This week, more than 2,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are gathering in Dallas, Texas, to meet each other, share skills and map out concrete ways to work toward full LGBT equality at the 22nd National Conference for LGBT Equality: Creating Change.
Just a week after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address, 2,000 LGBT activists will converge in Dallas, Texas, for the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, Feb. 3-7. Activists will strategize on how to advance LGBT equality and acquire the skills needed to build the political power of the LGBT community in 2010 and beyond.
Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey will present the annual State of the Movement address at Creating Change, in which she will present a vision for the year ahead in the struggle for full LGBT equality. The State of the Movement address is an opportunity to take stock of the past year and lay out a plan to move forward in the year ahead. It is one of the most anticipated events of the Creating Change conference. Carey will address critical legislative issues specifically affecting the LGBT community, including passing an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Other broader areas of focus will include the need for access to quality/affordable health care and racial and economic justice-related issues.
Carey's State of the Movement address will take place on Friday, Feb. 5, at 1:45 p.m. (CST) in the Dallas Ballroom of the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in downtown Dallas, Texas.
To keep up with the exciting happenings at Creating Change, including Carey's State of the Movement address, check out the Task Force's new Creating Change blog, Twitter and Facebook.
Conference attendees will also be posting photos on the Creating Change Flickr group.