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Welcome to the Community Alliance & Action Network! "We are here..." for you! Current Events: Here you you'll find special events and regular programming of interest to the LGBTQ community. Most of our events are free for C.A.A.N. members. We do ask non-C.A.A.N. members to pay a donation of your choosing to help with the upkeep of the center; if you're not a member, you can become one today by going to our Join Us! page. Good Times! Great Food! First Saturday Potluck and Movie! 7 p.m. the first Saturday of every month is the time for meeting others in our community. Find out what's happening. Come by for the food, stay for the movie. Check here often for details.! And check out our archives for coverage of recent events. First Saturday Potluck & Movie Nights:
Come join us at the center on the first Saturday of each month as we meet for a potluck dinner and afterwards watch and discuss documentaries that focus on some aspect of the LGBT community. Dinner starts at 7, bring a dish to pass, with the film starting at around 8 pm. This event is free for C.A.A.N. members though we ask non-members to provide a donation of their choosing for upkeep of the center.
July 5, 2008: Overruled!: The Case the Brought Down Sodomy Laws On June 26th Lambda Legal marks the 5th Anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas, our landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory that struck down all remaining state sodomy laws and launched a new era in the LGBT rights movement. In 1998, John Lawrence and Tyron Garner were arrested for violating Texas’ “homosexual conduct” law. They fought back, becoming unlikely heroes in the fight for LGBT rights. Lambda Legal’s new short documentary tells their story. August 2, 2008: For the Love of Dolly A quintet of Dolly Parton super-fans are profiled in this documentary from first-time director Tai Uhlmann. Through intimate interviews and archival home-movie footage, Uhlmann seeks to learn what exactly has led these people to develop such an affinity for the country & western singer. Parton herself also appears. Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide September 5, 2008: Silverlake Life: The View from Here After he was diagnosed with AIDS, film director and one-time UCLA film professor Tom Joslin decided to closely document his and his lover Mark Massi's experiences. The film follows his day to day life as he struggles to cope with the disease and its ravages. One particularly difficult section covers the lovers' journey to New Hampshire for what turns out to have been a final Christmas celebration with Joslin's family, which has kept Massi at arms-length for the twenty two years he has been Joslin's lover. As the film progresses, it becomes clear that the only factor which has made the experience at all bearable is the love between the two men. When Joslin dies, the filming continues, showing how his corpse is handled. His friend Peter Friedman continues the documentary to include the ironic aftermath of Joslin's death, in which Massi is welcomed into his lover's family. There are no overt political statements in this documentary; it is a virtually pure record of the two men's experiences as one of them is dying. Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Fifth Saturday Extravaganzas:
Each month of the year that has a fifth Saturday a special event is planned.
August 30, 2008
Community
Alliance and Action Network will begin their youth drop in
center for LGBT & questioning youth and their allies in
September. There will be a "kick off" of this service by having an
"Art Night" as C.A.A.N.'s 5th Saturday extravaganza. It will be held
August 30, 2008 at Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet beginning at
7 p.m. and
will feature Eclectic Vibz and also Lisa Danielson will be performing
in addition to much more. Art Night is a unique event that you will be
glad to experience. Stay tuned for news of more Extravaganzas! Open Meetings for Members &
Friends:
The first Saturday of every month at 2 p.m. we meet at the
center to create the future. Your input is valuable! Feel free to come to the
meeting even if you aren't a member. Please join us!
Other Upcoming Events:
Training of adult supervisors for the Community Alliance and Action
Network youth drop in center will be August 2, 2008 from 0900 to noon
at the C.A.A.N. community center 68 N. Chicago Suite 401 Joliet, 60434.
We are also asking for the advice of young people on how they think the
drop in center will best appeal to LGBT youth and their allies. Young
people who would like to share their opinion may come to the C.A.A.N.
membership meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday August 2, at the C.A.A.N.
community center. It is really starting to warm up outside, we're thinking of things to keep us cool and ways to act locally. Anticipate new styled old-fashioned rap groups, poetry readings, and artists showing their talent. Do you have something you want to say to the LGBTQ Community and our Straight allies? Tell us about it.
2nd Sunday of each month: Reconciling Journey: A Devotional Study for GLBT Christians: This series will be held on the 2nd Sunday of the month by Reconciling Journey, an affirming ministry, at the Ministry Cabin, 4025A Route 34 in Oswego. It's located across the street from Gas City at the Intersection of Routes 34 and 71 and Wolf Road (95th Street). All are welcome. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Stacy McCaskill at 630-301-2010 or email her at stacy@myculturalcoach.com. Starting in January on the 4th saturday of each month at Wesley United Methodist in Naperville there will be a showing of a Christian-related LGBT movie. Please contact Stacy for details.
4th Saturday of each month: At Wesley United Methodist in Naperville there is a showing of a Christian-related LGBT movie. Please contact Stacy McCaskill at 630-301-2010 or email her at stacy@myculturalcoach.com for details. Community Shares: Community Alliance and
Action Network is proud to be a member organization of Community
Shares of Illinois. Community shares deals with
workplace giving much like the United Way.
If you know of a restaurant in Joliet and the surrounding area that you would like contacted to particpate in 2009 Share a Meal please contact lvlginn1@gmail.com. To see a list of participating restaurants click here http://www.share-a-meal.org/. If you want a restaurant in Joliet and the surrounding area to be contacted about particpating next year please e-mail us. Do you want to see pictures? Check out our archives here! |
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