tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64550217987423751652024-02-19T07:18:10.998-08:00Octavia Butler Memorial DedicationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455021798742375165.post-31257230506926849092011-06-15T16:42:00.000-07:002011-06-15T16:42:40.311-07:00Passing of Dana Turner, Esq.<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ADhxnMFELAYox77wWr4-oZ26bav2ycvjd-VM_NVbhqINlv_ks7U4O2gd2jw-18FmK_3pcIa6mttbHdCQNdqEciclqqlarAQmZQ2AMCVfp183j429l0a1l9W6zHi3an_R5wL8cd8uA4J8/s1600/Dana+Turner+Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ADhxnMFELAYox77wWr4-oZ26bav2ycvjd-VM_NVbhqINlv_ks7U4O2gd2jw-18FmK_3pcIa6mttbHdCQNdqEciclqqlarAQmZQ2AMCVfp183j429l0a1l9W6zHi3an_R5wL8cd8uA4J8/s320/Dana+Turner+Photo.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dana Turner uniquely navigated the worlds of civil rights law, public theater activism and computerized research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was born October 13, 1954 in Gary, Indiana, grew up in California and graduated from Georgetown Law School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After working at the Library of Congress she moved to New York City to practice law on behalf of the transgender and HIV+ communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She used her lively sense of humor, magnetic personality and strategic insight to pioneer the use of public theatre for civil rights activism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was famously achieved with her organization of, and starring in, the first ever Drag Show on the Mall at the 1992 March on Washington for Gay & Lesbian Rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She later starred for several years as the “Mz Liberty” persona on behalf of oppressed people in New York City Gay Pride events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her work for the International Conferences on Transgender Law & Employment Policy helped put the “T” in the GLBT alliance, as well as deepen its sensitivity to issues of race, class and gender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ms. Turner was particularly respected for her computerized legal research, which she used to aid many economically, racially and sexually oppressed people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also served on the board of the World Against Racism Foundation, and provided legal support to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">After a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation on April 26<sup>th</sup>, she passed in her sleep at 4:11AM on April 28<sup>th</sup> at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Her warmth, charm and generosity created a large family of loved ones in Oregon, San Francisco, New York City and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A public visitation will be held at the Terasem Movement Transreligion Ashram at 2 Park Place, in Bristol, Vermont (30 miles south of Burlington, VT on Rte 116), from Noon – 1PM on June 19<sup>th</sup>, 2011, followed by a 2PM burial at the Maplewood Cemetery in Lincoln, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donations in honor of Dana Turner, Esq. may be sent to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, 147 W. 24<sup>th</sup> St., 5<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10011, www.srlp.org.<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455021798742375165.post-86108142010405120032010-10-05T13:20:00.001-07:002010-10-05T13:29:09.590-07:00Program for Octavia Butler's Lincoln VT Memorial Dedication<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCOJ7a_F0BGq0TELylouf0i5ofcRZpK8BvLlQ65eHlIG9Yh1JZVxaTc_uMFQvwEYE5Z3tbycVt855sPrDZngxoZFZ-rKs8VkSDqe1zp4kEILBV65RJfHNk2H-uJyRZI6e1SQXAEMEQnWu/s1600/Octavia+Butler.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCOJ7a_F0BGq0TELylouf0i5ofcRZpK8BvLlQ65eHlIG9Yh1JZVxaTc_uMFQvwEYE5Z3tbycVt855sPrDZngxoZFZ-rKs8VkSDqe1zp4kEILBV65RJfHNk2H-uJyRZI6e1SQXAEMEQnWu/s400/Octavia+Butler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524659576821121218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Octavia Butler</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lincoln VT Memorial</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dedication Ceremony 2010.10.10</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Program of Activities</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">736 Upper Notch Road, Lincoln VT</span><br /><br />4PM: Gather at Memorial Garden Above Upper House<br /><br />415: Unveiling of Memorial & Sharing of Thoughts<br /><br />430: Gather at Amphitheatre for Memorial Program<br /><br />445: <span style="font-style: italic;">Earthseed in Me</span><br />Jenesis Rothblatt<br /><br />500: <span style="font-style: italic;">Octavia Butler: Torchbearer for Change</span><br />Jacqueline Harris<br /><br />515: <span style="font-style: italic;">Song”Earthseed” Inspired by Octavia Butler</span><br /> Martine Rothblatt<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW-Rr8USyzwds0XVF9AbdT9QzkHOVx0K9ZNgdtRDbRohE_68cbBxZLhZlzYz4tTVUv_LvGLXR3aDzqZz8jymGl9B6mUMBps1-5XkIBKixd9dm555JIWALvPVnf_EdRpX8XmRrRoAdM0jJ/s1600/Infoculture+Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW-Rr8USyzwds0XVF9AbdT9QzkHOVx0K9ZNgdtRDbRohE_68cbBxZLhZlzYz4tTVUv_LvGLXR3aDzqZz8jymGl9B6mUMBps1-5XkIBKixd9dm555JIWALvPVnf_EdRpX8XmRrRoAdM0jJ/s320/Infoculture+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524661578188807346" border="0" /></a><br />530: <span style="font-style: italic;">Octavia Butler Book Report</span><br /> Sam Knudsen<br /><br />545:<span style="font-style: italic;"> Open Sharing</span><br /> Attendees<br /><br />6PM: Conclusion and Dinner Reception<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Please RSVP to martine4@gmail.com</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455021798742375165.post-74675077771209969382010-09-19T10:57:00.000-07:002010-09-19T10:57:32.682-07:00Unitherian Glass Wall.movOctavia Butler said that belief motivates action, or it does nothing. Thank you Octavia for giving us the inspiration to convert our belief in positive biotechnology into the action of a wonderful company creating "medicines for life."<div><object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/rdGc2E29UZs/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"></object></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455021798742375165.post-66587793870774843622010-09-18T12:00:00.000-07:002010-09-18T12:05:32.199-07:00OCTAVIA BUTLER MEMORIAL DEDICATION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV8l-EzL4kmtdrA84Da5j1PrWxFeFuaVd3NW4CgGQjkhSxWBdXftyMZTU2GXt0h2Xi30e0TpSPymxCeLpHV0wrdWqT4vDq-1YH0R6Y84UfokVo_j8o-oEqZvkJelSuKjmlKzH9G49zuEx/s1600/Octavia+Butler.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV8l-EzL4kmtdrA84Da5j1PrWxFeFuaVd3NW4CgGQjkhSxWBdXftyMZTU2GXt0h2Xi30e0TpSPymxCeLpHV0wrdWqT4vDq-1YH0R6Y84UfokVo_j8o-oEqZvkJelSuKjmlKzH9G49zuEx/s400/Octavia+Butler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518330621777436514" /></a>WHEN: SUNDAY OCTOBER 10, 2010<div><br /><div>TIME: 4PM - 6PM</div><div><br /></div><div>WHERE: TERASEM GREEN MOUNTAIN RETREAT, 736 Upper Notch Road, Lincoln, Vermont (near Middlebury, VT)</div><div><br /></div><div>PROGRAM: DEDICATION OF GRANITE MEMORIAL &</div><div>PRESENTATIONS IN AMPHITHEATRE ON LIFE AND THEMES OF OCTAVIA BUTLER</div></div><div><br /></div><div>RSVP: MARTINE4@GMAIL.COM</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33