APRIL 22 . 2006 • Q-NOTES
Triange Area Region
Equality NC PAC
endorses former
Corrboro Mayor
Mike Nelson for
Orange County
Commissioner.
Xriangle area
Equality NC PAC
announces primary
endorsements
RALEIGH — Equality NC PAC (ENC)
announced April 5 its endorsements in con
tested primary races for the state legisla
ture. The group, which works to secure
equal rights for LGBT North Carolinians, will
be supporting nine legislative candidates run
ning in the May 2 pri
mary election, including
seven Democrats and
two Republicans. The
group also endorsed
Mike Nelson, the former
mayor of Carrboro and
an openly gay candi
date for the Orange
County Commission.
“Our slate for the
primary includes a re
markable mix of candi
dates, from old friends
to new leaders,” said
Ian Palmquist, the
group’s executive director for programs. “We
believe it is important for the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and allied community
to actively support candidates who believe in
justice and equality for all North Carolinians.”
“We are especially excited that several
moderate Republicans sought our support
this year, including two who have earned
our primary endorsement,” added Ed
Farthing, executive director for development.
To develop its slate, the group carefully
reviewed the records of the incumbents
and surveyed candidates on issues such as
employment discrimination, anti-gay vio
lence, safe schools, and the proposed anti-
LGBT state constitutional amendment. The
endorsements for the Nov. 7 general elec
tion will be issued following the primary.
Equality NC PAC
2006 Primary Endorsements
North Carolina House
Dist. Candidate (Party)
Dave Fowler (R)
Laura Padgett (D)
Rep. Deborah Ross (D)
TV Harrell (D)
North Carolina Senate
Dist. Candidate (Party)
Shelly Willingham (D)
Sen. Tony Rand (D)
Sen. Larry Shaw (D)
Sen. Katie Dorset! (D)
William Brooks (R)
Significant Local Race
Orange County Commissioner
Mike Nelson (D)
LGBT workplace
advocates summit
RALEIGH — The LGBT Workplace
Advocates Summit will offer an introduction
to the Out and Equal Workplace Advocates
organization and their mission, as well as
provide participants details on the TMangle’s
application to bring the Annual O&E
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Workplace Summit, the
national LGBT workplace con
ference, to Raleigh in 2009.
.Discussion topics include
the validity of starting a
Triangle Out and Equal
Affiliate organization to support ongoing
workplace equality efforts in N.C. and iden
tifying employee representatives from N.C.
companies that have formal and informal
LGBT employee networks or employees
who want to form LGBT employee network
groups at their companies.
The organizers of the event are Audrey
Lin, O&E Workplace Advocates board
member and co-chair of the 2005 Denver
O&E Workplace Summit: Mandy Carter,
national LGBT rights advocate and
Durham resident; Ronna Dornsife, Triangle
LGBT leader and workplace advocate; and
Stephen Jackson from the Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The LGBT Workplace Advocates
Summit will be held May 4, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.,
at the Sheraton Hotel, located at 421 S.
Salisbury St. For more details go to
www.outandequal.org.
Creating a culture
of peace
DURHAM — How can one make this
community a safer, saner, more peaceful
place to live? How can we help our church
or synagogue or mosque to learn to live
peacefully with all? For all of the world to
coexist we must learn to lay down our
sword and shield and study war no more.
Come to the weekend-long Training in
Non-Violence program and learn how to
transform our homes and schools into
places of refuge and reconciliation.
By participating, you will:
• Deepen understanding of what violence
is and the principles, practice and power
of active nonviolence.
• Enhance the ability to nonviolently face
those with perspectives hostile to your own.
• Learn to analyze the stages successful
nonviolent social movements go through
and the roles needed for effectiveness in
. each stage.
• Tap the spiritual roots of nonviolent
action and help build a supportive com
munity committed to nonviolence.
• Identify peace and justice issues of con
cern to members of the community, and
plan nonviolent projects to address these
concerns.
The training is highly participatory.
Attendees will share their knowledge,
experience and stories, while learning
from other participants.
Expect a variety of small and whole
group work, brainstorming, role plays, read
ings, video and music. There will also be
time and space for private and group reflec
tion, meditation, prayer and journaling.
The event takes place April 28-30 at the
following times: Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday,
8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 8:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Host is Calvary United
Methodist Church, 304 E. Trinity Ave. Co
sponsors are the Methodist Federation for
Social Action and the N.C. Conference
Committee of Church and Society.
For more details go to www.forusa.org
or contact Henry Jarrett at jarretth@bell
south.net.
Arpad Miklos
Sat April 15 - BrokeBack Mountain Party
hosted by Virginia Mountain^Bears
Free DVDs & posters - WWW.vmbears.COm^
Sat April 22 - GRABIT Bowling Drag Queen Show
Sat April 29 - Super Sized Bear Party - Adult
Super Star - Arpad Miklos - hosted by DC Bear Club
plus Miller Lite Girls
FLEX
2 S. West St > Raleigh - NC
Open 5-till Mon-Sat 2-till Sun
919-832-8855 flex-club.com
mondays - Cheap Drinks
tuesdays - Karaoke
Wednesdays - Country Music
thursdays - Booger Drag
fridays - ShowTunes Videos
Saturday - Special Events
Sundays - Free Pool DragKaraoke