From: ruralnet@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 22:34:46 EST Subject: Rural Alliance Network (#3) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND MISSION for RURAL ALLIANCE NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------------- The very name of this organization symbolizes within it's own words, a triad of interconnection, defining an object mission to the gay community. Dedicated to service specifically for isolated, diffuse, and non-interactive gay and lesbian communities. Recognizing and forming outreach to RURAL, suburban, Native American and non-urbanized gay and lesbian organizations and individuals nationwide. Facilitation of rural empowerment, acknowledging our non-urban RURAL communities function and survive by substantially different means than populous metropolitan areas. Creating community comprised of those knowledgable of the RURAL-suburban experience, wishing to build upon a common language of accomplishment for goals to attain. An organization existing to form an ALLIANCE between widely diffuse communities. A centralized ready reference of knowledge and experience made available by the involved input from it's diverse and dedicated membership. Fostering growth and progress within our larger community, by creating a recognizable entity that offers support and assistance for the mutual benefit of its members in ALLIANCE. An ALLIANCE capable of pooling its full member support, directing onto any individual member effort, allowing our community to sustain, when active assistance is required to counter organized destructive agendas. A community organization providing a NETWORK forum for the benefit of it's members. A quality system of useful inter- communication between all progressive community entities. Progressive philosopy, aimed at building contemporary networking technologies and methods, within the gay and lesbian community. Unrelenting effort designed to dismantle the external NETWORK advantage enjoyed by organized fundamentalist groups. Aid and assistance to the greater gay and lesbian community, by offering foundation built upon strength and staying power. Power and resiliancy, that of a firmly interconnected NETWORK, built upon an insightful, future oriented, organizational and technological coalition gamplan.