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NC Gay Men’s Health Summit October 27— wellness
issues include but go beyond HIV and only gay men
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that moves beyond HIVprevention to include V » ^
a broader, more inclusive agenda. Imagine a
space where gay men can talk about their sex pjjjg i r
lives today without restraint or fear — what — *4 * ..
they really want, what they really do — in the
company of other gay men.
Imagine spending a day together, broaden
ing all-too-familiar discussions of low self-es
teem, risk behaviors, and internalized phobias
into conversations about joy, pleasure, resil
ience, communal strengths, self-care and
health. That’s exactly what’s planned at an
upcoming gathering that will be
unlike anything else ever held in the state.
The NC Gay Men’s Health Summit will be
held Saturday, October 27 on the campus of
the University of North Carolina. This event
is part of a nationwide effort to create a strong,
visible grassroots movement among diverse gay
men focused on a wide range of sexual, mental
and community health concerns that need to
be addressed.
The NC Summit is a low-budget, all-vol
unteer effort. It will be free of charge. It will
consist of four sessions of seventy-five minute
workshops and a closing discussion entitled
“Where Do We Go From Here?”
Authf '^ and activist Eric Rofes will facili
tate two workshops and make the keynote ad
dress. Rofes is a professor of education at
Humboldt State University and the author of
several books on gay men and HIV, most re
cently Drj Bones Breathe: Gay Men Creating
Post-AIDS Identities and Cultures (Haworth,
1998). He has spent twenty years as a gay men’s
health service-provider, policy-maker, and
community activist.
The supportive enthusiasm is reflected in
the varied community participants and the
workshops, ideas and issues they are bringing
to the Summit.
Les Kooyman, Director, Metrolina AIDS
Project (MAP): “As a result of proactively ad
dressing the AIDS crisis, gay men have begun
to address many other health issuest. This con
ference will provide gay men the opportunity
to integrate health and wellness issues, includ
ing HIV, into their sense of well-being.”
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John Glorioso, MAP Outreach Coordina
tor:” I’m excited about this encouraging de
velopment in
our local ap
proach to health
and community
building. I think
this could be a
powerful shar
ing experience
for men at the
conference. ”
Glorioso will
lead a workshop
on the ways the
internet has
changed gay men’s
communities.
Tim Koch,
pastor of the New^ Life Metropolitan Commu
nity Church: “I am excited by a holistic, fo
cused approach and by the opportunities to
join together to explore topics that I believe
matter, and matter not just to gay men.” Koch
will lead the workshop, “Cruisin’ My Religion.”
Who should attend a North Carolina Gay
Men’s Health Summit? Anyone who cares about
Eric Rofes
Author, Activist,
Keynote Speaker
the health of gay men. We hope to see people
from different locations, cultures, generations
who share common concerns about strengthen
ing our local communities and subcultures.
The goal is to create a space to talk across
boundaries of race, class and culture to envi
sion a common future where all of us are able
to thrive. We hope to bring together gay, bi
sexual men and people from throughout the
state to promote overall health — physical,
sexual, mental and spiritual.
The NC Gay Men’s Health Summit is
sponsored by Triangle Community Works,
Carolina Alternative Meetings of Professional
(CAMP) and graduate students and the
UNC-CH School of Public Health
LGBT Caucus. The Summit will be held at
the School of Social Work Building, Univer
sity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The Health Summit is free to all. T
For more information:
SummitdNC@aol. com
NC Gay Mens Health Summit
PO Box 25642
Raleigh, NC27611
For directions go online:
WWW.frontpagenews. com/summit
International A.N.S.WE.R Peace Rally in Charlotte
by David Dixon
International A.N.S.WE.R.-Charlotte (Act
Now to Stop War and End Racism) is spon
soring a rally in Charlotte, October 27 —
which coincides with local and regional rallies
across the nation drawing thousands of par
ticipants.
International A.N.S.W.E.R. is a coalition
of students, peace groups and individuals from
all over the globe who seek peaceful solution
to discord, as well as justice and tolerance for
us all.
In the face of terror, our anger is under
standable. Our pain is intense. Our fears are
normal. War in the name of depiocracy to vent
anger; to ease pain; and allay fear makes casu
alties of us all. In the midst of violence we can
not be distracted from the search for peace in
our time and for all time. We must work to
keep the hope of peace alive among us.
Attendees will meet at Marshall Park. The
march will proceed through uptown and end
with a peaceful demonstration on the steps of
the Federal Courthouse. T
Nooti — Saturday, October 27
Marshall Park: 3rd St. & McDowell
Information: 704-763-6796
www.geocities.com/nomorevictims/nowar
WWW. internationalanswer. org
It’s official: Ray VC^ren is in the US Senate race
CHARLOTTE — This could also be called
“a race for the cure”— bringing us healing hope
after decades of diseased rhetoric.
Former North Carolina Superior Court Judge
Ray Warren formally filed as an official Demo
cratic candidate vying for the party’s nomination
for the seat now held by retiring Sen. Jesse Helms.
“After thirty years of looking back with Jesse
Helms, it is time to move into the new century,”
said Warren.
An attorney and a former Republican, War
ren served two terms in the North Carolina leg
islature during the 1980’s. He has served as a
Superior Court Judge for over seven years until
he recendy resigned his judicial position to enter
the race.
Warren describes himself as a moderate
Democrat. He indicated his campaign will focus
on promoting North Carolina as a home for high
technology business and industry.
“We are a state full of adults educated un
der an outdated set of economic assumptions”,
he said. “We need to give adults, as well as chil
dren, the tools to compete in a global infor
mation age economy.”
Warren also wants to move the state away
from the strident social conservatism of Sena
tor Helms. He views projecting a more mod
erate image of the state as an important eco-
see WARREN Page 14