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Your Connection to Community March 15, 2008
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My advice...SHUT UP!
Joni Laurence in Portland
Lesbian Campground
Scrabble game night
Women's Football
Benefit for BRO
The Capitol Forum
HOUSE CONCERT
In Salem
Sunday, March 23rd
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6:00pm - 8:00pm
Suggested donation is
$10-$20
 

Lynn, a LW member, is hosting a house concert in Salem featuring two lesbian singers:  Tamra Engle and Irina Rivkin.

Snacks and water will be provided.  Bring your own beverage if you'd like something to drink other than water.  Alcohol is okay.  If you're going to be driving, please drink responsibly.
 
To find out more about these singers, please visit Tamra's web site at:  Tamra
and Irina's web site at:  Irina
 
An RSVP is not absolutely necesssary, but it would be nice to have an idea of how many to expect for the event.  Click Here to RSVP.
 
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Password is "photos."
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We had a great turnout for our BUNCO event last Sunday with 38 wild and crazy women who showed up to play.  We had women come from all over, including Bend, Eugene, Salem, Portland, and even someone from California!  Thanks, again, to Linda for giving us such a great space to hold this large of an event.  It's nice to have room to move about from table to table without crawling over each other.  Although, some women probably enjoyed the tight quarters we've had at past events. :-)
 
Our next event is a house concert on March 23rd from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.  You can view more details in the left sidebar of this Newsletter, or CLICK HERE to email me.
 
Also, Susan (previous owner of the Edgewater Cafe), is scheduled for heart surgery on March 21st at the Salem Hospital.  She will have two valve replacements and four to six months recovery.   Keep Susan and her partner, Jennie, in your prayers as they go through this challenging and scary time.
 
(Photo above: Our BUNCO players last Sunday.)
"My advice to the gay community is to SHUT UP..." ~ Senator Gary George
Basic Rights Oregon
 
Just last week, four state legislators took the unprecedented step of co-sponsoring two initiatives aimed at taking away the rights of LGBT Oregonians. State Senator Gary George is one of the Republican co-sponsors of the anti-gay initiative to repeal Oregon's non-discrimination law.

Here's what State Senator Gary George has to say about the GLBT community...

"My advice to the gay community is SHUT UP, just don't talk about it. If you walk around talking about what you do in the bedroom, you should be on the pervert channel."
Senator George and three other Republican state legislators filed paperwork last week to repeal both our nondiscrimination law and the Domestic Partnership law. They want to take away rights from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians.

And the question is: will we let them get away with it?

Donate to the Basic Rights Measure PAC now.

Senator Gary George is spreading intolerance and attempting to take away our rights and protections. We must step up our efforts to educate voters before the election. The Basic Rights Measure PAC (1) exists solely to work on nitty-gritty political campaigns like fighting harmful ballot measures.

Senator Gary George thinks we should shut up. Can you chip in $50 to help fight the anti-equality attack machine and tell Senator George you won't sit back and be quiet?

Our offices around the state are bustling. Every day we are doing the work to ensure that:

  • Our lawyers have everything they need to argue for the most accurate ballot titles for these initiatives;
  • Our field organizers and activists have the pens, clipboards, and materials to educate Oregon voters across this state;
  • Our team has access to the best research, messaging tools, and political advisers to chart the course to victory.

Thank you for all you do,

Jeana Frazzini and the Basic Rights Oregon team

P.S.
Don't let Gary George have the last word. Help us raise our voices today. Contribute to the Measure PAC.

1) The Basic Rights Measure PAC is a state political action committee affiliated with Basic Rights Oregon. Your contribution to the Basic Rights Oregon Measure PAC goes directly to defending our rights at the ballot to help fend off anti-gay attacks. Contributions to the Measure PAC are eligible for Oregon's Political Tax Credit, which allows $50 for individuals and $100 per couple filing jointly to be credited to your state taxes - thereby reducing your taxes or increasing your refund.

Joni Laurence Sings in Portland
Go to Joni Laurence web site 
From Joni Laurence...
 
Like a bear crawling out of hibernation, I'm stretching my fingers and doing a few vocal exercises in preparation for my first show in about 6 months.

I hope you'll join me for a Songwriter Showcase sponsored by the Portland FolkMusic Society on Friday, March 21st.  I'll be debuting a couple of new tunes. Hope to see you there.

With Love, Joni

Portland FolkMusic Society
Songwriter Showcase
Featuring

Val D'lserio
Joni Laurence
Dan Mclhenny
Wes Weddell


Friday, March 21, 2008
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00)

Carvlin Hall
1636 SE Hickory, Portland, OR
Price: $12 non-members/$10 members
 
Lesbian Owned Campground
Go to Camp Telequa web site
 
There is a lesbian owned campground in Tiller, Oregon (just South of Roseburg). 
 
One of our Portland LW members highly recommends it.  She says it is a great safe space for lesbians to camp.  Check it out at: http://www.telequacampground.com/index2.html
Portland Lavender Womyn
Chess
 
We'd like to host a kid-friendly scrabble night. 

