calen: ari 2 To announce an event in our monthly calendar, e—mail it to calendar@mountainpridemedia.org, or write us at: POB 1078, Richmond, VT 05477. For more detailed, up-to-the-minute listings, check out our web calendar at : www.mountainpridemedia.orgIca|endar_index.htm Ffiday 1 BURLINGTON — Outright VT Meeting Q 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM. Outright Vermont will hold their weekly, meeting for queer,lesbian‘,,gay, bisQexual,:trans,* ,1 C questioning“ & allied youth ages 13-22. a g . : BURUNGTON - VGSA-Wine“-and Dino -Meet~atj: ‘"7 7 pm at Wine Works on St. Paul Street in Buriington, have a glass and wine and then head- to a local restaurant for dinner. Sunday 3 BURUNGTON - Christ Church Presbyterian - Sunday Service. Every Sunday from 9:30AM. CCP is a "More Light" church. We welcome all persons. regardless of sexual orientation, into full participation in the life, membership, and»leader- ship of this church, and strive, as part of the Body of Christ, to reach out in ministry to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people both within and outside of our congregation. Christ Church Presbyterian (CCP) is located on UVM Redstone Campus between znewaiersiawer ’é‘rid‘tl1e " " " “’ Catholic Center. VPT - in the Life explores issues facing women who are lesbian and Muslim in a post 9/11 worid. Monday 4 ARLINGTON - Alcoholics Anonymous - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Meeting. Every Monday from 7:00-8:00 PM at St James Church, across from Stewart's convenience store. Open meeting or AA, meaning that anyone with a desire to stop drinking can attend. . . MONTPELIER - Survivors of Incest Arrohyrrrous - ’ Meetingat 6:00 PM.,At the UCC Bethany Church‘ I bringsvher big v in Montpelier on Main Street (on the right, just past Ben & Jerry's if you are coming from the interstate). Every Monday in the Blue Door Room, come in front door, go to the Basement, stairs on left, then to the end of the hall to the room with the a blue door. FMI: 229-2153 or 454-7822 for more info. . . i _ to 135 Peafl, see St. Arts on the 16th, see the Satu . Street. Anonymous. For more infonnation [ca BENNINGTON - The Turning Point Club - L Overeaters. For more information, go to: www.oa.org or call 442-9700 ...Or come and check out the meeting for yourself1Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Turning Point Club, 465 . Main Street, Bennington, VT, . . HANOVER/LEBANON NH - American Cancer Society ~ Look Good Feel Better Program 0 American 10:00-11:00 AM At the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH.Sponsored by the . Americaricancer Society, Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, and National Cosmetology. 8 Association. Please register in advance by calling Doris Watson at 603 448-6417. BENNINGTON - American Cancer Society - Look Good»... Feel‘Better Program 1:30-2:30PM. At the Southwest Medical Center in Bennington,» Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, and National Cosmetology Association. Please register in advance by calling 802 447-1403 or 7802 447- 3587. r ' J 6 *9?!»-tea «wet-..~«,.‘i,«:. . :-. BURLINGTON — Sexual Violence Awareness Month - Take Back the Night March and Speak‘ Out, starts at the U.V.M. Green and ends at Contois Auditorium. info: The U.\/.M. Women's Center at 656-7892 or The Women's Rape Crisis Center at 864-0555 or Safespace at 863-0003. 5:30pm. ' -mesda 5 STJOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Needle V exchange walk in; hours every Wednesday 3-6pm is i - , : 7 by : lat Ver'm'ont:CARES 1235 Hospital Drive’ Suite ‘ BRATTLEBORO — AIDS Project of Southern 1 7 1 two: For more info call Penni at/802-748-90.61. Vermont-Syringe Exchange-6:00-9;00lPM.,A,i . . . ,, ,1: ,1 N . . . . . , ,7 7 1 th B web _v l . ’ ;, STlJOHNSB,tJRY;—,VerrnontCARES :OralfHlV ° '3 °'°-D'°‘* "°e"t°' 6° SM‘ Ma ing;Free’Walkin’Anony'mousO |Hl.Vi:t’es’tirfrg :a. Tabteiiévéniwédbésdayiéwhe at emit 802-‘254—,8263;_ " ‘ community compass VT Unity Project Deadline Extended Accordin to an informal posted on the VCF website: www.vermontcf.org. Middlebury. Roseborough of Cornwall, and Bernie Schlager of cases, the brief argues that civil unions are not fully equal, and don't meet the area on Saturday, May 14th, will last all day, and is free to participants. The goal of email notice from Mary . Conlon, the Program Director of the ermont Community Foundation, a partner in the Vermont Unity roject with Samara Foundation, the deadline for the Program and Strategic Partnership rant rounds has been de ayed. The new deadline will be June 1, 2005 for the Letter of Interest. The updated dead- lines and additional informa- tion about priority areas are Freedom to Marry’s New Faces At its March 5th meeting, the Board of Directors of the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force welcomed five new directors. Joining Sherry Corbin, Laura Davidson, Beth Diamond, Judy Murphg, Nora Skolnick and Board hair Beth Robinson are Bennett Law of Bethel, Joe Nusbaum of Charlotte, Lisa Rae of Springfield, Jaye The Task Force is currently supplementing its work promoting same-sex marriage in Vermont with active support of the Gender Identity Bill before the state legislature. In addition, in Februa the Task Force filed a “ riend of the court" brief in the Washington Supreme Court. Like the briefs the Task Force sub- mitted in Oregon and Massachusetts marriage constitutional requirement of non-discrimination. Only full marriage equality does. Windham county Organizes The Unity Foundation has generously provided a grant to create a Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trans ender Conference on LBT community activism and organizing in Windham County. The conference will be held in the Brattleboro the conference is to inspire and energize current and would-be community lead- ers and doers to create ways to stren then and sup- ort the GLB community in indham County and beyond. There will be a fab- ulous lunch, too! From the confer- ence, we will be recruiting three peo le to go to the National ay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference, to be