Date: 4 May 1995 20:13:10 GMT
From: jderose@law.emory.edu (Joe Derose)

Rex Wockner (rwockner@netcom.com) wrote:
: Postponement of the Memorial Day weekend Freedom Ride to Ovett, MS was
: announced today by planners of the event,  The Rev. Troy Perry,
: founder/moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community
: Churches and Robin Tyler, a prominent lesbian activist.  They expressed
: regret ...
: [etc.]

I spoke to Brenda Henson the day before yesterday and she reiterated the 
need for people to come to the Land from mid to late May even though the 
MCC/Troy Perry/Robin Tyler event over Memorial Day weekend was cancelled.

The most significant event coming up is the hearing of the nuisance
lawsuit Camp Sister Spirit's neighbors (funded by Mississippi for Family
Values) have filed against the Camp.  This is scheduled for Wednesday, May
17, 1995 and should be settled before that weekend.  Most observers feel
that this lawsuit is so shaky that there is no way the plaintiffs can win. 
It will be good for the Camp to win, of course, but many people in the 
area have threated violence against the Camp if they find there is no 
legal way to force Camp Sister Spirit out.  Therefore, Brenda and Wanda 
especially want people to come to Ovett on the weekend of May 19-21 to 
help them guard their lives and the Land.

Also, those that have been following the saga of Camp Sister Spirit are 
aware that the Caretakers at Camp Sister Spirit have long wanted a 
sturdier gate in place at the roadway.  The gate (which Robin Tyler 
helped them obtain) has finally arrived, but it is enormously heavy (over 
1/2 ton) and they need many people there to position it.  They hope this 
too can be done on the weekend of the 19th-21st.

For further information, call Brenda or Wanda Henson at (601) 344-1411.

--Joe (Atlanta)