As the holidays arrive and the new year approaches

Click here for our most recent newsletter, the last for 2006. We also have two new podcasts posted. Click here to listen.

One podcast is with Rev. Dr. Mel White, co-founder of Soulforce, and author of his newest book, Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Religious Right. Not into holiday giving? Why not help create awareness for the new year by gifting this incredible book to yourself and to someone you know?? Click on the previous link to order.

The other podcast is with Peggy Campolo. Peggy and her husband, Tony Campolo, are well known for their talk, "Living with Our Differences - A dialogue on sexual orientation and the Christian Faith" which they have given at numerous churches. This is an amazing interview that offers insight from an evangelical Christian who is an ally.

Check out what is going on for Stand UP Speak OUT in the new year! In February, we will host a screening of the documentary BE REAL in our hometown of Bellingham, WA (we actually live in Blaine, WA, eighteen miles north of Bellingham). Click here for details. The great news is that BE REAL Producers/Directors Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf will attend the screening and speak afterwards! That night, we will honor them as our most recent Stand UP Speak OUT Wind Changer Honorees.

This will be a fundraiser for Stand UP Speak Out, Inc. We will share more details about our next project, The Great American Roadcast. In September, 2007, we will begin traveling to cities who are part of the League of Cities' program, "We are Building an Inclusive Community" to speak and do podcasts with everyday people, politicians, ministers, groups, high schools, colleges and universities, and corporations.

Additionally, please consider a donation to Stand UP Speak OUT, Inc., as you look for ways to pay less tax this year!! Let us help you with your situation! (: Seriously, funding is going to be a key element of continuing Stand UP Speak OUT projects, such as the Great American Roadcast. Read details in our newsletter to learn how to contribute, helping us spread the message of the Power of ONE and Living Authentic! The financial support we have received during this past year is deeply appreciated. We are in awe of the contributions so many of you have made to our lives. In ways of the heart, mind, and spirit, however, your gifts to us have been a guiding light that is immeasurable. Words cannot properly express our gratitude.

From Two Women & a Poodle, Dotti Berry, Robynne Sapp and Rylee Joy, we hope that this holiday season is meaningful for you. We recognize and honor the various religious holidays that are happening during this time. For those who choose no religious affiliation, we honor you as well. Each of us is interwoven in unique ways into our world, and it is this interconnectedness that creates a great cloth. We need each person to weave the strongest one.

As Joseph Kinnebrew's poster says,

DIVERSITY MAKES WHOLE CLOTH

DIVERSITY MAKES CLOTH WHOLE

Please approach yourself and others with an open heart and the gift of who you are. It is the best gift you can offer! Dotti Berry, Robynne Sapp & Rylee Joy