Help Support The Lesbian Herstory Archives

Mar
2009

Help Support The Lesbian Herstory Archives

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I was recently contacted by Desiree, the Caretaker and Film/Video Archivette over at The Lesbian Herstory Archives. Not being aware of the site I had to check it out. Could there be a lesbian website out there that I’m unaware of? True story! About an hour later I’m here to tell you that I am in awe. The Lesbian Herstory Archives is truly a vault of all things lesbian. It is a physical museum and a website that allows you to see how far we as women, as lesbians, have come. I encourage all of you to check out the site and donate what you can to keep this amazing collection of lesbian Herstory alive and well.

The Lesbian Herstory Archives is the oldest and largest institution of its kind. We are an all-volunteer run, collectively managed organization that receives no Federal, State or Local government funding. We collect, preserve and document the lives and contributions of all lesbians from all backgrounds and walks of life. Our collection is demographically diverse and international in scope. We provide programming, research assistance, traveling exhibits and on/off-site presentations about lesbian history and culture. We are staffed at least 4 weekdays days each week and several weekend days for researcher visits or browsing.

Recent Women’s History Month Activities Have Included:

* “Fierce Pussy Artist Collective” opening reception on Sunday, March 15th, 5-7pm
* Seneca Peace Encampment documentary screening – Friday, March 20th, 7-9pm
* The Archives Women’s History Month Presentations team will travel throughout New York City all month long.

This year, LHA celebrates its 35th Anniversary and we’re honoring this milestone by producing fund raising and outreach events all year to secure the future of The Archives, raise awareness about our organization, generate revenue for our ongoing programs and increase our endowment fund.

DONATING TO LHA DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH

The easiest and most efficient way for us to take donations during this drive is Online with a Credit/DebitCard using the very secure PAYPAL

Go to PAYPAL – http://www.paypal.com
Click on “Send Money”
Click on “Send Money Online”
Click on “Service/Other”
The email address is: ogeechee55@bust.com

Comments: Please indicate your complete mailing address so that we may send you a “thank you” packet.

Donations made by regular mail using a check,

Make checks payable to “L.H.E.F, Inc.”
Mail to
484 14th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Donating to LHA Beyond March http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/donorform.html

LHEF, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organization so donations are tax deductible in the U.S. where applicable. Each donor will receive a thank you letter as proof of their contribution.

Getting Involved

We always need Interns (for college credit) and Volunteers. So if you are in the area for a short or extended period of time in the future, we’d love to have you.

Sponsorships

We are always looking for lesbian/gay owned or socially responsible businesses who might want to underwrite our events, provide matching grants for donation drives or in some other way support the work of the The Archives.

Previous LHA sponsors this year have included Nine Cakes Bakery (NYC), Babeland (NYC), Early2Be (Chicago), The Pleasure Chest NYC , The Sugar Shop (Baltimore) The Smitten Kitten (Minneapolis)