Visit our web site www. loriorossacom Newsmaker •Rumplestiltskin •1.:USA •Nightline •Persuasion •Cassens Murphy Band •Simone Vitale Band •Intrigue •Sun Messengers •Radio City Women Walk The Walk The Michigan Breast Cancer 3-day, 60-mile walk for breast cancer funding was held July 15-17. Shown are some of the local participants: back row, Cindy Schwartz of Farmington Hills, Cindy Kandel ofWest Bloomfield, Diane Lebovic, Lynne Warshaw, Sue Michlin, all of Farmington Hills, Sheila Hymes of Highland Township, Laura Jaffa and Emily Jaffe, both of Farmington Hills,. front row, Sharon Lebovic ofWest Bloomfield, Saree Hantler of Farmington Hills, Susan Noon of Milford and Kim Kaplan of Farmington Hills. director of American United for the Separation of Church and State, also will address the conference. His talk is tided "Religious Right: More Intrusive Now Than Ever," and will focus on the religious right's involvement with gov- ernment and policy. Many, like Jonathan David "Yoni" Makepeace of Windsor, will be attend- ing the conference for social reasons. "I am attending to meet new people and perhaps gain insights into bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender religiousity or spirituality," said Makepeace, who learned about the conference from the Jewish Gay Network of Michigan. Kevin Werner of West Bloomfield, president of Gaygle, EMU's Jewish LGBT and ally student group, who volunteered at last year's conference, will be distributing literature at the Gaygle table this year. "When I went last year it was so enlightening," he said. "It is such an informative and helpful conference to learn about various different faiths dealing with LGBT people's spiritual side." With concerns that there is an inac- curate stereotype of LGBT culture in the media as being non-spiritual, he said, "I feel it is helpful to people who need the support of the religious corn- munity where so many LGBT people have been shut out." Hot Ice Call for free video consultation 248-398 9711 Since 1972 WDm The conference is hosted by the Faith Action Network, a project of the Michigan office of the American Friends Service Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Program. Its purpose is to bring together LGBT individuals and allies of all ages, races and spiritual back- grounds to promote education and offer new information, skills, tools and networks toward the creation of LGBT-affirming faith communities. ❑ To register or for information on the Friday, Aug. 5-Sunday, Aug. 7, "Together in Faith" conference, to be held at the McKenny Union at Eastern Michigan University, contact Amanda Sharrai at (734) 761- 8283, ext. 3; e-mail at: conference@afsc-fan.org ; or access the Web site at: www.togetherinfaith.com . Cost: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, reception: no charge; Saturday, Aug. 6, daylong presentations and workshops, $75; Sunday, Aug. 7, daylong presentation and workshops, $75. Rabbi Michael Lerner will speak at 1 p.m. Aug. 7. Registration deadline: Aug. 1. We now make custom glass. 33084 Northwestern Highway • West Bloonifie di Mt 48322 (next to the new Honey Tree) 248-737-3700 7/28 21 2005 21