DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE 90s

Training participants to take action in defense
of human rights, focusing on the current threats
to civil rights for gay and lesbian people.

A Northwest Training & Networking Conference

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
SEP. 25 & 26, 1993*
at the
Boise State University
Student Union Building

* An optional Friday evening session (Sep. 24) is also offered.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call 208 344-4295 or write:
YFFN, P.O. Box 768, Boise ID 83701 or
Idaho for Human Dignity, P.O. Box 797, Boise ID 83701

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DISCRIMINATION IS A DANGER TO US ALL!

But just making that statement won't make the problem go away.  We
in the Northwest have become the focus of an active movement to get
anti-gay/lesbian discrimination written into state and local laws.
And while anti-gay & lesbian activity is the current focus, next
time it may well be attacks on women, the poor, or ethnic
minorities.  It is up to each of us not only to stop this movement,
but to make this an opportunity to work together to further advance
the cause of civil rights and human understanding.

The second regional Northwest Conference on Defending Human Rights
will feature speakers/leaders to help us train; to stand up
bravely; to speak out convincingly and to reach out peacefully.
There will be opportunities to learn, to ask questions, to discuss,
to meet new people, and to plan for the coming campaign.  Please
join us!



Announced Speakers:

Suzanne Pharr -- The Women's Project
Scot Nakagawa -- NGLTF, Fight the Right Project
Robert Bray -- NGLTF, Fight the Right Project
Deb Ross -- Western States Center
Roger Sherman -- Idaho Citizens Network
Nicole LeFavour -- Snake River Alliance
Bonnie Tinker -- Love Makes a Family, Inc.
Ed Reeves, Bill Fish, & Scott Nichols -- Oregon Speak Out Project
Marcy Westerling -- Rural Organizing Project
Elizabeth Brant -- ACLU of Idaho; Univ. of Idaho College of Law
Peggy Norman -- RightWatch
Jim Shackelford -- Idaho Education Association

Note:  Other speakers will be announced at the conference.



COST $35:

Includes up to 23 hours of workshops, meetings, and
social/networking activities; continental breakfasts, coffee
breaks; and a human rights packet.

(NOTE: After September 14 registration is $40.)


Sponsored by:
Your Family, Friends & Neighbors, Inc.
Idaho for Human Dignity, Inc.

This conference is made possible with additional financial
assistance from the Funding Exchange of New York City, and the
Pride Foundation' of Seattle, Washington.
Participant scholarships provided by the ACLU of Idaho.

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Will the future ever arrive?... Should we continue to look upwards?
Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will
presently be extinguished?
The ideal is terrfying to behold,
lost as it is in the depth,
small,          isolated,      a pin point,         brilliant
but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it:
                                     nevertheless,

no more in danger
                    than a star
                                   in the jaws of the clouds.

                                             -Victor Hugo

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TRACK WORKSHOPS

TRACK A: Speaking Out for Human Rights
Ed Reaves, Bill Fish, Bonnie Tinker & Scott Nichols
Includes introduction to speaking out, newspaper monitoring, lefter
writing, debates, cable TV, radio, questions and answers on
gay/lesbian issues, non-violent approach to speaking, personalizing
your message, and a special presentation by Bonnie Tinker,
Executive Director of Love Makes A Family, Inc.  There is an
optional session Friday evening on how to organize a Speak Out
project in Idaho.

TRACK B: Working with the Media on Gay & Lesbian Issues
Robert Bray, Scot Nakagawa
Includes effective press tactics, producing press messages,
developing media plans, reactive and pro-active public relations,
'pitching" stories, responding to special rights rhetoric, and to
the 'Gay Agenda" videos.

TRACK C: Movement and Coalition Building for Idaho
Suzanne Pharr, Marcy Westerling, Scot Nakagawa
Includes building a social justice movement, working with rural
comunities, outreach to women's organizations, people of faith and
people of color; statewide and regional organizing; forming human
rights coalitions.  The emphasis will be on DOING coalition
building.

TRACK D: Organizing for Change
Deb Ross, Roger Sherman, Nicole LeFavour
Includes elements of developing an effective volunteer
organization.  Topics cover fundraising, building membership
withing a progressive organization, and how to be an effective
volunteer or volunteer coordinator.

TRACK E: Campaign Building
Peggy Norman, Jim Shackleford

Covers the basics of building an effective campaign (including
polling, research; crafting a message).  Analyzes campaign case
studies such as Oregon's "No on 9" and "Idahoans Against the 1%
Initiative" to apply past experience to protecting human rights.


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SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

FRIDAY, SEP. 24th
5-7 pm    Pre-registration/Social Hour (no host)
6:30      Organizing a Speak Out project in Idaho (Optional
          training for attendees of Track A: Speaking Out for Human
          Rights)

SATURDAY, SEP. 25th
7:30 am   Registration w/Continental Breakfast
8:45      Welcome
9:00      Opening Address - Suzanne Pharr
9:45      Panel Discussion - Faces of Discrimination
10:40     Workshop Tracks -Session    #1
1:00 PM   Session    #2
2:30      Session    #3
4:30      Session    #4
6:00      Chili Feed (Regular & Vegetarian)
               $5 includes dance
8:00      Benefit Dance $5
8:00      Inherit the Wind - ACLU Theater Event,
          Special Events Center, $10 (proceeds also
          support Idaho for Human Dignity)


SUNDAY, SEP 26th
8:00 am   Continental Breakfast
9:30      Workshop Tracks  --  Session    #5
11:00     Closing Message
Noon      Lunch  (no  host)  "Where  Do  We   Go   from
           Here?"
3:00 pm   Statewide "Town Meeting"

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REGISTRATION FORM

Please send $35 check ($40 if mailed after Sep 14) to.
Your Famity Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 768, Boise ID 83701

Scholarships are available through the generosity of the ACLU of
Idaho for persons otherwise unable to attend.
For information, call the YFFN/IHD office at 344-4295.

Name

Address

City           State        Zip

Phone(hm)                (wk)


__ I cannot attend the conference; however, please accept my cash
     donation of $

Please Indicate your 1st & 2nd choices for Workshop Tracks.


__ TRACK A:  Speaking Out for Human Rights
     __  Please chock here if you plan to attend the optional
         Friday evening (9/24) session "Organizing a Speak-Out."

__ TRACK B: Working with the Media on Gay & Lesbian Issues

__ TRACK C: Movement & Coalition Building for Idaho

__ TRACK D: Organizing for Change

__ TRACK E: Campaign Building


While tickets for the following events & activities may be
purchased later, help us plan the conference by indicating which of
the events below you wish to attend.

__ Chill Food (regular and vegetarian) $5 Ticket includes Benefit
     Dance

__ Benefit Dance $5 Ticket supports IHD

__ ACLU Theater - Inherit the Wind $1 0 Ticket ($2 supports IHD)

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