Herland Sister Resources

Oklahoma County Commissioner Jim Roth was recently appointed to the State Corporation Commission by Governor Brad Henry.  A special election is being held to fill Roth’s position for the remainder of the 4-year term.  (Roth was the first openly gay person to be elected to office in Oklahoma.)  In what is proving to be a very interesting election, numerous folks, including several veteran politicians, are vying to fill the spot.  The list includes Debbie Blackburn, Willa Johnson, and Ann Simank for the Democrats and Forrest Claunch for the Republicans.  Remember to vote in the primaries on Tuesday, August 14, and the general election on Tuesday, September 11.

PFLAG OKC Tues Aug 7 Church of the Open Arms 7 pm
PFLAG Norman Thurs Aug 9 St Stephen’s Church 7 pm
OGLPC Meeting Monday August 13 Neighborhood Alliance 1236 NW 36th 7 pm
PFLAG Tulsa Support Group Mon August 13 Fellowship Congr. Church 29th & Harvard in Tulsa 6:30 pm
Primary Voting for OK County Commissioner Special Election Tuesday August 14
Herland Backyard Picnic & Games Sat Aug 11 7 pm to 10 pm
Louise & Mary  Sat Aug 11 Clear Bay
Herland Board Meeting Sunday Aug 19 4 pm everyone welcome
Herland Voice Mailing Saturday Aug 25 1 pm
Peggy Johnson Saturday Aug 25 Red Cup 8 pm

General Election for OK County Commissioner Tuesday September 11
Queer Queens of Qomedy Saturday Sept 22 Ft Worth Texas For more info, see article page 2.
Herland Fall Retreat  Oct 26-28  Lake Eufaula

The Annual Herland Pride Picnic was more or less rained out in June.  So, to make up for the wash out, we are going to try it again.  Herland will host a Family Backyard Picnic on Saturday, August 11, at 7 pm.  (This will also take the place of the monthly Supper Club held at a restaurant).  We will cook up lots of hotdogs and hamburgers and provide the drinks.  You bring a side dish to share with others.  We will be playing bocce ball, badminton, and ping pong.  Bring any other outdoor games you might want to play.  And, of course, if it is raining, we will move indoors again!

Herland is planning for the coming months and would like to find out if you, the community, are interested in certain activities.  Some of the ideas include a monthly or bi-monthly Drum Circle, a Once-a-Month Music Coffeehouse, a monthly Writer’s Circle where you would bring works to read, a Gender & Sexuality Book Club.  If any of these sound interesting to you, please drop us an email at herland@herlandsisters.org and let us know.  Or suggest something totally different.  We will plan based on the feedback we get.