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Audre Lorde was one of the speakers at the first glbt March On Washington on Oct. 14, 1979.  Thanks to the Rainbow History Project, you can actually hear her keynote address and other files of her reciting poetry.

Also of note are recordings of Allen Ginsberg plus a rousing speech from Juanito Ramos and Armando Gaetan.

Read (and hear) all about it at: http://www.rainbowhistory.org/mow79.htm

Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:00 pm, New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick, a legal seminar with some of the state’s leading practitioners of LGBTI civil rights and family law.   Presented by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the GLBT Rights Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. 

You must RSVP at 1-800-FREE-LAW to register.  Again, the seminar is free, but you must call ahead to reserve a space — room is limited.
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If you cannot attend the Tuesday, January 23rd seminar above, Garden State Equality’s wonderful partner Lambda Legal is holding a telephone conference call on New Jersey Civil Unions on Tuesday, February 6th at 7:00 pm.  At that time, dial 1-888-346-3950 and enter code 345364#   You don’t need to make advance reservations for this call.  The guest speaker will be David Buckel, Esq., Lambda Legal’s marriage project director who argued the marriage equality case before the New Jersey courts.  If you wish to submit questions in advance for this call, e-mail Liz Accles at LAccles@LambdaLegal.org

Art Exhibit and Performance

March 8, 2007

Through paintings, photos, sculpture, drawings, fabric art, women artists will reveal their inner and global resistance to discrimination against women-sexual violence, female infanticide, child brides, genital mutilation, lesbian oppression, gender and economic inequality, trafficking etc…

Women of Color artist and performers who want to exhibit
Please Contact : Anoush 917-686-6249 or anoush49@hotmail.com

Brecht Forum (6-10 pm) Near the Westside Hwy & Bethune St.
251 West Street
New York, NY
212-242-4201

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You may have noticed, there is no update this month in the literature section.  The next lit update will be February 15th–right after Valentine’s Day.

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Astraea Visual Arts Fund – Deadline: Thursday 2/15/07 @ 6pmEST (deadline is for receipt of applications at the Astraea Office)

Recognizes the work of contemporary lesbian visual artists within the U.S. Thanks to the Skipp Saphho Fund, three awards will be made this year, in the amount of $2,500 each.  This fund does not include film or photography. Please make sure to call the office for an application ID# if you do not receive one with your application.
 
For more information, or a copy of guidelines and application for the above grants, please contact us at: 212-529-8021, ext. 22 or via email at: grants@astraeafoundation.org.
Guidelines and application forms are also available online at:
 http://www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Our grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression
and claim their human rights.

AALLU

Proudly Presents
10th Anniversary
 Eastern Regional Womyn of Colour Conference 

“Celebrating Sisterhood!”
Saturday & Sunday, March 3 – 4, 2007
Rutgers University, Newark NJ
 

We are pleased to invite you to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. For the past 9 years we have offered empowerment and enlightenment to thousands of womyn. 

This year will be no exception. Our two-day conference will provide thought provoking workshops that will address our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual being. It will focus on the uniqueness of our diversity as well as our individual strengths.
 
The days will include several empowering workshops addressing these topics of interest and concerns for womyn, as well as entertainment, arts and so much more.
 
Workshop topics will include sex and sexuality, spirituality, labor issues, legal concerns, racism or sexism among women, bi-cultural relationships,
community violence, mental and physical health & well being, parenting/adoption/family issues, finance and real estate. For the first time ever we will be offering an L/B/G/T/I/Q womyn of colour film festival.
 
Each registered participant will receive free valuable give-a ways just for attending this event. Complete hot gourmet breakfast and lunch will be provided.
 
Advance Registration:
$125.00
 
Interpreters will be available upon request
 
For hotel accommodations contact the Hampton Inn & Suites 973 483 1900 ask
for the AALLU Conference Rate – Space is Limited!
 
Vendors Welcomed!
Contact Marybeth Boger at 716 536 1037 or marybethboger@hotmail.com
 
Volunteers Welcomed!
Contact Stephanie Wooten at 856 465 6186 or MzWooten29@yahoo.com
 
For more information contact us at 732 679 – 7687 or
e-mail at info@celebratesisterhood.org
 
www.celebratesisterhood.org

Sexual Orientation and Christianity:
 
Sexuality within the Christian context, Part II
Join us at our next church planting meeting where we will continue our examination of homosexuality in the Bible. Part I focused on the Biblical portrayal of homosexuality and how the Truth relates to the portrayal of homosexuality in the Bible. We will briefly discuss Part I and move quickly into our discussion on Part II.

In Part II, we will examine the kingdom of God and whether homosexuals Can inherit the kingdom of God? What is the yardstick for inclusion in the kingdom of God. Who does the measuring?

Next church planting meeting:
Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Jersey
January 27, 2007
57 New Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
973.220.1753