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PROMO Monthly
Newsletter
NOVEMBER |
The holidays are approaching, and so
are several fabulous events near your area! PROMO is
proud to host an event in Kansas City in November, in
Springfield in December, and in St. Louis in January. Make sure
to check out the details for each of those events below.
As always, make sure to check out this month's edition
of the Spotlight on a Member and Why I Give to
PROMO sections of the November Newsletter to learn more
about other PROMO members across the state.
In
solidarity,
PROMO Staff
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PROMO
Events
St.
Louis
Friday, Jan. 22
PROMO
Comedy Night Winter 2010: Kate Clinton - 8:00pm showtime
followed by VIP Reception with Kate at 9:30pm - 560 Music
Center, 560 Trinity Ave, St. Louis. For more information or to
purchase tickets, click here or contact A.J. Bockelman at AJBockelman@PROMOonline.org
or 314.862.4900.
Kansas
City
Thursday, Nov
12
How Do I Look Film & After
Party - 7:00pm Film @ Tivoli Cinemas; 8:30pm After
Party @ Bistro 303. Join PROMO for a Vogue fabulous evening
featuring the documentary film How Do I Look, which
explores the Harlem vogue ball scene, queer artistic empowerment
in communities of color, and HIV/AIDS. Tickets start at $10! For
more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.PROMOonline.org
(Click on EVENTS) or call Sarah G at
816.931.2300.
Springfield
Monday, Nov. 9th,
7pm:
Join us for the monthly SWMO PROMO
community meeting. This month the meeting will be held in
the food court of the Missouri State University Plaster Student
Union Food Court. Metered parking is available in the Visitor
Lot at the corner of National & Monroe. Everyone is welcome.
For more information, contact Stephanie at Stephanie@PROMOonline.org
or 417.291.6569.
Monday, Dec. 7
Destination:
PROMO Trivia Night - This third event in the Destination:
PROMO series, Show-Me What You Know in San
Francisco!, is a high-energy, exciting trivia night!
Form a team and test your knowledge all while benefiting PROMO
in southwest Missouri! $75-Team of up to 8, $15-Individual
tickets (Don't have a team? Find other teammates at the event!)
If your organization would like to sponsor a trivia round, we
may have a round left for you! For more information or to
reserve your table, click here.
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Spotlight on a
Member
Bradley Alan Minton
Bradley Alan Minton, our
Spotlight Member for November, is a lifelong resident of Dexter
in Southeast Missouri. He encourages everyone to remember, "It
is up to each individual to decide how you want to further the
cause...there is strength in numbers, but always remember just
one person--one act--can make a difference.
What do you do for a
living?
I have been actively
engaged in farming for 30 years. I run a very diversified
farming organization, balancing agriculture and
wildlife/wetlands restoration. These efforts have allowed me to
own and operate Moccasin Ridge Hunt Club which provides some of
the best duck hunting in the Mississippi
Flyway.
Why do you work for LGBT
equality?
An important point I would like to
stress is that while it is sometimes easy to leave a small,
rural town and move to a larger metropolis, I personally feel it
was important for me, for my small role, to stay and thrive and
be myself in my very small, ultra conservative community. In my
own way, I feel as though by staying, being myself, being out
and outspoken in the community, that I forced rural America to
acknowledge we are everywhere.
Do you do any other activist work?
As
for other community involvement, I have the privilege to serve
on the Board of Directors for Claudia Foundation of Poplar
Bluff. Founded by Linda Bloodworth Thomason, writer and producer
of Designing Women this non-profit organization provides
scholarships for non-traditional students. I also serve on the
Board of Haven House, a non-profit organization providing
shelter and support to women of domestic violence here in
Southeast Missouri.
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Why I Give to
PROMO
Springfield Black Tie
PROMO works
tirelessly to improve the lives of Missouri's LGBT community by
advocating for our rights and by educating both our community
and the community at-large on our issues. Black Tie is committed
to raising money for charities which serve the LGBT community of
Springfield and southwest Missouri, and because PROMO is the
only rights advocacy organization which has made a consistent,
long-term commitment to us, we have made a commitment to them.
Our support of PROMO is returned in the form of people on the
ground in Springfield working to understand this community's
issues, to bring about positive change and in offering us a
place at the table in the statewide discussion of LGBT
rights.
Randall O. Doennig, President
Springfield Black
Tie, Inc
www.springfieldblacktie.org
Please consider joining or renewing your membership or donating to PROMO
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Coalition
Events
St.
Louis
Saturday,
Nov. 14
ProVote 14th Annual Awards
Dinner - America's Center Ballroom, 701 Convention Plaza,
St. Louis - 5:30pm VIP and General Reception, 7:00 Dinner -
Keynote Speaker Celinda Lake - To view awardees, purchase
tickets, or for more information, click here or call
314.531.2288.
Tuesday, Nov.
17
Gateway Business Guild Workshop - Legal
Matters: Adoptions, Trusts - Roxane, 12 N Meramec Ave,
St. Louis - 5:30pm-8:00pm
Kansas City
Wednesday, Nov. 11
UMKC
Pride Keynote Address: Candace Gingrich - 6pm-7pm - Pierson
Auditorium, UMKC University Center. For more information visit
www.UMKC.edu/chancellor/ode
or contact Leo Leckie at 816.235.1298.
Tuesday,
Nov. 17
Town Hall on Sex Education - 7:00pm
- All Souls UU Church 4501 Walnut Street - Join your friends and
neighbors for a community discussion to help ensure that all
public schools in the metro area provide comprehensive,
age-appropriate human sexuality education. Hear from a diverse
panel of students, parents, educators, and health care
professionals about the pressing need for REAL sex education.
For more info or to RSVP, contact Jen at jen.labarbera@ppkm.org
or 913.312.5100X257. Sponsored by: Planned Parenthood of Kansas
and Mid-Missouri, All Souls UU Church, Metro Coalition for
Responsible Sex Education, Kansas City Anti-Violence Project,
PROMO, YWCA, Blue Hearts, ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri,
MainStream Coalition, GKC Women's Political Caucus, American
Association of University Women Kansas City, UMKC Queer
Alliance, EQUAL
Springfield
Saturday, Nov.
14
Black Tie Affair - 7:00pm - Mark
your calendars for the seventh annual Black Tie Affair at it's
new location in the Grand Ballroom of University Plaza Hotel in
downtown Springfield. Experience the fabulous silent auction,
dinner and dancing, plus entertainment by nationally known
comedian Eddie Sarfaty. The 2009 Black Tie Affair will be
another wonderful evening of philanthropy, entertainment and
empowerment benefiting charities who serve Springfield's LGBT
community. Black Tie benefits PROMO, AIDS Project of the Ozarks,
Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives, and the GLO Center. Visit www.SpringfieldBlackTie.org
to purchase tickets, learn about discounted rooms and tuxedo
rates, and for more information.
Saturday, Dec.
5
Winter Wonderland: A Winter Formal hosted by
OTC EQUALITY - 8:00pm-11:00pm at Drury University Findlay
Student Center Ballroom - Tickets are $3 in advance, $5 at the
door - This dance is open to all OTC, MSU and Drury students.
For information on ticket sales or discount tuxedo rentals,
contact formaltickets@aol.com or
visit the Facebook
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