<strong>LOCAL</strong> <strong>NEWS</strong> Do you know your community center? One Voice Community Center is for everyone in the LGBTQ and Allied communities to use and be a part of. The center was founded in 2005, and incorporated as a 501(c) (3) in the state of Arizona. The name “One Voice” was chosen for its direct simplicity in encapsulating a specific purpose. It was launched with a dedicated social commitment to unify and empower the LGBT Community in Phoenix. In 2007, One Voice established its first physical space – a small office inside the Melrose Center on 7th Avenue. In August 2009, One Voice expended into a 2700 square foot space at 725 West Indian School Road. In 2011, One Voice moved to 4442 North 7th avenue. The One Voice Community Center has a variety of different programs, services and events that happen on a daily, weekly, and monthly base. On Mondays One Voice offers free HIV rapid testing provided by Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. This takes place from 4 – 7 p.m. in the Board Office. Also on Mondays the Men’s Discussion Group meets at 7– 9 p.m. in the purple room. This group is a male-oriented discussion and social group. The discussion group has a wide range of topics from health to politics and much more. On Tuesdays the Coming Out Discussion Group meets from 7– 8 p.m. in the yellow room. This group helps individuals come out and gives them a better understanding of themselves. Even people who have come out are welcome to join in the discussion to help give support. Hospice of the Valley a Culture of Caring Bringing comfort and dignity as life nears its end. 602.530.6900 | hov.org Not for profit. For Comfort. By Joseph A. Gaxiola On Thursdays the Older Gay Men’s Support Group meets from 9 – 10:30 a.m. in the purple room. This group helps gay and bisexual men over the age of 50 with issues of loneliness, libido, relationships, as well as other topics. Thursdays One Voice also offers free HIV rapid testing provided by Southwest Center for HIV/ AIDS. This takes place from 4 – 7 p.m. in the Board Office. Then the Bipolar, Depression and Anxiety Group meets from 7 pm – 9 pm in the yellow room. This group helps people in our community who are bipolar, suffer from depression or anxiety. Members can discuss what is going on in their lives with other members who are going through the same thing. The Lesbian Social Network holds their events at One Voice every Friday from 7:30-10 p.m. On Saturdays One Voice hosts A2Z Social Network from 7– 10 p.m. in the Rainbow Room. This is a social event for everyone. A2Z Social Network is a safe alternative to the bar scene. You can watch a movie, play board games, as well other special events. Refreshments are avail and there is an asking price of $5 donation to help pay for the refreshments. The Writer’s Collective Group meets on the first and third Tuesdays every month from 7– 9 p.m. in the orange room. This group offers an ongoing workshop for local writers. If you have an idea, an outline, or a rough draft members of this group can help you achieve a better work for you script, poem, short story, and novels. Yoga classes will be coming back to One Voice. These classes will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 2 p.m. Yoga classes are available for anyone and will be held in the purple room. One Voice contains also hosts the BJ Bud Memorial Library. The library has books about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer. The books in the library can be check out like a public library or read at the Center. BJ Bud was a pioneer in the GLBT and women’s communities. Bud was also the founder of the first Pride event in Phoenix in 1981. She was one of the founders of the Arizona Lesbian Gay Task Force. She passed away in 1996. The Cyber Center is available for anyone to use for looking a place to live, looking for a job or check your email. The Cyber Center is free of charge. Michele De Lafreniere Community Resource Center is the first room that everyone sees when they enter One Voice Community Center. The Michele De Lafreniere Resource Center provides the community with the only single location to pick up all the community magazines, information on community events, brochures about health and wellness, social events and everything in between. Michele was a very prominent and visible member of the Phoenix area transgender community. Originally from New York, she owned a Scottsdale bicycle shop when she started transition, but negative community reaction forced her to sell her business in 2005. Michele became involved in a very public fight with a Scottsdale night club over claims of anti-transgender discrimination. Michele was appointed to a seat on the Scottsdale Human Relations Commission in 2002. She passed away October 30, 2009. Aside from these programs, events, and resources available at One Voice Community Center they also host other groups to meet within the center. Arizona Men of Leather, This is H.O.W., Imperial Court of Arizona, Grand Canyon Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, H.E.R.O., and many others. For more information, check out One Voice’s website at 1vcc.org. Find more news & information online! www.ntouchaz.com 10 | Issue #93 | April 2012 | ntouchaz.com news / politics / business / opinion
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