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February ProgramWarms Up Our
Spirit in Winter
February 2002 PFLAG
Newsletter
In a program open to the entire
community, PFLAG will have a special program in February you will not want to
miss. On Saturday evening, February 16th at 7 p.m. we will have a special
performance of the Louie Project, directed by our town's renowned Joan
Lipkin of That Uppity Theater Company fame. Joan has been working for
the past year with a group of St. Louis men who have developed a theater piece
in telling their stories as gay men. This is part of a trend in theater to
develop performance pieces from ordinary people telling their real stories.
And we all have stories to tell. These stories will touch us,
inspire us, and heal us as art reflects to us who we are and who we can be.
As if that wouldn't be enough to
drag you out on a winter night, we have an added special feature attraction with
an appearance by Mel White, the charismatic force behind Soulforce,
the organization committed to non-violent protest of our religious organizations
which discriminate and marginalize our GLBT loved ones. Mel White has
aptly called the policies of our major religious denominations spiritual
violence when they reject if not demonize gays and lesbians. We all know
the pain of not having religious bodies welcome us. Soulforce attempts dialogue
with major religious governing bodies to show the plight of gays and lesbians
who seek their place in our churches and synagogues. Mel White will tell
us about plans for a major demonstration at a national Southern Baptist
Convention in St. Louis in June. He will share his philosophy of
nonviolent protest learned from Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. and
tell us about important protests he has held with major conventions of religious
bodies in recent years.
We will not hold support meetings
except for new parents and families who come in distress. We want to give
plenty of time to our two presentations. Joan Lipkin's troupe will touch
our hearts while Mel White will touch our souls. We will have a reception
following the two programs. Join us at the Ethical Society, 9001
Clayton Road. There is no charge for this evening of inspiration. |