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Together Minnesota! Campaign Update... join the
Community Action Team
2. OutFront Minnesota Selected
to Receive Allies for Justice Award...
3. People of Faith Roundtable...
4. Volunteer for OutFront
Minnesota...
5. Out at the Movies...
attend the Twin Cities premier of Adam
& Steve
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Campaign Update:
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Together Minnesota!
It’s About More than Marriage
Join the Community Action Team
Are you frustrated or fearful about the
discussions that are happening about the
constitutional amendment? Do you feel like there
is nothing that you can do to stop the ignorance
and engage in helpful action against the
amendment?
There is PLENTY that you can do! No matter how
full your schedule is there are opportunities
for you to become part of the most important
statewide GLBT effort to happen in Minnesota in
over a decade. (If not in history!)
The first step is for you to attend an upcoming,
free, Community Action Training hosted by
OutFront Minnesota as part of the
TogetherMinnesota! effort. To date there have
already been 14 trainings held around the state,
and nearly 500 people have been trained to act
against the proposed amendment to the Minnesota
Constitution. From International Falls to
Fairmont, Willmar to Winona, Minnesotans have
come together to learn about the proposed
amendment, our opponents, and creating effective
action.
One exciting trend that has emerged at these
Community Action Trainings is that over half of
the attendees have been heterosexual-identified
allies. Most of them personally know the very
real social and economic privileges that the
institution of civil marriage has provided in
their own lives. Further, many of them are
expressing deep frustration and even anger that
so many political and spiritual leaders are
wasting valuable time, resources and energy
trying to deny citizens something so valuable
and so basic.
Now is the time for you to join the team
fighting the proposed constitutional amendment.
Attend an upcoming Community Action Training!
Visit us
online for the schedule of upcoming classes.
Bring a family member, a co-worker, or a
neighbor with you!
The TogetherMinnesota! team is now booking
classes through the end of May. If you are
interested in having one occur in your faith
community, your neighborhood or even your home,
let us know! Call Becky at (612) 822-0127 ext
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OutFront Minnesota Selected to
Receive Allies for Justice Award
The Headwaters Foundation for Justice recently announced
that OutFront Minnesota has been selected to receive its
Allies for Justice Award. Headwaters honors two
organizations each year for constituent leadership,
organizing for social change, working in alliance, and
demonstrating a consistent and deep commitment to
activism and working for social justice. This award
would not be possible without the dedication of the
thousands of volunteers, activists, members, and donors
of OutFront Minnesota. Congratulations—This award is for
YOU!
The award will be presented at Headwaters’ Annual Allies
for Justice Celebration on Tuesday, May 23rd.
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People of Faith Roundtable
Monday, February 27, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church
4537 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis
If you are interested in working to ensure that the
voices of faith communities opposed to the
constitutional amendment are heard, attend this month's
People of Faith Roundtable at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic
Church. Our featured speakers will be from "Catholics
for Equality," a coalition of various Catholic
organizations supportive of GLBT rights. The panel will
address the current climate for GLBT rights within the
Catholic Church. Following the panel, there will be an
update on faith organizing in Minnesota and time to
break into working groups. Because this is the last
Roundtable before our Legislative Session begins, it
would be a great time to get involved.
Register here.
Also, mark your calendars and plan to head over to the
Capitol on the morning of March 23. From 7:30 - 9:00 am,
we will be meeting at the State Capitol to bring faith
communities together to oppose the constitutional
amendment and provide an interfaith message that truly
supports all Minnesotans. Registration begins next week.
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Volunteer for OutFront Minnesota
Want to meet lots of
fun-loving people while supporting the work of OutFront
Minnesota? Have we got the volunteer opportunity for
you!
Continuing their tradition of supporting OutFront
Minnesota, the owners of the Saloon in downtown
Minneapolis have invited OutFront Minnesota to collect
$5 donations from their patrons in lieu of a cover
charge on Friday and Saturday nights from 11pm to
midnight. We need volunteers each Friday and Saturday
night to work the till at the door. OutFront Minnesota
staff worked the door last weekend and were pleased by
the overwhelmingly positive response from Saloon staff
and patrons to our presence.
If you're the type of person we are looking for, you've
already figured out that this opportunity will give you
the chance to meet everyone coming to the Saloon during
the 11 o'clock hour while helping to raise several
hundred dollars for OutFront Minnesota.
To volunteer for this new opportunity email our
Volunteer Resources Manager,
Connie Kauppi
or phone her at 612.822.0127 ext 100.
New Data Entry Party Night Added to the Volunteer
Schedule!
The bi-weekly Tuesday evening Data Entry Party has been
going strong now since July. Thousands of pieces of data
have been processed and our database has grown
accordingly. The size of our database has a direct
relation to the power of our statewide movement. Our
organizers, staff and volunteer, are crisscrossing the
state collecting the names and contact information of
supporters. Their efforts have created a significant
backlog of data entry. As a result, we have decided to
offer a 2nd Data Entry Party night.
Monday, February 27 will be the inaugural event of the
Monday evening Data Entry Party. Like the Tuesday
evening DEP, this will take place bi-weekly.
To volunteer for the Monday Evening Date Entry Party,
email our Volunteer Resources Manager,
Connie Kauppi
or phone her at 612.822.0127 ext 100.
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Out at the Movies
Attend the Twin Cities
premier of Adam & Steve!
Attend the Twin Cities Premiere of Adam & Steve
Join OutFront Minnesota and Lavender Magazine for Out at
the Movies, featuring the Twin Cities premiere of
Adam & Steve. Adam and Steve (Craig Chester and
Malcolm Gets) are gay New Yorkers who fall in love only
to realize a year into their relationship that they’ve
met before—in a disastrous one-night stand in the 80's
that unwittingly changed the course of both of their
lives. Parker Posey and Chris Kattan also star in this
gay romantic comedy.
Out at the Movies: Adam & Steve
A
Lavender Magazine event benefiting
OutFront Minnesota.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Movie begins at 7:00 PM
Heights Theatre
3951 Central Avenue NE, Columbia Heights
Tickets: $10 in advance or $12 at the door
Includes a 2-for-1 discount on any dessert at the
Wilde Roast Café
Available
online or (612) 822-0127 ext 611
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Looking for something to do?
Events of interest to the GLBT and allied community.
OutFront Minnesota's web-based community calendar is THE
place to check for events and happenings. Are you
planning an event that you want the GLBT and allied
community to know about? It's easy to
submit your event! OutFront Minnesota is proud
to offer community organizations this opportunity to
reach others.
Check it out each week for more current events!
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