Live Events: LGBTQ Equality and the Fight for Racial Justice
Work for LGBTQ equality is inextricably linked to the fight for Racial Justice. And right now, that work could not be more urgent.
NCLR invites you to attend impactful virtual town hall discussions with executive director Imani Rupert-Gordon and others on working for racial justice in and beyond the LGBTQ community.
LGBTQ+ Community Dismantling White Supremacy – June 9, 2020
Co-hosted by NCLR. GLBT Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), GLSEN, National LGBTQ Task Force, OutFront Minnesota, and Equality Federation
GLAD invites you to attend a virtual town hall discussion on how white people can work for racial justice in and beyond the LGBTQ community.
Pride at Home SF: Pride in Defense of Black Bodies – June 5, 2020
Hosted by San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives
San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives is hosting a conversation about the legacy of Pride and our path forward. The event is by Mayor London Breed, SF Pride, Manny’s, SF Queer Nightlife Fund, the Office of Transgender Initiatives, and the SF Bay Area LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Relief Coalition.
Panelists:
Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director, NCLR
Aria Sa’id, Executive Director, Transgender Cultural District
Tuquan Harrison, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Moderator:
Carolyn Wysinger, President, San Francisco Pride Board
Combating Racism and Anti-Black Violence – June 4, 2020
Hosted by Equality California
Equality California hosted a Power Hour discussion on combating racism and anti-Black violence in partnership with Silver State Equality and NCLR.
Panelists:
Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director, NCLR
André Wade, State Director, Silver State Equality
Hon. Dallas Harris, NV State Senator, District 11
LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter Virtual Town Hall – June 3, 2020
Hosted by Equality Florida
Equality Florida hosted this Black-led virtual town hall to discuss the intersections of systemic racism and injustice against the LGBTQ community, and to call on supporters of LGBTQ civil rights to take action.
Panelists:
Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director, NCLR
Alphonso David, President, HRC
Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis City Council VP
Michele Rayner, Civil Rights Attorney
Moderator:
Nadine Smith, Executive Director, Equality Florida