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Greetings, Equality
Texas "Equality Project" Training Monday, August 3, 2009 Equality Texas is conducting a North Texas "Equality Project" Training on Monday, August 3, 2009 at 6:30 pm at On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina (Knox Street location). The Equality Project trains supporters on issues specific to the LGBT rights movement in Texas and prepares participants to meet with their State Representative and State Senator to advocate for policies and legislation that eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. This special training is hosted by HRC-Dallas, and will also provide lobby training on federal issues that will enable participants to make personal visits to the district offices of their U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives. LEARN more about LGBT family issues, workplace nondiscrimination, hate crimes, bullying and harassment, public accommodations, and other pertinent issues. LEARN how easy it is to have a one-on-one conversation with your elected officials and their staff. Discover how empowering it is to realize that, as a constituent, you have the right to be heard! Lorie Burch & Ben Leal from HRC-Dallas and Chuck Smith from Equality Texas will facilitate the trainings. Register online now, or call 512.474.5475 for more information.
NORTH TEXAS: BLACK TIE DINNER TABLE SELECTION PROCESS CONTINUES Equality Texas Foundation is once again a beneficiary of the Black Tie Dinner that supports 18 local beneficiaries and HRC, its national beneficiary. The support from Black Tie Dinner is instrumental in continuing our work in North Texas with our Equality Project trainings, Pride in Faith programs, and our collaborative work to educate Texans about the critical importance of education and advocacy to achieve equality in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Denton, and across the entire state. If you attend Black Tie or know someone that does, then you can directly impact the work of Equality Texas Foundation as we continue to expand our outreach and make equality happen here in Texas! Simply, being a table captain for Equality Texas Foundation or designating your table and its seats means that your locally designated funds will support our mission directly. We could not continue to do our work without your support and the support of Black Tie Dinner. The 2009 Online TABLE CAPTAIN Process launched on June 15th. Table Captains register by creating a log-in account and either they, or their guests, can make payment for their seats or the full table through the secure online system. As in the past, the number of Table Captain tables is subject to availability. The key difference this year is that Table Captain table selection is based on the table payment completion date; and as in prior years, after Sponsor table selection. Table Captains are encouraged to register and organize their tables quickly to obtain the best table selection position available. Thank you for being a table captain. Please let us know if you intend to be a Table Captain for us or if you intend to designate your seats to Equality Texas Foundation - HERE. ____________________ Volunteer for Black Tie Dinner on behalf of Equality Texas Foundation All beneficiaries are required to provide volunteers for the event to qualify to be eligible for funds raised at the Dinner. These much-needed funds are used to conduct research, educate Texans about issues of equality, and to coordinate efforts of LGBT and allied organizations across the state. Sign up now and we'll contact you about specific shift times and the different duties before, after, and during the dinner.
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