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BOLDFest 2012
BOLD, Older(er) Lesbians & Dykes Annual Conference

Thursday Sept 6 – Sunday Sept 9 2012
Coast Plaza Hotel

BOLDFest hosts 180+ womyn/wimmin/women from across Canada and the US each year (always on the wee kend after Labour Day weekend) at the Coast Plaza Hotel, Vancouver's gay and dog-friendly hotel located in the centre of the gay neighbourhood next to English Bay and Stanley Park.

We celebrate our age(s), our sexual orientation. From a wide selection of diverse and talented presenters we learn new skills, new ways of looking at things, We're entertained, we entertain, we laugh, meet old and new friends and most importantly..... we are in the company of lesbians of all ages for a memorable weekend that sustains us through the year!!

COME CELEBRATE MOVERS, SHAKERS, AND RHYTHM MAKERS!

REGISTRATION FOR BOLDfest 2012 is now OPEN!!

Visit www.boldfest.com now!

Hi, we're Pat Hogan and Claire Robson -- the schemers, dreamers, schleppers and organizers behind BOLDfest!

BOLDFest 2011 is over....but not forgotten.

The raves about this year's Conference are still pouring in!

Thank you to everyone who came and gave it your all.

What a fabulous event and what fabulous women you all are: those who attend year after year and those we just met for the first time. From across Canada and the USA women are helping make BOLDFest bigger and better each year.

We've got something good going here and we hope many more will enjoy BOLDFest in the years to come.

To join our email list, please send a request to soundsfuries@shaw.ca

To view a exceptionally well-made video by Angelina Cantada, videographer for Xtra, Vancouver's LGBT bi-weekly, visit:

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624531153#!/group.php?gid=7738928258

Join us on Facebook and keep the conversataons flowing throughout the year!

Bravo to all of us BOLD, old(er) Lesbians & Dykes.

WHO CAN COME TO BOLD?

Any woman who self-identifies as lesbian, gay, dyke -- as well as the curious. While the focus of the conference is about lesbians 50 years and over, in fact much of what is offered is of interest to any-age lesbian. We invite and encourage lesbians of all ages to join us at BOLDfest. We learn from each other, no matter what the age or lifestyle. At BOLDfest we like to challenge our own beliefs and stereotypes. That's what keeps things interesting!

We need your help to keep BOLDfest going and growing…. and financially sustainable. If you can do any one of the following, it will be a BIG help and we thank you in advance.

• Bring along someone new to BOLDfest 2012
• Give a donation
• Become an event sponsor and/or take out an ad in our program. For sponsor and advertiser information, contact clairerobson@shaw.ca

In Memory of Alison

We obtained Joanne's permission to post the following story, to remember and honour her friend Alison. We thank Joanne for her generous donation to BOLDFest in Alison's memory.

30 years ago I had a friend named Alison. She committed suicide at age 21 because she could no longer live in this world as a lesbian. Earlier this year I found myself thinking about Alison and thinking how nice it would be if the two of us were able to go to BOLD together. How I wished she had been able to find a way to live and see the changes we are all so lucky to be able to witness. I decided then I would make an annual donation to BOLD in honour of Alison. And by doing this I allow myself to keep her memory alive and with me, knowing that in some small way she knows. Someday another Alison will come along but this time she will make it until she can attend a BOLD conference.

Joanne Barnes (coordinator of the MOB list)

Pat & Claire
BOLD Organizers