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OutFront Minnesota E-news Thursday, January 27th,
2005 Contents
Help Make justFair Lobby Day a Success Last week we asked you to make a list of the people in your life you plan to talk to about GLBT issues. This week, we want you to invite them to OutFront Minnesota’s justFair Lobby Day on April 7th! Lobby Day is the one day each year that Minnesotans who support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights take over the state Capitol. Four thousand people rallied on the Capitol steps last year. This year -- with our rights once again on the line and legislators’ commitment waning -- we want to have 5000 people there! We need you to register now for OutFront Minnesota’s justFair Lobby Day on April 7th. And we need to you ask your friends, family, co-workers and classmates to come, too! Find out how to engage your family and friends.Great Deal on Lawn Signs Ends Monday! The Early Bird Special on justFair lawn signs expires on January 31! Purchase your justFair lawn sign now to receive a 50% discount.Lawn signs can be purchased for just $5 through the end of January. Purchase in person between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Tuesday through Friday and between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM on Mondays. OutFront Minnesota is located in Suite 204 in the Sabathani Community Center, at 310 38th Street East in Minneapolis.Marriage Talking Points in the MailYou should have recently received a package in the mail asking for your support for our legislative efforts. Enclosed was the first installment in our Talking Points wallet card series, Talking Points on the Anti-Marriage Amendment. Keep it in your wallet as a reference. And please, use the enclosed envelope to make a generous contribution to support OutFront Minnesota’s political advocacy (or give online). Your support is crucial to the success of the movement! Didn’t receive the package? Make sure we have your correct address!Out at the Theater: The Wild Party You’re invited to a special performance of The Wild Party to benefit OutFront Minnesota! Co-sponsored by Quorum, the Twin Cities GLBT Chamber of Commerce, this event promises to be the hottest musical theater event of the season! The Wild Party will be making its world premiere right here in the twin cities at the Fitzgerald Theater. “not since RENT has there been a new musical
as sizzling, vital and groundbreaking” This special benefit performance will be on March 13th. Don’t miss out—order your tickets now! Love the theater, and want to help OutFront? Become a row captain and help sell tickets. Email lmccarty@outfront.org for more information. Community Members Making a Difference Please join OutFront Minnesota at the Boom! and Oddfellows five-year anniversary celebration on Sunday, January 30. The celebration is being hosted as a fundraiser to give back to the community. Boom! and Oddfellows challenges the GLBT and allied community to raise $10,000 to be distributed to the local organization Person to Person and the tsunami relief efforts of the American Refugee Committee International. With every $500 raised, the American Refugee Committee will purchase a new family fishing boat for tsunami survivors in Thailand. With every $400 raised, Person to Person will support one single mom on the road to self-sufficiency through one-on-one support in their Independent Living Skills Program for one year. Lori Dokken has gathered a great group of entertainers to perform, including Debbie Duncan, Judi Donaghy, Erin Schwab, Dennis Spears, and Charmin Michelle.Civil Service Appreciation Night Quadriga (Employees of the State of Minnesota, QuadrigaMN@hotmail.com), extents an invitation to all members of OutFront Minnesota and The Workplace Alliance to join them at the next Civil Servant Appreciation Night. This event will be held on Thursday, February 3rd, from 5-8pm at Trikkx Nightclub, downtown St Paul, 490 North Robert Street St. Paul, MN 55101. This is a social event for GLBT and allied individuals who work in/for any branch of government, and also for those who thorough taxes help to pay their salaries. Everyone is encouraged to bring business cards, for networking is strongly encouraged. The doors of Trikkx open at 5PM. Enjoy special Happy Hour prices. inside OutFront…an insider’s view of the day-to-day work of OutFront Minnesota… It was late in the afternoon at last March's GLBT Lobby Day. It had been a damp and drizzly day with an afternoon thunderstorm. Volunteers and staff milled around the Lobby Day headquarters waiting for the word to begin the final task: loading the moving van with the remains of our big day. Along a wall sat two volunteers. These young men, a couple, had been tireless. They had volunteered for the entire day, starting at 7am. Now they sat quietly in folding chairs, spent. Their eyes were a little sleepy and one held the other's hand as they shared their exhaustion of the day and their affection for each other. They were working for their lives together, their future, and yours. The volunteer program at OutFront Minnesota offers many ways for individuals to give of their time and talent to Minnesota's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allied communities.
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