#LGBTSouth Convening on November 14 in Birmingham

The Campaign for Southern Equality team is eagerly looking forward to the second #LGBTSouth Convening on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at University of Alabama Birmingham!

Join CSE, AIDS Alabama, UAB SafeZone, YWCA Interfaith Hospitality House, Magic City Acceptance Project, Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, Southern Poverty Law Center and organizers from throughout the area on November 14, for one day of making connections and discussing topics that impact local LGBT* organizing.

November 14th convening Agenda:

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast & Sign-In

8:45 a.m. – Welcome Introductions

9:30 a.m. – Facilitated Discussion & Activity: Working Across Difference and Uniting Our Struggles

12:30 p.m. – Lunch & Group Presentations

2:00 p.m. – Breakouts:

1. Introduction to Cultural Humility and its Practice

2. Organizing in the Intersections of LGBT Rights and Racial Justice
3. Telling Your Story Through Local Media
4. Public Office Closures-Immediate and Lasting Impact
5. Preservation as a Tool for Organizing: How Our History Makes us Stronger3:30 p.m. – Closing

We are also excited to announce that we will be holding a round of the Southern Equality Fund for convening attendees! The Fund is a grantmaking initiative designed to direct resources to grassroots LGBT groups and elevate LGBT leadership across the South. Awards will go to projects that respond to the theme of the upcoming convening — intersectionality and collaboration.Click here to download the application packet.

We’ve designed the form to be short and easy to complete. Grant proposals will only be accepted November 14-15, 2015.

If you have questions or want to run an idea by us, we have an open door policy! Contact me at chloe@southernequality.org or call (828) 242-1559.

See you soon!

Chloe Stuber
LGBT* in the South Conference Coordinator

p.s. Make sure to let us know you’re coming! Click here to register for the November 14th #LGBTSouth Convening in Birmingham.