Date: Thu, 14 Oct 99 17:50:11 -0500 From: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Subject: [NGLTF PRESS] Indigo Girls Tour and CD Feature NGLTF ********************************************* NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE PRESS RELEASE Contact: David Elliot, Communications Director 202-332-6483 ext. 3303 800-757-6476 pager delliot@ngltf.org http://www.ngltf.org 1700 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC ********************************************* MUSIC FOR THE MOVEMENT: INDIGO GIRLS' LATEST TOUR AND CD FEATURE NGLTF Oct. 14, 1999 - The Indigo Girls, long-time supporters of human rights and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, have listed the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force as a resource on the cover of their latest CD, "Come On Now Social", and are distributing NGLTF literature during their current tour, which is taking them to at least 16 locales in 12 states through October. The CD, which was released on Tuesday, Sept. 28, lists NGLTF along with several other human rights organizations: Women's Action for New Directions, The Honor the Earth Campaign, Youth Pride, Coalition of Environmental Federations, Z Magazine, Ms. Magazine, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and Handgun Control, Inc. The Indigo Girls also began distributing NGLTF literature with their Sept. 30 concert gig in Knoxville, Tenn. The Indigo Girls and NGLTF have a history of supporting each other's work. In August 1998, the Indigo Girls joined in the celebration of the Task Force's 25th anniversary, donating the proceeds from a sold-out Washington, D.C. performance. Shortly after that, then-NGLTF Communications Director Tracey Conaty, joined the Indigo Girls during the "Spitfire Tour," which featured musicians, actors and activists speaking out on global human rights concerns. And in October 1998, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls issued a press release through the Task Force deploring the killing of Matthew Shepard. "I want people to remember that gay people are still hated because they are gay," said the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers. "We have come a long way, but we have such a long, long way to go yet." NGLTF Executive Director Kerry Lobel thanked the Indigo Girls for their work on behalf of human rights. "The Indigo Girls' music lifts us up spiritually, but even more important, the Indigo Girls' activism and leadership on behalf of marginalized and oppressed people offers us a role model as we go into our communities and do the heavy lifting that is required to move progressive causes forward," Lobel said. _____________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force presents the Creating Change conference - the nation's premier conference for activists and organizers in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender movement. November 10-14 * Oakland, CA * http://www.creatingchange.org _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Communications Department. If you have a question regarding this post, please direct it to the contact at the top of this message. To reach the NGLTF Communications Department at NGLTF, please call David Elliot, Communications Director, at 202-332-6483 x3303 or pager 800-757-6476. 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.