From: UfmccHq@aol.com Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:56:25 EDT Subject: From Rev. Troy Perry: An Update On The Millennium March on From The News Service of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches College Democrats Endorse Millennium March On Washington 1 Million Members in 1000 Local Chapters Statement by the Rev. Troy D. Perry to the Friends and Members of UFMCC: The one million members of College Democrats of America have joined the long and distinguished list of endorsers of the upcoming March on Washington scheduled for April 30, 2000. College Democrats of America were founded in 1932 during the presidential campaign of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. CDA leaders describe their goal as a commitment "to work tirelessly to protect student aid and continue the fight for affordable health care, access to education, a cleaner environment, and equal opportunity for all Americans." Today there are 1000 CDA chapters at colleges and universities across the US with a membership of more than one million students. In making the announcement, Donna Red Wing, member of the MMOW Board of Directors, noted: "We are thrilled to welcome such an extraordinary organization to the Millennium March endeavor. College Democrats bring a demonstrated history of democratic participation to the table. We are delighted to have them with us." The Millennium March on Washington for Equality is a non-partisan national (USA) event which welcomes and encourages the support of all political parties and philosophies. Organizers have called for the March on Washington to be as broad and diverse as are all of our GLBT communities. This will be the fourth national (USA) March on Washington in the history of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered justice movement. MMOW will take place on April 30, 2000 on the Mall in Washington, DC. College Democrats of America join a growing roster of organizational endorsers, including but not limited to the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, American Baptists Concerned, American Psychological Association (Div. 44), Apple Lambda, Camp Sister Spirit, Chi Rho Press, Chrysalis Transgendered Organizations, Coastal Pride of Florida, Companion Press, Dignity USA, Evangelical Anglican Church, Feminist Majority, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition, Gay Wired, GenderPAC, Human Rights Campaign, IBM Employee Diversity Network, International Transgender Law Conference, Lambda Aloha, LLEGO, Maryland Gay Resource Network, National Association of Social Workers (Maryland Chapter), National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, National Organization for Women, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, Out & About Newsletter, Out Front Minnesota, PFLAG, PlanetOut, Prodigy's Rainbow Universe, Q Spirit, San Francisco Pride, Serra Project, Triangle Survival Network, UFMCC, Women In The Moon Publishers. Incidentally, anyone interested in serving on the Board of Directors or the MMOW Leadership Council should send a letter of interest and a resume to Duane Cramer, c/o The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt, 310 Townsend Street, #310, San Francisco, CA 94107. Additional information on the Millennium March on Washington is available by writing to Robin Tyler, Executive Producer, at MMOW, Post Office Box 65960, Washington, DC 20035. E-mail messages may be sent to MMOW2000@aol.com Yours, The Rev. Troy D. Perry Moderator of UFMCC We're marching to state capitals in March of 1999! We're marching to our nation's capital in April of 2000! We're marching to the ballot box in November of 2000! (END) For Additional Information, Contact: UFMCC Communications Department 8704 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel. (310) 360-8640, Ext. 226 Fax: (310) 360-8680 E-mail: UFMCCHQ@aol.com website: http://www.ufmcc.com