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Dinner and a Movie ~ Fenced Out

by admin

February 22, 2009
4:00 pmto8:00 pm
Sunday February 22, 2009
Doors open 5:00, Dinner 5:30, Movie 6:30
Metropolitan Community Church
155 Wyllys St. Hartford Ct.
(Located in the Colt Memorial Parish House of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.)
Dinner and Movie Free to All*

Fenced Out Video

Join us as Regina Dyton and Kamora Herrington facilitate viewing and a talk back of the film Fenced OUT from FIERCE NYC. Fenced OUT documents the struggle of LGBTSTQ youth of color to save the Christopher Street pier and the West Village from re-development and gentrification. While researching the history of the pier, FIERCE members discovered past generations of queer peoples’ fight for use of public spaces at Christopher Street and the piers. FIERCE has continued to use the documentary as a public education tool to raise awareness about the increasing displacement, violence, and criminalization experienced by LGBTSTQ youth of color.


View a clip from Fenced Out [click here]
*Free Will Offering always accepted if desired.

February 19, 2009   No Comments

Transgender Lives Conference

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April 18, 2009
8:00 amto5:30 pm

Transgender Lives:

The Intersection of Health and Law Conference

UCONN Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, Connecticut 06030
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:00AM-5:00PM

The third annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference is being held on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the UConn Health Center from 8:00 AM till 5 PM. This all day conference is geared towards Service Providers, Medical and Legal Professionals, Trans and Gender non-conforming individuals, allies and all those interested in the Health and Law issues facing the Trans and gender non-conforming communities  Workshop Overview and Timelines Workshops will cover topics such as
·    Transgender Legal Protections: Federal and State
·    Trans Communication Skills for Providers
·    Hormone Replacement Therapy
·    Standards of Care for Providers
·    Community discussion on the Standards of Care
·    Inclusive health care and counseling
·    Community discussion “Taboo’s of Our Bodies”
·    Disability and Employment Rights

Keynote Speaker and Q&A - Michael D. Silverman, Esq., Exec Dir of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.

Registration Link
Please Register Today to assure your reservation

Detailed conference information, registration (online or print), workshops, directions, etc can be found at www.TransgenderLives.org

February 19, 2009   1 Comment

ADC Lobby Day

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April 7, 2009
10:00 amto1:00 pm

Save the Date

CT Anti-Discrimination Coalition announces its Lobby Day for HB 6452 An Act Concerning Discrimination

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Legislative Office Building in Hartford
300 Capital Ave, Hartford; Room TBA.

On Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Anti-Discrimination Coalition will be holding its Lobby Day for the Trans Anti-Discrimination Bill at theCtac banner logo Legislative Office Building in Hartford

This is your chance to learn about the Gender Identity and Expression Anti-discrimination bill [HB 6452] raised in the upcoming CT Legislative session and its impact on our state’s residents. And most importantly you will have the opportunity to talk to your representatives about the bill and why it is important, with materials provided by the Anti-Discrimination Coalition.

Watch for further details on the forum and how you can assure you will be able to connect with your Legislator on that day.

February 19, 2009   No Comments

ADC Lobby & Advocacy Training

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February 21, 2009
8:00 pm
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COALITION ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING TRAINING

Saturday, February 21
12:00 - 2:30 p.m.
University of Connecticut
Rainbow Center, Student Union, 4th Floor
2110 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269
 
Sunday, February 22
4:00 p.m.. - 6:30 p.m.
Room 136, Usdan University Center, Wesleyan University
45 Wyllys Ave., Middletown, CT 06459
(space limited, so please RSVP)
contact tonialoconte@msn.com to let us know you’re coming, or for more information


Right now, a coalition of everyday people and progressive organizations is working to make Connecticut’s laws against discrimination stronger, by making it illegal to deny someone a job, or housing, or credit, or an education, or access to public places because of the way they identify or express their gender.  We’re called the Anti-Discrimination Coalition, and we’ve been working on this for several years.   We’ve come close before, and we have a great chance to pass this law (House Bill 6452) in 2009.

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February 19, 2009   No Comments

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