Oklahoma Independent Media Center

Halliburton's moving to Dubai and David Lesar and Dick Cheney, the current and former CEOs of Halliburton, cordially invite you to the Halliburton Shareholders Meeting and Going Away Party!

Please save the date:

8:00am Wednesday, May 16th
At the beautiful The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center,
2301 North Millbend Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.
www.woodlandsresort.com

Please check www.houstonglobalawareness.org for party updates.

What to bring - a dress shirt, tie and jacket (now on sale at your local thrift shop) we will provide the Cheney and Lesar masks. We will also need noisemakers, confetti and balloons.

Please email Carol at waldo(at) riseup(dot)net to join the party planning committee. We have a 20 foot money bag and other props that need making.

Call for Action:
Wednesday, May 16 - 12:30pm, corner of 6th and Boulder (in front of the Petroleum Club, where one of the many Halliburton Sales Offices is located on the third floor.

Bring your own sign, or use one of ours! Dress as a Pirate or a Gitmo detainee, or use your own imagination. If you've a Halliburton Bubble Suit, Wear it!

We'll have some Hallibacon Bucks that we could deliver to their office -- *if we're allowed in, with a file to help them Increase Sales and perhaps Cut out the Middle Man, which is our Govt. We'll pay them directly. We want KBR to build prisons in Every Neighborhood! *Satire.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

The International Day Against Homophobia will be recognized locally on Thursday, May 17th at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th Street in downtown Tulsa. The evening begins at 7:00 PM in Sue Welch Hall with a candlelight vigil honoring those who suffer persecution worldwide.

Rev. Carolyn Mobley of MCC United, Luis Flores of the TU Legal Clinic and Mana Tahaie of OkEq will be addressing issues associated with immigration and other forms of discrimination LGBT individuals and families face around the world.

If you would like to participate and represent your country of origin, please email outreach@okeq.org.

How to organize a local food cooperative with the 'Oklahoma Plan'

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative will host a three day workshop on May 17, 18, 19, 2007 in Oklahoma City on how to organize and operate a local food cooperative internet-based order and delivery system.

[For a profile about the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, see this Plenty Magazine article.]

Details and draft schedule below.

How to organize a local food cooperative with the 'Oklahoma Plan'

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative will host a three day workshop on May 17, 18, 19, 2007 in Oklahoma City on how to organize and operate a local food cooperative internet-based order and delivery system.

[For a profile about the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, see this Plenty Magazine article.]

Details and draft schedule below.

How to organize a local food cooperative with the 'Oklahoma Plan'

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative will host a three day workshop on May 17, 18, 19, 2007 in Oklahoma City on how to organize and operate a local food cooperative internet-based order and delivery system.

[For a profile about the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, see this Plenty Magazine article.]

Details and draft schedule below.

WHAT: Demonstration at State Democratic Convention
(signs/flyers/petitions)

WHEN: Saturday, May 19th
12:00N to 1:30p

WHERE: Coca Cola Bricktown Event Center
425 E. California [Map]

WHY: Targeting legislators and party leaders to call for leadership which would inspire the grassroots movement to come out to vote in the next election. Hold those accountable that are voting against the will of progressives.

Each Wednesday we plan to poll drivers and remind drivers of the subject of impeachment. We will display signs that say "Honk For Impeachment"

The target areas will be Jim Inhofe's office, John Sullivan's office, and or the Channel 2, 6, 23 offices, depending on our turnout.

The initial May 16 event was a very good start, with lots of horns blaring and moments of choruses of horns and waving in front of Jim Inhofe's office. Come and join us in the fun Wednesday.

More info: http://dfalink.com/event.php?id=20252

For details email: mwmanle1 at sbcglobal.net

Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Carrie Barefoot Dickerson

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Fellowship Congregational Church
2900 S. Harvard, Tulsa
Program at 7pm

There will be a brief program, The World According to Carrie Dickerson, for all to enjoy. Following, we will provide a viewing of Kilowatt Ours. After the film, we will offer a discussion about the film and Carrie's legacy which includes her new children's book, Harvesting the Wind, which tells about the history of wind power.

Please spread the word and join us as we enjoy cake, ice cream & punch! This event is provided by The Carrie Dickerson Foundation, a registered 501 c 3 nonprofit organization. Donations may be sent to PO Box 52343, Tulsa, OK 74152-0343

More about Carrie

Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2007.

A number of peace and justice groups will share a large tent during the festival to network, distribute literature and dialog with attenders.

The festival hours will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The Paseo is located between NW 30th and Dewey and N.W. 28th and Walker in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City will host the annual Paseo Arts Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. Seventy-five artists will have their fine art on display in tents along the Paseo. There will be painting, pottery and jewelry, along with sculpture, wood working and wearable art.

Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2007.

A number of peace and justice groups will share a large tent during the festival to network, distribute literature and dialog with attenders.

The festival hours will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The Paseo is located between NW 30th and Dewey and N.W. 28th and Walker in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City will host the annual Paseo Arts Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. Seventy-five artists will have their fine art on display in tents along the Paseo. There will be painting, pottery and jewelry, along with sculpture, wood working and wearable art.

Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2007.

A number of peace and justice groups will share a large tent during the festival to network, distribute literature and dialog with attenders.

The festival hours will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The Paseo is located between NW 30th and Dewey and N.W. 28th and Walker in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City will host the annual Paseo Arts Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. Seventy-five artists will have their fine art on display in tents along the Paseo. There will be painting, pottery and jewelry, along with sculpture, wood working and wearable art.

