The 1994 Midwest Bisexual Lesbian and Gay College Conference
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Vital Information:
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DATES: February 18-20, 1994 (Friday - Sunday)
LOCATION: Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana
SPONSOR: Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay People's Union of Earlham College
ADDRESS: LGBPU
Drawer 279
Earlham College
Richmond, IN 47374-4095
OFFICE PHONE: (317)/983-1436 (w/ answering machine)
OFFICE FAX: (317)/983-1304 (ATTN: LBGPU, Drawer 279)
E-MAIL: lb...@earlham.edu
CONTACT PERSON: Justin Connor, (317)/935-0566, just...@earlham.edu
Important Dates:
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Early Registration - by January 1, 1994 - $12.00
Pre-registration - by February 1, 1994 - $17.00
Late registration/at the door - $22.00
Workshop Proposals - January 1, 1994 is the deadline
Community Housing Requests - February 1, 1994 is the deadline
Hotel Accomodations Requests - January 1, 1994 is the deadline
Keynote Speakers:
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Angela Bowen and Tom Neal
Angela Bowen is a Black lesbian feminist writer and activist. She
has served on the board of the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and
Gays, serving as its co-chair. She edited two editions of BLACK/OUT, the
publication of the NCBLG. In 1989, she received the Fannie Lou Hamer
award for working to combat racism and celebrate women of color. In 1992,
she received the NWSA/NAIAD award for her Ph.D. dissertation proposal in
Women's Studies on Black lesbians.
Tom Neal is a gay student activist from Texas. He is the founder
and has served on the board of directors of the Coalition for Lesbian and
Gay Student Groups (CLGSG) based in Dallas. Tom has organized many regional
queer student activist conferences. Tom is particularly outspoken on the
issue of coastalism in the lesbian gay and bisexual movement, that is the
focus on New York or San Francisco, neglecting all the queer activists
working in the midwest or the south.
Special Workshop Presenters:
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Kevin Berrill and Felice Yeskel
We are glad to welcome to this year's conference Kevin Berrill and
Felice Yeskel of the Making Change Institutes. Kevin and Felice have worked
for several years with lesbian gay and bisexual activists nationwide helping
them to build stronger campus organizations and fight the problems they
face.
Kevin was a training and organizing consultant for the National
Lesbian and Gay Task Force Policy Institute from 1982-1992 and was
directory of their Anti-Violence and Campus Projects. Felice is a
training and organizational development consultant with DiversityWorks,
Inc. She is also the director of the Program for Gay, Lesbian, and
Bisexual Concerns at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she
also teaches on issues of diversity and lesbian/gay studies.
Entertainment:
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The Flirtations and Marga Gomez!!!
On the Saturday evening of the conference, we are very pleased to
offer you a wonderful entertainment opportunity: The Flirtations and
Marga Gomez! Many of you know well the Flirtations, the world's most
famous openly gay, politically active, multi-cultural a capella singing
group! If you don't know them, you sure will after their performance!
Also on the schedule for this packed evening of entertainment is the Latina
lesbian comedian from Los Angeles, Marga Gomez! She will be performing
her standup act for us, entitled "Half cuban, half lesbian"! Don't miss
it!
Conference Schedule:
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A detailed conference schedule will be available shortly.
NOTE: Please send in your registration form as soon as you are able to so
that we may have an accurate count of conference attendance. Also, the
sooner you send in your registration, the cheaper the conference fee! So
get them in early! Make checks payable to: EARLHAM COLLEGE
Please put "LBGPU" in the memo blank in the lower left hand corner of the
check. Send registration forms to the address indicated at the top
of this mailing. Thanks!
The conference steering committee
Workshop Proposals:
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The conference welcomes all lesbian gay and bisexual activists
attending the conference who may have expertise in particular areas to
submit a proposal to lead a workshop during the conference. We have many
slots to fill and interested in any and all ideas relating in some way to
lesbian, gay and bisexual activism. Please request a Workshop Proposal
form from us as soon as possible if you are interested in leading a
workshop during the conference. Thanks!
Registration Form: (e-mail, send, or FAX to us as soon as possible)
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Name: _____________________________
Address: _______________________________________
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Phone #:(home) (____)/_______________
(work) (____)/_______________
E-mail: __________________________
College or University affiliation, if you have one _________________________
Number of students coming from your college/university, if known ________
Your Desired Housing Arrangements: (please indicate 1st & 2nd choice)
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Community Housing Hotel Accomodations Make my own
Admission for the Saturday night concert is $10 for conference participants.
Do you wish to purchase a ticket for the Saturday evening concert?
YES NO
What conference fee are you enclosing?
$12 (before Jan. 1st) $17 (before Feb. 1st) $22 (late registration)
Would you like to purchase the conference meal plan, available through
Earlham College for $12 (covers the cost of Saturday lunch, Saturday
dinner, and Sunday lunch) in the college cafeteria?
YES NO
Your total Conference fees:
Main Conference Fee: $ _______
Conference meal plan $ _______
Saturday concert ticket $ _______
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ _______
Please indicate below if you have any of the following needs:
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Child care Sign Language interpreting Wheelchair accessibility
Other (please specify) __________________________________________
All requests for these services must be in by Feb. 1st in order for us to
be able to accomodate them. Thank you.
