Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97 17:30:06 EST From: "ngltf" Subject: Kuehl To Kick Off 10th Annual Creating Change ********************************************************************* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sue Hyde 617-492-6393 shyde@ngltf.org Mark Johnson 202/332-6483 ext. 3314 mfjohnson@ngltf.org Pager 1-800/757-6476 2320 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 http://www.ngltf.org ********************************************************************* POLITICAL PIONEER SHIELA KUEHL TO KICK OFF TENTH ANNUAL CREATING CHANGE CONFERENCE Washington, D.C. -- March 13, 1997 -- Sheila Kuehl, speaker pro-tem of the California State Assembly, will deliver the first keynote address of the Tenth Annual Creating Change Conference on Thursday evening, November 13, 1997 in San Diego. Creating Change is the pre-eminent national gathering for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender political movement. Pre-conference institutes and trainings will be held November 12 and 13, with the core conference opening on the evening of November 13 and running through mid-day Sunday, November 16. All events during this tenth annual national conference are sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and will be held at the Holiday Inn on the Bay in downtown San Diego. Kuehl, one of the Golden State's foremost political pioneers, became the first woman and first lesbian to hold the office of speaker pro tem, after only two years in the Assembly. Kuehl's long career in public life spans her years as Zelda Gilroy on the "Dobie Gillis Show" and her work as an attorney and law professor in Southern California. Now, as a nationally watched pacesetter in California, Kuehl urges others to run for office, saying, "in a representative government, we need to have representative people." Attendees at the Tenth Annual Creating Change Conference choose from over 80 workshops and small group sessions designed to enhance the confidence and skills of activists and organizers who work at the local and state levels. Topics will include: freedom to marry, media activism, sex and gender identity, youth organizing, anti-violence, workplace organizing, public speaking, organizational development, campus organizing, leadership skills, legislative lobbying, and current hot topics and trends in the movement. Discounted registration rates are in effect until April 15, 1997. For more information or to receive a Creating Change 1997 brochure, call 202/332-6483, ext. 3329, or visit the NGLTF web site at http://www.ngltf.org/cc97. To reserve a room at the Holiday Inn on the Bay, call 1-800-877-8920. Mention the NGLTF Creating Change Conference for the conference rate of $99.95 single/double; or $109.95 triple or quad. Creating Change is a registered trademark of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. NGLTF is a progressive organization that has supported grassroots organizing and pioneered in national advocacy since 1973. Since its inception, NGLTF has been at the forefront of virtually every major initiative for lesbian and gay rights. In all its efforts, NGLTF helps to strengthen the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender movement at the state level while connecting these activities to a national vision for change. -30- _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have any questions regarding this post, please direct them to one of the contacts at the top of this message If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send an email with "UNSUBSCRIBE PRESSLIST" in the subject and body of your email message to .