From: ShishkaBob@aol.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 94 01:11:57 EDT

Imagine over 2,500 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists planning
stratagies and developing alliances in order to gain our rights.  If this
sounds like it's simply a dream then you need to be at Creating Change!   The
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force is hosting its 7th annual Creating Change
Conference this November in Dallas at the Southland Center Hotel.  Intensive
sessions on Fighting The Right, Youth Organizing, and HIV/AIDS will be
combined with speeches by:

Mel White - author of "Stranger at the Gate" and Dean of the Cathedral of
Hope MCC, the largest gay and lesbian church in the world.

Letitia Gomez - Executive Director of the National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay
Organization (LLEGO).  Currently she serves on the D.C. Civilian Comlaint
Review Boards, and in 1993, running as an out lesbian, she was elected to the
board of the D.C. Latino Civil Rights Task Force.

Rep. Glen Maxey - The first opnely gay elected official in the State of
Texas.  Founding Member of AIDS Services of Austin and founder of the Texas
AIDS Network.  

Phill Wilson -  Director of Public Policy at AIDS Project Los Angeles.
 Former AIDS Coordinator for City of LA.  Founder of the Black Gay & Lesbian
Leadership Forum and co-founder of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

There will be three pre-conference institutes:  The Transformation Institue -
Building A Movement; the People of Color Organizing Institute; and the Race,
Class, & Gender Institute.  

The Pre-conference dates are
    *Wed Nov 9:   
          People of Color Organizing Institute
          The Transformation Institute
    *Thurs Nov 10: 
          Race, Class & Gender Institute
The Conference dates are:
     *Fri Nov 11- Sun Nov 13
             Skills building workshops, organizing intensives, post-election
Town Hall meeting, Fight The Right, HIV/AIDS, Youth Organizing, Digital
Queers Computer Training, network sessions, and more!

To make reservations at the Southland Center Hotel please call 214-922-8000.
 Mention the Creating Change for a hotel discount rate.  

The registration form for Creating Change is attached:
____________________________________________

Creating Change Registration Form

Completed registration forms and payment should be MAILED (not e-mailed) to
Creating Change 1994, NGLTF Policy Institute, 2320 17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20009. Incomplete forms or forms without payment will be
returned. Please complete a separate form for each participant. No refunds
will be given for registrations canceled after Friday, September 30, 1994.
All cancellations are subject to a $25 administrative fee. If you register
after Friday, October 21, you may not receive written confirmation. A limited
amount of scholarship and travel assistance is available for low and
limited-income activists, activists of color and activists with disabilities.
For more information, see Scholarship Information in this brochure.


Name
Address
City                      State        ZIP
Day Phone (   )               Eve (   )
Organization

[NOTE: The Coop Org  fee rate is for individuals who belong to NGLTF's
Cooperating Organization program. To register your group for the program or
to find out if your organization is a member of the Cooperating Organization
program, contact Sonya Shields at NGLTF. If you are registering as a member
of a Coop Org, please write the name of your
group._____________________________________________.]

Creating Change 1994 Conference Registration Fees
(Early Bird Rates Postmarked by September 1)

               Limited    Coop Org    Individual
Institute        $55        $70         $80
Conference only  $95        $110        $130
Conf + 1 Inst    $140       $155        $175
Conf + 2 Insts   $175       $190        $210

(September 2 through October 15)
               Limited    Coop Org    Individual
Institute        $70        $85         $95 
Conference only  $110       $125        $145
Conf + 1 Inst    $155       $170        $190
Conf + 2 Insts   $190       $205        $225

(October 16 - at the door)
               Limited    Coop Org    Individual
Inst             $80        $95         $105
Conference only  $120       $135        $155
Conf + 1 Inst    $165       $180        $200
Conf + 2 Insts   $200       $215        $235

[Fees include Institute luncheons and conference brunch (Sunday).]

Friday & Saturday Day Rates - Conference Only

               Limited    Coop Org    Individual
                 $60        $67.50       $77.50

There is no pre-registration for day rates. One day registration  will be
accepted at the door only.


Please make checks payable to NGLTF Policy Institute

To pay with credit card Circle one:    VISA     MasterCard     Discover

Name (as shown on card)
Credit Card No.                              Expiration Date

SIGNATURE: _________________________________________


I  AM REGISTERING AT THE FOLLOWING RATE
LIMITED       COOP       INDIVIDUAL


TO ATTEND:

__ Creating Change Conference (Nov. 11-13)

__ People of Color Organizing Institute (Nov. 9)
   -Or-
__ Transformation Institute (Nov. 9)
   (Formerly Diversity Training Institute)

__ Race, Class and Gender Institute (Nov. 10)

$_____ Sub-Total
$_____ Concert GALA (Nov. 12 - $35)
$_____ Donation to the Conference Scholarship Fund
$_____ TOTAL ENCLOSED

SPECIAL NEEDS

__I will need accessibility assistance.
__I will need ASL Interpretation
__I will need Braille/Taped Conference Materials
__I will need Child care.
__I will need Community Housing (The Creating Change Conference cannot
guarantee the availability of community housing.)
__I will need vegetarian meal.
__I will need Kosher meal. 
( If you are on a highly restricted diet, you must contact the conference
director by October 1.)

Please Note: All special needs requests must be received by October 18, in
order to be adequately addressed.