Chapters & Groups
WELCOME TO OLOC
We are so glad you’ve decided to organize for Old Lesbians.
So many Old Lesbians are isolated, and OLOC is committed to leaving no Old Lesbian behind as we make a better world for us all. Old Lesbians Organizing for Change an International Community of Lesbian Elders, connecting coast-to-coast. OLOC Steering Committee members are available to work with you on chapter development.
READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP?
If you would like to know more about starting a local OLOC chapter in your community, contact info@oloc.org. If you would like help to form an OLOC chapter or group, here are some ways to get started: Write to P.O. BOX 100129 Cranston, RI 02910; email info@oloc.org; or phone 888-706-7506. A member of the Steering Committee of National OLOC will guide you through the process.
ARIZONA
Meets via Zoom: Sylvia Brown, 1939, 480-662-1417, sylesider@yahoo.com (please put OLOC-AZ in the subject line)
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco Bay Area: Pat Cull, 1942, 415-637-5002, pat@oloc.org
COLORADO
Elisbeth Borden, 1950, 303-349-6630, elisabethborden@gmail.com
The Colorado Chapter meets monthly in the Denver metro area.
MASSACHUSETTS
WMA OLOC (Western Mass. OLOC): JR (Judy Raphael), 1943, 413-519-5397, healthnharmony@gmail.com
Roberta (Bib) Pato, 1946, 347-380-2989, bibrtp@aol.com
MISSOURI
St. Louis: Charlotte Ellis, 1943, 314-623-8523, cellis57us@yahoo.com
NEW MEXICO
Usually meets in the greater Albuquerque area: Hari Sheppeard, 1950, 505-459-9860 (text only), hsheppeard@yahoo.com
NEW YORK
Hudson Valley: Retts Scauzillo, 1953, 845-901-3879, rettsie@gmail.com
OHIO
Central Ohio: Pam Jackson, 1941, 614-615 1949, pamjaqua@gmail.com
RHODE ISLAND
Mev Miller, 1955, 401-383-4374, olocinri@gmail.com
VERMONT
Annie Taylor, 1956, 802-377-2075, afwestcott@gmail.com
WASHINGTON STATE
Puget Sound Area: info@psoloc.org | psoloc.org
WEST VIRGINIA
Tri State OLOC (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky): Bernice Lewis Miller, 1949, berniemac6571@gmail.com
Jacqui Lewis Miller, 1949, 304-412-3283
United States
At Large: Janis Sommers, janis02642@gmail.com
Chapter list as of June 6, 2023
Groups
Groups are only available to affiliates and meet on Zoom.
For more information contact oloccczoom@gmail.com
Lesbians of Color Discussion Group
Contact gypsy at gypsy@oloc.org.
End White Dominance
Contact Susan Wiseheart susan@oloc.org
ASL Chat
Send your email address to lrwinterberger@gmail.com or call
984-284-9140 to get the invitation to join.
Caregivers Support Group
Contact Ruth Debra, ruthdebra@icloud.com
Lesbian Widows Support Group
Contact olocccZoom@gmail.com.
Radical Feminists Group
Contact olocccZoom@gmail.com.
Confronting Sexism: Fighting for Our Lives
Contact pattytothepines@gmail.com
Remember what it was like when you first met other women who affirmed other women? Old Lesbians who affirmed being Old Lesbians? Imagine a world in which no one affirmed us. It exists – almost everywhere. OLOC is changing that world.
—Carol Anne Douglas, age 65
“All these old lesbians are a gift and Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, An International Community of Lesbian Elders, is the organization that has been steadfast in providing a place for us to come together.”
— Jewelle Gomez
• OLOC is committed to creating space for Lesbians
• OLOC has fabulous regional networks with meetings and social gatherings
• OLOC produces fantastic National Gatherings that are wild and wonderful and energizing and inclusive and deep
—Diane Sabin, 1952 San Francisco, CA