Dec 17: Act Queer! Teleconference: The Year in Queer Politics
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Queers for Economic Justice would like for you to join us on a national conference call to discuss 2009′s queer politial agenda as part of our ongoing monthly series on racial & economic justice issues that impact poor/low-income, people of color, disabled, LGBTQ communities. From the passage of Prop 8 in California to the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act, the national LGBT political agenda has gained significant momentum. Will the explosion in LGBT policy on the national radar represent a movement towards queer liberation? What’s are there more progressive policy wins possible on the horizon for progressive queers? JOIN THE CALL TO FIND OUT! Please RSVP to this call. Supporting materials will be sent out in advance to those who RSVP. Thursday, December 17, 2009 2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST Conference Call # (712) 432-0600 Password: 751219# Presenters include: Nicky Grist, Alternatives to Marriage Project (Relationship recognition policy) Robert Espinoza, Funders for LGBTQ Issues (Racial Equity in LGBT Philanthropy) Karina Claudio, Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered (Trans Unemployment & Employment Non Discrimination Act) Gabriel Arkles, Sylvia Rivera Law Project (Hate Crimes & Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Act) This call is the 7th of a new monthly series called in our national coalition-building work called Act Queer! 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. |