is in memory of women of the matriarchal
period, enslaved, raped, tortured and murdered in
Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Southern Europe; hundreds of Amazon women, attacked, raped
and slaughtered in Greece and South America; 9
million women who were tortured and murdered
in Europe be tween the 14th and 17th Centuries;
80 women in the early 1900s who were murdered
in Ashkelon, Middle East; and the millions of
women and their children who have fallen victim
t o patriarcha l wars and violence during the 20th
Century.
You may write to Deni Langman, in the name of
Women Against Violence Against Women, P.O.
Box 29411. Tel Aviv, 61293, Israel.
APA "condemns use of the AIDS epidemic as a
vehicle for fostering prejudice or discrimination
against any group or individual. Until there are
empirical data linking specific tests wit h t he
eventual development of AIDS, the APA condemns indiscriminate testing to detect exposure
to AIDS. "
APA supports increased funding for public education regarding AIDS and calls on psychologist s to
"combat irrational public fears" of AIDS through
teaching, public lectures, counseling and therapy ,
consultation, and research.
APA says that psychosocial and mental health
aspects of AIDS should be stressed in treatment ,
research and preventative programs, and urges
that mental health services for persons with
AIDS, AIDS-related conditions or an exaggerated
fear about the threat of AIDS "should be widely
available." However, while noting that identification of persons exposed to the AIDS virus is a
"major public health goal," APA urges t hat the
confidentiality of patient records be prot ected.
OASIS EXPANDS CENTER HOURS
Oasis Community Center is now open MondayThursday from Noon to 11:00 p.m., and Friday
and Sat urday, Noon to 1:00 a.m.
405/848-5429
OKC GAY HELPLINE JUST A DIAL AWAY
T he Gay Helpline is on the line from
until morning. Call 528-GAYS. If you
es t ed in volunteering, call Alice at
Prof essionals in terested in being listed
Helpline s hould contact her, also. The
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**The world's oldest and lc1rgest annual screening
of gay and lesbian ciriema is now accepting entries for its 10th Anniversary Edition, to be held
June 20-29, 1986. Presented each year at the
Castro and Roxie theatres, the San Francisco
International lesbian and Gay Film Festival offers
outstanding national and international exposure
for filmmakers and producers to distributors and
exhibitors seeking new works for the growing gay
and lesbian film market. ·. In addition to this valuable media and industry exposure, submitted
works are eligible for prizes awarded in the categories of feature, documentary, short, super-8
and video. Formats accepted:· 35mm, 16mm, super8, i" VHS and 3/4" video. · .Deadline for entries is
April 15, 1986. For information and entry forms,
contact Grameline, P.O. Box 14792, San Francisco, CA 94114, or c.a ll 4l5-861-5245.
.. NewSage Press, a California publishing company
specializing in fine art books. is presently working on a mafor black and white photography art
book on Women at Work in America. The focus
of the book is to show women in the United
States at work, and the great diversity in their
fobs and positions, whether · they are migrant
workers, corporate executives or homemakers.
They want to include all age_ groups and remove
all the limitations on what society "thinks" women do or should do as work and show what they
are actually doing in 1986. The photographs must
be taken during the first week of March, specifically March 3-7, which precedes International
Women's Day on March 8. Any film format is
acceptable. Information and extended photo captions must accompany the photographs. A fee
will be paid for the photographs chosen. Write
Maureen R. Mechelson, Publisher, NewSage Press,
P.O. Box 41038, Pasadena, CA 91104, 818-7914122.
••Lesbian Editor seeks material for her book
exploring friendships between lesbians who are
not lovers. Discuss play, work, growing up, coming out, separations, family bonds, commitment,
betrayal, humor, aging, raising children, affection,
etc. Send life stories, drawings/graphics, photos,
headlines, taped conversations, essays, poems,
songs, prayers, etc., to Caroljean Pint, 1050
Title Insurance Bldg., 400 2nd Ave. South,
Minneapolis, MN 55401.·
PUBLISHING NEWS
**The Iowa City Women's Press filed for bankruptcy recently, after 12 years of operation.
They printed many of the issues of Sinister Wisdom, early Naiad Press titles, early issues of
Lesbian Connection, all issues of Common Lives/Lesbian Lives and Maize, as well as Narratives:
Poems in a Tradition of Black Women, Shadow
on a Tightrope and Saturday Night in the Prime
of Life. Lesbian Land was the last book off th e
press. Aunt Lute Book Company had to have its
two most recent books printed elsewhere.
According to Lorna Campbell, co-founder of A
Fine Bind, "I think that basically we were all
good workers. But none of us were managers."
••century Book Club has also declared bankruptcy. A significant part of CBC's investment capital never arrived, · even though they were exceeding all their projections and the business plan
was checking off right on schedule. They had an
18% response rate to mailings--incredibly high-and were making money.
According to Mark Bernard, CVC, "If I had it to
do over again, I'd do a lesbian book club. The
publishers were wonderful to deal with as were
the customers. It's a different market than the
men's market ... "
--from Feminist Bookstore News, Vol. 8, No. 4,
Dec./Jan., 1986.
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