From: GLSTNAlert@aol.com Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:41:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: GINGRICH TO SPEAK AT GLSTN EVENT GLSTN NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release January 31, 1997 Contact: Diedre Cuffee-Gray, Media Coordinator: 212-727-0135 GLSTN TO STAGE SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA ON FEBRUARY 22 CANDACE GINGRICH WILL KEYNOTE AT EVENT IN HER BROTHER'S BACKYARD NOTE: for information about the conference, contact the host chapter, GLSTN/Atlanta, at 404-872-4320, or via e-mail at GLSTNAtl@aol.com (New York, NY) The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN) announced today that it will stage its Second Annual Southern Regional Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, February 22. Activists working to end homophobia in schools from across the Southeast will gather for a full day of workshops, strategizing, and planning, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Methodist Church, 781 Peachtree St. (corner of 5th) in downtown Atlanta. "We're excited to be back in Atlanta for our Second Annual Southern Conference," said Kevin Jennings, GLSTN's Executive Director and a native North Carolinian. "We're committed to reaching folks all across the country, and I personally am determined to make sure that includes the South." Jennings expressed particular excitement over the fact that Candace Gingrich, a spokeperson with the Human Rights Campaign and the sister of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has agreed to keynote the event. "Under Newt's leadership, the House sponsored hearings on the 'promotion of homosexuality in our schools,' in December, 1995, that were a complete farce" said Jennings. "We're hoping that, since it's in Georgia, our conference will give Newt a chance to drop by and have his sister 'set him straight' -- as it were -- on the issue." Other presenters will come from such groups as PFLAG/Atlanta, the Decatur-DeKalb Gay-Straight Student Alliance, the Georgia Psychological Association, and YouthPride, an Atlanta-area LGB youth support group. "We're happy to have all the important elements of the GLSTN coalition -- educators, students, parents, and community members -- represented," said Jennings. "There's something for everyone at this event." Registration forms for the Second Annual GLSTN/Southern Conference may be obtained by calling the host chapter, GLSTN/Atlanta, at 404-872-4320, or via e-mail at GLSTNAtl@aol.com. --30-- With over forty chapters, and a membership of over four thousand teachers, parents, and concerned citizens, GLSTN is the largest national organization working to insure that schools are places where all people are respected and valued, regardless of sexual orientation. For more information, visit the GLSTN web site at http://www.glstn.org/, send an e-mail to glstn@glstn.org, or call the national office at 212-727-0135. The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN) "Teaching Respect For All" 122 West 26th Street Suite 1100 New York, NY 10001-6804 tel: 212-727-0135 fax: 212-727-0254 email: glstn@glstn.org web: glstn@glstn.org ======================================================== GLSTNAlert is a GLSTN news bulletin service of the The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN). ======================================================== To Unsubscribe from GLSTNAlert simply send an email to GLSTNAlert@aol.com with the words "Unsubscribe GLSTNAlert" in the subject line (no quotes and note the lack of space in GLSTNAlert). ======================================================== To Subscribe to GLSTNAlert simply send an email to GLSTNAlert@aol.com with the words "Subscribe GLSTNAlert" in the subject line (no quotes and note the lack of space in GLSTNAlert). Also: please write your name in the message portion of your email. ========================================================