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May, 1998
HERLAND SPRING RETREAT
MAY
1 -- 3
RED RocK CANYON STATE PARK
All the times on this schedule are approximate and subject to
some change (except, unfortunately, for the the checkout time on
Sunday). There'll also be lots of time for fun and games!
Friday May 1
5 PM On-Site Registration opens
Light Supper served all evening.
9 PM Opening Ceremony
Campfire and Drum Circle
Saturday May 2
8 AM -- 10 AM Breakfast is served
10 AM Ping Pong Tournament sign-up
11 AM Spirituality Workshop with Kathy McCallie, Church of the
Open Arms.
NOON Scavenger Hunt begins
I PM Guitar Workshop with Lisa Rogers of
the Therapy Sisters
3 PM Open Mic.-- Always great fun!
6 PM PotLuck Supper
9 PM , . , , , , , ,
Cfftpl'1tf
Campfire following the concert
Sunday May 3
8 AM -- 9 AM Breakfast is served
10 AM Closing with Presentation of Ping Pong and Scavenger
Hunt Trophies and Raffle
10:30 AM Everybody pitches in to clean up the camp
NOON Official park checkout time --clean-up is complete and
everybody has to be out of the group camp .
"Call them the Jung and the Restless. They skillfully lampoon
musical styles from Andrews Sisters style scat to lilting folk
Madonna harmonies to faux-Seattle grunge.• Austin American
Statesman
"Sparkling wit, solid musicianship and stylistic breadth from
rockabilly and swing to folk and showtune genres.• Victory
Review, Seattle, Wa.
"The Therapy Sisters exemplify the turn to sophisticated vocal
harmonies, arrangements and music styles, drawing from a
medicine chest of nearly three dozen originals, they are fine GP's
of the trade ." The Austin Chronicle
"Harmonies a la Manhattan Transfer and Andrews Sisters are
the thing here; but so also are a rock edge, scat, ballads and
tongue-in-cheek slice of life satire.· Austin Music and
Entertainment
ALSO IN MAY!
See inside for pre-registration form and suggested
registration amounts.
Registration includes all retreat activites, Friday supper, Saturday brunch and Sunday breakfast, and bunk
space in a cabin.
Saturday-only registration includes Saturday meals
and activities, and the Therapy Sisters concert.
Concert-only tickets are $10 at the door.
Retreat Pre-registration Deadline April 29
Volume 16Number4
Cookout
and
Freefall Concert
6:30 PM
Saturday9 May 23
atHerland
Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39. OKC. OK 73112
TRYING TIMES
Trying times came to my door.
Go be, brave ones, let them in.
All the sorrows we have borne.
Will rise and ride on the morning wind.
I 'II fill my pockets with grains ofgold.
I won't mind the rain and cold.
-- "Trying Times" by Cindy Kall et
I write as a transplanted Southerner. I have worked with
schools and students for 20 years. The attack on the students at
Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas struck me hard, as
a resident of the Natural State and as a worker with students. These
are my thoughts, these are my wanderings, these are my hopes.
These words tum to you.
The roads leading to Paducah, Pearl, and Jonesboro take one
through a landscape of America's South. Rivers and fields, churches
and homes, these towns embrace the souls of farmers, business
people, preachers, homemakers, and children. It is a land that was
burned to the quick by the Civil War. It is home to an issue currently
personified by the bloodied bodies of children crumpled in death.
Violence knows no home for it is in every home. It also knows
no age. As an adult bank robber may murder a teller in the course
of robbery, so a child guns down classmates in the unspeakable
names of rage and terror. Violence is alive in "Everyland." It
radiates in the media; in video games; it is a factoflife. We wonder;
how can this happen? And in Oklahoma City, I know you have
asked: how can a man blow 168 men, women and children to bits?
My wonder is this. Why is more attention paid to those who
perish in violence within public places? Schools - a federal
building: these are temples of democracy. History tells it so. Yet
when a child is gunned down in a drive-by shooting, we read it in the
news, and the event fades from view. Why? Why aren' t we able to
pay attention to the plight of children (and of adults) in all kinds of
environments?
We aren't numb to the media around us, are we? Or has the
media made a choice as to what we should attend to the most?
Paducah, Jonesboro, Pearl. All are Southern communities
bound by heritage and a strong spiritual concept. On a recent Today
Show, Katie Courie asked a commentator to speculate if these acts
of violence were part of the "Southern Mentality." I have to tell you,
I held my breath. And when the commentator responded that this
was not a Southern thing, I signed with relief. For while the South
maintains a strong commitment to the right to bear arms and to the
tradition of the hunt, the violence it has been branded with by many
has dimmed. Remember: Rodney King was beaten in Los Angeles:
Colin Ferguson assaulted his prey in Long Island.
'Trying times came to my door." Violence strikes us in person
and in our mind' s eye. Yet a child often times cannot distinguish
between the shooting on television with the gore ofreal-life death.
