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November, 1997 HOLIDAY BAZAAR HERLAND RECEIVES ACLU Herland will be hosting the first ever HERLAND HOLIDAY BAZAAR the weekend of Fri. Dec 5th through Sun. Dec. 7th ONLY. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Herland volunteers will be selling a Herland Sister Resources has been chosen to receive the fabulous variety of unusual and unique American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Human Rights gifts ... feminist, gay, lesbian, bi and goddess Award. Herland was chosen because ofitS work to eliminate the t-shirts, jewelry, candles, artwork, music, oppression of women. In particular, Herland provides a safe books and much, much more!!! meeting place for women, a bookstore, food pantry, newsletter, The event will be held the weekend of and a legal defense fund. Friday, December 5th through Sunday, De The ACLU made a point to note the Herland Legal Defense cember 7th. The doors open Friday at 1 PM Fund's assistance in the Fox vs. Fox court case that has helped and are open until 10 PM that night with pave the way for lesbian and gay parents throughout the state of entertainment starting at 7 PM Saturday Oklahoma. Margy Dillon, Chairwoman ·of the Board, says "We doors open at 10 AM and again don't close are thrilled to accept this honor. Herland has been at work in the until lOpm. We have more entertainment that night at 7 PM. community for 15 years and it is wonderful to be recognized in this Entertainment for the Friday and Saturday nights of the bazaar way." will be announced in the December issue of The 1997 Bill of Rights Day Awards Banquet will take place the Voice. We will also be open Sunday for at the Clarion Hotel on Sunday, December 7th at 1:00 PM To ; .• those last minute bazaar purchases from 1-6 purchase tickets to this event at a reduced rate, please call Herland PM with a potluck dinner from 4-6 PM at 521-9696 or call the ACLU at 524-8511. Proceeds from the HERLAND HOLI The ACLU believes all people are entitled to the same rights, DAY BAZAAR go liberties, freedom from harassment, and freedom from discrimi into Herland's gen nation, regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation. eral operating fund The denial of privileges and rights to persons because of their to continue support sexual orientation raise both equality and privacy concerns. of functions such as the spring and fall Equal protection is denied when laws and public policies and Herland retreats, the lending library, Her regulations restricting public or private sexual behavior are land bookstore, Herland coffeehouses, enforced only with respect to homosexual behavior. The the Herland Voice Newsletter and many individual's right to privacy includes private sexual behavior other worthwhile activities. between consenting adults. Before you go to the mall to do your The tracking of hate crimes has been of great concern to the holiday shopping please make sure to stop by Herland December ACLU, especially since the defeat of the latest proposed Okla 5th- December 7th.Cl homa City human rights ordinance. Those wishing to report a hate crime can do this anonymously through the ACLU. Help PEACE FESTIVAL them to STOP the Violence by calling ( 405) 524-8511 ext.4. [J Herland will be at the Peace Festival on Saturday, November 22nd The Peace Festival is held from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Civic Center Hall of Mirrors in downtown Oklahoma City. Many of the organizations in Oklahoma that are working for social justice will be there with information about their work and IN CONCERT giving you the opportunity for SOCIAL JUSTICE SHOPPING for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and Winter Solstice. There HERLAND COFFEEHOUSE will also be entertainment throughout the day and healthy food 7 PM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH available. Herland will be there with a table selling books, tapes, CD's, $4 COVER CHARGE BENEFITS HERLAND t-shirts, and other fabulous holiday gifts. Volunteers are still needed to staff the table so if you can take an hour or so to help COFFEE, COCOA, TEA CAKES AND COOKIES. out, call Natasha at 447-5111 to sign up.Cl 1 Volume 15Number11 Berland Sister Resources 2312 N.W. 39, OKC, OK 73112 Dar Williams - End of the Summer One of my new favorite albums is Dar Williams' latest, End "MaKing your own Greeting Cards" ofthe Summer. I own all threeofDarWilliams' CDs, and I have to say that I couldn't tell you what many of her songs are about. I think that's one of the things I find so compelling about her art class!!! art class!! now's your chance to qet creative! art class!!! music. I think she's brilliant and so talented, and you could probably find one of many meanings for most of her songs. She for the holidays or just because ... has a beautiful three octave voice, but I love her deepest range the most. Her songs cover social commentary, politics, love and relationships, travel, and she has a wonderful knack for capturing adolescent angst. She's kind of quirky but wonderfully original Cost: $5 and never boring. all proceeds to benefit Herland!!!