Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 16:33:27 +1100 From: Paul Canning Subject: PRIDE information e-mail out PRIDE information e-mail out ---------------------------- over 550 served! PRIDE Week 1997 Performance Positive V: Fear Board vacancy Happy Pride Day ‘97 ACON Survey Hanson petition online Reconciliation: action you can take Queer Collaboration 97 FabFanny's Photos Riverina Gay And Lesbian Support Group Australian HIV/AIDS links page Sydney PWA Living Centre Adelaide Gay Times Online HIV Online Digest PRIDE Music Rio! Get Connected Lesbian Moms Drugs survey Lithium Geekgirl (tm) 1998 Chinese Tongzhi Conference ---> PRIDE Week 1997 Spaces are available for hire for stalls at the PRIDE Week Launch and Street Fair. Enquiries to Andrew Birley on 0412 275 418 or Leslie John marsden on (02) 9331 1333 or mailto:pride@geko.net.au Bent Heads art competition deadline is June 13. Works will be exhibited @ the Centre during PRIDE week. For an entry form call (02) 9331 1333 or mailto:pride@geko.net.au Sunday June 8: Auditions for performers for the Stonewall Ball, 11am - 6pm. Call Virginia Ferris for more info on (02) 9555 9165. More info @ http://pride.queer.org.au/sydney/ ---> Performance Positive V: Fear What are we afraid of? Fear stops many of us from not just doing the right thing but talking about it as well. Fear lurks in all our minds, especially around the issues of HIV/AIDS. Yet it’s something we rarely have the courage to examine. More:> http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/5243/fear.htm Tickets for Performance Positive V: Fear are $5 and available from PRIDE, 26 Hutchinson St, Surry Hills between 10am and 6pm weekdays. Book early as previous performances have sold out. PPV will be videod for archival purposes. ---> Board vacancy Expressions of interest are sought for a vacant FEMALE position on the PRIDE Board. Please direct all enquireis to Bronte Morris: mailto:pride@geko.net.au ---> Happy Pride Day ‘97 Toronto, Canada: Media Synergy is pleased to announce "Equality Through Visibility" with the addition of a "Happy Pride Day ‘97" page to their website. Designed to raise awareness of Pride Day events, the page offers free animated greetings as a way of expressing pride online. With the use of Media Synergy’s @loha, Internet users are invited to send multimedia cards to friends, family and loved ones. http://www.mediasyn.com/gaypride.htm ---> ACON Survey You can give ACON some direct feedback by completing a survey at http://www.rainbow.net.au/~acon to improve our planning and services we need your views on how we've done and what you think we should be doing. We're hoping you'll tell us what you really think about ACON and HIV/AIDS because after all this is your organisation. ---> Hanson petition online The current political atmosphere in Australia has recently become very heated with an estimated 10% of the population siding with the "One Nation Party" led by Pauline Hanson. This Party proposes ideas that are based on ‘simplistic’ and ‘xenophobic’ ideologies. OurNation is an organisation which has been set up to combat the views proposed by the "One Nation Party" and its followers. It is OurNation's hope that through the use of the Internet the opinion of the majority of Australians can be gathered. http://www.protest.org/ ---> Reconciliation: action you can take You can do a lot just by knowing more; education IS a key. http://yarra.vicnet.net.au/~aar/action.htm ---> Queer Collaborations '97 Included is a rego form that you can print out and mail back to the conference organisers. Note there's a rego fee this year, and you have to register early to get it cheaper, so don't put it off until the last minute :) http://www.queer.org.au/qc/qc97.html And if you don't know what QC is ... see: http://www.queer.org.au/qc/ ---> FabFanny's Photos Introducing FabFanny's Photos, Internet Photo Library; a commercial stock photo library specialising in gay and lesbian images. You need that photo quickly ... you want quality and diversity with a gay and lesbian bent ... and you want it on your computer NOW! Browse the catalogues on-line. Select - Order - Recieve hi-resolution digital images in minutes rather than days. Images range from historic photos of gay liberation to photos celebrating gay and lesbian lifestyles of the '90s. See for yourself how effective it is to use this professional and fast internet photo library. 