From: Boykink@aol.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 13:20:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 1997 Black Lesbigay Calendar

Below is a calendar of activities of interest to black lesbians, gays,
bisexuals and transgendered people.  The calendar only includes major events
and does not include regular meetings and sessions.  The calendar is prepared
by the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum.  If you have
additions or corrections or contact information for event organizers, please
send them to NBGLLF@aol.com.  BLK's website also produces a calendar of
activities that you may consult for further information.  Copyright (C) 1997,
NBLGLF.


1997 BLACK LESBIGAY CALENDAR
Produced by the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum
(Updated March 31, 1997)

	Martin Luther King Day Observance
	January 15-20, 1997			Atlanta, GA

	Tenth Anniversary National Black Lesbian & Gay Conference
	February 13-17, 1997			Long Beach, CA

	Ajamu Collective Black History Month Celebration
	February 22, 1997				Dallas, TX

	AALGA Awards Banquet
	Saturday, March 29, 1997		Houston, TX

	Field Program Week 
	April 1997					Charlotte, NC

	Bayard Rustin Breakfast
	April 1997					Boston, MA
	
	NAACP/People for the American Way Forum
	April 3, 1997					Baltimore, MD

	National Gay & Lesbian Expo
	April 5-6, 1997				New York, NY

	Unity Conference III
	April 12, 1997					Chicago, IL

	Connecticut Health Summit for gays and lesbians of African Descent
	April 26, 1997					Hartford, CT

	LGBT Youth Summit
	April 27-29, 1997				Washington, DC

	"Splash" Weekend
	May 2-4, 1997				Houston, TX

	Field Program Week
	May 5-11, 1997				Washington, DC

	African-American Gay & Lesbian Empowerment Summit
	May 9-11, 1997				Palm Springs, CA

	Field Program Week
	May 13-18, 1997				Chicago, IL

	NBLGLF Board Meeting
	May 16-17, 1997				Chicago, IL

	Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Weekend
	May 22-26, 1997				Washington, DC
	
	Capital Pride Festival (Gay Pride)
	June 6-8, 1997				Washington, DC

	North Carolina Pride Weekend	
	June 6-8, 1997				Chapel Hill, NC

	Black Church & Sexuality Conference
	Howard University
	June 12-13, 1997				Washington, DC

	Churches Respond To: A Call to Care
	June 13-14, 1997				Philadelphia, PA 

	"At the Beach" Weekend
	July 3-6, 1997					Malibu, CA

	NOW Conference	
	July 4-6, 1997					Memphis, TN

	NABWMT Conference
	July 10-12, 1997				Charlotte, NC

	NAACP Convention
	July 12-17, 1997				Pittsburgh, PA

	ADODI New York Summer Retreat
	July 18-20, 1997				Pottstown, PA

	"Voices of Faith" Conference
	July 24-27, 1997				Denver, CO

	"Hotter Than July" Weekend
	July 25-27, 1997				Detroit, MI

	"In the Life" Weekend
	Aug. 29-Sep. 1, 1997			Atlanta, GA				

	DC Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays Symposium
	September 1997				Washington, DC

	Field Program Week
	September 1997				Denver, CO

	NBLGLF Board Meeting
	September 1997				Denver, CO

	Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Weekend
	September 10-13, 1997			Washington, DC

	NMAC U.S. Conference on AIDS
	September 18-21, 1997			Miami	

	NBLGLF Brother-2-Brother Men's Retreat
	September 26-28, 1997			Malibu, CA

	BayBash
	October, 1997					San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area

	SistahFest
	October 2-5, 1997				Malibu, CA
	
	NTFAP Conference
	October 23-24, 1997			Newark, NJ

	Field Program Week
	October/November 1997			Los Angeles, CA

	Black Gay Pride Weekend
	November 1997				Phoenix, AZ

	Election Day				
	November 4, 1997				Nationwide

	NGLTF "Creating Change" Conference
	November 5-10, 1997			San Diego 	

	NBLGLF Board Meeting	
	December 6-7, 1997			Atlanta, GA