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SPECTRUM PRESENTS
GEN SILENT: THE FILM
with special guest, filmmaker Stu Maddux 

GenSilent

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7:00 PM
THE REDWOODS
40 CAMINO ALTO, MILL VALLEY
No charge to attend - open to the public
GEN SILENT is a new documentary from award-winning director, documentary filmmaker, and Marin County resident, Stu Maddux. What would you do if you were old, disabled or ill -and the person feeding you put down the spoon and explained that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual orientation? Sound absurd? According to social workers, it's happening every day.

This hour-long film explores the challenges facing lesbian..., gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults who must depend on a system of care that is reluctant to recognize their needs. As we witness the challenges that these men and women face, we also see hope as each subject crosses paths with an impassioned professional trying in their own way to change an entire care industry.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to see a film that is changing hearts and minds across the country, about LGBT people. The film will be followed by discussion with the filmmaker, Marin County resident Stu Maddux.

 

For more information about the film, visit the GEN SILENT website.

Women's Spirituality Group Retreat
Second Annual Weekend opens up to all women
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Women's Spirituality Group Gathering, November 5 & 6, 2011
Ralston White Retreat Center
2 El Capitan Ave., Mill Valley
1:00pm Saturday to 11:00am Sunday
Email contact: wsg.women2011@gmail.com

Spectrum LGBT Center is the fiscal sponsor for this event.

Last year's Women's Spirituality Group Reunion brought together 48 women who met during the 1980's to mid-1990's. This year, the 2011 Women's Spiritual Gathering will welcome all women, not just members of the original group. 

The theme for this year's retreat is: GRATITUDE. The gathering will include personal sharing, music, ritual and creative activities.

 For registration and more info, visit the event's Facebook page.

NIOT

 

Novato is part of the Not In Our Town National Week of Action, held from September 18-24. During the Week of Action, communities across the country will use the film to find ways to prevent hate crimes and anti-immigrant violence.
 

 

NOT IN OUR TOWN: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS will show at the Novato Police Department Training Room on Thursday, September 22 2011 at 6:30 p.m. This event is being sponsored by United for Safe Schools Novato (USSN) and co-sponsored by Spectrum LGBT Center and other community organizations.

 

MORE INFO ON OUR WEBSITE
Visit us at www.spectrumLGBTcenter.org for a calendar and more info about our programs and services.

 

 VLD

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

6:00 PM

Hoytt Theater, Osher Marin

JCC San Rafael

 

A benefit for
Spectrum'sYouth

 Programs

 

Tickets and more info here

 

Includes light dinner,

hosted bar and the

DIVA SILENT AUCTION

Sailing on the Bay
Private Tour of Pixar Studios

Dinners, events, services, and MORE

 

Come together as a community in an

unforgettable night on

a day we'll always remember

Event Sponsor
Doubleday
KEVIN MEANEY & SUE MURPHY IN MARIN 9/17
meaneymurphy
Presented by The Osher Marin JCC & The Other Cafe Comedy
CALIFORNIA REDUCING DISPARITIES PROJECT:
TAKE THE SURVEY

 

LINK TO THE SURVEY

 

Many LGBT people face discrimination simply for being who they are. This discrimination takes its toll on LGBT communities, causing many LGBT people to struggle with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts.

 

The mission of the Reducing Disparities Project is to assess the mental wellness needs of LGBT communities across the state of California and make even better assistance available.

 

This survey is for everyone! And the study needs your voice to document the true diversity of our communities so that the ways we are treated unequally can be recognized. Spectrum is assisting with the distribution of the survey here in the North Bay. The goal is to have at least 2,500 people take the survey within the next two months. Help us reach that goal by taking the survey, and sending the survey on to friends and family in California. THANK YOU!