Each Wednesday we plan to poll drivers and remind drivers of the subject of impeachment. We will display signs that say "Honk For Impeachment"

The target areas will be Jim Inhofe's office, John Sullivan's office, and or the Channel 2, 6, 23 offices, depending on our turnout.

The initial May 16 event was a very good start, with lots of horns blaring and moments of choruses of horns and waving in front of Jim Inhofe's office. Come and join us in the fun Wednesday.

More info: http://dfalink.com/event.php?id=20252

For details email: mwmanle1 at sbcglobal.net

Please join
The University Of Tulsa
College Of Law
For A Conversation With
The Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice (Retired)

A Life in the Law
Friday, June 1, 2007
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Great Hall
Allen Chapman Activity Center

Moderated by
Judge Robert H. Henry
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Tying the Knot With the 2008 elections approaching, marriage equality should once again prove a divisive issue for the country. Tying the Knot shows what can happen, and did happen, when anti-gay long-lost relatives reappear in the wake of a loss. The film, sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa, plays at the Circle Cinema, 1 S Lewis, at 7:00 PM, with a 6:30 wine & cheese reception prior to the film. Admission is free. About Tying the Knot When a bank robber's bullet ends the life of police officer Lois Marrero, her wife of thirteen years, Mickie, is honored as her surviving spouse but denied all pension benefits. When Sam, an Oklahoma rancher, loses his beloved husband of 22 years, long-estranged cousins of his late spouse try to lay claim to everything Sam has. As Mickie and Sam's lives are put on trial, they are forced to confront the tragic reality that in the eyes of the law their marriages mean nothing. From an historical trip to the Middle Ages, to gay hippies storming the Manhattan marriage bureau in 1971, Tying the Knot digs deeply into the past and present to uncover the meaning of civil marriage in America today.

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Each Wednesday we plan to poll drivers and remind drivers of the subject of impeachment. We will display signs that say "Honk For Impeachment"

The target areas will be Jim Inhofe's office, John Sullivan's office, and or the Channel 2, 6, 23 offices, depending on our turnout.

The initial May 16 event was a very good start, with lots of horns blaring and moments of choruses of horns and waving in front of Jim Inhofe's office. Come and join us in the fun Wednesday.

More info: http://dfalink.com/event.php?id=20252

For details email: mwmanle1 at sbcglobal.net

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Saturday, June 2, 2007
PFLAG SPAGHETTI DINNER
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa
6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Children
Sponsored by PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) Tulsa

Sunday, June 3, 2007
INTERFAITH SERVICE
Hosted by New Dimensions Worship
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
3rd & Cincinnati in Downtown Tulsa
1:00 PM
Reception following at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street
Sponsored by Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
GAY DAY @ the ZOO
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
36th Street N & Sheridan - Mohawk Park
Zoo Admission Required
3:00 PM - Close

Monday, June 4, 2007
TYING the KNOT
Circle Cinema
7:00 PM
10 S Lewis (Admiral & Lewis)
Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LGBT HISTORY IN OKLAHOMA
LGBT side of the OK Centennial
Dennis R Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th Street in Downtown Tulsa

Please Join OkEq for A Night in the City, Diversity Gala 2007 at Doubletree Warren Place, 61st & Yale in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The evening begins at 6:00 PM with a Patron Party, complete with a silent auction & entertainment by Rene Potter & the Frank Brown Trio. A gourmet dinner by Executive Chef Drew Flatt, with wines by the Loring Wine Company of California follows at 7:00 PM.

Highlights of the evening include the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dennis R. Neill and the Russell Bennett Award for Spiritual Equality & Inclusion to Rev. Leslie Penrose.

Proceeds from A Night in the City support the community programs and advocacy efforts of Oklahomans for Equality.

Click here for more information and please join Oklahomans for Equality for A Night in the City - Diversity Gala 2007.

Each Wednesday we plan to poll drivers and remind drivers of the subject of impeachment. We will display signs that say "Honk For Impeachment"

The target areas will be Jim Inhofe's office, John Sullivan's office, and or the Channel 2, 6, 23 offices, depending on our turnout.

The initial May 16 event was a very good start, with lots of horns blaring and moments of choruses of horns and waving in front of Jim Inhofe's office. Come and join us in the fun Wednesday.

More info: http://dfalink.com/event.php?id=20252

For details email: mwmanle1 at sbcglobal.net

Concert Held to Benefit UCO’s College of Arts, Media & Design Scholarship Fund, GATE, AND OKC PRIDE, Inc

"Jazz Hands," a concert and film screening will be held June 13 at the UCO Jazz Lab at 5th and Littler in Edmond.

The event includes two sets by the music group "Miss Brown to You," at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Also, the deadCenter Film Festival will screen two short films, Courage Doesn’t Ask by director Joe Acton and We Belong by director Joe Wilson at 7:30 p.m.

"Jazz Hands will be an evening promoting diversity in the arts," said Andrea Bair, UCO College of Arts, Media & Design Director of Donor Relations. "We hope to encourage cultural awareness while supporting the CAMD scholarship fund."

Tickets to the event are $25 and can be purchased by calling (405) 974-3794.

Groups benefiting from the event include GATE, UCO’s gay and lesbian student organization and OKC Pride, Inc and the scholarship fund of UCO’s College of Art, Media and Design.

For more information, contact Bair at 974-3794.