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by Lainey Millen . Q-Notes staff
Charlohe
All moved in
CHARLOTTE — The Lesbian & Gay
Community Center has now completed its
move into its new headquarters at 820
Hamilton St., Suite B6 and B11 in the North
Carolina Music Factory.
Hours of operation are 5-8 p.m.,
Tuesdays through Thursdays and 10 a.m.-l
p.m., Saturdays.
For more information, call 704-333-0144
or email executivedirector@gaycharlotte.com.
Guests watched the
Academy Awards
telecast on large screen televisions courtesy of
ABC 45 WXLV-TV, which broadcast the
awards presentation.
For more information, email mbaker@
triadhealthproject.com.
Triangle
Guild to host Shoemaker
CHARLOTTE — Dr. Stephen Shoemaker,
M.Div., senior minister of Myers Park Baptist
Church, will be the guest speaker at the
Charlotte Business Guild (CBG) monthly
meeting on Mar. 18 at the VanLandingham
Estate, 5:30-8 p.m. The event is sponsored by
Principal Financial Group.
Shoemaker showed great courage and wis
dom by standing up to the North Carolina
Baptist State Convention, which wanted to
penalize Myers Park Baptist Church for wel
coming gays and lesbians into its congrega
tion. As a result, the church was expelledlmm
the convention.
Cost is $15 for CBG members; $25 for
guests and non-members ($5 added for those
without reservations).
Reservations should be made by noon on
Friday, Mar. 14 by email to businessguild@
yahoo.com or by phone to 704-565-5075.
Individuals making reservations who do not
attend will be charged for the event.
For more information, visit www.charlotte
businessguild.com.
Piedmont-Triad
Conference to target silence
GREENSBORO — The ChangeAlDS
Conference will be held on Mar, 22 at Guilford
College. Take part in a grassroots conference
that aims to shatter the silence surrounding
HIV/AIDS. The day includes teach-ins and
grassroots collaboration. Exploring the intersec
tions of power, privilege and stigma, these
workshops will provide tactics and strategies for
community action and sociopolitical advocacy.
Speakers include: Lisa Tiger, AIDS educa
tor and member of the Muscogee Nation; Matt
Kavanaugh, director of Global Justice; Erin
Burns, national student coordinator of Student
Global AIDS Campaign; Justin Smith, director
of Project STYLE; Martha Lang, Medical
Sociologist; and others.
The event is free and open to everyone.
For more information or to register, visit
www.changeaids.org.
Oscar comes to Triad
GREENSBORO — Residents of the Triad
gathered to enjoy the 80th Academy Awards
on Feb. 24 at a local Oscar Night America
party. The event was one of 52 official parties
sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences held across the country on
Academy Awards night and raised more than
$4,000 to support the programs and services
of Triad Health Project.
It took place at 1618 West Seafood Grille.
SONG + intern = U
DURHAM — Southerners On New
Ground (SONG) is seeking a visionary and
leader with some organizing experience
(events, campaigns, community groups, etc.)
for a six-month internship. The intern will be
involved in all the program work of SONG and
be mentored by SONG staff. This intern will
also be involved in the planning for the his
toric celebration of SONG’s 15th anniversary.
It is a 15-hour-a-week position. Pay is $10
per hour.
The intern will need to be able to travel at
least once a month. SONG can only accept
applicants who live (permanently or tem
porarily) within 30 miles of Durham because
of budgetary constraints.
Due date for consideration is Mar. 17. The
intern will be hired on April 14. Internship
begins on May 1 and will end on Nov. 1.
For more information, call Caitiin Breedlove
at 919-286-3230, email breedlovecaitlin@gmail.
com or visit www.southemerson
newground.org.
It’s sew fiin!
LAKE GASTON — Reconciling United
Methodists and Friends will hold a retreat on
Mar. 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in order to build
community and prepare stoles and rainbow
crosses for the informational booth at the
annual conference in June.
Lunch will be provided.
Participants are asked to bring irons, iron
ing boards, fabric scissors, needles and thread,
cutting boards and a dessert dish.
Carpooling is available from Calvary UMC
in Durham at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the
event. The trip takes an hour and a half.
For location, directions, registration, email
wcp0622@gmail.com.
Triangle Helpline to hold training
RALEIGH — Want to make a difference by
providing peer support for someone who is
coming out or is dealing with other issues?
Then volunteer for the Triangle LGBT
Helpline.
The Helpline is currently looking for vol
unteers to staff the telephone line. The next
two-day training session will be held Friday
night and all day Saturday, Mar. 14-15.
Training includes active listening skills,
role plays, discussion activities and an orien
tation session with an experienced volunteer.
The Helpline is open Sunday-Thursday
evenings from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The LGBT Helpline is one of the longest-
running helplines in the state for the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and same-gender-
loving community. “We also get calls from
parents and friends of gay folks, to help them
get resources and better understand the situa
tion,” Jan Muller, board chair of Triangle
Community Works, and a trainer said. “Some
callers are only looking for specific informa
tion, and some call to talk to a friendly jjerson.
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