HEAVY ROTATION San Francisco ’s dance party for everyBODY!!! An outsiders club for body rebels, size queens, radical fatties, chubsters, transfolk, queers and our friends and lovers of all colors, genders, sexualities and ages 21 and beyond!!!
The next Heavy Rotation is Friday, August 8th at El Rio 3158 Mission St, San Francisco
With DJ Durt and friends spinning pop, 80’s, 90’s, indie, soul, hip hop and booty jams! 10pm $5….
Featuring: Josh Klipp (www.cutelittlewhiteguy.com), tranny pop star AND amazing local drag performers!
Dance party with DJ’s Durt and Thatway!
Benefit for New Leaf! Check out http://www.newleafservices.org

Don’t forget this Saturday is the next Eclipse Party! Hope to see you all there! -Ms. Cat
Saturday - August 9th, 2008

theatre Q presents World Premiere Musical Review: My Strange Nation, the Music of Susan Werner “My strange nation tilts sharply to the right…with our leaders straight and white as our teeth…” Susan Werner, My Strange Nation theatre Q is please to invite you to the world premiere musical review, My Strange Nation, the Music of Susan Werner. Running the gamut from folk to jazz, from rock to gospel, the music of Susan Werner has captured the quirky nature of the world we live in and the eccentricities of relationships since the early 90’s. For the first time ever, her music is being brought to life on the stage with theatre Q’s world-premiere production of My Strange Nation, The Music of Susan Werner. Conceived and directed by Dale Albright, the show will perform at the Dragon Theatre in Palo Alto, 535 Alma Street. Previews begin August 14, 2008, and the show opens Saturday, August 16 running through September 7, Thursdays – Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. “…Our population’s mixed, but Florida was fixed In my Strange Nation: America…” Starring Diahanna Davidson, Jennifer Debevec, Jennifer Knisbell, Halili Knox and Connie Nelson, this show will challenge you, make you laugh and make you cry! Really. It will. WHO: theatre Q WHAT: My Strange Nation, The Music of Susan Werner Conceived and directed by Dale Albright WHERE: Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma Street, Palo Alto WHEN: Previews: August 14 – 15 at 8pm Opens: Saturday, August 16 at 8pm Runs through: September 7: Thursday – Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm COST: Previews: $10 Opening Night: $30 All other performances: $25-Regular, $18-Senior/ Youth /Theatre Bay Area, $15- Groups 10+ TICKETS: Call 415-433-1235 or www.theatreq.org MORE INFO: infotheatreq@aol.com; www.susanwerner.com

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Hello!
My name is Stacey McLaren and I am the Program Supervisor for the EMQ Mentor Program. We are associated with the private non-profit organization EMQ Children and Family Services. To provide a little information about the agency, EMQ Children & Family Services is nationally recognized for innovation in family-centered programs that help children recover from issues such as severe depression, thoughts of suicide, or drug abuse-and keep families together. The private nonprofit annually helps almost 7,000 children and their family members every year through programs like Family Finding, Wraparound, support and educational services. Our Mission: At EMQ Children & Family Services our mission is to work with children and their families to transform their lives, build emotional, social and familial well-being, and to transform the systems that serve them. Our Philosophy: EMQ believes the most effective form of care for children, youth and their families is based in the community, using strengths and needs to define and individualize service. We believe children and families should have the greatest possible access to services, as well as maximum voice and choice in planning, carrying out and evaluating those services.
The reason I am writing to you is that you were provided as an organization for me to connect with to determine if there is a way to see if any members are interested in becoming volunteer mentors for the children and youth we serve at our agency. In terms of the Mentor Program specifically; we are in search of volunteers from the community to become mentors for the children and youth that are served at the agency. These children are in need of positive support people that are able to provide 1:1 support and friendship. As a mentor the volunteers would be paired with a child, which they would be able to select based on similar interests. The two of them would be able to spend time together, usually in the community doing various activities. The time they spend with the child is a time that allows them to have some fun and spend time with someone who is there just for them. Requirements/Qualifications: We seek a one year commitment from the volunteers, which averages to be about two hours per week or four hours every other week, spending time with the child or youth out in the community. The program provides six hours of training at the beginning of the service period and offer monthly Support Groups to the mentors as well. The other requirements are to be age 21 and over. Included in the process is also a group orientation, personal interview, background screening, three personal references, DMV print out, copy of driver’s license, and copy of auto insurance.
Please let me know if this is something that can be made available as a volunteer option to the members. I can provide any other information you need or answer any questions. I look forward to determining the options available for us to connect. Thank you in advance for your support and assistance. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Take care,
Stacey
Stacey McLaren
Program Supervisor
EMQ Mentor Program
SCC Division Training and Resource Team
(408) 876-4193
smclaren@emq.org

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Hi Everyone, Intuit, the Human Rights Campaign, and Out & Equal Workplace Advocates invite you to join professionals across the Bay Area on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 for our 4th Workplace Panel event!
RSVP today at www.hrc.org/workplacepanel Topic: Workplace Impacts of Same-Sex Marriage Our panelists share how their organizations are adapting to changes in benefits, policies, and other areas based on the California Supreme Court May 15th ruling giving all Californians the freedom to marry. Topics discussed will include:
* From a workplace perspective - what’s changed?
* Any differences between how straight marriages and gay marriages are recognized in the workplace.
* How the recognition of gay marriage is impacting benefits like healthcare.
* The tax changes and implications resulting from the ruling.
* What we can learn from companies in other countries where gay marriage is recognized.
* What it means for out of state employees who get married in California.
* A Q&A session with leaders who were critical in advancing the marriage case.
Participating companies include Intuit, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, PG&E, Trucker Huss, and more! Trucker Huss will also be providing a breakout session after our main panel on the impact of same-sex marriage on employee benefit plans, in addition to how California law interacts with the restrictions imposed on employee benefit plans by the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Our speakers from Trucker Huss will discuss the steps all employers should take to make clear what benefits are available to same-sex spouses, and the steps employers may take to equalize retirement benefits for same-sex and opposite-sex couples without violating federal law. The discussion will focus primarily on retirement plans and will also touch on certain aspects of health and welfare and other employee benefit plans. Date: August 12th, 2008
Time: 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Intuit - Mountain View
Building 9 2600 Casey Avenue Mountain View, CA 94801
RSVP today at: http://www.hrc.org/workplacepanel
Please direct event questions to Tom Floyd, tfloyd@ieconsulting.biz, (408) 891-7846
Appetizers, beer, wine, and non-alchoholic beverages will be provided.
No cost in attending. Best regards, Tom Tom Floyd National Board of Governors Corporate Outreach Human Rights Campaign (HRC) http://sfbayarea.hrc.org E-mail: hrcsiliconvalley@yahoo.com Phone: (408) 891-7846

We’re still getting women together for a full moon kayaking trip in Half Moon Bay on August 17th and a sunset-moon rise sail in Santa Cruz on September 13th.
Want to learn to kayak? There will be a skills clinic for women on August 31st. For all details go to: www.bluewaterventures.org or email kim at: bluewaterventures@sbcglobal.net Until the Full Moon Rises…..

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