(support us!) I was first introduced to Dar Williams through the column Greg Johnson was writing for the Gazette. Willlams' first release, The Honesty Room, has the wonderful "When I Was a Boy," which deals Saturday, November 15th 1997, 1 - 6 pm with the constraints of gender conformity in a fun original way. · "Alleluia" is also another treasure about a surly teenager in heaven. Do you want to put a more personalized touch on your holiday The love of her first CD led me to buy her second release, Mortal City, cards this year? Come to the "Making your own creating cards" but I've only recently begun to really listen to it a lot after I bought her classatHerlandonSaturday,November 15from l-6p.m. (but it's latest release, and it made me want to go back and listen again to all ok ifyou need to be late or leave early). The $5 cost will benefit her previous work. Mortal City contains "The Christians and the Herland. Pagans," about a pagan lesbian couple sharing Christmas dinner with Participants will discuss all aspects of card creation from a Christian uncle's family. I absolutely love the lines "Where does concept to construction. A resource for submitting card ideas for magic come from, I think magic's in the learning, Cause now when professional publication will also be available Pagans sit with Christians, only pumpkin pies are burning." The The class will discuss various methods of construction, background vocals are a wonderful touch too! cartoons and other illustrations (pen and ink), realism(water I think her latest release is my favorite, and the single from it, color, acrylic, etc.. ), photography and computer graphics- or "Are You Out There," is getting quite a bit ofradio play on Stillwater' s use of the computer in card construction. station The Spy(93.7), ifyou're lucky enough tobeabletogetit. This Class participants will create cards using pen and ink, water song is awesome. It's about a lonely teenager who listens to an color and existing photos. Actual picture taking/making will be independent radio station at night and feels understood and accepted. discussed and computer graphics will be discussed with more Near the end of the song the independent station is gone. "Corporate detail given as the experience level of the class indicated. parents corporate town, I know every TV set that has them lit, They Bring your own materials (photograph of your cat, dog, kid, preach that I should save the world, They pray that I won't do a better yourself, etc.. ; construction paper, old magazine, glue, crayons, job of it, Pray that I won't do a better job, So tonight I turned your kiddie watercolors, black ballpoint pen, markers) if possible, if station on, Just so I'd be understood, Instead another voice said I was not some supplies will be provided. just too late and just no good." The sound ofthe song is great and parts The instructor, Sue Clancy, has been a professional artist of it sound like she's in a tunnel and her voice is echoing. It's one of since the 80' s. She has worked for several design firms, created the best songs I've heard in quite a while. You rock Dar! and sold greeting cards, taught cartooning and illustration at the "If I Wrote You" is a beautiful song about the fear of exposing Firehouse Art Center in Norman, exhibited in art shows, worked one's self and is dedicated to the memory offownes Van Zandt. I love the musical accompaniment on the song. It's sparse but so pretty that at a printing facility and more. She currently owns and operates I get goose bumps every time I hear the song. a business, "This Artist", specializing in web page design, "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" is also getting some radio graphics and illustration. CJ play (according to my friend in Colorado). It's a funny and insightful look at the therapy process. "And it's just me and all the memories that follow, Down any course that fits within a fifty minute hour, And REVIEW we fathom all the mysteries, explicit and inherent, When I hit a rut, she IN says to try the other parent." by Ji/I Gamer There are a lot of other great songs on this latest by Dar. "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" is an anthem to teens to keep us from If any of you saw Suzanne Westenhoefer's schedule in the growing complacent.