|
justFair
Lobby Day Scheduled
Election follow-up
You can stay involved in the legislative process! OutFront
Minnesota's justFair Lobby Day is scheduled for
Thursday, April 19, 2007 on the lawn of the Minnesota State
Capitol. This is our annual daylong effort to show lawmakers
that the GLBT and allied community live, work, and participate
in our state and that our voices will not be ignored. Stay tuned
in the coming months for more information.
OutFront Minnesota has been contacted by a number of people who
are disappointed that Senator Dean Johnson lost his bid for
reelection last week. Senator Johnson was known to be a
fair-minded legislator and a practical politician who focused on
a variety of important issues for Minnesota in an effort to
continually move the state forward. His loss will be felt by
many.
If you would like to email Senator Johnson to thank him for his
years of service you may do so at
sen.dean.johnson@senate.mn.
View article on Senator Johnson in the
West Central Tribune.
__________
OutFront Minnesota
Community Action Trainings Scheduled
The legislative session begins on January 3, 2007 and your voice
is needed to ensure that lawmakers respond positively to GLBT
issues. To prepare for the 2007 Legislative Session, OutFront
Minnesota is conducting statewide Community Action Trainings to
build local power, provide organizing skills, and mobilize
communities into action. For more information or to register
visit:
http://www.outfront.org/events/trainings.html or contact
Becky Smith, Community Organizer, at
bsmith@outfront.org.
__________
People of Faith
Roundtable
OutFront Minnesota to participate
What:
Interfaith GLBT-allied Celebration and Discussion for Equality
Hosted by: Faith Family Fairness Alliance
When: Monday November 27, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Richfield United Methodist Church, 5835 Lyndale
Ave S. Minneapolis (http://www.richfieldumc.org)
Contact: Rev. Laurie Crelly at
faithfamilyfairness@yahoo.com
Evening topics: Legislative Update from OutFront
Minnesota, a ritual of thanksgiving, Faith in Action
presentation, roundtable visioning and support discussions.
Faith Family Fairness Alliance is an interfaith organization
working for justice and equality for GLBT people in society and
in communities of faith.
Faith Family Fairness Alliance online at
http://www.faithfamilyfairness.org.
__________
20th Anniversary
Planning Committee Needs You
Got free time now that the elections are over? Join the planning
committee for OutFront Minnesota's 20th anniversary celebration!
Twenty years ago OutFront Minnesota was preparing to open its
doors for the first time. Now it's time to celebrate and reflect
on 20 years of activism! If you've got time and talents to
share, this committee needs you. Planning begins this
week--contact Laura McCarty at
lmccarty@outfront.org or (612) 822-0127 ext 110 right away.
__________
Relationship
Recognition Survey Results Being Analyzed
Thank you to everyone who took the OutFront Minnesota
Relationship Recognition survey! A full 661 of you went online
and submitted your answers on very important issues such as
marriage equality, wills, raising children, and other important
questions. OutFront Minnesota is reading and analyzing the
responses - we'll send you the results when we have them - then
we'll use the information to further our education and public
policy work. Your voice and your experience matters!
__________
Photo Credit
We want to make sure to give credit to photographer Sophia
Hantzes for the photograph of OutFront Minnesota Executive
Director Ann DeGroot which was sent with Ann's letter to the
community on Monday. Thank you Sophie!
__________
Looking for
more events?
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! |
