1 100 2 https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/873/DykeTVBeijing.pdf 0c25d152033a997b649f3afdf9936275 PDF Text Text ~ ---v--July 12, 1995 Dear friend: As you may know, Beijing, China is the location of the United Nations World Conference on Women. Within this conference is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum, which will allow activists, grassroots organizers, and non-profit organizations from all over the world to congregate. There will be an unprecedented exchange of ideas, a creation of networks, and a concerted effort to influence government policy-making at the "official" conference. Women who attend the NGO Forum will have access to government representatives and will be able to directly express their needs on cru"';..J issues including poverty, education, health and violence against women. DYKE TV -as part of the global community of women committed to social change-will be in Beijing. Our aim is to record the proceedings of both conferences particularly as they pertain to issues relevant to lesbians. This documentation will bring the women and the issues of the conferences to a wider forum of women unable to go to Beijing. We wi\J produce 6--8 pieces which will be aired this fall in 61 cities on our weekly show and shown in their entirety at community screenings. In preparatory conferences for the UN Conference in Beijing there bas been major debate over whether or not sexuality should be on the agenda. The Vatican, the Chinese government, and other right-wing factions have been active opponents to the discussion of sexuaJity at the conference. In addition, though a large percentage of the women working within the NGO sector are lesbians or are sympathetic to lesbian issues, many delegates are tom between their "primary focus" (hunger, land rights, peace strategies in war-tom areas, etc.) and sexual liberation for all women. DYKE TV's goal is to clarity bow acknowledging sexual autonomy or orientation could directly impact women's ability to take control of their own bodies and even their own lives. In other words, in a society where basic human rights are given only to men, a woman who chooses not to marry faces the threat of receiving diminished access to education and economic stability, and can be an increased target for violent attack. We must therefore work globally towards sexual autonomy and freedom of orientation to ensure the well-being of all women. While all women who love women may not fall into the culturally specific terms "dyke" or "lesbian," women who live within homophobic or patriarchal cultures share many similarities. The NGO Forum will allow women to share their common experiences. Part of the goal of DYKE TV's Project Beijing is to record personal testimonies from a diverse representation of lesbians and supporters. We will use these stories, and footage from both conferences, to report thoroughly on Beijing '95 on 61 public-access cable stations around the U.S. In addition, we are working with the Institute for Global Communications on an Internet project which will being images and testimonies of women in Beijing to Internet users throughout the world. And, in order to widen our audience even further, we are currently collaborating with FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavor) to place the testimonies on short-wave radio. Other activities DYKE TV will cover at the NGO Forum in Beijing include daily plenary sessions, working group meetings, networking meetings, and cuJtural events. Part of our P. O. lox H . Prince Street Station. New York. NY 10012 • Telephone: 212·343-9335 • Fax: 212-343-9337 �focus will be on the Lesbian Tent which will be set up by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission as in international think tank, work area, and marketplace. As press, we will have access to lobbying efforts of several organizations including Gay . People's Health Forum, from South Africa, Arkadija-Lesbian and Gay Lobby, from Serbia, and the San Francisco Asian Women's Center. DYKE TV's Beijing Project is part of a global movement to encourage the United Nations to pay attention to women who envision themselves differently in the world. We need human rights protections. We don't want to have to go through bureaucratic governmental red tape every ten years in order to live the fulfilling, strong, creative and safe lives we know we must live. The Beijing Project is an important step in this direction because it wiJJ document the connections between all movements so that we can move forward together. The fight for sexual autonomy is one part of a whole-that whole is all the struggles that women face. Autonomy of women's sexuality and sexual orientations must be included in the protective designation of International Human Rights if the women's movement is to achieve complete victory. DYKE TV needs your financial help to document and amplify the lesbian presence in Beijing and the rest of the world. Send what you can. All donations are tax-exempt to the fullest extent of the law under our 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit incorporation, Sang Froid. Sang Froid/fbe Be.ijing Project DYKE TV, attn: Beijing POBoxSS Prince Street Station New York, NY 10012 checks can be made out to: _ mail to: If you'd like more information about DYI<E TV or this project, please contact me at 718875-9010, or call the DYKE TV office at 212-343-9335. Thank you in advance for your support of this vitaJ projecL Sincerely, • I -~L _/ . 1 L,;T.~ ~ Beijing Project Coordinator � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.  The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.  Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.  Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV Beijing Project Subject The topic of the resource Lebians Homosexuality on radio Lesbians in mass media United Nations Non-governmental organizations China Description An account of the resource A fundraising letter asking for support for the Dyke TV Beijing Project to attend the NGO Forum at the United Nations World Conference on Women to record testimonies from women. The letter notes a partnership between Dyke TV and FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavor) to also bring recorded testimonies to short wave radio. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dyke TV Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/12/1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> Language A language of the resource en-US Type The nature or genre of the resource document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DykeTVBeijing Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Beijing, China Feminism International lesbian movement Jocelyn Taylor Mary Patierno Media Radio https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/92/906/LHA_image_021.JPG 8f790aa0e60e3dc107b7c2e740c140d4 https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/92/906/LHA_Audio_021_access.mp3 a20be897f150feaaa74cb1c8f6da8280 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lesbian Nation radio program, 1972-1974 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Lesbian Nation, wbai-fm 99.5 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shelley, Martha Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wbai-fm, 99.5 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Shelley, Martha Description An account of the resource Lesbian Nation was a groundbreaking radio show produced and hosted by Martha Shelley that specifically focused and revolved around the LGBTQ community during the rise of gay and lesbian liberation movements of the 1970s. Martha Shelley (b. 1943) is best known for her involvement in lesbian feminist activism. After college, Shelley joined the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian civil and political rights organization, eventually becoming president of the New York chapter. Shelley was one of the early members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), established immediately after the Stonewall Riots and which advocated for LGBT and minority rights. Additionally, Shelley wrote for several publications and was an avid advocate for civil rights and the pro-choice movement. <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/93">Other audio recordings</a> donated to the LHA and associated with Martha Shelley can also be found among this website's collections. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. File Size 407 MB Date Digitized 2020-10-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lesbian Nation, September 1, 1972 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHA_Audio_019 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 00:26:52 Description An account of the resource Introduction of Mary Flowerpot followed by an interview where Martha Shelley and Mary Flowerpot compare and contrast the beginning of the GLF in the United Kingdom and discuss class distiniction, women in the workforce and the drag scene in Europe. Martha Shelley and Mary Flowerpot also read a letter a homophobic letter directed at Joe Johnston that was sent to the Village Voice. At end the episode, Martha Shelley answers phone calls from two lesbians about the firing of a lesbian speaker from WBAI. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-09-01 Subject The topic of the resource Gay Liberation Movement, Lesbian-Great Britan, Lesbian Community Language A language of the resource English Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Gift of Martha Shelley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact LHA at <a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com">dyv.lha@gmail.com</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</a> PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Host If applicable, the person hosting the broadcast piece. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Shelley, Martha Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Shelley, Martha Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Flowerpot, Mary Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Drag International International lesbian movement Martha Shelley Mary Flowerpot