'Test drive' the on-line delivery process with our free introductory sample at: http://www.fabfanny.com mailto:fab@rainbow.net.au ---> Riverina Gay And Lesbian Support Group We would like to provide you with all the assistance we can and have incorporated a lot of contacts and information here for you. If you would like to find out about and join the many people of the Wagga Wagga Gay and Lesbian Community, it's very simple. The big step is getting the courage to break the pattern. Contact us and we can not only put you in touch with people for social contact but also for support and other activities. http://www.wagga.net.au/~rglsg/ South West - RGLSG's Monthly Newsletter, Now published on line. http://www.wagga.net.au/~rglsg/south.html Slide show of Wagga Wagga http://www.wagga.net.au/slide1.html Video of Wagga Wagga http://www.wagga.net.au/main.gif ---> Australian HIV/AIDS links page The links on this site have been chosen for their relevance to people in Australia and for their innovative or outstanding content. http://www.geko.com.au/~scotty/hiv.html ---> Sydney PWA Living Centre The Sydney PWA Living Centre offers services addressing poverty, training and quality of life for Poeple Living With HIV/AIDS At the Centre we aim to promote a relaxed, harmonious atmosphere for the comfort of all our guests and visitors. http://www.rainbow.net.au/~living/ mailto:living@rainbow.net.au ---> Adelaide Gay Times Online News, columns, music, theatre, fashion, classifieds, events, travel, film, food, gay and lesbian tourist map online: http://www.gt.box.net.au/ Hi all, I am in the process of setting up a web page devoted to Adelaide based queer resources. If anyone can help me out with the details of such resources could you please email me at: mailto:merlin@box.net.au There is very little available online so your help would be greatly appreciated. - Jason Squire, Editor of BTW ---> HIV Online Digest Designed by the originators of the HIV Infoweb, Pridenet's HIV Online Digest offers a comprehensive database in an entirely different framework. Also, we implemented several new ideas that enhance the retrieval and dissemination of information on the web. ***** Fewer clicks and fewer minutes to ending your search. ******* Pridenet simplifies searches for information, and shortens the time to locating what you are looking for. Innnovations include: 1) pre-programmed searches for PWAs, Case Managers, and Activists; 2) Interactive resources which enhance the level of communication between local agencies, and between agencies and PWAs; 3) Layout improvements making it easier to find information: Often, you can find a resource on another web site more quickly if you first visit our page. http://www.pride.net/pridenet/aids - John La Bella mailto:jlabella@pride.net ---> PRIDE Music PRIDE Music is a gay owned and run record label based in Sydney, created with the goal to establish and support Australian based dance music and artists. Founders and owners Wayne Pina-Roozemond and David Hiscock, both veterans of the music industry, formed PRIDE Music in 1995. While PRIDE Music is still growing and evolving, the prime directive is the belief and commitment in developing and promoting new Australian talent. As there is no one main label concentrating on development of such high calibre, this is where PRIDE believe they can fill the void. With a dedication to Australian artists and music, expect to see many of PRIDE Music’s releases and performers hitting the charts, both locally, and internationally. http://pridemusic.com.au We recently recorded an album entitled SONGS ABOUT ADAM with a cabaret performer MARK FULLER. Other than Sydney & Melbourne I have had no luck in finding venues for him to perform in. Does anybody have any suggestions? mailto:pridemus@ozemail.com.au ---> Rio! The 3rd annual March for Full Citizenzhip of Gays, Lesbians and Transvestites, is to be held on Sunday June 29 starting at noon on Copacabana beach. There will also be a demonstration in São Paulo on June 28. Check out the Mix Brasil web page (http://www.mixbrasil.com.br) and its "virtual" parade. (this address is scheduled to change on June 16 - the new one is not yet available). mailto:johnmccarthy@ax.apc.org or lfreitas@ax.apc.org. ---> Get Connected Are you thinking about the implications of information technology to your work? Then you should read 'G E T C O N N E C T E D - Using electronic networking to