AALLU
Proudly presents
8th Annual
"Eastern Regional Womyn of Colour for Equality Conference"
Unity Equals
Power
Saturday, March 5,
2005 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, March 6 2005 9:00am - 2:00pm
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Robeson Campus Center
350 Dr. Martin L. King Blvd.
Newark, NJ, 07102
This 2 day conference
features your choice of over 15 workshops, guest speaker, entertainment, arts, books, and
crafts. Complimentary hot gourmet breakfast and buffet lunch included. Each registered
participant will receive valuable give always free of charge just for attending this
historic event.
Workshop Choices:
Educational
Development - Investment Planning for Lesbians; Political Policies that affect
People of Color and their Families; Homeowner 101: Getting that 1st Home; Inner Revolution
"Organizing from the Inside Out; Sensual Safe Sex; Gender Identity: Unity within the
Community
Personal Development - Spirituality and Sexuality: Perfect Together??;
Stress Relief: Total Wellness for Mind, Body, & Soul; Demystifying the Roles:
Butch/Femme/ Androgynous; Spirituality: Awakening The Creator from Within;
Relationship Development - What's Love Got to Do With It? - Finding Ms.
Right; Make it Last Forever: Relationship Building Strategies; Reflections: Relationships
Over Time; Family Straight, Children Straight, but Your Gay
Invited Speakers and
Facilitators:
Margarita Lopez, NY
Councilwoman
Citicorp Financial Services
Pauline Park, NYAGRA
National Lesbian Gay Task Force
Lambda Legal
Imani Henry, Activist/Writer/Preformer
Penny Mickelberry, Author
Many, Many, others...
Networking
Opportunities:
Meet and Greet
Receptions
Speed Dating for Singles
Newlywed Game for Couples
Advance Registration:
$75.00
Tickets: $95.00 after 01/31/05
No exceptions and no tickets will be sold at the door
Paypal.com
Registration Form:
Click here to download the above registration form
(Word document)
Click here to download application for hosting workshop at
the conference (Word document)
Directions:
From New Jersey
Turnpike (North or South)
Take exit 15W to Route 280 - West.After
drawbridge, take Exit 14B (ML King Blvd.).
At bottom of the exit ramp, turn left and continue to stop sign.
At stop sign turn left onto King Blvd (Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd.).
From Garden State Parkway (North or South)
Take exit 145 to Route 280 East,
Newark-Harrison.
Once on Route 280, stay in the right lane, following signs for Harrison.
Continue to Exit 14, King Blvd. Take this exit and make a right at the 1st light onto King
Blvd (ML King Jr. Blvd.).
From Route 280
Route 280 (Westbound) Directions are the same
as from the NJ Turnpike, above.
Route 280 (Eastbound) Directions are the same as from the Garden State Parkway, above.
From Route 21 North
Route 21 becomes McCarter Highway in Newark.
At junction of McCarter Highway and Raymond Blvd., (you will see the Don Pepe restaurant
in the distance on your right.) turn left onto Raymond Boulevard.
Make a right at Broad Street (but not a sharp right).
Take Broad Street to Central Avenue.
Make a left onto Central Avenue and then a left onto University Avenue.
From Route 21 South
Make right turn on Clay Street and continue to 1st traffic light.
Turn left and stay in right lane to next light.
From the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels
Proceed to the New Jersey Turnpike and follow directions for the NJ Turnpike, above.
Via Public Transit
Rail:
From Harrison, Jersey City, Hoboken, NYC:
PATH to Penn Station, Newark
AMTRAK (1-800-872-7245; www.amtrak.com) and New Jersey Transit (1-800-772-2222;
www.nj.com/njtransit) trains also stop at Penn Station-Newark. Please call the appropriate
toll-free number for scheduling and fare information.
From Penn Station-Newark to campus:
You may take a taxi ride to campus OR
Take the City Subway (entrance is by McDonald's) to Washington Street (2nd stop).
Buses
Greyhound (1-800-231-2222) provides service to Penn Station-Newark.
New Jersey Transit Bus Routes serve Union, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Bergen and Hudson
Counties, as well as NYC, to Newark.
Newark Subway
From Penn-Station Newark take the City Subway (entrance is by McDonald's) to Washington
Street (2nd stop).
Accommodations:
Host Hotel: The new
Hampton Inn & Suites, Newark Riverwalk
Located in Harrison NJ Call 973 483 1900/
AALLU Conference Rate $89.00/per night - space is limited
CALL NOW!
Complimentary shuttle service
from the hotel and Newark Penn Station to Rutgers will be provided
Co-sponsors:
For the first time
ever, this conference is a collaboration of several eastern regional organizations:
African Ancestral Lesbians
United for Societal Change (AALUSC)
Metropolitan Community Church of Christ the Liberator
Audre Lorde Project (ALP)
New Jersey Pride Center
African Americans Office for Gay Concerns (AAOGC)
SABLE Magazine
Sholay Productions
Sistahs in Search of Truth, Alliance, and Harmony (SiSTAH)
South Jersey Lesbians of Colour (SJLOC)
Liberation in Truth Unity Fellowship Church
Casa Atabex Ache: The House of Womyn's Power- Las Casa del Poderde La Mujer
Contact information:
For more information
call 732 679 - 7687 or e-mail at info@celebratesisterhood.org
Vendor space limited!
Contact Talethea at 856 874-1268 or e-mail BestImprss@aol.com
Volunteers Needed!! Contact Sheila at 973 375 - 5843 or email sbhunt4u@aol.com
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