Lavender Womyn Lesbian Group Blog

The Sisters - a documentary on The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Time	Monday, October 4 · 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location	Cinema 21 616 NW 21st St. Portland, OR
Created By	Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
More Info	The Sisters is being shown as part of the Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Filmed in Berlin, San Francisco, Uruguay, and Vienna, the story of the Sisters as a world wide organization serving the GLBT community is told. This showing benefits the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

 

Salem Green + Solar Tour

Time	Saturday, October 2 · 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location	Pringle Community - Painters Hall 3911 Village Center Dr SE Salem, OR
Created By	Ross Swartzendruber
More Info	Salem Green + Solar Tour 2010 The first Solarize Salem installation will be featured on a tour of nine leading green-building projects in our area.

Gender/Queer Spoken Word/Art Show as part of Butch Voices

Time	Sunday, October 3 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	In Other Words 11 N Killingsworth St Portland, OR
Created By	Aleks Stefanova, Mel Heywood, Joe LeBlanc
More Info	BUTCH Voices Portland, Gender/Queer As part of the BUTCH Voices Conference Portland 2010 (http://www.butchvoices.com/), we’re organizing a spoken word/poetry event, Gender/Queer that will happen on Sunday, October 3rd at In Other Words (http://www.inotherwords.org/). Start time is 2:00pm and we’ll burn a fire under your feet till 5:00. The event will feature an open mic, as well as several featured performances. This event will b...e emceed by our PDX favorite MC Sossity Chiricuzio, notorious for her fabulous work with Portland’s one and only Dirty Queer.

Queer Culture Radio turns the spotlight on the Butch Voices Conference

Time	Tuesday, September 28 · 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location	90.7 FM in Portland, 100.7 FM in Corvallis, 91.9 FM in Hood River www.kboo.fm online everywhere
Created By	Out Loud Radio
More Info	Tonight's show highlights talent from the upcoming BUTCH Voices Portland 2010 Regional Conference, happening this weekend in Portland.

Q Patrol PDX Training

Time	Monday, September 27 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location	Q Center 4115 Mississippi Ave Portland, OR
Created By	QPatrol Portland
More Info	Q Center, in cooperation with The Office of Neighborhood Involvement, will facilitate several Q Patrol PDX's training sessions. The queer-specific training and patrol will focus on responsibilities, duties, and organization--and there will be a brief question and answer session following the training presentation. Above all, Q Patrol PDX will emphasize safety for both the patrols themselves and the community at large.

Join Courage and HRC: Tell the Justice Department not to defend DADT

It's an absolute travesty -- and a tragedy -- that Senate Republicans blocked the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" from even receiving an up-or-down vote.

But, as we told you on Tuesday, this fight is far from over. The bill will likely come back up for a vote after the November elections and, together with you, we'll fight like hell to win.

Lives are at stake. Waiting is not an option. That's why we are joining the Human Rights Campaign in an urgent campaign that could change history -- a move the New York Times is now supporting as well.

As you may know, a federal district court recently ruled that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is unconstitutional. Now, Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department have a choice: fight the decision or let it stand. If they choose not to appeal the ruling, it will move "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" one step closer to the dustbin of history.

You can tell Attorney General Eric Holder not to defend "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" right now. Click here to sign your name to an open letter from HRC and Courage asking the Justice Department NOT to appeal the historic federal court decision that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is unconstitutional:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/DontDefendDADT

Here's what the New York Times had to say in an editorial on Wednesday:

"If the military's unjust policy is not repealed in the lame-duck session, there is another way out. The Obama administration can choose not to appeal Judge Phillips's ruling that the policy is unconstitutional, and simply stop ejecting soldiers."

If Attorney General Eric Holder takes leadership, he can help the Obama Administration make history, joining a federal court in the judgement that discrimination -- especially against those willing to take a bullet for their country -- is un-American.

We've faced setbacks before, but history and nearly 80% of Americans are on our side. We need Attorney General Holder to get the message. Join with Courage and HRC and add your name to our open letter. Then ask five friends to join you today. There's not much time:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/DontDefendDADT

Together, we will end this discrimination in our nation's military once and for all. Thank you.

Rick Jacobs
Chair, Courage Campaign

 

Courage Campaign Equality is a part of the Courage Campaign's multi-issue online organizing network that empowers more than 700,000 grassroots and netroots supporters to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. To get involved in Courage Campaign Equality, visit "Testimony: Equality on Trial" -- our year-long campaign to bring the Prop 8 trial into the lives of Americans.

To support our work to repeal DADT, please chip in what you can today:

Pajama Jam

Time	Saturday, October 2 at 8:00pm - October 3 at 2:30am
Location	FlipSide Nightclub
Created By	Flipside Bar
More Info	285 LIBERTY STREET NE DOWNTOWN AND UNDERGROUND

 

Butch Dessert: Afterparty/Dance Party!

Time	Saturday, October 2 at 11:00pm - October 3 at 2:30am
Location	The Egyptian Club 3701 SE Division St Portland, OR
Created By	Mel Heywood, Butch Voices
More Info	Come one, come all to BUTCH DESSERT, the afterparty/dance party for the Butch Buffet!

Hot Flash - Portland Pink Party

Time	Saturday, September 25 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Barracuda, 9 NW 2 Ave Portland
Created By	Hot Flash Dances - Portland, Oregon

Painting the City Pink: The Pretty in Pink Show Returns

Time	Sunday, October 24 · 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location	South Side Speak Easy 3529 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem, OR
Created By	FabuLanzaa L'Eville
More Info	Join Regent Imperial Crown Prince 33 Oren Octavia and Regent Imperial Crown Princess 33 of the ISCWE as they bring back the PRETTY IN PINK SHOW!! This is an annual tradition that has been greatly missed and we are excited to welcome it back!! Wear bring, bring pink, perform PINK... who cares, the focus is PINK!! Door is at 5:00 PM; Show is at 6:00 PM with a requested $5.00 donation at the door. ***THIS IS A 21+ Y.O. EVENT***