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VOLUME ONE, NO. 8—June 10,1968—July 7,1988 FREE Give the People Light and they will find their own way. V The Wisconsin Light Witch Says Men Are At The Height of Their Power in June Jackson Campaign Some call it "The Old Religion." Others The Old Religion has special significance speak of it as "Wicca" or "Witchcraft" to Gay women and men. According to and there are those who call it "pagan- historians Arthur Evans, John Boswell and Betrays, Angers Supporters ism." But, by whatever name it goes, the others, thousands of years ago, before the faith is old, old, ancient beyond reckoning advent of patriarchalism and the sky gods, By Sue Cook delegate spot for the Gay/Lesbian com- with deep roots going back into every (Zeus, Jehovah, et al), humans worshiped Despite the hard work and dedication the munity. society on earth and, today, is practiced by the Great Mother. As Monica says, the Jackson campaign received from the Since May 21, many promises have been numbers unknown in Milwaukee, in Wis- goddess has ten thousand names among Wisconsin Lesbian/Gay community, Polly forgotten. On Friday June 3, Williams, consin and throughout the world. which are Isis, Diana, Hecate and many Williams, Jackson's state chairperson, and Cobble and Clarenbach decided who the This month, June, others. Steve Cobble, the National Delegate delegate would be. Bill Meunier, state the month after the By whatever name, Coordinator, refused to reward these coordinator for the Gay/Lesbian commun- Blue Moon, is the her shamans were efforts with a delegate spot. Even though ity, was informed of this decision on time of one of the women and Gay men, national campaign workers promised that Monday June 6 just minutes before the eight great sabbaths the latter because it the Gay/Lesbian community would receive California polls closed. Cobble offered a of the ancient ways was believed that one and possibly two spots, local campaign token position on the Rules Committee, that together, form their Gayness gave organizers shut out Gays and Lesbians which was declined. Cobble also stated the wheel of the year. them special sensi- from the remaining delegate spots by that he was not informed by the national It is the eve of the tivities and powers. selecting and endorsing others to fill these campaign workers that Wisconsin was to Summer solstice, In ancient Babylon, positions. have at least one only Gay or Lesbian Mid- Summer's for example, a Gay delegate. Night's Eve, which man was considered Steve Cobble at first blamed the lack of begins at sundown on to be in his last and the delegate spot on the Gay/Lesbian June 19. highest incarnation. community itself, stating that it should In the quiet dim- According to Monica, have run more people. He fails to realize ness of an air con- most straight men, how difficult it is to convince someone to go ditioned apartment, by the time they are public with his or her sexual orientation; on Milwaukee's 23 years-old, have let the risks involved are numerous. And it is south side, away society shut down sad to say that our community's efforts will from the blazing heat their right brains, the not be recognized because the majority of the Gays of an early June day, seat of feelings and and Lesbians were doing cam- Monica talks animat- intuition. Gay men, paign work in the closet. edly about all this she says, because of The Gay/Lesbian community is not away from the Rev. Jackson; and more. A tall, what they are, retain about to walk has our issues in mind. However, dark haired woman of the powers and use of Jackson vibrant beauty and indeterminate age, the right brain. the Rev. Jackson's message was not picked Monica, who describes herself as, "100% With the coming of the patriarchal up by other members in his campaign. This Polish", is a witch and has been since she faiths, Judaism and Christianity among was quite apparent a day before the May was 16. Currently, she is a high priestess of them, every effort was made to degrade 21 caucus. A message was left on an answering machine that said, "Ha, ha got her coven, has given classes on Wicca and women and eradicate Gay men, much of Rep. Polly Williams your letter today. No way am I going to the worship of the Great Mother at the hatred of whom must be understood in respresentative has re- faggot." Obviously, the caller Milwaukee Area Technical College and has terms of the degradation of women. Another labor vote for a ceived the blessing of Williams and was one of the people who attended the been arrested for fortune telling (the city However, in the Medieval Period despite The