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TWT DECEMBER9 - DECEMBER15 1988 THE MONTROS 7UZ4fe Christmas C FIRST TIME AT JOHN L's WEDNESDAYS DECEMBER 14 & 21 SARA HICKMAN "Entertainer of the Year" Dallas Observer - As seen on National TV- TGRA MEETING • DEC. 18 • 2 PM TWT DECEMBER 9 - DECEMBER 15 1966 PAGE 13 NEWS monies in Geneva, headquarters of the World Health Organization, which spon- sored the event. In Texas, several key events in Dallas and Houston highlighted the day as hun- dreds joined to solemnize the occasion and bring local focus to the growing pro- blems posed by the disease. Members of the Houston chapter of ACT UP staged a "death-in" on the steps Concerned demonstrators lie down on the steps of Hous- of Houston City Hall. In ceremonies begin- ton City Hall in a "death-in" to symbolize those who have ning at 8:30 p.m., members lay down on the died of AIDS_ steps to City Hall as organizers chanted, "We'll never be silent again; Act up." Principal spokesperson David Fowler WORLD AIDS DAY . blasted local government in aspeech. "By COMMEMORATIONS 1992 it'll be the second biggest killer. And what is Houston doing?" HELD IN TEXAS "Nothing!" responded the crowd. "The only thing the city of Houston has Dallas & Houston Join done is provide broken promises," Fowler In Worldwide Events to charged. "As long as MayorWhitmire and Judge Solemnize December 1. Lindsay fight, nothing gets done. Let's cut TEXAS - Texans were among the the damn red tape," he said. thousands around the globe who joined in Echoing those red-tape sentiments was commemorating the first-ever World AIDS PWA Bruce Cook, who proclaimed, "We're Day on Thursday, December 1. dying of red tape. The government has President Ronald Reagan and Pope turned a deaf ear." John Paul II were among the notables At that point demonstrators wrapped sending messages to the opening cere- themselves in a long ribbon of red tape to SymbOlize bureaucratic snags and delays women together from all over the region in drug approvals and research money. to explore issues of special interest to les- CLUB BODY CENTER Speaker Ray Hill told the crowd, "The bians, she said. leadership of my community [Houston) is The first TLC was held in Dallas last May THE MEN • THE MUSIC • THE GYM dying because the government is a day and hosted by Lesbian Visionaries and late and a dollar short." Among Friends. It featured feminist the- orist and 1984 candidate for President Sonia Johnson and Rosemary Dempsey, who is a New Jersey attorney and chair of the Lesbian Task Force of the National Organization for Women. "AMIGA's participation in the National Lesbian Rights Conference, which was [713] 659-4998 held October 7-10 in San Diego, California brought more insights to planning a suc- cessful conference," added Ortiz. "The emphasis of the conference is to bring women of all races, economic back- grounds, religions and ages to share in our lives as women who love women," com- mented AMIGA founder and TLC organ- CO M P LIM B~!~!~I=rysn Elwood, Hot Line coordinator at OLCC booth at E~!:s~r. izer, Linda Morales. iiiillii~;;illliEV~E~R~Y~W~ED~N~EiS~D~A~YAIDS - ELIVEREDAT BPM Dallas City Hall on World Day. TWT NEWS photo by Doran Robertson. Creative workshops and continuous --~ entertainment will be scheduled through- l Meanwhile in Dallas, Bryan Elwood, out the weekend, providing conference OLCC Hot Line coordinator, and Dennis participants with dialogue and enjoyment Ashworth, AIDS educator for o LCC, set up of a weekend devoted to lesbian issues a booth at City Hall and passed out litera- and fun. An exhibit area is planned to pro- ture to city employees on World AIDS Day. vide artists, book vendors, organizations s With about 1,000 employees, Elwood and others for display and sales. said it was an excellent opportunity to All mujeres interested in being volun- reach a lot of people. He called the event teers, vendors or needing more informa- [214] 821-1990 2616 SWISS AVE a success. tion were invited to write: TLC c/o AMIGA, Elwood and Ashworth set up the booth P.O. Box 980134, Houston, TX 77098-0134. by the cafeteria entrance where they got Or call (713)520-5667. considerable response to the literature. Dallas City Hall employee cross-traffic was not as great as expected, but Elwood told TWT NEWS that city personnel were AUSTIN MEMORY very receptive and supportive of World RIBBONS PROJECT AIDS Day. Centex Rainbow Society of Deaf Decorates Christmas AMIGA SELECTS Trees With Ribbons Bearing HOUSTON FOR TLC Names of Those Dead of AIDS. X)[S AUSTIN - It's called the Memory Rib- Second Annual Texas bon Project and it's being organized in the Lesbian Conference Set Capital City this holiday season by the For Mid-May of 1989. Centex Rainbow Society ofthe Deaf. "It's very similar to the well known TEXAS - All Mujeres Interested in Get- Names Project," said CRTSD president If\JG FACI[ITIES-~KlD ting Active [AMIGA) has advised TWTNEWS Steve Kennedy. "Instead of quilt panels, MON"ij1LY WORKOUT PASSES AVAILABLE that it has selected Houston for the site we are using colored ribbons which are ~== forthe second annual Texas Lesbian Con- called 'Memory Ribbons.''' NO CONTRACTS OR START-UP FEE ference [TLC). "Each ribbon will contain the name in ~MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED The conference will be held in mid-May honor of our dear friends and loved ones :lAMPLE P.AB~ALWAYS OE~ of 1989, advised Helen Ortiz, AMIGA who have passed away," said Kennedy in spokesperson. TLC's aim is to bring an interview with Tony Pelligrino. TWT DECEMBER 9 - DECEMBER 15 1988 PAGE 17 The dedicated memory ribbons will be laced on two Christmas trees, one ~cated at Chain Drive and the other at Sal- ly'S APartment. "The ribbons will be paid for by a donation to the ASA Memory Rib- ~z bons Fund," said Kennedy. The Christmas trees will be on view ~ 0 · beginning this weekend until New Year's Day. The tree at Chain Drive will be ded- O~;j~ icated on Saturday, December 10.The tree ~~~~ at Sally's Apartment will be dedicated the ~~~~ next day, Sunday, December 11. How will CTRSD and ASA use the funds from the Memory Ribbon Project? Ken- O>=~~ZQO nedy explained, "The money will be used ~~ to create a new AIDS outreach for deaf people, so that we may have equal access Shown above are four of the Revlon apartment units in ~~~O for AIDS education programs to include Dallas which were destroyed by fire on Monday, November the education and training about AIDS and 28. TWT NEWS photo by Doran Robertson. ~Z~~ to design suitable and appropriate educa- ~~~Z tional reading materials to meet the deaf Z. ,~ person's special needs." FIRE AT PWA ~~~~ What prompted the society to get in- volved? "There is a perceived and real REVLON APTS need," responded Kennedy. "Our hearing =O~~~O impaired community is very isolated and Anti ..AIDS Discrimination & ~ u has no AIDS education programs or serv- Arson Ruled Out as Cause ~Q~~ ices in place or operating.