Violence on television, senselessness on the streets. "Go be brave
ones, let them in. Grieve for the loss, the senselessness and the
hatred. "All the sorrows we have borne will rise and ride on the
morning wind." How do we learn to keep an eye on the swell of
sorrow and face the roar of the wind? Let us fill our pockets with
grains of gold, let us find a way to keep our world abreast of the hurt
in the big places. Can we brave the rain and cold?
Paducah, Pearl, Jonesboro .. . .Oklahoma City.
Jan Rosenberg
Malvern, AR
Stephen L. Hardway
October 24, 1960 -- April 2, 1998
Stephen Hardway, one of the founders of ACT UP and
Queer Nation in Oklahoma City, died of AIDS on April 2,
1998. Stephen was an activist on AIDS issues and many social
justice issues. AIDS may have destroyed his body but it
strengthened his courage, his compassion and his love. In a
letter he left for friends and family, Stephen said, " When you
see people with AIDS, people of color, women or the poor
under attack, it ' s not enough to care; you must also act. "
Berland recognized Stephen's activism on behalf of women
with an "Honorary Lesbian" award at our 10th anniversay
celebration. Stephen was a friend and ally who will be greatly
missed. His inspiration leads us to continue the fight against
intolerance and hatred. ACT UP! Fight Back!
DUSTBOWL LULLABY
Studio work has begun on the Berland CD project. The working
title for the CD is Dustbowl Lullaby. Some of the artists who will
appear on the recording are Cutchla Fuller singing her popular
"Backdoor to Heaven," Donna D. singing "Love You Always," Peggy
Johnson singing the title song, "Dustbowl Lullaby,"Wanda D.
singing "Living in a Man's World," and Wende Allyn performing
"Carry On" . Some others who have agreed to perform are Darenda
Boswell. Julia Robinson, Louise Goldberg, and Mary Reynolds.
With over $2,500 already contributed to the CD fund, we have
enough to begin production but not yet enought to cover all the costs
of producing the recording. We still need $1,500 to meet the $4,000
goal for the project.
Don 't miss your opportunity to be a part of Dustbowl Lullaby.
Sign up as a CD underwriter now and reserve your copy!
CD Underwriters: Anonymous, Carla Splaingard, Debbie Teel, Donna
DeSalvo, DTH, Ed Petitt,Gus Freidrich and Erena Rae, In honor of the
Her/and Board, In honor of Honey West, In Honor of Making Music, In
honor of Mary Reynolds, In honor of Mary Reynolds/Ms Brown to You, In
honor of Nancy Nesser, In honor of the members of Miss Brown to You, In
honor of the Power of Music, In Memory of Stephen Hardway, In Memory
of Vern Tanner, J.A. Graham, Jan Reed and Nickie Flambures, Janis
Galloway, Jean Kelsey, Jim and Ruth Gordon, Judy Kaufman and Jan
MacDonald, Karen Messana, Kathy McCal/ie, Margaret Cox, Margy Dillon,
Medina's Coffeehouse, Meg Moore, Nancy Jones, Partners, Pat
Colognesi, Pat Reaves, Renee McBride, Sandra Hoyt, Stiefmiller Family,
Tim Larason, Timi Richardson. Wendy Galbraith
Sign me up to be a CD underwriterl
Here's my contribution of $50 or more.
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_in memory of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Please do not list my name in the Voice or on the liner notes.
(5/98)
Send to: HSR A TIN: CD, 2312 NW 39, OKC, OK 73112
Her/and Voice May, 1998
Herland Sister Resources
May, 1998
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
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Herland Sorino Retreat
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Heriand Wrile~s
IHerland serin~ Retreatl
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Group
11
12
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mother's Day
Adrienne Cecile Rich, poet,
feminist b. 1929
Heriand Write~s
Group
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
4:30 PM HSR Board
Mtg.
Heriand Writ~s
Group
25
Memorial Day
(Observed)
26
27
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
28
6:00 PM Newsletter
Folding Party
Heriand Write~s
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6:30 PM Cookout and
FreeFall concert
Friday May 29 Mary Reynolds,
Emily Kaitz; Elyse Angelo & Louise
Goldberg at Rockys's in Bricktown
J.J/ease JJe Our 9uesi
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Upon request, letters or articles may be printed under a pseudonym or
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CHURCH OF THE OPEN ARMS
Worship Sundays I :30 p. m.
3901 '.\. W. 63rd
( 405 )239-2799
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Rev. Kathy McCallie
Pastor
HERLAND SPRING RETREAT
MAY
30
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Please choose the registration amount most appropriate for
you. On-site registration will be $65. Deadline for preregistration is April 28 and registration is non-refundable after
April 26.
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Annual Income
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$15
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$6,500 - $13,250
$25
$13,300 - $18,000
$13,250 - $19,500
$35
$18,000 - $26,000
$19,500 - $30 ,000
$45
$26,000 - $50,000
over $30 ,000
$60
over $50, 000
Registration fee enclosed (payable to Herland): _ $15 _$25 _$35
$45 _$60
_ Saturday only Registration $25
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