4/21/12 - LGBT Elders Movie & Fun Songs

Good morning and Happy Earth Day!

Here's some wonderful youtube videos about the lgbtq experience:

1. Wonderful lesbian song, "Everybody loves a lesbian" from BBC3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zsxfhAh6Q&feature=share

2. The Gentlemen's Rant: Homophobia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ANL2pHgJD0

3.  The Homophobia Song by Katie Goodman's Band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQg9f7z9eg

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Special screening of "10 More Good Years" - Seattle 

Saturday evening (April 21st)
Location - Lobby Bar
Address - 916 East Pike Street  Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 328-6703

Time - 7.00 P.M.-
Movie - screening of the award-winning documentary 10 More Good Years. This documentary explores the unique challenges that LGBT elders are currently facing, such as the process of aging alone, without financial stability and often finding the need to "re-enter" the closet.

The director of the film, Michael Jacoby, will be in attendance at this free event and will be available for a meet and greet after the screening.

http://allevents.in/Seattle/ 10-More-Good-Years-Public- Screening-and-Discussion-of- LGBT-Elder-Issues/ 330977200292445
http://www.10moregoodyears. com/

http://thelobbyseattle.com/

4/18/12 - GLBTQ Legal Clinic

One of the concerns that lgbtq people experience as we age is preparing for our later years and this includes preparing the legal documents of a Power of Attorney, Health Directive, POLST, domestic partnership and will. This is particularly important for lgbtq folks because of the discriminatory laws in various states as well as federal laws.  


However, we are fortunate to have the GLBT Legal Clinic here in Seattle which is part of the GLBT Bar Association Foundation of Washington and the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics.  This Clinic has a mission to provide GLBT friendly and knowledgeable volunteer attorneys to listen to your legal concerns.  


They state that they provide clients with a half hour of free one-on-one legal help on topics including: 
1. Job discrimination and harassment
2. Adoption and surrogacy
3. Transgender legal issues
4. Debt and bankruptcy
5. Relationship protection
6. Relationship dissolution


Times Available - The GLBT Clinic is held between 7.00 P.M. and 9.00 P.M. on the third Thursday of each month, my appointment only.  
To schedule an appointment, please call 206-235-7235.  A coordinator can be reached, and calls will be returned on Tuesdays between 12.00 P.M. and 3.00 P.M.


www.q-law.org/legalclinic

4/17/12 - SAGE lgbt fed gov conference/Seattle lgbt Senior Center bingo

Good evening,
Two events of great interest happening.  One is national:


1. White House LGBT Conference on Aging

SAGE, who became the first official LGBT delegate to a White House Conference on Aging in 2005, is pleased to announce that The White House Office of Public Engagement will hold the first-ever conference dedicated specifically to LGBT aging issues on May 7, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Hosted in partnership with the University of Miami Center on Aging, the White House LGBT Conference on Aging is an opportunity for advocates, community leaders, and members of the public to engage with the Obama Administration on the health, housing, and security needs of aging members of the LGBT community.

The conference will feature presentations by Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee, HUD's Assistant Secretary for Policy & Research Development Raphael Bostic, and SAGE Executive Director Michael Adams, among others. SAGE is working closely with White House officials, the University of Miami Center on Aging (who is a partner in our work with LGBT caregiving) and other LGBT aging leaders in South Florida, to plan this historic conference.

The White House LGBT Conference on Aging comes on the heels of an April 13 teleconference co-hosted by The White House Office of Public Engagement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAGE, on the progress being made to support LGBT older adults. For more information on time and location, and to register online, visit The White House site. http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/white-house-lgbt-conference-aging

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The other is a wonderful opportunity for the lgbtqi communities and allies to support the West Seattle Senior Services Center in West Seattle.  Senior Services is greatly in need of extra funds at this time to make up for the short fall due to the recession so this is a great opportunity to raise funds for this organization while having a great time, as well as the chance to meet new people. 

2. West Seattle's Rainbow Bingo - Friday April 20, 2012 

Time:   5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:   West Seattle Senior Center 

Theme of Fiesta! So grab your maraccas and join us for a fun of evening of Bingo and great prizes.

This is a fundraiser for the West Seattle Senior Center - it's a fun mix of people laughing and winning prizes!! We've had such a great time and wonderful turnout for this event in the past, come join the fun in West Seattle.

Pre-Register - You MUST call, reserve and prepay through the Senior Center - 206-932-4044. Let them know you want to sit at the WOWS/Trish Throop table. Bring friends, the more the merrier.

Cost is $15 for the full 9 games if you pay prior , otherwise it's $20 at the door!! Cheap!!

