"Vow to Take a Stand" for Equality in Washington State

Submitted by markmessinger on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 10:26am.
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Vow to Take a Stand in your community!

Make history happen! Get involved in Olympia's LGBT community. ERW and Lambda
Legal are planning Vow To Take A Stand, an event for coalition building,
education, advocacy, and getting people excited about Equality Day in Olympia,
to be held February 26th. Learn how you can move equality forward in your area.
This event will also be held in the following cities: Vancouver, Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane.

When: 12:00p.m.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Where: First Christian Church
701 Franklin St., Olympia, WA 98501

*A light lunch will be provided*

Planned speakers include Jerry Hebert, Washington State Human Rights Commissioner, and Josh Friedes,Advocacy Director for Equal Rights Washington,

This event is co-sponsored by the following organizations in Olympia:
American Civil Liberties Union
PFLAG
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
PRIDE Foundation
Human Rights Campaign
Legal Marriage Alliance
Religious Coalition for Equality
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington
Stonewall Democrats
Thurston Marriage Equality
Black Hills Alliance
Stonewall Youth
Lambda Legal

For information on how you can become a co-sponsor, email
nriding@equalrightswashington.org

For more information about Vow To Take A Stand and to register for Equality Day
on February 26, 2007 in Olympia visit ERW’s website at
www.equalrightswashignton.org or call 206-324-2570.


Location
First Christian Church
701 Franklin St.
Olympia, WA, 98501
United States
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