PAGE8Q-Notes ▼ September 1992
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(704) 537-9801
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The Focus Is On Living
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Out and About
MeiettngB, Social Highlights, Comimmtty Etcetera.
by Toni Tatu
Q-Notes Staff
Sunday August 30
The Park Elevator will hold a
Tea Dance from 5 - 9 pm for NC
’Pride Pac and the Clinton/Gore Cam
paign. There will be a $5 minimum donation.
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday
The Center for Homophobia
^Education will hold a seminar at
The Cathedral of St. john the Baptist in
Charleston, SC from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. For
information call (301) 864-8954.
First Tuesday Association for Gay/Les
bian Equality will hold a planning session at
7:30 pm at Christ Episcopal Church. The
meeting is open to all and new volunteers are
welcome. For information call 332-6943.
wwv Wednesday - Saturday
The Names Project AIDS
Memorial Quilt will have several
* panels on display in the Palmetto Ball
room of Clemson University. For further in
formation contact Phil Howard (803) 656-
1060.
Monday
One Voice will begin rehearsals
for its Christmas Concert at 7 pm
”at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. For
information call Larry Hahn 548-0771.
Thursday - Monday
^2^ A Cooperative of Workers
Production Co. will presentRhythm
’ Fest on top of Lookout Mountain in
Georgia. For more informaton, call Southern
Women’s Writers at (813) 864-1182.
OWLS will caravan to RhythmFest to be
held on Lookout Moun-tain. For information
call Carol at 531-1200 or Margaret at 377-
6497.
Saturday and Sunday
TOSF will sponsor a rock climb
ing trip to Seneca Rocks, WV. For
information, call John at (202) 667-
4334.
Sunday
The Universal Fellowship of
Metropolitan Community
” Churches will hold its first service in
Wilmington. For more information contact
GROW Center, Rocky Point at (919) 675-
9222.
Lutherans Concerned/Charlotte will meet
at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1900 the
Plaza at 5pm. For information call Tom
Pendleton at (704) 334-2367.
Tuesday
The HIV Forum will sponsor
Dealing with Depression with Dr.
’ Robert Barret in the main conference
room adjacent to the cafeteria at Mercy Hos
pital from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. For information
call 333-1435.
Monday
Queen City Rollers will begin its
7th season at Coliseum Lanes at 9
^ pm. For more information call Billie
Rose 545-0801.
MAP will hold its monthly board meeting at
6pm at the Drug Education Center on
Morehead St. For information call 333-1435.
Tuesday
Queer Conversations 7-9 pm
' Christ Episcopal Church on Provi
dence.
Friday - Sunday
^ Stepping Stone, Inc. is sponsor
ing the third annual “Gay Spirit
' Visions Conference” in the Blue Ridge
mountains. For information call Gary
Kaupman (404) 373-0426.
BRV Saturday
UMOJA will sponsor THE FALL
THANG at the Under the Street
^ Beneath Seventh Street Restaurant in
Durham. For more information contact Jerry
at (919) 479-0136.
Rising Moon Books will hold their one year
anniversary party from 10 am - 6 pm. For
information call (704) 332-RISE.
WNJV Sunday
John Love will present selected
readings from his play “Picture
^ Perfect Images from the Mocha Re
gions of a Chocolate Boy’s Reality,” at Ris
ing Moon Books at 3:30 pm. Discussion will
follow.
Saturday - Sunday
TiSg September 26 - October 4
Stonewall Climbers will have their
’annual meeting, rock climbing and
campout. For information call Scott at (412)
5474619.
OCTOBER
'Wggg Friday - Sunday
October 2 -4
Eno River Unitarian Universalist
’Fellowship of Durham will sponsor
The Welcoming Congregation Conference
entited “We Are Family.” For more informa
tion contact Bonnie Crouse at (919) 722-
0421.
Sunday, October 11
National Coming Out Day
'^Don’t forget!
Shelter offers services
for lesbians and gays
by Stan Hurlbut
Special to Q-Notes
CHARLOTTE—The Shelter for Battered
Women,an arm of UnitedFamily Services, is
a resource for the lesbian and gay community
of Charlotte and the surrounding territory.
The Shelter, located in a county building at a
confidential location, is staffed by a Director
and three full-time counselors, as well as
volunteers. (Volunteers are welcome.)
The Shelter has 18 beds arranged in a
dormitory-like setting of suites of rooms
around central bath facilities and offers ex
cellent security arrangements. Some of the
services offered are shelter for any woman
and her children who are experiencing physi
cally abusive relationships, be their partner
male or female, counseling, on either an
individual or group basis, and assistance
working within the court system if that be
comes necessary. All counseling and support
services are free of charge, however, a fee is
charged forresidential care based on a sliding
fee schedule according to the individual’s
ability to pay.
Calls for help from lesbians and gay men
are welcome. All are encouraged to call and
utilize their counseling features. Gay men
who have been physically abused can call the
Shelter to obtain referrals to other agencies
and can also obtain free legal assistance.
Since its inception in 1979, the Shelter has
served thousands of people in crisis. In 1991
alone, 1,028 women and 310 children were
provided needed services. According to Jane
Taylor, a counselor at the Shelter, domestic
violence is one of the most critical problems
facing women today. In 1991, the Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County police departments
received a combined tot^ of 32,413 calls
from women suffering domestic abuse of one
sort or another.
If you are experiencing physical abuse,
please call Jane Taylor at (704) 332-2513.
The Shelter is open 24 hours a day.