June 17: Act Queer Teleconference: REAL ID, Jobs Bill, TANF!
Posted by Q4EJ on June 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As we gear up for the US Social Forum Queer People’s Movement Assembly we’re co-hosting, we wanted to take a look at 4 major policy issues happening this year (The REAL ID Act, TANF Reauthorization, American Power Act and the Local Jobs for America Act) that impact queer lives, and ways we may be able to organize around them.
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Please RSVP to this call.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST
Conference Call # (712) 432-0600
Password: 751219#
Moderator: Kenyon Farrow, Queers for Economic Justice (New York, NY)
Presenters include:
Donna Pavetti, Center for Budget & Policy Priorities. (TANF)
Ari Rosmarin, New York Civil Liberties Union. (REAL ID Act)
Francis X. Tobin, Jobs with Justice. (Local Jobs for America Act)
Nia Robinson & Kari Fulton, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative (American Power Act)
The purpose of the Act Queer! teleconference series is to connect grassroots LGBTQ, racial,and economic justice organizations with national queer and/or allied coalitions and organizations to share information and strategies on racial and economic justice issues.
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