Kenya Project holds fundraiser Aug. 22 to save mothers’ lives; Local HIV/AIDS specialist, UC Davis med students lead effort to save a generation — The Kenya Project, a non-profit organization working to prevent a generation of Kenyan children from becoming AIDS orphans, will hold its first fundraising dinner Saturday, August 22, at the Sam Pannell Meadowview Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road, in South Sacramento. The fare will be authentic African cuisine prepared by a Sacramento caterer born in Botswana, with table service provided by UC Davis medical students. Local HIV/AIDS specialist and Kenya Project founder Dr. Neil Flynn and Vickie Winkler, founder and president of and HEART (Health Education Africa Resource Team) will be the keynote speakers. The dinner will include a slide presentation of the project’s work with Kenyan medical students and patients in rural communities. Tickets are $100 each; proceeds will fund installation of running water and electricity in a rural Kenyan hospital. For more information about the Kenya Project or to purchase tickets, contact Richard Alcala at 916-202-8613. The AIDS pandemic has devastated Sub-Saharan Africa, where 14 million children are orphans as a result of the disease. In Kenya alone, there are 800 new AIDS orphans each day. Despite the availability of inexpensive drugs to treat the disease, two-thirds of Kenyan women who contract AIDS die from it, largely due to shame and stigma. For each woman who dies, an estimated three to five children are orphaned. “Usually the men are either dead or gone; they find out the woman has AIDS and disappear,” Dr. Flynn says. “These women are left destitute; their families don’t want them.” It was the desire to save the women, and by saving them, to save a generation of children from growing up in poverty and neglect, that motivated Dr. Flynn to create the Kenya Project. “We felt that our most productive use of HIV resources and knowledge was to keep women with children healthy, so they can raise their children.” The Kenya Project, in partnership with HEART, the Kenyan Ministry of Health, the UC Davis School of Medicine and the University of Nairobi, works to improve care for women with HIV/AIDS and to educate communities and healthcare providers about HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Three times Flynn leads a group of medical students to Kenya for two- to four-week stints, where they are paired up with a University of Nairobi medical student to staff medical “camps” in rural areas and conduct community outreach and education. Dr. Flynn was the first medical director for Sacramento HIV/AIDS health clinic CARES. He has worked almost continuously at the clinic since 1989 and continues to care for about 300 patients there. He is a former professor of Clinical Medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine and established the University’s AIDS and Related Disorders Clinic. He retired from teaching a year ago but continues to serve as an adviser to medical students. “We are just one small project,” Flynn says of the Kenya Project. “A thousand or 2,000 projects like this are needed for Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Please join the Sacramento Valley LeatherCorps for a special class…The Vulnerable Dominant: With Simply Michael Thursday, August 6, 7:30 PM, Geery Theater, 22nd and L Streets, Midtown Sacramento, A donation of $20-$5 is requested.

The Vulnerable Dominant: Ever wonder how to remain a strong powerful dominant and yet fully embrace and communicate your own vulnerability? We all love the image of the tall dark imposing master, a pillar of rock and strength. However, that vision can be stifling. Explored through the lens of my own journey from arrogant ass to loving and secure dominant, we will talk about the rewards for allowing your partner to see and embrace your soft vulnerable underbelly. Doing so can greatly facilitate communication, enhance a loving relationship, and be the catalyst for a great deal of personal growth. By showing the strength to explore our own vulnerability, submissives often find the strength to explore and share their own, creating a bond of trust and security that can enhance any relationship.

Presenter Biography: Simply Michael is a largely monogamous dominant man and something of a private player who has been in and around the scene for well over a decade. He owned and ran Dragon’s Keep, one of the few N. California public play spaces outside of the bay area. Over a decade ago, he formed Sacramento’s oldest and largest BDSM group, PleasureBound. The group is very dynamic and includes International Leather Title Holders, a nationally recognized leatherworker, and MAsT International leadership in its membership. He is also a co-director and occasional host of MAsT-Masters And slaves Together: Sacramento. Combining his passion for woodworking and BDSM, he created Torturewood.com and has supported a wide variety of leather title holders, community events, and groups with donations of time, money, and his art.

