A local lesbian will be conducting sweat lodge ceremonies for men on June 11, 2005 and for women on June 25, 2005.
June 25th Women’s Sweat
June 11th Men’s Sweat
June 11, 2005, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
1506 W. Ontario, Tucson
Ms. Istan was contacted and asked what proof she had that she was entitled to conduct such ceremonies. As of June 10, 2005 she has not responded to our request.
We plan to protest the event.
It is scheduled for:
June 11, 2005 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
and again on June 25, 2005 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
The address is:
1506 W. Ontario, Tucson
Send an e-mail to Ku Istan:
kuistan@hotmail.com
telephone: (520)690-0546
Contact Wingspan
Please help support our work by letting Wingspan know that this kind of crap is not acceptable and strongly suggest that they make amends by scheduling a workshop on Cultural Appropriation conducted by legitimate Native Americans.
Send an e-mail to:
WINGSPAN wingspan@wingspan.org
Wingspan Executive Director
Kent Burbank (ext 12)
kent@wingspan.org
Director of Programs
Cathy Busha (ext 16)
cathy@wingspan.org
or send letters of protest to:
Wingspan
300 East Sixth Street
Tucson, AZ 85705
Tel: 520 624.1779
Fax: 520 624.0364
TDD: 520-884.0450
wingspan@wingspan.org
Please let them know how stongly you feel that there is NO place in the LGBT community for this type of bullshit!
No exploitationin my name!
Hawk