strengthen partnerships and collaboration' This draft paper (from the UNAIDS Asia Pacific Intercountry Team in Bangkok) considers some of the broad implications of electronic networking to the development of intercountry and interdisciplinary partnerships in the area of HIV/AIDS and other health or development issues. It also summarises some of the lessons learned in establishing SEA-AIDS, the electronic mail-based information support services for the Asia Pacific region that now brings together over 750 organizations. ftp://ftp.inet.co.th/pub/sea-aids/info/info11.txt ---> Lesbian Moms Moms-at-home@queernet.org is an email list for lesbian at-home mothers. This is a place to discuss the unique challenges and rewards of all aspects of life as a "stay-at-home" mom, including but not limited to parenting issues. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/parenting/momsathm.html To un/subscribe send a request to majordomo@queernet.org. In the body of your message write: un/subscribe moms-at-home There is also a digest form of this list. - listowner Sharon Silverstein ---> Drugs survey Drugs: Fun? Pleasure? Whatever? We want to hear from gay men about their drug taking experiences. The Gay Men and Drug Use Project has been commissioned by the NSW Health Department to explore meanings of drug use among Sydney gay men and generate harm minimisation recommendations based on experiences of drug users. The study is examining a broad range of drug use. One hour open ended tape recorded interviews will cover personal biography, the most recent occasion of drug use, drug use and sexual practices and their interrelationships. Participation in the study is anonymous and any information or personal details gathered in the course of the study are confidential. Findings will be published in report and article form, available from the National Centre in HIV Social Research, Macquarie University. Phone Kate for a 1 hour confidential interview, (02) 9850 8043 or mailto:kireland@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au ---> Lithium Need a graphic designer? Gay owned and operated, Chk out our web site http://www.magna.com.au/~elysium/index.html ---> Geekgirl (tm) "Geekgirl(tm) is so smart, so funny, so thought-provoking, so hot looking that it is worth a long look, no matter whether you are male or female, stodgy or hip, corporate or cyberpunk." - Rebecca L. Eisenberg (The Net Magazine). We visit the latest in women's e-zines and hot sites to cruise. Plus Ripley Jones reports on world population control. Plus for those who care a huge round up of *just that* and how you can help - koalas, kids, nuclear disarmament, and community actions. I couldn't control the contributors who interpreted this issue's creative metaphorical theme 'control' as "sexual". So yep a big chunk of sleaze and ease from Maria Beatty, (New York, S/M performer); Cherie Matrix reviews Real Live Nude Girl; Kathy Bail reports on new words for vaginas; Bad Girls by Catharine Lumby gets an alternative media run; and Monika Jansch does -dip, dunk, dominatrix. There's tools and tricks from Laura Jordan - whips, handcuffs, crops and leather. Rebecca Cox writes candidly about being a fag hag and her love for a 'transitional object'. Lots of news and info to celebrate Pride Week (!!!YEAH!!!), and speaking of pride, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli takes us on a journey "from silence to celebration" a history of menstrual liberation. You might need a lot of time to check out our latest issue http://www.geekgirl.com.au/geekgirl/010con/index.html ---> 1998 Chinese Tongzhi Conference The application forms for the "1998 Chinese Tongzhi Conference" (Theme: Unity) to be held in Hong Kong on Feb 5-8, 1998 will be available sometime this month (June 1997) with details of costs, program, living accomodations, etc. Please complete a Reply Slip available at: http://www.hkstar.com/~hkten/98conf.html so we can send you the application form. mailto:worldson@hkstar.com ----0---- You have received this mail as you are on the mailing list located @ PRIDE Sydney Gay & Lesbian Community Centre. Please draw the attention of the members of your group/organisation and/or network to this information. Thank you. You are welcome to send items of interest to others on the 550+ mailing list to be distributed in our mailout. The shorter the better. 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