January 1988

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1 VNew Year's Day!

6 VVT Legislative Session Begins. '

7 Vunitarian/Universalist Society AIDS Series: “AIDS

101”, 7:30 pm, Unitarian/Universalist Society, 152 Pearl
Street (at the top of Church St.), Burlington

4 V Unitarian/Universalist Society AIDS Series: “Risk
Reduction and Safer Sex”, 7:30 pm (See Jan. 7 entry)
5 V”Dr. Martin Luther King's Commemoration Night."

Cont_ois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington. Speakers and
music.

17 Vvt. C.A.R.E.S. Workshop, 1:00 - 3:30 pm. Vt
C.A.R.E.S. office (see Vt. Resources)

1 8 VMartin Luther King Day (observed)

2 1 VUnitarian/Universalist Society AIDS Series:”Living
With AIDS”, 7:30 pm, (See Jan. 7 entry)
VJanice Perry, A.K.A. GAL - "Stand-Up Theatre",

comedy. Burlington City Hall, 8pm, $6.00. Sponsored by
BurIington's Women's Council, the VT Council on the Arts,

and the National Endowment for the Arts.

24 Vvt. C.A.R.E.S. Workshop, 1:00-3:30 pm, Vt.
C.A.R.E.S. office. (See Vt. Resources)
6 VUVM-GLBA Benefit Dance. Second Annual “Homo

Hop" at Pearl's! 9pm - closing. $2.00 Donation. (See Vt. Re-
sources)

VRandy Shilts, author of “And the Band Played On,"
will speak at lra Allen Chapel, UVM, 7:30 pm, $2 admission,
$1 with student ID.

28 VUnitarian/Universalist Society AIDS Series: "Legal,
Political, and Social Response to AIDS," 7:30 pm. (See Jan.
7 entry)

3 1 Vvermont C.A.R.E.S. Workshop, 1:00 - 3:30 pm, Vt.
C.A.R.E.S. Office (See Vt. Resources)

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organizational meetings

2 Vlntegrity. (See Vt. Resources)
10 Vvt. C.A.R.E.S. Fundraising Committee Meeting
13 VUULGC. 6:30 pm (See Vt. Resources)

VBurlington Peace Coalition Board Meeting. 7:00 pm.
Peace & Justice Center (See Vt. Resources)
VOITM, Content & Editing Meeting, 6:30 pm. Peace &
Justice Center. (See Vt. Resources)
6 Vlntegrity. (See Vt. Resources)

19 Vvt. C.A.R.E.S. Newsletter Meeting, for anyone inter-

ested in writing, editing, graphics, etc. 7pm, Vt. C.A.R.E.S.
office (See Vt. Resources)

VOITM Typing. 5:30pm
26 VOITM General Meeting. 6:30pm, Peace & Justice
Center. (See Vt. Resources)
7 VUULGC Service, 6:30 pm. (See Vt. Resources)

 

The

not been an adequate guardian. Hopefully
this will reunite Sharon with Karen Th-
ompson, who has been fighting in court,
speaking around the country, raising
money for legal fees, and working full
time.for the past two years.

Sue Wilson told the gathering in New
York that if Sharon Kowalski had had a
signed power of attorney indicating her
desire to have Karen appointed as her
guardian were she to become incapaci-
tated, much of this tragedy probably would
not have happened. Wilson pointed out that
clear written evidence of a ward’ s wishes as
to guardianship are almost impossible for a
court to ignore under most guardianship

laws which require courts to honor the
wishes of the ward, if known. Hopefully
the Kowalski case will motivate more
people in our community to execute pow-
ers of attorney as to medical care decision-
making. Also, Wilson agreed that coming
out to one’s parents is very important. The
Kowalski parents had to cope with their
daughter’s sudden paraplegia at the same
time they had to begin the process of deal-
ing with her identity as a lesbian: the two
together were too much for them. Had

Sharon and Karen been out of the closet V

before the accident things might have been
different.

Forsberg

Center

Walter I. Zeichner
M.A.C.P., N.C.C.
Psychotherapy 8 Bodywork
Gay Positive Counselzng

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