Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 13:47:41 -0400
From: aa3398@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu (Kevyn D. Jacobs)


UPDATED INFORMATION:

Stonewall 25 Conference in Wichita

         MAY 14 & 15



SPECIAL NOTICE: The International Gay and Lesbian Archives has rescheduled
their tour bringing the exhibit to a greater number of cities. This
rescheduling will bring the exhibit to Wichita in October 1994 to celebrate
National Lesbian Gay History Month rather than during the Heartland Stonewall
Conference May 14 and 15.

<<Revised Information>>

Wichita Stonewall 25 will host The Heartland Stonewall Conference at The Center,
May 14 and 15, 1994  (111 N. Spruce, Wichita, KS) to spread the word and
excitement about local and international celebrations of 25 years of the
modern LesBiGay liberation movement and create opportunities to expand our
liberation.

Tentative Schedule:

FRIDAY, MAY 13
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  EVENING:
  Registration
  Ice Cream Social*
  Videos at The Center
  Fabulous Flashbacks Rock Concert*
  Big Band Night at the Paramount*



SATURDAY, MAY 14
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  MORNING:
  Kansas Conference Workshops
  Lunch at the Center

  AFTERNOON:
  Stonewall 25 Regional Meetings
  Antique Bathtub Races*
  Regional Workshops
 
  EVENING:
  Waterski Show*
  Twilight Pops
  Fireworks*



SUNDAY, MAY 15
==============
  MORNING:
  Breakfast
  Regional Workshops

  AFTERNOON:
  Sandblast*
  Great Raft Race*
  Boeing River Blues*


  PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
  =================
  Who Were The Stonewall Rioters?
  Movement history
  Creating and accessing historical resources through archiving
  Working with the Media
  New York, June 26, 1994
  Communities of Diversity 
  Campus Organizing
  Gay and lesbian Liberation Around the World
  Using the Electronic Communication Technology
  Connecting With Other Human Liberation Movements

  PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS:
  =======================
  Rural Organizing
  The Power of the Closet
  The New HIV Closet
  Working Together
  Creation Workshop: A New Idea


  REGIONAL CONFERENCE:
  ===================
Committee members from the seven state region will come to share
information and resources and consider regional networking strategies for
after June.   Kansas is changing;  we will network, educate and become
visible  to create the change.


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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
=======================
  The conference is open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and
HIV/AIDS affected persons, their allies, interested academicians and
educators.  For more information, call the community center at 316.262.3991 or
write to Stonewall 25 Wichita at P. O. Box 2845, Wichita, KS  67201. 
Register by calling  316-651-0251, conference registration is free 
before May 7.


* Wichita River Festival events are free with $2 button.  If you wish to
participate on a panel or assist with a workshop please call ASAP.  We will
gladly accept donations to cover our costs at any time.

Community Housing is available. Call 316-554-0724 before May 7.




For more press information:
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Rob Gutzman, Stonewall 25 Wichita Secretary, International Steering Committee
Regional Delegate  316-651-0251

B. A. McKinney, Stonewall 25 Wichita Vice Chair, Local historian and
archivist.  316-267-2363

Kim Card, Stonewall 25 International Youth Caucus Co-delegate, Co-president
W.S.U. Ten Percent  316-687-6053