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Wild Hearts Weekend
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Friday, February 12th: 7pm to 9 pm
Relationship Recognition Reception
Great Hall of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
Lecture series by Tulsa's top legal and financial professionals with expert advice on how to protect your relationships legally and financially.
Reception to honor those couples who have codified and solemnized their relationships out of state through officially state recognized marriages and civil union contracts
Saturday, February 13th: 7pm to 11pm
Wild Hearts Ball 10th Anniversary
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
Music by DJ Zeke with video graphics set to the best mobile light
show in town
Party Pics with Cupid by Steven Michael Hall Photography
Party appetizers and desserts
Cash Bar
Raffles and door prizes
Sunday, February 14th: serving from 11am to 2pm
Brunch and Blessings 4th Anniversary
$10 admission for Brunch and Mimosas
Inspirational Entertainment provided by Tulsa's top musical artists and choirs. Drop in Brunch but please make your reservations with Debby@okeq.org
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Book Signing
Saturday, February 13th; 6 pm
Wellness Room
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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 Saturday evening February 13th, 2010
at 6 pm in the Wellness Room
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| Blue Dome Mardi Gras Parade
Tuesday, Feb. 16th: 6:30pm
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 Join OkEq as we co sponsor the Blue Dome Mardi Gras Parade located at 1st Street and Greendwood. The Parade will kick off around 6:30 and OkEq will have a float to mark the occasion.
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Call For Nominations!
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Oklahomans
for Equality recognizes individuals who have made an impact on the
cause for LGBT community. These awards will be presented at the
annual Equality Gala celebrating our 30th Anniversary on April 24,
2010, Tulsa Convention Center Ballroom. The following awards are
presented:
Lifetime Achievement Award-recognizes a lifetime
dedication to the cause of equality for LGBT in Oklahoma. Past
recipients include Nancy McDonald, Dennis Neill and Charles Faudree.
This award is not always presented annually.
Community Heroes
recognize those individuals and groups who have represented or served
our community in the previous year. Many of these heroes have "taken
a bullet" for our cause. Past recipients include Council Oak Men's
Chorale, Jim Roth, Carol Crawford, and Kelly Carter.
The
Russell Bennett Award for Spiritual Inclusion is presented to a faith
leader who leads and supports affirming the faith of the LGBT community
in our local congregations. Past winners include Leslie Penrose and
Richard Ziglar.
If you would like to nominate an individual
or group for one of the awards, please contact Paul Allen,
pallen210@gmail.com or check www.okeq.org for a nomination form.
Deadline is February 15, 2010.
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Concert for Equality
Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30 pm
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'Rebecca Ungerman Presents: Vicki Genfan in Concert" at the Dennis R . Neill Equality Center located at 621 East 4th Street on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30 pm
$10 admission
Vicki Genfan won the title of Guitar Superstar in the 2008 competition sponsored by Guitar Player Magazine. Jim Fusilli (Wall Street Journal) said, "It's a stunning victory, a barrier shattered. Guitar Player is a male dominated Domain. Ms. Genfan plays an acoustic guitar without effects."
Using 29 alternate tunings and the percussive technique she calls 'slap-tap', Vicki creates waves of sound with two hands and her voice. Drawing from folk, jazz, pop, soul and world music, whether covering the tunes of others or presenting her own compositions, Vicki has a distinctive style that is pushing the boundaries of the singer/songwriter genre.
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Andrew Harvey at Fellowship Congregational Saturday, March 6th : 10am to 5pm |
| Andrew Harvey, distinguished mystical
scholar, Rumi translator, poet, writer, spiritual teacher and architect
of Sacred Activism will return to Tulsa Saturday, March 6, 10
am - 5 pm to present an interfaith workshop called A Vision for
Action in a World Gone Slightly Mad, at Fellowship Congregational
Church, 2900 South Harvard, Tulsa. On Sunday, March 7, he will deliver
the sermon at both the 10 am and 11:30 am service at All Souls Unitarian
Church, 2952 South Peoria, Tulsa. For more information check out www.andrewharveytulsa.com. |
Beyond Apologetics at Phillips Seminary
Thursday, Feb. 25th : 7pm
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You are invited to the Beyond Apologetics Symposium, a gathering of North American pastors and scholars committed to developing a new generation of thought and practice for ministry with transgendered, bisexual, lesbian and gay people. The Symposium creates conversations among scholars, practitioners and broader communities who have mutual concerns about the health and well-being of LGBT people. The spiritual and theological practices and understandings that emerge from the project-focused on gender, identity, sexuality, and community action-have the potential to benefit people of all sexual orientations.
For more information, contact us by e-mail at Beyond.Apologetics@ptstulsa.edu or visit "Beyond Apologetics" on Facebook. |
Tulsa Metro Softball League's
Spring 2010 Season Starting |
 March 14 & 20 TMSL Spring Clinics , Hicks Park, 3443 S. Mingo Rd, Tulsa-We may only have 1 spring clinic. The Spring Clinics are for new players looking for a team
and returning players who want to change teams. Team Coaches will be
present to scout the local talent and to recruit!
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Deaf Social at
Brothers Pizza |
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Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30pm at
10032 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, Ok
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| Board of Directors and Advisors Monthly Meeting |
Thursday
February 18th
at 7:00 pm
Events Room
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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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