Event Region

Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Get involved! YOU make equality happen.

Equality Project - We'll train you and your friends & family to be a part of our district lobbying program. In-district visits with your state representative's office are powerful & empowering!
Postcard Captain - Be a field organizer and help collect postcards from friends and family for our Safe Schools Initiative.
Community Advocate/Fundraiser - Join our online Community Campaign and ask your friends to help advocate and/or fundraise.
House Party Host - Help raise funds for our work by hosting a fundraising party in your home. You call all the shots; just send us the proceeds.

Location:
High Plains

General - Help

Volunteer Northwest Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Northwest Texas

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Volunteer Metroplex

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Metroplex

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Volunteer Upper East Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Upper East Texas

General - Help

Volunteer Southeast Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Southeast Texas

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Volunteer Gulf Coast

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Gulf Coast

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Volunteer Central Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Central Texas

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Volunteer Capital

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Capital

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Volunteer Alamo

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Alamo

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Volunteer South Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
South Texas

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Volunteer West Texas

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
West Texas

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Volunteer Upper Rio Grande

03/01/2010

Ongoing volunteer help needed.

Location:
Upper Rio Grande

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[Austin] Bishop Gene Robinson at the Capitol

03/21/2010

12pm to 1pm

and

present

The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson

Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Noon to 1pm

Rotunda of the Texas Capitol Building

Austin, TX 78701

MyOutSpirit-Austin Magazine and the Pride in Faith program of Equality Texas Foundation are honored to bring The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson to Austin for an inspirational message to be delivered in the Rotunda of the Texas Capitol Building.

Location:
Rotunda of the Texas Capitol Building, Austin, TX 78701

[Austin] Second US Census LGBT Town Hall

03/23/2010

7 pm to 8:30 pm

U S Census - LGBT Austin Town Hall

Your participation in the 2010 Census is critically important!

That's why Equality Texas, Metropolitan Community Church Austin, and the U.S. Census are hosting a second Austin LGBT Town Hall!

Come learn about important changes made by the U.S. Census Bureau that will affect how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are counted.

The Census Bureau recently announced a policy change. When gay and lesbian couples indicate they are married on the 2010 form, the Census will count them as married. This makes the Census the first Federal agency to recognize marriage of gay and lesbian couples.

While the Census does not ask anyone for their sexual orientation, it is important to note that knowing which "boxes" to check on the Census form will directly affect the counting of LGBT households.

Austin Town Hall

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Metropolitan Community Church Austin at Freedom Oaks

8601 South 1st St., Austin, TX 78748

Representatives include:

Chuck Smith, Equality Texas Interim Executive Director

Rev. Karen Thompson, Pastor of MCC Austin

Elizabeth Lopez, LGBT Partnership Specialist

Presented by Equality Texas and MCC Austin, official partners of the 2010 Census.

and

Supported by:
Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Austin Gay & Lesbian Pride Foundation

Location:
Metropolitan Community Church Austin at Freedom Oaks, 8601 South 1st St., Austin, TX 78748

State of the State Public Policy Conference

04/17/2010

8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Presents its Biennial

State of the State Public Policy Conference

Sponsored by:

The Harvey Milk Society at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

and

The Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Texas

Saturday, April 17, 2010
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Legislative Conference Center

Texas State Capitol Building

1100 Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78701

Come participate in efforts to change Texas's public policies!

The conference will include a full day of panel discussions, plus two plenary sessions for all attendees. Each panel focuses on a policy issue in Texas and integrates a variety of voices on each issue. The panels comprehensively address and educate on the impact of public policy on Texans and present approaches to public policy that render positive results.

Panel topics are scheduled to include:

Best Interest of the Child: Parenting Policies;

Equality & Justice in Diverse Communities;

Friends with Benefits: The Ally Agenda;

Reading, Writing, and Bullying? Safe Schools Policies;

Full Faith and Credit: Relationship Recognition;

Gender Identity and Public Policy;

On the Job Equality: Workplace Policies;

Crimes of Bias: Hate Crimes Policy; and

Pride in Faith.

Additionally, there will be two plenary sessions - the Political Landscape, and Our Town: Municipal Equality.

The State of the State Public Policy Conference will directly impact attendees' ability to educate others on public policy as it relates to sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, and the effect of policy on the lives of Texans.

The conference is a natural precursor of the 2011 Legislative Session, offering perspective, education and opportunities across the state for successful policy work. After the conference, the Foundation's affiliate organization, Equality Texas, will utilize the information gained to focus on policy-shaping for the 2011 session.

Attendance is free! Advance registration is required. Register for the State of the State Policy Conference here.

Interested in mingling with conference attendees and speakers, Equality Texas board members, and key elected officials? Join the Equality Texas Foundation and host Anita Tschurr for a Pre-Conference Reception on April 16th. You can find out more information here.

Please contact Lindsay Marsh, lindsay@equalitytexas.org, for additional information.

Location:
Legislative Conference Center - Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

[San Antonio] Equality Project Training

03/27/2010

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Equality Texas Equality Project Training

Hosted by Equality Texas Foundation
Supported by St. Mary's OUTLaw

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Equality Texas Foundation is conducting a San Antonio Equality Project Training on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 10:00am at the Northeast Service Center Facility.

The Equality Project is a public education program on policy issues and their effect on Texas citizens. The Project also trains participants to establish relationships with their state representatives and senators, and to advocate for policy changes with their elected officials.

The Equality Project aims to engage the public in maintaining continuous conversations with their elected officials about matters of public policy that are directly impacting constituents’ lives. It is these conversations about real people’s lives that will ultimately motivate policy change to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.

LEARN more about LGBT family issues, workplace nondiscrimination, hate crimes, bullying and harassment, public accommodations, and other pertinent issues.

LEARN how easy it is to have a one-on-one conversation with your elected officials and their staff. Discover how empowering it is to realize that, as a constituent, you have the right to be heard!

Attendance is free (lunch included), however advance registration is required.
Register online now, or call 512.474.5475 for more information.

Location:
Northeast Service Center Facility, 10303 Tool Yard, San Antonio, TX 78217