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House Judiciary Committee to Hear Civil Union Testimony, Thursday, May 3, 1:30pm
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Greetings!
As you may know by now, the civil unions hearing has finally been scheduled in the House. Testimony will be heard on Thursday at 1:30pm in the House Judiciary Committee. We don't have confirmation yet, but we expect it will take place in the Old Supreme chambers again.
One Colorado will be holding a pre-testimony rally at noon on the EASTside (NOTE: another event is happening on the West side so please be sure to join us on the EAST side).
Wear red, and bring family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, signs, and noisemakers. Following the rally, we'll head into the committee hearing, which will get started at 1:30 p.m.
In Solidarity,
Aicila Lewis
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Kate Clinton ALL FRACKED UP! - May 4 |
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 Humorist Kate Clinton has a history of covering all the hot topics. In her thirty years on the stage, she's worked through economic booms and busts, Disneyfication and Walmartization, gay movements and gay markets, lesbian chic and queer eyes, and everything in between. Kate's 2012 ALL FRACKED UP Tour finds her hyperbolic fracking method moving on to a whole slew of topics: She vents about global weirding. Tosses an occu-pie in the face of banksters. Glitter-bombs presidential politics. Spelunks some LGBT schist. No topic is off limits and Kate will have you laughing like you haven't in ages and she'll get you thinking too.
Get your tickets for 8pm on Friday at Unity of Boulder, 2855 Folsom Street, Boulder. Tickets are $25, $35, $50 (Gold Circle--includes meet and greet, best seats, and $10 donation to Out Boulder!) All seats general admission in reserved sections. Get your tickets!
For all Golden Circle tickets purchased by midnight on May 3rd, Maven productions will increase the donation to $15 per ticket to Out Boulder!
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Frank O'Cana is Recipient of Out Boulder Big Hearts Award
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 Each year, Out Boulder recognizes one person who has made outstanding contributions to Boulder County's LGBT community. Out Boulder's Board of Directors' is pleased to announce this year's "Big Hearts Award" recipient, Frank O'Cana.
Frank has worked for over a decade in HIV prevention providing invaluable services in our community and literally saving lives. Since creating the Atlas MSM Prevention Program at BCAP in 2007, Frank has spoken with hundreds of individuals who have needed to learn more about HIV. Frank has given the gift of listening to all who come within his circle. Whether it is a person who fears they have become infected with HIV, someone who has hit their personal bottom and needs a place to cry, or someone who is struggling to discover who they are, Frank listens with compassion, caring, and skill. Frank has made a true difference in so many people's lives. Read More. |
Artwork By Sterling Opening Party at Pride House - Friday, May 4
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 Hannah Mae Sterling is featuring her art at the Pride House. Join us for an opening reception this Friday, May 4, 8pm-10pm. For a preview of her work, check out her online gallery.
Bio of Hannah Mae Sterling: I have been creating ceramic art for seven years. Without opportunities in my youth, I would never have known this passion. I am a potter as well as a sculptor. I have spent the past two years creating an art
studio within my home.
 I wanted to deviate from pottery and create sculptures of the human form. Two years ago I began this process. I produce body casts of the human form, and then make ceramic copies. I also use a liquid clay (known as slip) for making copies of arms and hands, which I will sometimes attach to the torso landscape. I generally use the female form as my inspiration, but I have also created the male torso. The details of the forms are nearly identical to those of the person that I molded. Production of each piece can take 15 hours or more. Read more!
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Connect the House Judiciary Committee Today
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Under the leadership of Pat Steadman,civil unions legislation, which will provide committed same-sex couples with critical legal protections to take care of their families, is making its way through the Colorado state legislature. The bill has passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Now it moves on to the House, and the toughest challenge is next --- getting past the House Judiciary Committee, where only ONE VOTE is needed to secure passage.
Get involved in the fight to win one vote. Click here to send an e-mail now to the Republican members on the committee. All across Colorado, committed same-sex couples are vulnerable because our state denies them the protections they need to be responsible for the ones they love. Protections like the ability to take family leave to care for a loved one, to inherit property, to visit a partner in the hospital, and to make medical and end-of-life decisions for a partner. Recent polls have shown overwhelming support for civil unions from Coloradans. But last year, the bill died in the House Judiciary Committee. We're facing our toughest hurdle yet as we try to win the vote of a Republican on the same committee that killed the bill last year. We need your help in these final days. Click here now.