Food and beverage is sold at the event, including alcohol, beer and wine. There is also a fun auction component between games, so you might want to bring extra funds ; )

Doors open at 5:30-first games starts at 7:00pm 

Address: Senior Center 4217 SW Oregon (corner of California, just north of Alaska Junction).
http://www.sc-ws.org/

4/12/12 - LGBT Senior Events & African American Film Festival

Senior Services of Seattle/King County is such a wonderful resource and this includes resources for lgbtq seniors as well as people who are contemplating the aging process.  Here is a link for lgbt community brainstorming about resources for lgbtq aging folks which is well worth reviewing:


http://www.seniorservices.org/agingyourway/CommunityGatherings/LGBT.aspx


This event was facilitated by GSBA director, Louise Chernin - many thanks to her.  Also, thanks to Microsoft for providing funding for Senior Services and for being supportive of their lgbtq employees.


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There is also a wonderful African American Film Festival through Langston Hugo House from 4/14/12 to 4/22/12.  These include lgbt movies and also a focus on Audre Lourde, one of most celebrated and talented lesbian elders.


http://www.langstonarts.org/

4/11/12 - Lewis Richmond Reading today - Town Hall

Hi there
I'm not familiar with this writer but the event looks really interesting and I really like the positive approach to aging.  Also, I really appreciate the Buddhist connection to this event as this spiritual practice tends to be more lgbtqi friendly than some others.  (Keep in mind the lesbian Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron, who has wonderful books, as well as the fact that KD Lang is Buddhist).

LEWIS RICHMOND at Town Hall Seattle

Start: 04/11/2012 7:30 pm

Co-presented with the TOWN HALL CENTER FOR CIVIC LIFE, NORTHWEST CENTER FOR CREATIVE AGING, SHAMBHALA MEDITATION CENTER, SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY, SAGE-ING GUILG, and NORTH EAST SEATTLE TOGETHER. Bay Area Zen Buddhist priest Lewis Richmond, whose Work as a Spiritual Practice and A Whole Life's Work, have long had constant readerships, visits with his already-popular new book, Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser (Gotham Books). "Embedded as our culture is in the fantasy of control and management, our deepest distress rises from being separated from natural process and our inevitable failure to manage, even defeat, aging and mortality. Lewis Richmond offers a practical, step-by-step set of attitudes and practices that open the reader to philosophical maturation, a proactive engagement with the meaning of one's changing state, and our attainment of personal dignity through our shared journey into mystery." – James Hollis, Ph.D. $5 tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m., or in advance via www.brownpapertickets.com (1-800-838-3006). Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca). Preferred seating for Town Hall members. For more information on this evening, please call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600, Town Hall at (206) 652-4255, or see www.townhallseattle.org.

Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser (Hardcover)

By Lewis Richmond

$22.50

ISBN-13: 9781592406906

4/10/12 - Movie "Gen Silent" - UW Showing

Gen Silent Movie Screening

April 12, 2012 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Room 305, School of Social Work, University of Washington 

What would you do if you were old, disabled or ill - and the person feeding you put down the spoon and said that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual orientation or gender identity?
Please join us for a screening of Gen Silent … the critically-acclaimed documentary that asks six LGBT seniors if they will hide their friends, their spouses- their entire lives in order to survive in the care system.
Screening, Snacks and Community Discussion
Master of Ceremonies: David Haack of the Northwest LGBT Senior Care Providers Network: an informal network of senior care providers of all kinds working together to provide advocacy and quality of care for the LGBT seniors of Washington State.
Co-Sponsored by the Social Work Q and Gerontology Social Work Groups.


There is an ad for this movie on youtube.   

4/9/12 - Fundraiser - 4/12/12

Spring is a time of new growth and new beginnings, including fundraisers for the non-profits that sustain many of us, particularly as we age and may develop disAbilities.  The Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services group is a wonderful organization that provides resources and services to an underserved of Seattle, including senior lgbtqi folks.  Please consider attending the luncheon if you're able to, passing this info along to your other email lists, Twitter accounts, and Facebook and sharing with your providers.  Thank you. 

abused Deaf women’s advocacy services

Please join us at our annual luncheon for stories of
Strength & Courage.

ADWAS Executive Director, Tiffany Williams, will share an update of her inaugural year at ADWAS and Jenné Chalfant will offer the insight of a survivor of domestic violence and how attitude can change everything.

 

Friday, April 20th 2012
Noon - 1:30 PM
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle Waterfront

Your RSVP is needed to reserve your seat. There are no tickets to attend the luncheon and admission is free.
Attendees will be asked to donate a minimum of $100 during the luncheon.

