Welcome to the eNews.
Happy New Year. We have a slew of events to keep you warm and toasty. We hope to see you at The Center.
eNews Staff
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| OkEq Movie Night OUT Friday, Jan. 15th:7pm & 9pm
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 Join OkEq at the Circle Cinema for the Tulsa premier of Fashion Designer Tom Ford's directorial debut of A Single Man staring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. The story centers around George Falconer (Colin Firth), a middle-aged British college professor who has struggled to find meaning in his life since the sudden death eight months ago of his longtime partner. George dwells on his past and his seemingly empty future as he prepares for his planned suicide.
$8.25 admission.
You can pre purchase tickets here>>
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Emergency Fundraiser for
Maegan Kauffman medical expenses.
Dec. 10th - January 10th
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 Oklahomans for Equality will
host an art show featuring the work of Maegan Kauffman. Proceeds from
the art show will be used for Maegan's medical expenses associated
with her treatment for Crohn's disease. A University of Oklahoma senior
majoring in art, she is the granddaughter of Linda Stevens. Maegan
has said "As an artist,
I draw my inspiration from life and the human body as it differs from
individual to individual. I am inspired by the human condition, and
the way that we not only deal with the challenges we face out in the
world, but also with the inner battles we have within ourselves."
The exhibit will be on
display at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center located at 621 East 4th
Street and opens December 10th and will run through January
10th. Every piece will be available for purchase. You may
also make a donation by designating your gift to the Oklahomans for
Equality Maegan Kauffman fund.
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| Martin Luther King Events Sunday, January 17th 5:30 pm
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Martin Luther King commemorative candlelight procession Begins at 7th and Cincinnati at 5:30 pm and ends at 6:00 pm at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. If you would like to participate in the candlelight procession please contact Debby@okeq.org
Martin Luther King Annual Interfaith Service
6:00 pm at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
1301 S Boston Avenue in Tulsa Oklahoma 74119
Martin Luther King Parade
Monday, Jan. 18th:10am
Begins at Pine Street and Greenwood Avenue, and marches south through the Greenwood business district.A rally with award presentations will follow in the OSU-Tulsa Main Hall commons area, 700 N. Greenwood Ave. Oklahomans for Equality has a marching contingent registered for the parade. If you would like to participate and march representing OkEq please contact Debby@okeq.org.
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| OkEq Lecturet Friday, Jan. 22nd: 8pm
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 Oklahomans for Equality will host Internationally Known Transgender Activist Donna Rose in lecture on Friday, January 22nd, beginning at 8pm in the Events Center of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center at 621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa.
Following the lecture, we will host a
champagne reception to celebrate President Barack Obama's recent
appointment of Amanda Simpson America's first openly transgender
presidential appointee to the U.S. Commerce Department.
For More information please call OkEq at 918-743-4297 |
Book Signing
Friday, Jan. 22nd: 6:30pm
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 Emma Spotted Bear began writing
at a young age, and has used it as a way to heal, grow and live. Emma
grew up on Crow agency reservation south of Billings Montana. At the
age of six, her family moved to Oklahoma, where she continued her writing.
Emma still lives in Oklahoma with her three children. After 25 years
of writing, she has compiled some of her poetry and contemplations into
this her first book. Passionate Life was released on December 1, 2009
and is available for purchase through Authorhouse.com, as well as amazon.com
and barnesandnoble.com. We are pleased to announce a Book signing and
reading to be held at the Dennis R. Neill Equality center on Friday
evening January 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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| Book Signing Tuesday, Feb. 5th: 7pm
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 On Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00pm, Oklahomans for Equality and Booksmart Tulsa will host a literary event and book signing at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, with Wade Rouse for At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream. Finally fed up with the frenzy of city life and a job he hates, Wade Rouse decided to make either the bravest decision of his life or the worst mistake since his botched Ogilvie home perm: to uproot his life and try, as Thoreau did some 160 years earlier, to "live a plain, simple life in radically reduced conditions." At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream is a sidesplitting and heartwarming look at taking a risk, fulfilling a dream, and finding a home-with very thick and very dark curtains.
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Thanks!
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 Oklahomans for Equality thanks its members and guests of the FaLaLa Ball for their donations to our Annual Care Drive. Food items for the Parish Church of St Jerome's Food Pantry; personal need items for Our House Too; pet food for Friends for Friends; and personal gifts from the Fairy Tree for clients of Tulsa CARES were donated on Saturday December 19th. OkEq appreciates the generosity shown by our community for our community this holiday season. |
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY FOR THE
DENNIS R. NEILL EQUALITY CENTER
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In the event of inclement weather you may need to confirm that special events and regularly scheduled programming at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center have not been cancelled due to poor road conditions or winter weather advisories.
Please contact the equality center by calling: 918-743-4297 (GAYS)
Also you can check the OkEq website: WWW.OKEQ.ORG
Toby Jenkins, President of Oklahomans for Equality will contact the local media so that we can be included in the posted weather related closings and we will also post it on Facebook.
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| Equality Center Gallery |
There is still time to catch the Robert Giard exhibit at the Center Gallery. Girad's subject matter includes landscapes from his travels and home, nudes and most
significantly, portraits of noted gay and lesbian literary lights such
as Edward Albee, Allen Ginsberg, Adrienne Rich, David Leavitt and
Michael Cunningham.
Sponsored by
Club 209
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Health Clinic for the uninsured
Dr. Jeremiah Rutherford
6 pm to 9 pm
Each Thursday
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
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Live Free!
Coming Out
Workshop |
Tuesdays, 7 pm.
ComingOut@OKEq.org
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MISSION:
Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)
seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs,
alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
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