state chairperson from the caucus. lost the case.) She is proud to be called "a Christianity's domination of Europe, many Cobble. campaign who endorsed Jackson Another mystery caller placed phone witch", a word, she says, that is simply a women and Gay men continued to hold fast Gephardt before the primary, is to calls to other caucus attendees urging them derivative of Wicca and means "wise to the old faith. In fact, homosexuality, only a week receive the remaining spot. State Repre- to endorse a Lesbian candidate that was one." Thus, the term applies equally to witchcraft, and heresy became synon- sentative David Clarenbach was also not even running. The caller was NOT a both sexes. TURN TO WITCH, PAGE 12 involved with the pre-selection of dele- member of the Gay/Lesbian community gates. and had not even spoken with the person First in a Series Gays and Lesbians who attended the everyone was supposed to endorse. This Fifth Congressional District Caucus on created a shortage of votes for the actual Fifth District Congressional May 21 failed to get a delegate elected. Gay delegate contender and resulted in the However, after the election, Bruce Col- failure of acquiring a delegate spot. burn, a representative from organized Even within the "Rainbow Coalition" Candidates Profiled By LIGHT labor, and an elected delegate said that he Gays and Lesbians have not been accepted. would help the Gay/Lesbian community The hours and hours of organizing, get a delegate elected at the statewide leafletting, calling and mailing were left level. Marge Cleghorn, an elected delegate unrewarded. from the Black community, also expressed TURN TO JACKSON, PAGE 3 that she would support efforts to get a Women Must Redirect Energy and Establish Feminist Centered Culture By Julie Kleppin submission, where women are automatical- Women's music festivals are a celebra- ly considered inferior. Within the patri- tion of women's culture, a place where archy, men own the law. They make it, Lesbian-feminist philosophy gets serious interpret and enforce it — all to protect consideration. Sonia Johnson, better their system of privilege and they aren't known as the woman excommunicated by going to give that up." Women must take the Mormon Church (some might call it themselves out of this system and use their "graduation"), was a featured speaker TURN TO JOHNSON, PAGE 7 June 4th and 5th at the National Women's Charlie Dee Kessler Music Festival in Indiana. During last Fred year's festival, Johnson released her Charlie Dee is running for Congress Fred Kessler is running for Congress provocative first book, Going Out of Our sg, from Wisconsin's 5th Congressional Dis- from Milwaukee's 5th Congressional dis- Minds. In it, she candidly relates the trict which includes much of Milwaukee. trict. He is, as a recent edition of the progress of her personal philosophy And he is running hard. Congressional Quarterly, called him, through her hunger strike for the E.R.A., Editorial Page 3 It is a beautiful May morning, with sun "among the early favorites" in the her candidacy for President, her becoming Karen Lamb Page 4 streaming through plant-filled windows of Democratic race. The seat he seeks, being a Lesbian, and her experiences in different Politically Speaking Page 5 his house in Milwaukee's River West feminist groups. vacated by Jim Moody who is running for A Boy of Summer Page 6 sectior.. It is 10:00 but the candidate has the U.S. Senate, is not only the most Eager to hear of new developments, been up since 5:00 and hurries into the German-ethnic urban district in America, some 600 women came to Johnson's talks Our History Page 7 room in short gusts, a large smile on his but is Wisconsin's most Democratic district this year at Bloomington. Though her Medically Speaking Page 8 welcomes his visitors. He is and humorous, her face as he and is considered one of the safest delivery is gentle Books Page 10 intense. That is the first impression. He Democratic seats in the nation. No Repub- message to today's feminists is blunt. has a look about him, an energy, that calls lican has been elected from the 5th district Women must leave the patriarchal system. World Views & Opinions Page 11 to mind the activists, the idealists, of the since 1952. In 1984 and 1986, the G.O.P. It's time to give up trying to change it or Sports Page 12 '60s who saw material possessions as only did not even think it worthwhile to field a interact with it. Instead, "Women must be Lively Arts Page 13 secondary to the quality of life. candidate. about their own 'business' ", namely, Dee was born in St.

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