August 13 - Social at Poste

7-9 p.m.

Outside Courtyard in the Hotel Monaco located at 555-8th Street, N.W.

Enter through the hotel entrance on F St. or the courtyard entrance on 8th St.  We'll be at one of the outside table areas in the courtyard.  Please ask a server if you can't find us.

Nearest Metro Station: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red/Yellow/Green Lines).

For more information: www.postebrasserie.com.

Pro Bono Estate Clinic - Tuesday August 25th

Would you prepare a Will for a Whitman-Walker Clinic patient?

GAYLAW volunteers help staff Whitman-Walker Legal Service's pro bono estate planning clinic on the second Tuesday of each month.  In August, there is a special need. We are looking for GAYLAW attorneys to staff the August 25 pro bono estate planning clinic. 

Volunteers will be matched with a Whitman-Walker client for an hour-long meeting on August 25 at WWC Legal Services' offices (located at 1701 14th St., NW (14th & R Streets), Washington, DC 20009).  Meetings are generally scheduled between 6:00 and 8:00 in the evening, depending on client availability. Volunteer training and assistance is available. Please contact Max Barger at maxbarger@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering for the estate planning clinic. 

We also need volunteers for the regularly scheduled GAYLAW estate planning clinics for the remainder of the year. Please consider volunteering your time to this worthy cause.

National Equality March DC Host Committee Kick-Off Meeting Aug 18!

What: National Equality March: DC Host Committee Kick-Off featuring national equality march local organizers and solidarity activists.

When: Tuesday, August 18 | 7pm

Where: St. Stephen’s Church | 1525 Newton Street, NW || Columbia Heights – green line metro

ABOUT THE MARCH
n the last year the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement has come out with renewed confidence at
the possibilities that lie ahead of us in the fight for real change and
real equality. On October 10-11, 2009, we will bring that fight on to the national stage as we gather in Washington, DC to demand equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all fifty states.

Located right in the heart of the action, those of us in Washington, DC have an especially important role to play in the lead-up to the October meet on the mall. As such, we are reaching out to all LGBT rights activists, grassroots organizations, social justice activists from across movement struggles, organized labor, DC communities, and anyone interested in organizing for the October demonstration to join local National Equality March organizers on Tuesday, August 18 at 7pm as we launch the DC Host Committee. We look forward to begin to organize locally and strategize on what needs to be done to bring together the DC community through the march and beyond.

Now is the time to let the government know that we will not wait for
equality.

For more information, contact: dchostcommittee@nationalequalitymarch.com or visit www.nationalequalitymarch.com

Interfaith Alliance Announcement

While many faith traditions have grappled with issues of equality, including same-gender marriage, much of that work has been viewed through a scriptural lens. Interfaith Alliance seeks to shift the perspective on LGBT equality from that of problem to solution, from a scriptural argument to a religious freedom agreement, and to address the issue of equality as informed by our Constitution.

Same-Gender Marriage and Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates by Interfaith Alliance President, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, offers a diversity of ideas based on Interfaith Alliance’s unique advocacy for religious freedom and interfaith exchange. This projects’s cross-denominational nature is at the core of Interfaith Alliance’s effort to spark national conversation and action.

Please drop by and pick up your copies of Same-Gender Marriage and Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debate.

WHERE: Office of Interfaith Alliance

1212 New York Avenue, NW

12th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

WHEN: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Any time between 3:30 – 5:30 pm, Just Drop By…

WHO: Donna Red Wing, Chief of Staff; Jay Keller, National Field Director; Ari Geller, Vice President, Rabinowitz-Dorf Communications; and others.

WHAT: Pick up as many copies as you can use. Staff will be available to meet with you and talk about the work we are doing around the issue. Refreshments Served.

PLEASE: RSVP to me at dredwing@interfaithalliance.org so that we know how many cookies to bake.

Feel Free to Pass This On To Anyone Who May Be Interested…

Donna Red Wing
Chief of Staff
Interfaith Alliance

1212 New York Ave, NW | Twelfth Floor| Washington, DC 20005
| Washington, DC Direct 202.238.3278| Main 202.238.3300, x105| Fax 202.238.3301

dredwing@interfaithalliance.org | www.interfaithalliance.org