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Triangle
Town votes to support marriage
CHAPEL HILL — Less than a week after
the town council of Carrboro voted to support
marriage equality for same-sex couples, the
Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously
approved a similar resolution.
Presented by Tom Greene, a teacher at Chapel
Hill High School who moved to North Carolina
with his partner, the resolution was adopted at
the council’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 8. Openly
gay Councilman Mark Kleinschmidt urged the
council to immediately endorse it, instead of
asking for advice from counsel.
Greene said he moved to Chapel Hill
because he and his partner knew “in this town
we would at least be treated as human beings.”
Greene’s partner was recently denied coverage
under Greene’s state employee health care plan.
The vote affirms the town’s long-standing
vision for acceptance and equality. In part, the
resolution asked the city to “endorse and sup
port the rights of same-sex couples to share
fully and equally in the rights, responsibilities
and commitments of civil marriage.”
The resolution, like Carrboro’s, will be for
warded to state and federal legislators^
HRC Carolinas chairs sought
RALEIGH — Applications are now being
accepted for co-chairs for the 2010 Human ■
Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala Dinner to be
held at the Raleigh Convention Center in
February 2010.
Applications are due no later than
Feb. 2,2009.
To be considered, visit www.hrc
carolinas.org/involvement and download and
complete an application and send to Joni
Madison at Joni.Madison@McKinney.com.
The steering committee is also seeking
others who may be interested in serving in
other capacities.
For more information, email Jessica Lamb
at lamb@gmail.com.
Western
Wafting scent
HICKORY — Aroma of Art (AOA), a
month-long silent art auction, willtake place
the month of February 2009 at Taste Full Beans
Coffeehouse and Gallery, 29 Second St. NW.
AOA benefits three non-profit agencies;
AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance,
Humane Society of Catawba County and
Women’s Resource Center. Conceived in 2003
by D.W. Bentley and Edgar Hernandez of Taste
Full Beans Coffeehouse, the unique event rais
es operating dollars for the three diverse com
munity agencies. The 2009 goal for AOA is
$10,000, which will be evenly divided among
the three non-profits.
Area artists are asked to donate to the auc
tion pieces of art, pottery, handcrafted items,
photography, jewelry and the like. Patrons of
Taste Full Beans can bid on the auction items
the entire month of February. Artists who
wish to donate are asked to drop off their
items on Jan. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Taste Full
Beans Coffeehouse.
Sponsors to date for the seventh annual
event are WHKY-Radio; Delores Hammer,
DDS; Pepsi of Hickory; and Ralph Doernberg.
The Bidding Kick-off Wine & Coffee Reception
is Jan. 30 from 5-7 p.m. The finale takes place
Feb. 28 from 5-7:30 p.m., with bidding ending
at 6:30 p.m.
The first nine artists that donate to AOA
2009 will be highlighted on the AOA blog.
For more information, contact Taste Full
Beans Coffeehouse at 828-325-0108 or email
tfbcoffeehouse@hotmail.com.
Prop 8 takes scene
BOONE — On Dec. 9-10, Appalachian
State University (ASU) Faculty and Staff
Opposed to Proposition 8 hosted an informa
tion table about California’s recent results in
ASU’s Student Union. Boone Impact was co
sponsor. In November, California voted 52 per
cent in favor for a ballot initative to amend the
California’s Constitution to restrict marriage
to one man and one woman after several
months of allowing same-sex marriage. The ,
table acted as a distribution point for White
Knots postcards addressed to President-Elect
Barak Obama and information about mar
riage equality.
A petition calling for the repeal of D OMA
to be sent to Obama resulted in dozens of
names despite being held at the end of the
semester.
White Knot is a national organization
fighting for marriage equality.
For those who are interested in joining
additional Boone Impact activities, email
elizabethwest@yahoo.com or
staleykll971@yahoo.com. The next event is
slated for Jan. 10 at the Watauga County
Public Library.
For more information, visit whiteknot.org.
Statewide
The girls are back!
STATEWIDE — The Human Rights
Campaign and Showtime present the Season 6
premiere of “The L Word” on Jan. 18. Join
thousands of women across the country at a
party for equality near you. Space is liniited,
so RSVP now. Attendees must be 18-years-old
or over.
In Charlotte, jump over to the Actor’s
Theatre, 650 E. Stonewall St. Doors open at 6
p.m. and the premiere begins at 6:30 p.m.
Visitwww.hrcactioncenter.org/action
center/events/ncchrlt_lword09/details.tcl to
capture a seat.
In Greensboro, hop over to Q Lounge, 708
W. Market St. Doors open at 6 p.m. and
screening is at 8 p.m.
Visitwww.hrcactioncenter.org/action
center/events/ncgb_lword09/details.tcl to
reserve a place.
In Raleigh, skip over to The CC, 313 W.
Hargett St. Doors open at 6 p.m. and screening
is at 7 p.m. Federal Club members will have a
private screening earlier that day. Doors open
at 3 p.m. and the premiere is at 4 p.m.
Visitwww.hrcactioncenter.org/action
center/events/ncral_lword09/details. tcl to
secure a spot.
Suggested donation for tickets is $10.
Reservations are due by Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. ►
info: Announce your community event in NC News Notes,
email: editor@q-notes.com or fax 704-531-1361.
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