To RSVP please contact Carol Brown at carol@adwas.org and select one of the food choices below:
1.       Chicken Saltimbocca Roulade, Imported Prosciutto, Smoked Provolone, Vine Ripe Tomato Tapenade, Basil Cream (Gluten Free)
2.       Vegan Grilled Eggplant Roulade, Stewed Cannellini Bean Pate, Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce (Gluten Free)
If you can attend, please choose between the chicken or the eggplant.

To RSVP email carol@adwas.org with:

• your name
• number attending
• food choice
• your address so we can mail a thank you

Luncheon to benefit abused Deaf women’s advocacy services.

4/8/12 - Honoring Our LGBTQ Elders

In Honor of one of Seattle's Gay Elders:

This is an opportunity to honor Don Paulson whose birth dates are 1933-2012.  He was a well respected artist, writer and researcher of drag culture in the Seattle area.  He passed away on 2/6/12 and was 78 years old.  He lived in New York during his artistic years, wrote for the Seattle Gay News and also assisted the Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Project with their research.  He also wrote a book called, "An Evening at the Garden of Allah: A Gay Cabaret in Seattle" with Roger Simpson, and this book was published in 1996.  We are blessed to have had Don be part of our lives and our history. 

The history of lgbtqi folks is still often deleted from the history books, so it is crucial to have the organizations that are inclusive of this experience, as well the history of people of color, immigrants, people with disAbilities, elders and any other oppressed groups.  Therefore, please consider contacting the two following organizations to donate any mementos, volunteer your time and expertise and/or to learn more about your own roots.  

LGBT History Resources-Seattle:

1. Northwest Lesbian Archives - 

Website - http://www.pnwlesbianarchives.org/

Email - info@pnwlesbianarchives.org

Focus - http://www.pnwlesbianarchives.org/collections/

2. Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Project

Website - http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/lgbthistorynw/

Email - gayhistnw@aol.com

Focus - http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/lgbthistorynw/

4/6/12 - Lesbian Retreat

Now that the warmer days are starting and it's time to be outside and enjoying the lovely parks, blossoming flowers and trees (assuming your pollen allergies are not too much!) as well as all the hiking trails, now is a great time to start thinking in terms of lesbian vacations and here is a great opportunity:

Please email Lori Stevens at Loriahmoy@aol.com for more info and to reqeust an e-brochure to give more info or call (425) 750-6861

 

Join Us for a Lesbian Luxury Camp & Retreat Adventure

June 1-4, 2012

Seabrook, WA (just north of Ocean Shores)

 

Enjoy a sense of community as up to 20 lesbians share a modern oceanside home for an extended weekend of relaxation and fun!  All meals are provided for you, along with a variety of optional activities each day.  This is 'camp' like you've always wanted it to be!  Spend as much or as little time with the larger group with so many things to do.  Space is limited, so reserve your spot right away.  Stay in the comfortable bunkroom or reserve a private room.  Reserve now, for first choice on accomodations.

 

Here are some of the planned activities:

 

Game Night

Wine Tasting Party

Women's Wellness Workshop

Sunday Morning Meditation

Outdoor Games (volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes)

Bar-B-Que

Campfires with full-on S'more making

Craft Class

Movie Night

 

And on your own...

 

Nearby beach for walks, kite flying, horseback riding, etc.

Onsite restaurant and bar, spa, shopping, mini grocery, espresso

Bike rental

Indoor swimming pool

 

And 20 minutes away in Ocean Shores...

 

Bowling

Casino

More restaurants

More beach!

 

The ALL INCLUSIVE* Camp Fee is $285 per person for 3 nights

Add on a 4th night (Thursday, 5/31) for an extra $60 per person 

 
Reservation/payment deadline:  May 6, 2012

Please contact Lori for more information or to reserve.

 

*ALL INCLUSIVE includes:  lodging, linens, basic toiletries, all meals and

non-alcoholic beverages (alcohol IS included at wine tasting event), and all supplies

related to classes and activities.

4/5/12 - Variety of Topics

There are a variety of topics that I will cover today:


1. Laughter Club - this is a wonderful way to release stress and have fun:

Phinney Laughter club meets next Tues, April 10 (and every month on the 2^nd Tues) in The Blue Room, downstairs at Phinney Neighborhood Center (upper bldg).   We start at 7:00 p.m.  and go for about one hour.  The cost is $5.   Bring water – this is a laughter workout! 

 The address is:  6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, 98103. 

Directions are below and on their website:  www.phinneycenter.org/directions.html.

