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Bay Area Reporter - August 31, 2006
Cynthia Laird, c.laird@ebar.com
According to the agency's Web site, volunteers are needed to work in the kitchen and grocery center at the San Francisco site, and deliver meals and groceries in San Francisco and the East Bay. Volunteers also are needed to staff the agency's senior lunch sites in San Francisco and for various special events.
More information - including job descriptions for various positions - is available by visiting www.openhand.org and clicking on the volunteer link. Those unable to attend tonight's party can find out about become a volunteer by calling (415) 447-2300.
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Martini night at Under One Roof
Under One Roof, the store that benefits numerous HIV/AIDS organizations, is holding a "Mix and Mingle Martini Night" tonight (Thursday, August 31) from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 549 Castro Street in San Francisco. The event features representatives of local professional groups, loyal customers, and dedicated volunteers as well as complimentary martinis, snacks, and of course, shopping. There also will be a drawing for a three-minute in-store "snatch and grab," whereby one lucky winner will have three minutes to select one item from each of 21 different sections of the store. Raffle tickets are $25 per person and the drawing takes place at 7.
Additionally, Under One Roof is holding its Labor Day sale this weekend, at a special location, 4071 18th Street. Selected new arrivals from the San Francisco International Gift Fair will be on sale at prices below retail.
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Immigrant march Monday
Out4Immigration will be among the participating groups in an immigrant rights march slated for Labor Day (Monday, September 4) in San Francisco. Organized by the Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition and other groups, the event aims to send a message to President Bush and members of Congress about the vital role immigrants have in the U.S. economy.
Out4Immigration is a grassroots organization whose members include many same-sex binational couples and their supporters. Current federal law prohibits Americans from sponsoring their partner of the same gender for a green card - a right provided to Americans who have partners of the opposite sex. The organization supports the Uniting American Families Act, which would provide same-sex couples with the same immigration rights entitled to heterosexual couples. Currently the legislation is before Congress.
Monday's march begins at 10 a.m. at Justin Herman Plaza; participants will march to Civic Center. For more information about the march, visit www.immigrantrights.org.
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TLC benefit next week
The Transgender Law Center will mark its fourth anniversary with a fundraiser Tuesday, September 5 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Crash nightclub, 34 Mason Street at Market in San Francisco. The event's theme is "A Movement in Motion," which organizers said is a nod to this summer's successes in the community and the work yet to be done.
Among the highlights TLC participated in this year are: the dedication of a permanent plaque commemorating the Compton's Cafeteria riot on the street corner where it happened; the adoption by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors of the Comprehensive Transgender Employment Initiative; and a national conference on violence against transgender women and gay men.
TLC also will recognize individuals and organizations for the work they've done, including Sister Mary Elizabeth, who was instrumental in establishing California as one of the most progressive states in the country in recognizing transgender people's ability to obtain birth certificates and driver's licenses that reflect their true identity. Other honorees include Judy Van Maasdam, the Horizons Foundation, the San Francisco District Attorney's office, the Ark of Refuge, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and Equality California.
Tickets are $50 to $150 and are available online at www.transgenderlawcenter.org or by calling (415) 865-0184.
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OutSpoken honors 9/11 victims
OutSpoken, the LGBT cable television show, will pay tribute to fallen September 11 heroes Mark Bingham and FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge with a special episode that premieres Monday, September 4. Producer and host Tim Gaskin said the show features interviews with Bingham's mother Alice Hoglan as well as World Trade Center stars Nicholas Cage and Maria Bello and director Oliver Stone. San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty also is interviewed. Clips of the film Saint of 9/11 , about Judge, will be shown in advance of a special screening set for Monday, September 11 at the Metreon that will feature remarks by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
OutSpoken is shown in San Francisco on Comcast channel 11. Monday's episode will repeat Tuesday, September 5 at 9 p.m., Wednesday, September 6 at 7 p.m., and Friday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m.
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E. Bay AIDS Walk coming up
The second annual East Bay AIDS Walk will take place next weekend at Lake Merritt in Oakland, and organizers urge interested people to sign up to help raise funds for various HIV/AIDS nonprofits in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Organizers Gloria Cox-Crowell and Joe Hawkins said the event, which is sponsored in part by Starbucks, takes place Saturday, September 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants should meet at Lakeside Park. Enter at Grand and Bellevue, and meet on the lawn in front of the Edoff Memorial Bandstand, across from the Lakeside Park Garden Center. Interested people can sponsor a walker or make a general donation. There is no minimum fee to participate. Individuals and teams are welcome.
For more information, visit www.eastbayaidswalk.kintera.org or call (510) 873-6514
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South Bay political dinner
State Senator Liz Figueroa (D-Fremont) will address the 22nd annual Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee's dinner Saturday, September 9 at the Fairmont Hotel, 170 South Market Street in San Jose. Figueroa, who lost the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in June, will receive BAYMEC's Legislative Service Award for her efforts to ensure equality in rights and services for the state's LGBT citizens. She was a co-author of Assemblyman Mark Leno's (D-San Francisco) gender-neutral marriage bill last year.
"I am grateful to the members of BAYMEC for this special recognition as I leave the California state Senate," Figueroa, who is termed out, said in a statement.
San Jose Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez, a candidate in this November's runoff election for mayor, will serve as emcee. Other honorees include Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall, who will receive the Friend of BAYMEC Award. Song That Radio, a radio program for the Vietnamese LGBT community, will receive the Community Service Award. Former board members Debra Drake, Stefanie Harvey, and Juan Hernandez also will be honored.
Tickets are $150 per person and available by calling (408) 486-9049. For more information, visit www.baymec.net.
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Lyon-Martin BBQ benefit
Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services is once again hosting its popular "Bar-B-Que By the Bay" Sunday, September 10 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Log Cabin in San Francisco's Presidio. Dr. Dawn Harbatkin, the agency's new medical and executive director, noted that this year's event, the clinic's fifth, will raise much-needed funds to continue providing healthcare services to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender patients, regardless of their ability to pay. The barbecue features entertainment, food, and fun.
Tickets are $85 per person and can be ordered by calling Teri McGinnis at (415) 901-7106 or e-mailing teri@lyon-martin.org.
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