OUTfront! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Human Rights


OUTfront Events Calendar

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Amnesty International USA Regional Conferences

Each fall, AIUSA's five regions host their annual human rights conferences. The conferences cover a wide range of current human rights concerns globally and locally, including LGBT human rights issues. Important organizational policies are also discussed and debated. For more information, go to our website, or contact your Regional office.

October 13th-15th
Western Regional Conference
Tucson, AZ
Contact: kbrown@aiusa.org; (310) 815-0450

October 20-22
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
Wilmington, DE
Contact: folagbaj@aiusa.org; (202) 544-0200

October 27-October 29
Midwest Regional Conference
Chicago, IL
Contact: aportillo@aiusa.org; (312) 427-2060

November 3-5
Southern Regional Conference
New Orleans, LA
Contact: lmoye@aiusa.org; (404) 876-5661

November 11-12
Northeast Regional Conference
Boston, MA
Contact: cgabriel@aiusa.org; (617) 623-0202

OTHER CONFERENCES

November 8-12
19th Annual Creating Change Conference
Kansas City, MO

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's annual conference is the largest national gathering of LGBT activists in the U.S. The conference strives to help build an LGBT movement that understands how various issues, such as racial justice, affect the lives and needs of LGBT people of all ages, races, ethnic and language origins, spiritualities, and incomes. For more information: www.thetaskforce.org; or call 1.888.627.8538. Look out for the OUTfront contingent at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

October 11
Coming Out Day

This annual nation-wide event is a great opportunity for organizing public events around LGBT human rights and celebrating our true diversity. To find out if there's an event in your area, contact your local LGBT organizations or visit the Human Rights Campaign's website: www.hrc.org

November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance

A day to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. www.gender.org/remember/day/index.html

December 1
World AIDS Day

There are forty million people who are living with HIV throughout the world – and that number increases in every region every day. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Look for special Amnesty World AIDS Day action on the AIUSA website: www.amnestyusa.org.

December 10
Human Rights Day

On 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted unanimously by the United Nations. The UDHR declares that the “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” Each year, Amnesty activists around the world celebrate International Human Rights Day to commemorate the UN adoption of the UDHR. Contact your Amnesty Regional Offices for specific events or check our website.