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Parking Strip Gardens beautify and feed the community. Will you sponsor a planter?
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Caitie Miller, one of our CU International and National Voluntary Service Training (INVST) Program Interns, has created a new Out Boulder program that will help to make the parking strip outside the Pride House more visibly appealing, as well as productive.
The program will work with 8 seasonal volunteers providing opportunities to learn hands on sustainable food production
and help to create more community connections and alliances with the greater Boulder community.
Four 4'x4' planters will be installed on the parking strip in front of the Pride House and will be planted to grow  fruits and vegetables that will serve to provide fresh, organic produce for Pride House Community Potlucks as well as contribute to the
Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP) food pantry.
Each planter will cost approximately $100.00 to build, sponsorships start at $25.00, or you could sponsor the entire project for only $400.00 In appreciation for your sponsorship, we will include your name on a plaque to be placed on the planters visible to everyone that stops to enjoy the plants.
Please note on your check or donation "Parking Strip Garden"
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We apologize for the repeated emails last week. We are working on correcting our email lists for the Speaking Out program. If you have not responded to a Speaking Out Panel request from last week and have completed the latest training, please contact Ilene Blum. Thank you for your patience and your dedication to this worthwhile program!
For those of you that are not up to date on the latest training, please email also respond to Ilene to get on the RSVP list.
Training will be on June 16th @ 10:00 AM
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Will you make the Pride House's technicolor dreams come true?
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Last year, our little Pride House had a much deserved interior wall-lift, new plaster is up and has been primed for almost one year now! There is much talk about a fresh coat of paint for the interior and even one for the exterior in 2012, so keep your eyes open and your fingers crossed that by Pride Fest in September, the Pride House can be a community center you can be proud of in a fresh coat of color.
However, technicolor dreams are not the only kind of dreams our Pride House has... through the work of some of our amazing supporters, we were honored to receive a large (read HUGE!) donation of beautiful Colorado Flagstone. This Flagstone is waiting to turn our cute, but swampy back yard into a patio that we can use to make the Pride House better suited to meet the needs of our community for a safe, social gathering spot.
Though volunteers will definitely be needed to help with this project we aim to have the installation of this patio led by a professional as we wouldn't want it to last one season and  then turn into a tripping hazard over winter. To remedy this, the flagstone should be set in concrete, we received and estimate of approximately $3500 to accomplish this and this is where you come in... Is it within your possibilities to send an extra gift in support of turning our back yard into a Flagstone Patio?
Ideally, we would like to gather enough sponsorship for the patio that perhaps a wood fence to provide more privacy could also be installed, and again these are all dreams, unless....
Send your donation for patio installation and or/fence with a note that states **Patio Fund!
**Donations of materials for the installation of the patio or the new fence are also welcomed, please contact Mauricio for specific details at mshoup@outboulder.org |
PFLAG Boulder County Annual Awards Celebration - May 8
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 Everyone is invited to attend PFLAG's annual celebration of outstanding persons in the community to be recognized as allies or as LGBTQ persons to the PFLAG mission to support, educate and advocate for equality and inclusion. Please bring a side dish or dessert to supplement the PFLAG Board's contributions of baked ham, turkey and veggie main dish, beverages and table-settings. We look forward to seeing you there! The Awards Celebration will be held on May 8, 6:30-8:30 pm at First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder. Read More. |
That's not all! Check out these other upcoming events in our community:
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 The following are the Pride House's regular office hours. If you need to visit us outside of these hours please contact jspolnik@outboulder.org for an appointment. Hope to see you soon!
Tue, Thu, Fri - 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Wed - 12 - 4 p.m.
Sat, Sun, and Mon - by appointment
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Some of the events, views and opinions expressed in the eNewsletter are solely those of their authors and/or organizations, and do not necessarily reflect an endorsement by Out Boulder. We encourage you to contact the event sponsor for more information.
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