Sat April 30th, "Northeast Equal Rights LGBTQ Conference"
* Transgender * Lesbian * Gay * Bisexual * Queer * Ally
2nd ANNUAL EQUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE
Momentum: Our History . Our Movement .Our Future
Saturday April 30th
8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Old South Church
645 Boylston St
Boston, Massachusetts
In 2010 over 40 different organizations and more than 400 people attended the first ever Northeast Regional LGBTQ equal rights conference. Since then at the federal level some of the gains of our movement include: the congressional repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell; the public declaration by the courts and Obama that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and the granting of non-discrimination protections for HUD funded housing. On a local level, we have taken huge steps forward by winning protections for transgender state employees and anti-bullying legislation, while working to maintain and extend marriage equality in the region.
All of these gains are just a step in the right direction, but the fight for full equality and unconditional justice continues. This conference will bring together LGBTQ people & allies from all around the Northeast to collaborate and strategize about how to continue our momentum.For more information:
For more information and to pre-register, visit:
http://lgbtqmomentum.org/
Tentative List of Workshop Sessions for Saturday April 30th:
Immigrant Rights Panel
Civil Rights Movement History
Taking on the Organized Far Right
LGBTQ Partner Abuse 101
GLBT Youth: Risk and Resistance
The Homeless Queer Youth Epidemic
Trans 101 & Gender Dysphoria
Crossing Paths: Transgender Lives, Loves, and Faith-based Advocacy
Be the Change: The Case for a GLBT Commission (Or Something Like It) In Your Community
Lobbying your Legislator
College Organizing
Surviving Domestic Violence in the GLBTQ Community
Growing Older with the Epidemic: HIV and Aging
Separating the 'T' from LGBT: Talking about Gender Identity/Expression & Sexual Orientation
Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of Asking
Driving Equality Across America: A snapshot of LGBTQ Nation
I AM: Trans People Speak
The Future of Pride Celebrations
Eliminating Homophobia and Racism Simultaneously
Pinkwashing how to stop it and why LGBT people should stand for the rights of Palestinians
Lives of Faith, Lives of Activism - a panel discussion
