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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 2025 Crunk Intersectionalities Lobby Exhibit at The Center on Colfax Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2025-02-06 https://lgbtqcolorado.cvlcollections.org/files/original/979e2175ac243b584437b7ffb5562f12.pdf a96f3ecd7603d619409b358e3cc66aca PDF Text Text Big Mama Rag Primary Source Set By Meredith Cunningham Context: In 1972, the Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado began to hire women. However, these new workers were met with discriminatory practices. The clothing provided could easily snag on machinery, bathroom breaks had to be planned 30 minutes in advance, and they were harassed and discriminated against by their male coworkers. Sandra Haus, a pregnant worker, was not allowed to move to a less labor intensive position until given a doctor’s note, which took two and a half weeks. She was then placed on medical leave with 60% of her regular pay. When the brewery workers went on strike in 1977, women and minority groups jumped on the cause. The Velvet Hammer, a Denver Lesbian Feminist Bar, stopped serving Coors products. The 1977 Chicana Conference in Boulder adopted a position in support of the boycott, as Coors is a capitalist organization that oppressed women, minorities, and its workers. Women and minority groups were essential to the success of the strike and boycott. In California, sales dropped by 20% in the six months after the strike. The union had existed since 1930, but was controlled by the company. The union started to act independently from the company after women, minority workers, and younger workers were hired. Cultural and consumer products from the Denver lesbian feminist community came from these events. “Boycott Coors” bumper stickers were sold at the Woman to Woman Feminist Book Center. Working class lesbian feminist activist Kathy Kahn lent her voice to the movement and released “Coors Brewery Strike Songs,” a protest record. While women and minority groups were supportive of the boycott, conflicts occurred within the larger LGBTQ+ community. At the 1977 Denver Gay Pride March, two male oriented gay bars served a keg of Coors. Violence broke out when they were confronted by a group of radical lesbians and some men. These events made it clear that unity within the Denver LGBTQ+ community was questionable. The following year, a conservative faction of the Gay Community Center of Colorado voted to retain Cara Heller and Gerry Gerash on the Board of Directors due to raising issues of sexism. The faction accused them of spending too much time discussing the Coors Boycott. While unsuccessful, the recall shows a continuation of division within the community. Coors was then served at the 1979 gala opening for Colorado women in the arts month in Arvada center. Coors had supplied the organizers with phones and materials in exchange for this service. This document contains 13 articles from Big Mama Rag between 1975-1979 depicting these events from a lesbian, feminist, and socialist perspective. The articles show how lesbian feminists in 1970s Denver were able to form spaces to mobilize their political identities. Reading guide: First read the questions for the three sub themes regarding space and business, identity, class, and race, and culture and politics. Then, move on to reading the articles, taking important notes and quotes. Draw your own conclusions to answer the questions. �Questions: Space and Business These sources deal with themes of authority and power. BMR was a socialist feminist organization which made their world view in opposition to patriarchal corporate interests. In 1977, Coors Brewing Company was involved in a years-long battle with unions over labor practices such as asking if people had ever been “communists, homosexuals, or socialists.” How do these sources exemplify the differing perspectives of BMR, Coors, and women’s voices? How is BMR showing solidarity of diverse groups based on the sources? What are examples of solidarity? (Solidarity means support for different groups of women) Identity, Class, and Race Denver Lesbian Bars actively participated in the 1977 boycott of Coors while some Denver Gay bars continued to serve these products. Why did the lesbian feminist movement appear to be more involved in this effort? How do we see an intersection of gender, race, and class in this boycott? The “International Women’s Year ”Conference in 1975 appears as only a small concern for the lesbian feminist cause. Why was the community so wary of having too many members present at the conference? Why was it important for those attending to organize together? Culture and Politics In the 1970s, lesbian feminists formed their own distinct culture, often revolving around women’s music. The Colorado Women’s Music Festival was a product of this culture in the state. Despite the significance of the event, many articles from BMR about it mention the conflicts that occurred within the planning and execution. How are these issues unique to the lesbian feminist Denver community of the 1970s? How does the 1976 article compare to the 1978 article and showcase the changes and conflicts within the community? Kathy Kahn, a working class lesbian activist from Appalachia lent her voice to the movement and released a record titled “Coors Brewery Strike Songs.” Coors used the Golden police force, the FBI, and mainstream media to brutalize protestors. Kahn was accused by Channel 4 News of being connected to the New World Liberation Front, a radical organization responsible for the bombings of Coors plants over the past few years. Khan denied the accusations and took legal action. How was Coors able to use resources such as the FBI and the police to dismiss the strike? How do they differ from the resources used by lesbian feminist organizations around the strike? What pieces of evidence in the article support one side or the other and how do they compare? How does the music from Coors Brewery Strike Songs offer a cultural response to the strike. 1 �BMR 5.1.77 p. 2 2 �3 �BMR 5.1.77 p.2 4 �5 �BMR 6.1.77 p.5 6 �BMR 6.1.77 p. 12 7 �8 �BMR 6.1.77 p. 12 9 �BMR 8.1.77 p. 2 10 �11 �BMR 8.1.77 p. 12 12 �13 �BMR 10.1.77 p. 10 14 �15 �BMR 1.1.78 p. 2 16 �17 �18 �BMR 6.1.79 p. 19 19 �20 �BMR 6.1.75 p. 9 21 �BMR 10.1.78 p. 2 22 �23 �BMR 10.1.76 p. 10 24 �25 � 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 The Big Mama Rag Primary Source Set (accompanying to Queer Womxn's Spaces Exhibit) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource created by Meredith Cunningham as part of her internship with the Colorado LGBGTQ History Project Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Summer, 2024 Subject The topic of the resource Big Mama Rag, Women Loving Women, 1970s Description An account of the resource This is a primary source set with 12 accompanying primary sources for the Women Loving Women's exhibits.