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This show aired on the radio on 12/13, but the podcast is available from the website:
http://wbgo-web.streamguys.net/audio/onDemand.php?podcastID=219

NEWARK TODAY: Newark’s Gay Community
WBGO 88.3FM Newark, NJ

Newark’s gay population has had to struggle to overcome a lack of resources and an often hostile community at large. We will discuss what, if anything has changed since the 2004 murder of teenager Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old who was stabbed to death by an assailant whose advances had been rebuffed.

2008 LGBT POC Health Summit
Unity through Diversity: Shifting Our Focus

In Our Own Voices, Inc and The New York State Black Gay Network, Inc will be hosting the first statewide LGBT People of Color Health Summit on February 21-24, 2008. The Health Summit’s theme is: Unity through Diversity: Shifting Our Focus This inaugural event is designed to provide a forum for the articulation of issues and recommendations related to health and human service interventions for LGBT people of color. Scholars, administrators, activists and students are invited to share their knowledge and skills with the hope that this interchange will result in a compendium of future strategies designed to address the needs of LGBT people of color. A distinguishing feature of the health summit is the inclusion of planning strategy workshops to enable presenters and participants to frame the presentations and conversations into a health and human service strategy for subsequent policy and programmatic undertakings.

The summit will focus on five major conceptual tracks:

• Health and Wellness
• Substance Abuse
• Spirituality
• Political Advocacy
• A day long institute on Transgender issues

One major outcome of this undertaking will be the publication of a summit report highlighting the major observations and current strategies related to the above topics with attached recommendations for future research, political advocacy, and community based interventions.

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We’re a little late announcing it, but Kuma has been updated for December 2007.

There are 6 new poems in the literature section.

Remember 2 important changes happen on January 15th:
*stories return to the literature section
*Kuma literature section goes quarterly
(new updates Jan, April, July, and October)

Also, we’ll be announcing another Kuma Project.

If you haven’t done it yet, please do take Kuma Poll #9. If you have, send your friends or other Kuma readers this way.

Last but not least, no matter what you celebrate during this holiday season, we hope you are spending time with people you love . . . . or at least like.
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DIRTY LAUNDRY IN THEATERS IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES
FRIDAY, DECEMEBER 7, 2007

BUY TICKETS & SPREAD THE WORD

New York Theater: Clearview Chelsea West Theater
333 West 23rd Street (b/t 8th & 9th)
New York, NY 10011

Los Angeles: Mann Beverly Center Cinemas (Inside Beverly Center)
8522 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90038

In select cities nationwide on December 28th
www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com
www.myspace.com/dirtylaundrymovie

ABOUT DIRTY LAUNDRY

DIRTY LAUNDRY is a modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows magazine writer Patrick, skillfully played by Rockmond Dunbar (Prison Break, Soul Food), who seems to have the “perfect life,” until one day there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn’t seen in over 10 years.

DIRTY LAUNDRY’s cast includes a colorful array of character and comedic actors including Loretta Devine (Waiting to Exhale, I Am Sam, Dreamgirls) as “Evelyn”, Jenifer Lewis (Antwone Fisher Story, Castaway) as “Aunt Lettuce”, Terri J. Vaughn (Daddy’s Little Girls, Steve Harvey Show) as “Jackie”, Sommore (Queens of Comedy, The Parkers) as “Abby”, Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty) as “Daniel” and Director Maurice Jamal as “Eugene”. Supermodel Veronica Webb also appears in a fun cameo.

DIRTY LAUNDRY is the winner of the 2006 American Black Film Festival Audience Award for “Best Film” and “Best Actor – Loretta Devine.”

GENRE: Comedy
RATING: PG-13
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes

Ernest Hardy is back on the East Coast, reading from Blood Beats: Vol. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Lerner Hall (Satow Room) at Columbia University, 2920 Broadway in New York City.

See flyer for full details:

Stormy Leather Presents

Percussive Impact Play: Toys for the Body, Mind and Spirit by Heart©
Two hour Class: Lecture, Demonstration and Attendee Practice Workshop

Date: Thursday November 29, 2007
Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: 1158 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Toll free 800.486.9650 Phone 415.626.1672
Cost: $20 per person, RSVP’s appreciated by not required.
RSVPs: Kirsten@StormyLeather.com
http://www.stormyleather.com

Note: No Wheelchair access to the bottom floor where the class is going to be held. Bring your own water/coffee and snacks.
Come early, buy a ticket and and get 20% off store merchandise.

Dancing toys? Transform your style of playing with toys through beat and dance. The class emphasis is on using impact toys in a percussive, rhythmic and spiritual flow style.

Additionally, it will cover developing an intention prior to play, how to create energetic flow with various toys, energy building with your play partner, maintaining mindfulness, and safety.

The first hour consists of a lecture with handouts, and demonstrations with a demo-model. In the second hour the attendees will engage in hands-on play. Ms. Heart and her demo-model will assist attendees, answer individual play questions, and give tips.

Wear comfortable clothes, bring a few impact toys, (i.e. leather paddles, slappers, crops & etc.), pillow and a small blanket/yoga mat. The class is designed for those who are already playing and wish to learn new impact play styles and techniques.

Sincerely,
Ms. Heart
Check out: http://www.BayAreaWOC.com and http://www.MsHeart-SF.com

Lip Service will feature stellar Spoken Word Artists kissin’ the mic like you’ve never heard.  So don’t miss this, don’t be told about it, be a part of it.  Whether you’ve just written your first poem or have a collection of books and CD’s, we want to hear you.  So join us, Wednesday, December 5th @ 7pm for a luscious evening within an atmosphere of creative feminine chi.   Doors Open at 7pm.  The poetry party starts at 7:30pm and the dance party at 10:00pm.  Don’t miss the Drink Specials, offered only at Studio Diesel.

Contact L. Monique www.MySpace.com/lmonique2006
re; further details, bookings and interest in featuring.
For all the happenings at Studio Diesel, visit  http://mystudiodiesel.carolinalesbian.com

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