[ExilesMembers] A summer camp for leather women and men (or leather girls and bois!)

Sat Mar 15 23:15:02 EDT 2008

Hello fellow Exiles members!

The organizers of LLW have asked me to share this info with my fellow Exiles club members.  So,please find below information regarding the LLW kickoff party as wellas info on LLW in general.  Please share this with your friends andleather families so that we can all come together for a weekend of funand frolic in the north woods!  

Last year we had more than 2 dozen Exiles attend this "twisted summer camp".  It was a major blast!   For those of you who might have heard a nasty rumor that LLW is not welcoming to women, believe me that is totally not the case, as a matter of fact, 40% of the steering/organizing committees of LLW are not only women, but actually Exiles members!  So, I can assure you, Exiles are not only welcome, but fully wanted!

Asa personal aside, I've got to say that I just love the energy at LLW. I was so relieved when I discovered this wonderful weekend a few yearsago because it was the first time since moving to the bay area that Ireally felt a true sense of community with my leather sisters and brothers.  All too often in our area we seem to be so fractionalized. Not just keeping separate the men, women and het communities, but evenfurther specialization within each of those umbrellas.  I love thateveryone who identifies as Leather can feel like they are going to theannual family reunion!  Well, that's how I feel anyway!!  I hope you willas well.

Cheers!

-D.

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	        	            	                                                 LLW Kickoff Party  March 16, 1:00 p.m.
at the Powerhouse
            Issue No. 1March 2008                                                	        		                                                    
                    In This Issue
                                                        LLW 2008                            Kickoff Party                            Get Involved!                            History                        			            Quick Links www.leatherlevi.org

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Welcome to the first newsletter of Leather Levi Weekend 8!

                    LLW 2008   
Leather-Levi Weekend 8 will be held from Thursday, August 7 through Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the Northern California Retreat Center in Saratoga Springs, CA.

                                Kickoff Party   
    This is Your First Opportunity to register for LLW 2008 and reserve your favorite room or bunk! (as available) 
So join your friends at The Powerhouse, 1347 Folsom Street, 
on Sunday March 16 from 1-3 PM for the Kickoff!     
Get your questions answered            Enter the raffle for cool prizes.
One basic weekend package will be awarded to a lucky winner!  

First-Timers Are Encouraged to Attend

        GET INVOLVED!   
LLW is an event for the Community, of the Community and by the Community!

There are still positions available on the Steering Committee for LLW.

Are you good at working with vendors, using tools and organizing?
  Then you might be interested in taking on responsibility for SITE AND LOGISTICS.  
Are you a dungeon aficionado?
  Perhaps you might be willing to take on responsibility for the DUNGEON COMMITTEE.

Are you a natural behind the bar?
    Perhaps you might be a good choice as the BEVERAGE COMMITTEE CHAIR.

Please contact Chair at LeatherLevi.org if you are interested in working as a member of the Steering Committee. 

There are also opportunities to work on the various committees for LLW.

Right now,the Events Committee is looking for a few good leatherfolk.  

    Want to pass on kink knowledge?  How about organizing the Kink workshops for LLW?  

    Are you spiritually inclined?  How about organizing the Spirituality Events for LLW?  

    Do you like to work in the background making things happen?  Then come on board as the Events Administrator?  
    Are you an out and proud geek?  Then how about being the Events Tech Manager?  

    Are you a social butterfly?  How about organizing People Events?     
Please contact Jo at LeatherLevi.org if you are interested in participating on the Events Committee. 

Or - Participate in the Steering Committee Meetings!

The next steering commitee meeting, which is open to everyone, is Sunday, April 20 from 1:30 - 3:30 at the Sausage Factory, 517 Castro Street @ 18th Street.

        History of LLW     Leather-Levi Weekend started as a concept in 1999 as a way to
introduce the new generation into the Leather-Levi / Kink / S&M
culture and community. Community has always been an important part of
LLW, whether that means the group of people who work to get the event
rolling, the people who attend the event, the outstanding individuals
who work every day to gain or maintain our rights in society as gays,
lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, kinks, and a myriad of other
labels and roles.
Lesbians and gays have not always had the freedom that we enjoy
today. Many members of the community became involved when one still had
to mask their identity while in public. When HIV and AIDS tore through
the community, the social groups refocused on helping each other to get
medical care, food, and even shelter in emergency situations. These
needs still exist today, and our communities are there to help. At the
same time, we want to have fun. These balances between freedom and
responsibility, fun and fetish, individual and community are part of
what LLW is about.

                        Remember, the involvement of each and every one of us is what makes LLW a success.  

Sincerely,

Liza Sibley
Leather Levi Weekend             	            

Leather Levi Weekend | 1728 Ocean Ave | #205 | San Francisco | CA | 94122

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