Date: Mon, 26 Oct 98 15:33:54 -0500 From: NGLTF Subject: Campus Strategy Meeting at Creating Change ******************************************************** INVITATION TO CAMPUS CLIMATE EMERGENCY STRATEGY MEETING convened by NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE at CREATING CHANGE CONFERENCE November 11-15, 1998 Westin William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ******************************************************** FROM: Alexis Sainz, Field Organizer, asainz@ngltf.org Jason Riggs, Policy Institute Associate, jriggs@ngltf.org TO: All Students, Campus Activists, and Center Directors Within the last few weeks we have seen a disturbing increase of hate crimes afflicting campuses across the nation. Mathew Shepard's murder comes at a time when reports on anti-GLBT incidents at Michigan State University, Goshen College, Georgetown University and others continue to surface. As part of our response, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is convening an emergency strategy meeting on the Campus Climate to be held at the annual "Creating Change Conference" in Pittsburgh. The meeting will be held on Friday November 13th from 1-2pm and on Saturday November 14th 1-2pm. We hope that this meeting will help address how this violent climate affects campuses and what actions activists and organizations can take to work together. We hope that students, campus activists, and campus based organizations attending the Creating Change conference will be able to join us for this strategy meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like follow up information please email . In the subject write "campus information" and in the text write: 1. Your name and email address 2. Campus name, city, and state 3. If you are with a campus organization, your organization's name, email address, and mailing address. We look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Jason Riggs Alexis Sainz Policy Institute Field Organizer jriggs@ngltf.org asainz@ngltf.org National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Meeting Description: "Emergency Meeting - Campus Climate and Action" "An emergency meeting for students and campus center directors to address the hostile climate and outbreak of hate crimes against GLBT students on campus. Participants in this meeting will identify current campus issues and their relationship with state issues, including hate crimes and sodomy laws. We will plan strategies for responding and working proactively on those issues both on and off campus and discuss methods for follow up on strategies identified. In March of 1999 actions in every state will highlight the issues and concerns of GLBT people. How can these actions serve as a vehicle for campus and community change? This is a planning meeting not a skills building workshop." For more information on the Creating Change Conference please visit the NGLTF website at http://www.ngltf.org/cc98. _____________________________________________________________________ Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have a question regarding this post, please direct it to the contact 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 . You may also unsubscribe by visiting http://www.ngltf.org.