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Orgullo en Acción's announce first Chicago Latino LGBT Leadership Summit |
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| Orgullo en Acción's announce first Chicago Latino LGBT Leadership Summit |
Orgullo en Acción, Inc. is pleased to announce the first Chicago Latino LGBT Leadership Summit. It is planned for Saturday March 11, 2006, 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Humboldt Park Vocational Center (1645 N. California, Chicago).
Free parking available on premises. Lunch provided by Enrique Cortes - Rique's Regional Mexican Food. Following the event there will be networking and socializing from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Circuit Night Club (3641 N Halsted, Chicago).
RSVP is not required for the Summit, but space is limited. Please contact Ed Negron at 773-419-2587 or ednpride@hotmail.com for free registration, or contact Carlos Mock at 773-561-6617 or ctmock@yahoo.com for questions or further information.
TOPICS / FEATURED SPEAKERS
o Latino LGBT History
o Pedro Julio Serrano - Voices of Equality Coordinator of Freedom to Marry, President of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s and one of Tentaciones' Top Ten Activists in 2004, who is flying in from New York
o Fundraising - Carlos T Mock. MD - Chair for Equality Illinois' Capitol Club and published author
o Grant Writing - Victor Pond, Director of Development for the South Side Help Center
o Agency Longevity - Evette Cardona - Board Co-Chair of Amigas Latinas
o Policies and Procedure - Julio Rodriguez - Board President of ALMA
o GLBT Law - Adoption, marriage, and immigration - Mona Noriega - Regional Director of the Midwest Office for Lambda legal
o Lobbying and Legislation - Rick Garcia - Director of Public Policy of Equality Illinois
PROGRAM
o 10:30 a.m. - Check In
o 11 am - Latino LGBT History Pedro Julio Serrano - Voices of Equality Coordinator of Freedom to Marry, President of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s and one of Tentaciones' Top Ten Activists in 2004
o 11:30am - Fundraising by Carlos T Mock, MD - Chair for Equality Illinois' Capitol Club and Author
o 12:00 p.m. - Lunch provided by Enrique Cortes - Rique's Regional Mexican Food
o 1:00 p.m. - Grant Writing by Victor Pond, Director of Development for the South Side Chicago Health Clinic
o 1:30 p.m. - Agency Longevity by Evette Cardona - Board Co-Chair of Amigas Latinas
o 2 p.m. - Policies and Procedure by Julio Rodriguez - Board President of Association of Latino Men for Action ALMA
o 2:30 p.m. LGBT Laws - Adoption/marriage/immigration/deportation by Mona Noriega - Regional Director of the Midwest Office for Lambda Legal
o Lobbying and Legislation by Rick Garcia - Director of Public Policy for Equality Illinois
o 3:30 p.m. - Panel discussion
o 5 p.m. - End
A Orgullo en Acción press release
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