Vow to Take a Stand in your community!

Make history happen! Get involved in Olympia's LGBT community. ERW and Lambda
Legal are planning Vow To Take A Stand, an event for coalition building,
education, advocacy, and getting people excited about Equality Day in Olympia,
to be held February 26th. Learn how you can move equality forward in your area.
This event will also be held in the following cities: Vancouver, Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane.

When: 12:00p.m.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Where: First Christian Church
701 Franklin St., Olympia, WA 98501

Sponsored by Equal Rights Washington, the Religious Coalition for Equality, and many other organizations, this is an event at the Capitol which focuses on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender equality - and marriage equality. More details to come, as planning moves forward.

The Olympia Vow to Take a Stand event - February 1st - is preparation for Equality Day.

For more information, contact Equal Rights Washington at http://equalrightswashington.org/

A day-long workshop to learn and practice NVC or Nonviolent Communication as the basis for a strong compassionate presence in the world. Gain skill in radically honest, empathic communication with the patterns of blame and shame so prevalent in our society. For all levels of experience, including those new to NVC. Sliding scale fee. Facilitated by Suska Davis, Ph.D. For info and registration, call (360) 754-1600 or visit www.fernhavencenter.com

Don't miss the Capitol Lakefair Parade! Is your community organization going to be present? Lots of people will be and, if you have a cause you want to promote, you'll want to be there too. Parade groups begin to meet at preassigned locations around 4 pm. The parade is scheduled to begin at 5 pm.

Don't miss this year's Super Saturday! It's a great way to connect with the community (if you're an organization who needs to get the word out about your cause) or to meet other activists in the area. From 10 am to 6 pm on the campus of The Evergreen State College.

An interactive, community-wide, interfaith event. This year's presenters include: Imam Mohamad Joban of Masjid al Nour, the Islamic Center of Olympia / Lacey - Sister Lucy Wynkoop, Program Director for the St. Placid Priory Spirituality Center - Richard Miles, head teacher of Koin-an Zen Dojo in Olympia - Rod Davis, Ph.D., teacher of meditation in the Yoga tradition - Misty Miller, Puyallup Tribal member, teacher at Wa He Lut Indian School, and member of Skokomish Longhouse - and Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Temple Beth Hatfiloh. No charge, donations encouraged. Sponsored by Fern Haven Center. Info: (360) 754-1600, rod@fernhavencenter.com, www.fernhavencenter.com