Join us for WNBA Basketball action: JULY 30, 2009: MONARCHS V. SASS, AUGUST 1, 2009: MONARCHS V. LA SPARKS, Let’s get out there and show the Sacramento Monarchs what Rainbow-colored Money and Gay pride is all about. Thurs., July 30 11:30 a.m. Day Game: Monarchs square of against San Antonio on Kids Day Start. Let’s take our kids to the game. Lots of great family restaurants, movie theaters and overall family entertainment. Sat., Aug. 1 7 p.m. Evening Game: Monarchs match up against arch rivals from the South LA Sparks. A great opportunity to show California solidarity with our brothers and sisters from the south. Our families matter! our values matter! our money matters! Tickets are $10 and $20, For ticket Information: Contact Kim Seibert 916.928.3682 Buy tickets online at groupshavemorefun.com/rainbowmoneymatters. A Week of Pride @ Arco Arena Where Rainbow Money Matters

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his confrontation on live television with the Reverend Jerry Falwell. This confrontation set into motion a lawsuit and the eventual establishment of the Lambda Community Center (renamed the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Community Center) in Sacramento and from the opening of the center, many other Sacramento GLBT organizations. Talk to Action posted Jerry’s remarkable and heartening story. It is important to celebrate and remember victories in struggles for social justice. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/10/752068/-The-25th-Anniversary-of-a-Lieand-a-Victory-Over-Falwell-

“SACRAMENTO: DEL SHORES: MY SORDID LIFE” on Sunday, August 2 at 7:00pm. “ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!”, AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DEL SHORES, WHO TELLS THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES FROM HIS PLAYS, TV SHOWS AND FILM — AND MORE! BROUGHT TO YOU BY JASON DOTTLEY. DEL SHORES SHARES THE REAL LIFE STORIES THAT HAVE INSPIRED HIS WRITING IN HIS NEW HIT, NATIONALLY SOLD-OUT ONE-MAN SHOW. YES, THERE WAS A MAN WITH TWO WOODEN LEGS. BUT DID HIS GRANDMOTHER TRIP OVER THEM AND DIE WHILE HAVING A SORDID AFFAIR? YES, PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED AND A MATCHING VEIN WAS FOUND IN A VEIN BANK OVER IN BATON ROUGE TO REPLACE HIS UNCLE HUMPTY’S COLLAPSED ONE. AND NOW YOU’LL FINALLY FIND OUT IF HUMPTY REALLY LOST HIS LEG AFTER THE ANSWERED PRAYERS. AND YES, DEL’S MOTHER REALLY DID ASK ‘WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT YOU … DO … WHEN YOU’RE GAY?’ FIND OUT WHAT THE ACCLAIMED PLAYWRIGHT REALLY SAID. TRUTH AND FICTION ARE FINALLY SEPARATED IN DEL SHORES MY SORDID LIFE. WITH SPECIAL GUEST JASON DOTTLEY (TY FROM SORDID SERIES).

Candidate Meet-and-Greet Aug. 4 at Head Hunters Head Hunters, 1930 K St. Sacramento, Date: 4 August 2009, Tuesday 05:30 PM, RCC Board of Directors Candidate Meet-and-Greet, Tuesday, August 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Head Hunters, 1930 K St. Each candidate will have an opportunity to speak for 3 minutes. Complimentary light refreshments and cash bar. Please make every effort to participate in this important event! This will be the only opportunity for formal candidate speeches. Election Reminder: Election of the 2009-2010 RCC Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, August 18, at Le Rivage Hotel. Please note—you must be a current member in good standing in order to vote. Nominations must be received by Nominating Committee Chair Brian McMartin (rccnomination@gmail.com) by July 10 in order to be included in the printed election guide. Final nominations will be accepted from the floor at the RCC Mixer on July 21 at Cosmo Café. More information and online registration: Candidate Meet-and-Greet Aug. 4 at Head Hunters