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Durham to host OLOC conference for senior lesbians
August event marks first time Old
Lesbians Organizing for Change
comes to south
DURHAM — Slated for Aug. 16 -20 at
the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham,
“Leave No Old Lesbian Behind: Celebrating
the Lives and Embracing the Connections of
Old Lesbians” will attract senior lesbians
from throughout the nation as they come
together to network, share stories and dis
cuss ways to overcome the challenges they
face.
Founded in 1989, Old Lesbians
Organizing for Change (OLOC) is a national
organization of regional groups for lesbians
60 and over.
Their statement of purpose from the
group’s website reads as follows:
“We are committed to empowering old
lesbians in the common struggle to confront
ageism within our own and the larger com
munity; explore who we are and name our
oppression; analyze our experience of
ageism by sharing our individual stories;
develop and disseminate educational materi
al; facilitate formation of new groups and
stimulate existing groups to confront ageism
and make our presence a visible force in the
women’s movement and in the lesbian com
munity.”
Mandy Carter, the founder of Southerners
On New Ground (SONG) and a nationally
known gay, lesbian and human rights activist.
will be speaking at the event. She was also a
key part in the organization’s decision to hold
the event in North Carolina.
“1 know a couple of their members that are
active with SONG,” says Carter. When they
pointed out that SONG was headquartered in
Durham and the ease and amenities of the
Sheraton Imperial to the board of OLOC, they
felt it was a perfect fit.”
Carter will be speaking at the event along
with another nationally known lesbian rights
figure, Suzanne Pharr.
“We” be talking about what it means to be
getting old in American society and what it
means to be gay in America, along with practi
cal, medical and financial security issues —
that kind of thing.”
Memebership in OLOC is limited to
women who are 60 and over, or about to
turn 60.
Carter is only 57, but feels confident
she’s capable of addressing senior lesbian
issues.
“I’ve been working with human rights
issues for over 37 years,” she says. “And I have
to admit I’m excited about the fact that I am
coming up on 60. “If ever there was a moment,
a cultural bump for those of us about to turn
that age — the LGBT baby boomers — this is
it. There’s a huge pool of us and this is going
to have a major impact on the grey and gay
movement.”
To register for the event, visit the group’s
website at www.oloc.org or call 740-448-6424.
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Schedule of Events
All events take place at the Sheraton Imperial
Hotel 8( Convention Center
Wednesday, Aug. 16
Free Special Pre-OLOC Gathering Event
7-9 p.m.
Lesbian Intergenerational Dialogue with
OLOC
For the first time, OLOC will hold a free spe
cial event for local women the
night before the Aug. 17-20
gathering begins, uniting OLOC
steering committee members
and local lesbians/women of all
ages in dialogue to talk about
how ageism affects lesbians,
whatever their age.
Thursday, Aug. 17
12-6 p.m. — Registration
1-5 p.m. — Oral herstory
training workshop
6-8:30 p.m. —Welcome,
reception,.getting acquainted
Friday, Aug. i 8
8:30-9 a.m. — OLOC national
gathering Opening Ceremony
9-10:30 a.m. — Keynote Speakers Mandy
Carter, Suzanne Pharr and Fish Bowl.
Topic: “Race and Class: Bringing Us Together
or Keeping us Apart”
10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. — Discussion groups,
lunch, workshop sessions, dinner
7-9 p.m. — Lesbian Lives Aloud Performance
Saturday, August 19
8:30-9 a.m. — Reconvene, announcements,
singing
9-10 a.m. — Regional OLOC Reports
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — Workshops, lunch
1:30-3- p.m. — Panel on ageism/lesbophobia
3-4 p.m. — Consultation on planned giving
3-5 p.m. — Legal clinic on elder law and your
rights
3-6 p.m. — Films in hospitality suite
6:30 p.m. — OLOC
Banquet
8 p.m. — Albc Dobkin
Concert
9 p.m. — Dance
Banquet Honorees:
Catherine Nicholson,
Ladyslipper Music,
Astraea Lesbian
Foundation, Phyllis Lyon
and Del Martin
Sunday, Aug. 20
8:30-9 a.m. —
Reconvene, announce
ments, singing
9-10:15 a.m.—
Workshops
OLOC memorial plaques
service
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Closing brunch
1:30-3 p.m. — Free special post-OLOC gather
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