SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 2 - 5, 2006

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice invites you to:

FUNDING CHANGE & STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD
The second in a series of LGBTI Giving and Activism Retreats

Participate in invigorating discussions addressing some of the most cutting edge issues facing the LGBTI community today:

Large Group Sessions
Countering the Right and Mobilizing Progressive Communities
Spanning the Globe: Issues, Trends and Opportunities (featuring speakers from around the world)
21st Century Feminisms: Varying Perspectives and Strategies
Giving That Sustains Social Change
Drafting Our Collective Principles

Small Group Sessions:
ABCs of International Funders and Changemakers
Faith, Feminism and Fundamentalism
Same-Sex Marriage
Diasporic Giving: Connecting Our Community
Funding LGBTI Peacemaking
Socially Responsible Investing and Shareholder Activism

The Retreat, an intimate gathering of donors and activists, begins on November 2, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. with registration and concludes at 2:00 p.m. on November 5, 2006. The Omni Mandalay Hotel, located in the Las Colinas Urban Center on the Mandalay Canal, is 10-15 minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport or Love Field.

Sign up to receive Retreat updates by email or visit the Retreat website at: www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Retreat2006/

We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

Please feel free to contact me or my colleagues, Léonie Walker and Kerry Lobel (retreat@astraeafoundation.org), with any questions.

With warm wishes,