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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The nation's largest gathering of legal professionals interested in lesbian and gay legal issues is expected to take place in an historic conference this fall in San Francisco. Lavender
Law: The National Conference on Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues will convene Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 1988, at Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco. A separate legal conference on AIDS will take place on Friday, November 11, at the San Francisco War Memorial Building.
The conference is being organized by attorneys and lesbian and gay bar associations across the country, as well as by national legal organizations. Distinguished attorneys will lead seminars and workshops on a broad variety of substantive issues, including: family law, estate planning, employment discrimination, sodomy law reform, civil disobedience, military and immigration policy and, of course, AIDS. In addition, issues such as networking, use of media in lesbian & gay issues, and strategies for working in a solo practice/small firm/large firm setting will also be addressed.
Registration fee for the weekend session will be charged on a sliding scale based on income and will range from $30-$90 (higher at the door). The Friday conference on AIDS, sponsored by the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) AIDS Legal Referral Panel will cost an additional $50 ($60 at the door). To register or to receive a schedule of programs for both conferences, contact BALIF at P.O. Box 1983, San Francisco, CA 94101, (415) 431-1444.
Although the primary focus of the conference will be on legal practice, judges, law students and other legal professionals are urged to attend. All lesbian and gay legal groups, as well as others supporting lesbian and gay rights, are invited to co-sponsor and participate in the conference.
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Resources for Personal, Group, and Organizational Change presents "Women's Visions of Healing" Transforming Body Image, Learning to Celebrate and Love the Body You Have, on Saturday, September 24, from 9:30-4:00 in the Community Room of the Women's Building Project. Registration fee is $35-$50. Please Call Fern Levy, M.S., at 371-2806 to reserve a space and for more information.
Akron area's Summit Bowling Association will begin its third season of league play Friday, September 9, at 9:30 pm. This year's location for bowling will be at Northgate Lanes in the State Road Shopping Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
Bowling is an enjoyable alternative to the "bar scene" and gives you a genuine opportunity to meet many good people. The most important aspect of this league is that you don't have to be a "pro" to become involved. Bowling averages range from under 100 to over 160.
Become a part of a 'new' alternative! For additional information call:
Cleveland area Bud 278-9934 Akron area Mike 535-7433 Canton area Dave 492-4880
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LIFESTYLES. The legal and financial problems facing people who live together and purchase and hold property together are many and varied.
Lack of planning NOW can lead to emotional, financial and legal difficulties upon the illness or death of either of the parties or upon the end of the relationship.
Do you understand the need for and nature those legal of documents which can help resolve those problems before they arise?
Come to Lakewood Public Library on September 7, 1988 at 7:00 PM in the main library auditorium.
The Inter-Faith AIDS Coalition holds a Quarterly Inter-Faith service for those with AIDS and the people who care for them at Trinity (Episcopal) Cathedral on the second Sundays of March, June, September and December, 1988 at 6:30
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The National Organization for Women will sponsor a National Lesbian Rights Conference to be held October 7-10 at the Holiday Inn Embarcadero, San Diego, CA. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for the development of a national plan of action.
as legalized Topics such discrimination, alternative families, health care, the politics of AIDS, portrayal of lesbians in the media, electoral politics, legislative issues, and educational issues will be discussed during a wide variety of workshops. Empowerment, visibility, and the dual problems faced by lesbians of color will be the underlying themes running throughout the conference.
Plenary speakers will include poet Robin Morgan; Jean O'Leary, executive director, National Gay Rights Advocates; Renee McCoy, executive director, National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays; Carmen Vazquez, coordinator, Lesbian and Gay Health Services for San Francisco County; and Karen Thompson, an activist who has spent over four years fighting for the right to care for her severely disabled life partner, Sharon Kowalski.
Marga Gomez will emcee a music concert featuring Diedre McCalla and Lucie Blue Tremblay. For additional details, contact Nancy Buermeyer, NOW Action Center, Suite 800, 1401 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005; (202)347-2279.
MR GAY CLEVELAND USA '88-89 will be held at Legends Nightclub October 4, 1988. Registration will be at 8pm, interviews at 8:30, and the show will start promptly at 10pm. Cover charge is $3.00. Grand Prize is $200 cash. 1st Runner-Up will receive $50 and all contestants will be awarded a plaque. Entry fee is $25. For more information and a contestant form write Cleveland USA Pageantry 4153 Lorain Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44113. or call Mike at 631-8249.
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A Women's Healing Circle will be held Sunday September 18, at 6:30 at Another State of Mind Bookstore in Lakewood. Any women who desires healing physical, emotional, or spiritual and wishes to share her healing energy is welcome. Please call Linda at 521-1460 or Fern at 371-2806 for more information. A $3 donation is requested.
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