In our previous town, we used to have a regular Saturday night Scrabble night.  It had a potluck element, in that folks brought stuff to eat when they could, but we always had something on hand, as well.  Other games are good, too: backgammon, chess, apples-to-apples.  

Llet's go with a 2nd Saturday thing, April 12 being the first one.  We'll start around 5 or 6pm.  Our kids will be here (3 and 5), heading to bed around 7 or so.  We're usually petered out by 10 or 11pm, although it's not unknown for scrabble to persist late into the night given the right conversation and beverages ;-)

If you'd like to come, please click here to request directions.

Peace, Erin
Women's Football
Go to Corvallis Pride web site
 

Your Corvallis Pride women's football team is holding two fundraising events in the coming weeks!

Here's your chance to support the team, meet the players and have fun too!

March 27: Lakeshore Lanes in Albany at 7 p.m. Mention you are there to support the Pride! Shoe rentals are $2 and each game is only $3. We have lots of lanes reserved and will have DOOR PRIZES including Pride merchandise and home tickets! Meet the players and have a chance to win season tickets!

April 6: The Salem Southside Speakeasy is having a DRAG SHOW and PRIDE PLAYER AUCTION to benefit the Pride! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7p.m. We will also have door prizes and raffle off gift baskets! Buying a player gets you invited to an exclusive private dinner on April 20th. Some Pride players plan to participate in the drag show as well! This will be a fun evening of entertainment. Please come and support the team!

Thank you from the Corvallis Pride!
www.corvallispride.com

Benefit for Basic Rights OregonCabaret
 
Many of you are familiar with our local burlesque queen, Ms. Sahara Dunes.  Under the banner of Burley Girl Productions, she is sponsoring a benefit for Basic Rights Oregon. 

For those of you who missed Queen Bee and her Lovely but Useless Honeypots at Hot Flashes four year anniversary dance, here is another chance to see them perform.

Burley Girl Productions presents
A NAUGHTY LITTLE QUEER CABARET:
A Benefit for Basic Rights Oregon
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Doug Fir Lounge
Doors Open at 7pm;  show at 8pm
$20.00 at the door
From The Capitol Forum - This and That
The Capitol Forum 
Lancaster Grocery Outlet:  Saturday March 15, 1st 50 customers will get a FREE George Foreman Grill (must be 18 with valid picture ID), there will be coffee and treats available.  From 11am to 2pm Hotdog & Soda for $1.00, proceeds go to the Grant 8th Graders going to DC/NYC at the end of the school year.  10am-noon and 3-5pm spin the Wheel of Bargains.  Free Balloons all day. Enter to win one of 4 prizes.
 
This Sunday, March 16th is Voting for ISCWE Emperor & Empress from 4 PM to 8 PM at the Southside Speakeasy.
 
Also this Sunday is the Community auction at the Southside Speakeasy at 7:00 PM. There are lots of great items and we are asking people to donate more items. We will also be having the 25 cent, 50 cent, $1, and $2 tables starting at 5 PM. We are asking everyone to start their Spring Cleaning and sort through the VHS movies and/or music, DVD's, and CD's that you no longer use or need and bring them for the tables. It will help raise funds and people may find a CD, DVD, or VHS tape they have been looking for. You can drop them off at the Southside Speakeasy for Capitol Forum.  For other questions or info send an e-mail to: thecapitolforum@aol.com
 
For those that are traveling and asked about GBLT things in Boise & Reno please go to: www.gayellowpages.com

The annual Oscar's party that Carole Fewx co-hosted with Steve each year usually only raised a couple hundred dollars for charity but thanks to the Southside Speakeasy and Carole's friends who donated raffle and auction items $625.00 was raised for Capitol Pride.
 
St. Patrick's Day is Monday, March 17th but the Southside Speakeasy is celebrating early on Saturday, March 15th. On Saturday if you where green $1 of the cover charge will be donated to Friend's of the Salem Public Library in memory of Carole Fewx.
 
The Southside Speakeasy will be closed Easter Sunday, March 23rd.
 
There is a new church in Salem with outreach to the GLBT community. It is called "Salem Spirit of Life Church - A Universal Life Church". First service is Easter Sunday March 23rd at 1900 Hines St. SE, Salem, OR 97302 503-315-1519  For more info go to: www.salemspiritoflife.org
 
For info on the Salem Chapter of Lavender Womyn or to view the weekly newsletters of Lavender Womyn go to: www.salemlavenderwomyn.com
 
For links to other groups and businesses web sites go to: www.capitolforum.org  Also, check out the new calendar section.
The following comment was made from one of our readers about Salem's Weekly Newsletters...
"The Salem Lavender Womyn e-mail newsletter is one of the best in the Pacific Northwest, if not all of the world."
Thanks, Chuck , for the compliment!!
 
In Spirit ~
 
Bunco
Kim Windfeather
Salem Lavender Womyn
 
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