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VOLUME 17 . ISSUE 8
SINCE 1788
September 14.2002
NC Pride Fest 2002 attracts parade-day celebrities
and will hold special events September 27- 29
Sharon Thompson
Keynote speaker
Treating AIDS in Africa 7
“Documenting Courage” 11
HRC Survey: laws which
affect LGBT parents
Rebecca Keith
entertainer
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DURHAM, NC - One
measure of the N.C.
Pride Parade is its
growing ability to draw
participation from
across the LGBT
community and from
surprising corners of the
non-gay community as
well. People in high-
profile roles for the
September 28, 2002
event in Durham include
• Parade Marshall:
Wesley Mancini,
Charlotte businessman
and LGBT
philanthropist
• Keynote Speaken
Sharon Thompson,
keynote speaker,
Durham attorney
' Founder OutWilmington: Bo Dean,
’ Featured Entertainer Rebecca Keith,
Indiana opera singer
Mexican Consul of North Carolina: The
Honorable. Zaragoza Flores
• NC State Senator; Elle Kinnaird.
• Chapel Hill City Councilman:
Mark Kleinschmidt,
“It’s gratifying to have people from the
' LGBT community playing major roles in
this year’s PrideFest - and coming not just
from the TTiangle, but from Wilmington,
Charlotte and even out of state,” says Keith
Hayes, media director for the NC Pride
Committee.
“And it’s a sign of how far we’ve come
as a community that we're attracting new
levels of support from outside our
PriH=* NA/rTrl H\A/lrH8=» community - dignitaries like Mayor Bell
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' Mayor
of Durham: William Bell
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see PRIDE on 15
"Charlotte's Women Build" will construct 3 new homes for Habitat
Habitat For Humanity sponsors 18-month
international women-only home building
project
A September 18 fundraiser will be held
0 benefit a unique project planned this fall
by Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte.
Everyone is invited to the fundraiser at a
restaurant in the NoDa (North Davidson)
District to launch the women-only project;
During the week of October 26-November
2, 2002, women-only volunteers will
construct 3 homes for the CharJotte’s
Top 5 finalists in 23rd annual
Miss Continental pageant
1 St RU Barbra Herr, 4th RU Stasha Sanchez, Miss Continental
2002 Yoshiko Oshtro, 2nci RU Armani, 3rd RU Raquell Lord
Women Build project.
Charlotte’s Women Build is part of an
18-month Habitat for Humanity
International called “Women Building a
Legacy.” This effort focuses on women’s
ability to transform children’s lives and
address the fact that more than 12 million
American children live in poverty.
Individual volunteers will be able to
register soon via brochure or on the Web,
and businesses, civic groups, churches,
and women’s clubs and organizations are
also encouraged to develop volunteer build
teams and raise funds for the Build, as well.
Women Building A
Legacy 2002
Habitat for
Humanity of Charlotte
will sponsor
Charlotte's Women
Build from October 26-
November 2, 2002.
During that week,
women volunteers will
build three new
Habitat homes. The
goal is to finish the
homes on subsequent
Saturdays and have
them completed by
Christmas. The
purpose of Charlotte's
Women Build is not to
exclude men, but to
empower
women
Charlotte's Women Build will;
• Empower women to move people out
of'poverty housing by building Habitat
homes.
• Empower a diverse group of women
by providing them with an opportunity to
work together in a spirit of community.
• Empower women to participate in the
work of Habitat for Humanity by teaching
new skills in a non-competitive
environment of cooperation, partnership
and fun.
Funding for Charlotte’s Women Build is
being sought via a grass roots campaign
and all Charlotte-area women are invited to
participate in funding and building these 3
homes.
The search is on for talented women to
aid in all areas of planning and executing
Charlotte’s Women Build. Join with other
women to build on a foundation of
cooperation, commitment and
compassion.
info: "Souperb Soup Dinner"
SEPTEMBER 18 • 6 PM • $40 at the Door
what: "Souperb Soup Dinner complete with
handcrafted bowl, cosh bor and music
where: Boudreaux's Louisiana Kitchen
501 E. 36th Street. NoDa. Charlotte
WOMEN BUILD DETAILS/FUNDING
website: www.habitatcharlotte.org
phone: Meg Robertson 704-376-2054 x32
email: megarobertson@hotmail.com