Community Compass
Community Compass is a service of OITM. GLBT organizations from around the state are invited to provide brief — 200 words or less — descriptions of recent or upcoming activities and events. Send your submissions to us by email by the 15th of the month.
Mountain Pride Media
Mountain Pride Media is excited to announce a special benefit performance of Moises Kaufman’s The Laramie Project on Friday October 5, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. This play will be making its New England premiere at the University of Vermont’s Royall Tyler Theatre. To find out more about this amazing show check out UVM’s Department of Theatre web site at www.uvm.edu/~theatre/Pages/CurrentSeason.html. Seating is limited so contact Roland Palmer at 802-383-7679 or 802-482-2550, or e-mail him at rfpvt@together.net to reserve your tickets. Tickets are $20 per person with the proceeds being donated to Mountain Pride Media. Only tickets purchased from Mountain Pride Media for the October 5th performance benefit MPM. We hope you can join us for this wonderful evening of theater!
Mountain Pride Media held its annual Board and Staff Retreat in July. We would like to welcome Alverta Perkins of South Burlington, Vermont who joined the Board of Directors in July. Please join us in also welcoming Jenn Ponder of Leicester, Vermont who has accepted the Advertising Sales Manager position. If you are interested in advertising in Out In The Mountains or on our web site (www.mountainpridemedia.org) you can contact Jenn at ads@mountainpridemedia.org. A very special thanks to Jim Petrie, Jenn’s predecessor, for the amazing work he did in this position.
Each month Mountain Pride Media acknowledges the individuals who help get Out In The Mountains out into the community. This month we send out our thanks to Denny, Roland, Euan, Mack, Jim, Joel, Jason, Alan, Tyler, Dan G., Dan B., Daryl, Dave, Bennett, James, Elizabeth, and Stina who came to the June “Stuffing” Night. The August “Stuffing” will be on Thursday, August 30th starting at 5:30 p.m. at our offices above The Daily Bread in Richmond, Vermont. Please feel free to stop by and say hello and help out. As always we thank the businesses that agree to be distribution points - you can find a listing on our web site at www.mountainpridemedia.org/about_oitm/distribution.htm.
We are also still looking for a distribution volunteer to take over an existing Montpelier/Barre route. If you are interested contact us at circulation@mountainpridemedia.org.
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
Vermont’s NLGJA is growing rapidly and making lots of plans.
The group met on July 8 and is planning its next meeting for August 12 at the Mist Grill in Waterbury. (See calendar for details.)
Plans are being made for a chapter Web site that will feature a job board and a directory of contacts in the Vermont GLBT community designed to connect journalists with the people they need to talk to when they want to cover our community, or get the GLBT perspective on a story.
The chapter is set to sponsor two students to the national convention’s student project in September. If Joel Nichols and/or Patricia Robinson are chosen to participate, the Vermont chapter will be raising $1000 toward the cost of their scholarships.
NLGJA-VT is planning a panel discussion exploring the coverage of minorities in Vermont in conjunction with the journalism department of St. Michaels College in Colchester.
The NLGJA works within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian and gay issues and opposes newsroom bias toward gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and all other minorities. The national organization’s Web site is www.nlgja.org. Anyone who supports the mission of NLGJA is invited to attend events or join the organization. Look for the NLGJA listing in the Source under Professional.
Outright Vermont
Outright Vermont invites you to attend our Annual Meeting (brief) and Picnic (fun!), Sunday, August 12, 2001 from 1-4 pm. The event will be held at the Burlington Waterfront near the skate park and new fishing pier just north of the Coast Guard station. Come hear about what’s new and exciting as Outright celebrates nearly 12 full years of service to Vermont’s queer youth community and those people that work with them. Find out about our new location as we ready for a move to a new space here in Burlington! Enjoy food and friends as well as a day by the lake. For more information, please call the office at 865-9677 or e-mail us at info@outrightvt.org. Take advantage of this great opportunity to come out and support our youth! Check out www.outrightvt.org for more information regarding the meeting/picnic.
Samara Foundation
Two new board members recently joined the Samara Board of Directors: Susan Baker, Development Director of the Nature Conservancy of Montpelier; and Mac Lippert, biology professor at St. Michael’s College of Burlington. Samara’s board continues its commitment to maintaining gender parity and expanding to include directors from throughout the state.
Samara thanks Day Surles of South Burlington for his hard work, intelligence and integrity over the past 2 years. Day retired as Board Treasurer in June but will remain on the Finance and Investment Committee.
Newly elected officers for the coming year are: Linda Markin, Hardwick (President); John Crane, White River Junction (Vice President); Suzi Wizowaty, Burlington (Secretary); and Nancy Wasserman, Montpelier (Treasurer).
Samara will be hosting a Thank You Celebration at the Cedar Creek Room at the Vermont Statehouse on Friday August 3, 2001 from 6-8 pm. Join Samara supporters for hors d’oeuvres to celebrate Samara’s 2001 Scholarship and Grant recipients – and the many people who make it all possible. RSVP by July 31 to Ted at either ted@samarafoundation.org or 802-860-6236.