Greetings,

THREE DAYS UNTIL

EQUALITY WEEKEND 

The countdown is underway.  Equality weekend kicks off Friday, September 18 with a Welcome Party and official bar party at Our Place.  Saturday will be a full day of education and celebration beginning with registration starting at 8:00 am and the opening general session at 9:00 am.  From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm seminar and caucus sessions will provide updates on numerous topics.  At 5:00 pm the evening festivities kick off with a reception and silent auction.  The Gala dinner featuring keynote speaker Congressman John Lewis and performances by the Magic City Choral Society's men's and women's choirs begins at 7:00 pm.  All of the Saturday events are at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center on Grandview Drive off Highway 280.  The weekend culminates with services at welcoming churches and a brunch at the historic Redmont Hotel, beginning at 12:00 noon, featuring a performance by the Politically Incorrect Cabaret.  Price details follow:

  • Tickets for the welcome reception are $25
  • Individual tickets for the Gala on September 19, are $75
  • Tables for the Gala are $700 [10 seats] through September 8
  • Tickets for the brunch with the Politically Incorrect Cabaret are $35
  • Weekend tickets are $125 GIVING A SAVINGS OF $10
  • Tickets for the opening session, 12 issue-based seminars, and 6 caucuses are free

Go to www.equalityweekend.org to see program details, register, and order tickets

But here is a secret approach to getting a discount even after the discount period ends.  The price for a table of ten, without any discount, is $700.  So, get nine friends to pay you for the tickets you secure on line with your credit card and everyone receives a discount of five dollars over the individual ticket price.  .

Do not miss any of the items in the weekend schedule summarized below.

EQUALITY WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday, September 18, 2009

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm          * Reception honoring speakers and volunteers

                                    *  5608 8th Court South, Birmingham, AL 35212

                                        [Home of Jay Barrett and Michael Cyr]

8:30 pm                            * Welcome Party at Our Place [smoke free neighborhood bar]

                                              2115 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham

 

Saturday, September 19, 2009

8:00 am - 4:00 pm          * Registration opens for educational workshops

                                          * All sessions held at Cahaba Grand Conference Center

                                            3660 Grandview Parkway [off highway 280], Birmingham, AL 35343

9:00 am - 9:45 am          * Opening session

10:00 am - 11:30 am      * Morning Workshops [six options]

11:30 am - 1:00 pm        * Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm          * Afternoon Workshops [six options]

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm          * Interest-based Caucuses [six options]

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm          * Silent Auction and Drawings

                                          * Networking Reception [cash bars]

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm          * Gala Dinner

                                          * Magic City Choral Society Performances

                                          * Featured Speaker = Congressman John Lewis [D-GA]

                                             Civil Rights Champion

                                          * Awards

9:30 pm                            * After Party at Joe's on Seventh [new smoke free neighborhood bar]

                                             corner of Seventh Avenue South and 27th Street South, Birmingham

 

Sunday, September 20, 2009

10:00 am - 12:00 n         * Services at Welcoming Churches

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm      * Brunch with Politically Incorrect Cabaret entertaining

                                        Historic Redmont Hotel

                                                    2101 Fifth Avenue North [in downtown loft district]

                                                    Birmingham, AL 35203