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In this OkEq eNews
Community Needs Assessment Public Forum
TONIGHT! Wednesday, November 28, 6pm
OkEq is launching
a new initiative to gauge the program and service needs of the LGBT
community.
Through the leadership of board member Dr. Chad Johnson, Project
Director at the OU-Tulsa Center of Applied Research for Non-Profit
Organizations,
OkEq is using an innovative, collaborative approach called
Community-Based Participatory Research. This method allows you, our
constituent, to have a
voice in shaping the assessment.
To join the conversation, come to the public forum on November 28 at
6pm. For more information, contact Programs & Development
Coordinator Mana
Tahaie.
New OkEq
Programs
Game Night @ the Center
Saturdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday nights just got more exciting at the Equality Center: join OkEq on Saturday evenings for Game Night. Games change every week, so there's
something for everyone's taste. Bring snacks, a friend, and your best poker face!
Beginner's Yoga
Mondays, 6-7pm, beginning December 3
Center Yourself with OkEq's new weekly beginner's yoga class,
instructed by Certified Yoga teacher Janet Parachin. The class will
cost $10 per
session or $50 for 6 sessions paid in advance. Students are advised to
please bring a yoga mat. To enroll, download the form and fax, mail, or bring it by the Equality
Center.
Janet Parachin, the director of Yoga Spirit Academy, leads workshops in spirituality, meditation
and yoga. She teaches with compassion and joy and enjoys sharing her love of yoga with everyone.
World AIDS Day
Events
Tulsa Community World AIDS Day Service
Saturday, December 1, 5pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S Peoria
The 2007 World AIDS Day theme is leadership. Leadership must be
demonstrated at every level by individuals, in schools, within
families, in places of
work and worship, in countries and internationally.
Speakers include Bishop Carlton Pearson, Dr. Melanie Spector, and Sharon Theole. For more information, download the flier.
Free Rapid HIV Testing by H.O.P.E.
Thursday, November 28, 10am-8pm, H.O.P.E. Testing Clinic, 3540 E. 31st Street
Walk-ins accepted all day, call H.O.P.E. at 749-8378 for more information.
Thursday, November 28, 6-8pm, Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.
Call Oklahomans for Equality at 743-4297 for more information.
Tulsa
C.A.R.E.S. Fairy Tree
For the first
time, Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. and OkEq have partnered to help bring a little
more joy to
our community during the holiday season. Together we would like to
connect those looking for a way to make a difference in their community
with
people who would otherwise not receive any gifts this holiday season.
Our hope is to provide these individuals with approximately $30 gifts
to help
brighten their holiday and demonstrated that there are still community
members who care about them. If you want to be involved in this
opportunity to
reach out to others, please contact Jamie Baker at Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. for details and
to
be matched to a friend in need.
About Tulsa C.A.R.E.S.
The Tulsa Center
for AIDS Resources, Education and Support (Tulsa C.A.R.E.S.)
offers a wide variety of services to meet the special needs of those
affected by HIV and AIDS. Through a professional staff of care
providers, Tulsa
C.A.R.E.S. responds to the complex needs of clients in order to assist
them in maintaining the highest quality of life. Services offered or
accessed
through Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. include: assistance in obtaining prescription
medications; Case management provided by professional social workers;
Access
to physicians for primary health care; Counseling services including
individual, couple and group counseling; Housing assistance, which
includes rent
and utility assistance; Food Pantry, which provides groceries,
nutritional supplements, dietary counseling, monthly congregate meals
and nutritional
education; Transportation assistance to medical appointments;
Assistance in accessing Social Security, Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc.
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