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agency headquartered in California. Equity Institute and its
training team of Carole Johnson, Betty Powell and Leonie Walker
have worked with more than 500 public and private sector agencies
on diversity training during the last eight years.
The People of Color Institute will feature a full day of
discussions and workshops on the critical issues affecting
activists of color in the lesbian and gay movement. Topics to be
covered include racism in our movement, diversity, building and
strengthening people of color organizations and broadening the
agendas of gay and lesbian groups.
Plenary speakers for Creating Change Conference are Jewelle
Gomez, writer, poet, activist, and founding board member of the
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation; Mario Solis-Marich,
director of the Public Policy Division of AIDS Project Los
Angeles and national board co-chair of the Latino(a) Lesbian and
Gay Organization (LLEGO); and Minnie Bruce Pratt, lesbian poet,
essayist, teacher and recipient of an NEA Creative Writing
Fellowship in Poetry.
In addition, a special AIDS Activist Panel will present
Larry Kramer, founder, ACT UP/NY and Gay Men's Health Crisis
(GMHC); Jean McGuire, former executive director of the AIDS
Action Council; Reggie Williams, executive director of the
National Task Force on AIDS Prevention/National Association of
Black and White Men Together; Saundra Johnson, Chicago Women's
AIDS Project and ACT UP/Chicago; and moderator David Barr,
assistant director of policy for GMHC.
Workshops at the conference include "Sexual
Liberation/Sexual Diversity;" "Movement In-Fighting -- Isms &
Schisms;" "Countdown '92 -- The Presidential Election;"
"Censorship: The Politics of Expression;" "Drag Activism: A
Frontline Force;" "Media Advocacy;" "Staging a Scene --
Attention-Getting Demonstrations" and numerous other topics.
Individuals must obtain a scholarship application form from
NGLTF, 1734 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C., (202)332-6483,
Attention: SCHOLARSHIPS/Brian Albert. Applicants for
scholarships must also submit one letter of support from an
activist or organization with whom they work. Applications and
letters must be completed and returned to NGLTF by Monday,
Sept. 2. 1991. Applications received after deadline will be
considered depending on availability of scholarship funds.
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National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. [Press Release: Scholarships Available for NGLTF Creating Change Conference], text, July 11, 1991; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851813/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.