Welcome to the L-Word online!
We're happy to have this space to share some of what we put in the paper plus things that we find out about too late to get them in. We update the site at least monthly, so when the L-word's paper publication comes out you should see some changes reflected here as well. And there are often changes in between when we find out about something exciting, so check back.
Our site holds a local calendar of intriguing events, archives of Kulture Klatch, Ruth's Review, and Montanna's spirituality column, and a summary of last month's Queer news as reported by "the other barb", as well as local resources. If there's something else that you think is important to get up here, please, don't hesitate to contact us! We are always looking for the next best idea.
Self-Defense for Young Women
The RAVEN Project and North Coast Rape Crisis Team will host a young women and girls self defense training on Wednesday, February 1st from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. This event is free and open to young women, female identified persons, and girls age 12-21. Please call Jacqui at 443-7099 X820 for more information and to sign up. The RAVEN project is a division of RCAA Youth Service Bureau.
Queer Women's Lives
The HSU department of critical race and gender studies is offering "Queer Women's Lives" this semester (Jan 16-May 11). This time it's "through literature", so there should be lots of great reading about how we live our lives, including intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality. Anyone can sign up for regular HSU classes through Open University for $200/credit hour (it's a 4-hour class), but if you're over 60 you can register through the over 60 program for $51/semester. Call Extended Ed at 826-3731, or call 826-6270 to register for the over 60 program. (registration begins Jan 6th).
Jill Sobule at Humbrews
Jill Sobule, famous for "I kissed a Girl" and lots of other interesting and thought-provoking song-stories about women's lives, will be at Humbrews on Wednesday Jan 25th. Featuring songs that take humorous, satirical jabs at everything from the superficiality of fame to the deadening effects of Prozac, her albums have found a unique niche within the universe of alternative pop-rock. "Few artistic voices are as lucid, inspired, and endowed with grace and humor as Jill Sobule’s," noted a Billboard critic in 1997. Humbrews is at 856 10th St., Arcata. 21 & over, $15.www.jillsobule.com
Women's Literature
While you're thinking about learning (if you're over 50), you might want to learn about the lives and works of women writers from 1300 to the present. Pat McCutcheon is teaching "Literature by Women: An Overview" through the Osher Institute of lifelong Learning (OLLI). Wednesday afternoons from Feb 8-March 14. It's $60 for OLLI members,non-members pay $25 more. Call 826-5880 to join OLLI or register. www.humboldt.edu/olli