Taught by - Teresa Verde

Certified Laughter Leader

206-784-9776

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ACADEMIC JOURNALS- CALLS FOR PAPERS RELATED TO AGING:

1. Call for Papers on the Topic of Muslims and Ageing for a Thematic Issue of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life

The international referred journal Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life welcomes and encourages the submission of articles which reflect on ageing, perceptions of it and the impact that it has on Muslim communities both in Muslim majority countries as well as Muslims living in the west.

Questions and topics for discussion include, but are not limited to:

- The concept of ageing as discussed among Muslims
- Ageing identity and self among Muslims communities
- Challenges faced by Muslim communities as far as an increased ageing population are concerned
- Changes in the care of the elderly among contemporary Muslim communities
- Problems that elderly Muslims face in the West as far as care and support are concerned
- Ageing and faith
- Relations between the young and the old: inter-generational conflict, respect, and veneration
- Political and social discrimination against elderly Muslims.

The deadline for receipt of submissions is 31 July 2012

For this special issue, please direct all enquiries, requests for further information as well as actual manuscripts to our Assistant Editor: Ms Siobhan Irving
siobhan.irving@gmail.com<mailto:siobhan.irving@gmail.com>

 Some information about Contemporary Islam:

- Contemporary Islam has an acceptance rate of about 33% (applying to original research papers, so excluding book reviews and special issue papers)
- Contemporary Islam has a very fast "time-to-first-decision" of 53 days on average despite submitting manuscripts to a very selective peer-review process (2 or 3 peer-reviewers)
-Thousands of academic institutions worldwide now offer access to Contemporary Islam

For further information about the journal, including a description of the aims and scopes, please see:
http://www.springer.com/journal/11562


2. Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Aging & Mental Health: Dementia and Dementia Care in Asia

Special issue editors: Sheung-Tak Cheng and Steven H. Zarit

Aging & Mental Health, a leading interdisciplinary journal focused on the aging process and mental health, is calling for papers for a special issue devoted to the topic of dementia and dementia care in Asia. Papers reporting empirical research on, but not limited to, demographic trends of dementia prevalence, diagnostic issues, cognitive deficits, behavioral problems, stigma, caregiver mental
health, abuse, management of dementia in residential settings, and bereavement, are especially welcome. Each paper must include explicit data on one or more Asian populations; data on Asian ethnic groups in non-Asian countries are not included in this category.

Authors who are interested in submitting a paper to this special issue are invited to send a proposal to Sheung-Tak Cheng at takcheng@ied.edu.hk by June 15, 2012. The proposal should include a
synopsis of no more than 300 words structured into the following sections: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion and Discussion. In the proposal, please specify whether you intend to submit a regular article (5,000 words) or a brief report (2,000 words).

Upon initial screening by the editors, authors will be invited to submit papers formally to the special issue. Deadline for the full paper will be October 15, 2012. All submitted papers will be
peer-reviewed and the editors will make the final decision on publication based on recommendations of the peer reviews.

For author guidelines for preparing the full paper, please refer to 

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1360-7863&linktype=44.===============================================================

Honor and Respect for a Local Lesbian Elder

One of our own lesbian community performers, Lisa Mills, died in Seattle on 4/2/12.  She was well known and well loved for her work with Swamp Mama Johnson.  Prayers and peace to her family and friends.

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Honor and Respect for a Nationally Known Lesbian Elder

A Jewish lesbian feminist poet, Adrienne Rich, died on 3/29/12.  She was 83 and had written a vast number of books, including poetry and prose, including twenty four volumes of poetry and six books of prose.  She was well respected in academia and also in the secular community.  Prayers and peace to her family and friends. 

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4/1/12 - Karen Armstrong Reading on 4/4/12

Spring is a wonderful time to think about renewal and growth, both literally and figuratively, and the following reading at Seattle University looks really interesting:

 

KAREN ARMSTRONG at Seattle University

Start: 04/04/2012 7:00 pm

Presented by the SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MINISTRY & THEOLOGY. Scholar and public intellectual Karen Armstrong, one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, makes the case for compassion—intrinsic to humans, at the heart of all religious, ethical, and spiritual traditions, and worth working toward—the subject of her online 'Charter for Compassion,' and of her recent book, Twelve Steps To a Compassionate Life (newly in paper, Anchor). Karen Armstrong is the author of many books on religious affairs and history, including The Case for God, The Bible: A Biography, Buddha, Muhammad, The Great Transformation, and many more. Free admission. Campion Ballroom is located on the Seattle University campus at Tenth Avenue & E. Jefferson Street. For more information, please see www.seattleu.edu.

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (Paperback)

By Karen Armstrong

$14.00

ISBN-13: 9780307742889