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Join Leaders from Around the World.
Framers and Speakers
Katherine Acey
Executive Director,
Astraea Lesbian
Foundation for Justice, USA
Lohana Berkins
President,
Asociación
Lucha por la Identidad Travesti y Transexual
(ALITT)/Association in the Struggle for Transvestite
and Transexual Identity, Argentina
Ise
Bosch
Co-founder, Pecunia &
filia.die
frauenstiftung, Germany
Ghada Boulos
Board Member,
ASWAT-Palestinian Gay Women, Palestinian
Citizen of Israel
Svetlana Durkovic
Co-founder and
Director,
Organization Q,
Bosnia-
Herzegovina
Bran Fenner
Co-Director, FIERCE!
, USA
Tracy Gary
Philanthropic Advisor,
Inspired Legacies, USA
Sarah Gould
President, Ms.
Foundation for Women, USA
Jean Hardisty
Author and Commentator,
USA
Marjorie Hill
Interim Executive Director,
Gay Men's Health Crisis, USA
Joo-Hyun Kang
Director of Programs,
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice,
USA
Alex Lee
Director, TGI Justice
Project, USA
Monique Mehta
Executive Director,
Third Wave Foundation, USA
Fadzai Muparutsa
Program Manager,
Gays & Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ)
, Zimbabwe
Suzanne Pharr
Organizer, Strategist &
Author, USA
WANG Ping
Secretary-General,
Gender/Sexuality Rights Association of Taiwan
(G/SRAT), Taiwan
Graciela Sánchez
Executive Director,
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, USA
Alejandra Sardá
Activist & Former
Program Coordinator, International Gay and
Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC),
Argentina
Christina Smith
Board Chair, Affinity
Community Services, USA
Bin Xu
Director, Common
Language, China
This Retreat is for:
Women and trans people committed to providing
ongoing financial support for feminist and LGBTI
social justice organizations
Those who experience gender oppression most
profoundly--as women (including trans women) and
other trans people
Those who seek to become more informed on
current LGBTI issues and strategies
Host Committee*
Angela Amos
Jane Dolkart
Pam Gerber
Dr. Susan Gore
Tracy Gary
Julie Hash
Wendy Lopez
Carol Meyer
Felicia Miller
Graciela Sánchez
Becky Sykes
Dr. Ann Wigodsky
Betty Young
*In formation
ASTRAEA LINKS
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Dear Ariel,
"Funding Change and Strengthening
Communities
Around the World" is the second of
Astraea’s
Giving and Activism Retreat Series for
women and trans people
committed to providing ongoing financial
support for
feminist and LGBTI social justice
organizations.
Participants will enjoy this unique opportunity
to:
Dialogue with Astraea donor and grantee
partners.
Analyze global political and cultural trends.
Explore innovative organizing and
grantmaking
strategies.
Commit your talent, energy and resources to
help
strengthen global LGBTI activism.
Join us as Astraea celebrates 29 years of
grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy along with
the 10 year anniversary of our International Fund
for Sexual Minorities. This past year Astraea
gave more than $1.3 MILLION to
organizations in 24 STATES
in the U.S., PUERTO RICO, and 43
COUNTRIES around the globe.
Funding Change &
Strengthening Communities
Around the World
DATE:
November 2-5, 2006
TIME:
4pm Thursday thru 2pm Sunday
LOCATION:
Dallas, Texas
HOST HOTEL:
Omni Mandalay Hotel located in the Las Colinas Urban Center on the Mandalay Canal. 15 minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) and Love Field.
More Info & Register Now
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Critical Issues. Invigorating Dialogue.
Retreat Workshops and
Roundtables:
Countering the Right: Mobilizing Our
Communities
Spanning the Globe: Cutting Edge Lesbian,
Transgender
and Queer Organizing Living and
Working On the Intersections
ABCs of International Funders and Change-making
Organizations
Philanthropy: Giving That Sustains Social Change
Faith and Feminisms
Marriage and Family Issues
Socially Responsible Investing
Diasporic Giving: Connecting our Communities
Check In and Registration
Thursday, November 2, 4pm-6pm
Community Reception
Thursday, November 2, 6pm-7:30pm
Co-Hosted by the
Dallas Women's
Foundation
and Astraea
Opening Dinner
Thursday, November 2, 7:30pm
Closing Lunch
Sunday, November 5, 12 Noon-1:30pm
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Many thanks to the following
for providing financial support:
THE STRATEGIC GIVING CIRCLE including
Katherine Acey, Carol Alpert, Chela Blitt, Tucker
Farley,
Mai Kiang, Kathleen Russell, and Karen
Zelermyer
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American Airlines is the offical airline for the Astraea
Foundation.
To make a reservation, please call: 800.433.1790
and mention Astraea's group authorization number:
A65H6AW and Business ExtrAA Account number:
752242
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This Retreat makes every effort to be
accessible to all participants.
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