Herland Sister Resources

Herland invites everyone in the community to its annual Pride Week Picnic in the backyard. Peggy Johnson will be our emcee and we promise to provide a great lineup of performers. Bring the kids and enjoy some great backyard fun.We’ll have hotdogs, hamburgers, (with not-dogs, and shamburgers for the vegetarians), baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, chips, as well as all the fixin’s for the dogs and burgers, drinks, and lots of desserts. The entertainment will start about 5:30 and you might want to bring a lawn chair or blanket as our chairs get taken quickly.Date: Saturday, June 24Location: Herland Backyard

OKC will celebrate its 19th annual Pride Weekend with the 2006 Pride Festival at Memorial Park. The festival will run from noon to 10 pm on Saturday June 24 and noon to 5 pm on Sunday June 25. The parade steps off at 5 pm sharp on Sunday.There will be two stages again this year with a variety of exciting entertainment. On the north stage on Saturday afternoon, there will be the Pride Idol Contest. The top two winners will perform on the south stage on Sunday afternoon. Also on Sunday at 4:00 pm is the Dogs With Pride Contest on the North Stage.On Saturday night from 8-10 pm OKC Pride is proud to present Betsy & The Edge in concert. (Betsy being Garth Brook’s sister!) Don’t miss the chance to hear the debut performance of what should be a great band.This year there will be over 100 vendor and organization booths. Shuttle buses will run on Sunday and provide rides from the Strip to Memorial Park and back. Both days there will also be a special children’s area with a moonwalk, crafts, face painting and other great activities. Unlimited entrance to the children’s area will be $5 per day. 

Tim Talley, Associated PressA federal judge struck down a 2-year-old law that prohibits Oklahoma from recognizing adoptions by same-sex couples from other states and countries.U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron ruled Friday the measure violated due process rights under the U.S. Constitution because it attempted to break up families without considering the parents’ fitness or the children’s best interests.

Herland is seeking submissions of original poetry for our upcoming poetry issue in November. We will have a poetry night at Herland in conjunction with the special issue and all authors will be invited to read their work. Please keep in mind our space limitations when choosing your submission(s). You may mail your submissions to Herland, 2312 NW 39th, 73112 or email them to us at Herland@herlandsisters.org. Please tell us how you wish your name to appear in publication.