Glebe Community Centre

175 Third Avenue

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

7:00 - 9:30 pm.

$25
which includes EVERYTHING...
appetizer, entree, beverages, dessert, tax and tip

www.libbydavies.ca

Hey LIX Chicks,

We have finalized the details for our first Dinner/Speaker Meeting and we're very excited! Out and proud lesbian member of parliament, Libby Davies, has agreed to be our first guest speaker!

LIBBY DAVIES, MP VANCOUVER EAST

Libby was first elected as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East in 1997. Re-elected in 2000, again in June 2004, and most recently in 2006, she is the NDP House Leader and federal NDP Spokesperson for Drug Policy Reform, Solicitation Laws, and Infrastructure and Communities for the Greater Vancouver Area.

Her history as a strong community activist for Vancouver East began over 30 years ago when she began to develop her strong grassroots approach to working with people and diverse communities. In 1982 Libby was elected to Vancouver City Council and served 5 consecutive terms. She became involved in every community issue, from protecting community services to developing affordable housing, fighting for parks and working for the elimination of poverty.

Since being elected Member of Parliament, Libby has provided a strong voice for East Vancouver. In the House of Commons she has consistently raised issues of concern to her constituents including community safety, affordable housing, adequate childcare, and post-secondary education. Libby's community office has helped hundreds of residents with federal government matters such as immigration, student loans, employment insurance, taxation, pensions, and Aboriginal affairs.

Libby has been an outspoken advocate for same-sex marriage and drug policy reforms to stop the criminalization of drug users and the harm caused by Canada's prohibitionist policies. She has received awards from organizations such as the Vancouver and District Labour Council and the YMCA who have acknowledged her lifelong fight for social justice and equality.

Born in 1953 in England, Libby came to Canada in 1968. She moved to Vancouver in 1969 and has one son, Lief Eriksen. She lives with her partner, Kimberly Elliott.

(You can read more about Libby at her web site at www.libbydavies.ca)

The Pantry is a successful, woman-owned, vegetarian, unlicensed cafe that has been in business since 1975. We are currently working out the menu details with Carolyn, the owner of the cafe. We only have seating for 40 women so RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW!!! Call Marie at 231-4347, or reply to this email, by Friday April 14th. If there are any seats left over at the end of the day on the 14th, we will be opening up the event to the larger lesbian community. This event will definitely sell out so reserve now.

Lucy will have the reservation sheet at the Coffee Meeting at Bridgehead this Tuesday (April 4th). You can guarantee your reservation by giving her your name and your $25. For those of you who are unable to attend the meeting, we will make arrangements to get your payment once I hear from you. As we need to pre-pay the cafe, we will not be holding seats for women who haven't paid.

This is going to be a fabulous event...the first of our social/educational dinner meetings! Hope to see you there!

Ciao,

Marie
for the LIX Steering Committee