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Showing posts with label Human Rights Campaign. Show all posts

Thursday, April 8, 2010

HRC Volunteers Needed for Citizenship Workshop‏

Volunteers Needed!
Please join the Human Rights Campaign as they continue to partner in a historic campaign to build strategic alliances with the Latino/a community! ya es hora is a great opportunity for civic engagement and to expand HRC's community and visibility.

They need volunteers to assist Latino/a legal permanent residents - individuals and families - in completing their applications to become US citizens.


WHEN: Saturday, April 24


TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

(specific volunteer shift TBD,

volunteers might need to arrive a little earlier or stay a little longer)

WHERE: Ford Park (Gymnasium)
8000 Park Lane Bell Gardens, CA 90201

Spanish fluency is helpful, but not necessary.

Volunteer training will be provided (time, date, and location TBD), and staff and lawyers will be available to provide assistance.

If interested, please RSVP to Carmen Salgado, HRC Los Angeles Diversity Co-Chair, at diversity@hrcla.net by April 15th with the following information:

1) Your name, email address, and cellphone number
2) Your t-shirt size
3) Your fluency in Spanish (helpful but not required)
4) Whether you have volunteered at a citizenship workshop before

¡Ya Es Hora! - It Is Time!

Co-Sponsors: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Assemblymember Hector de la Torre, NALEO,
Mi Familia Vota, National Council of La Raza, SEIU, Univision, impreMedia, Entravision Communications Corporation, and Human Rights Campaign

Note: Please mention Diversity News Los Angeles from DiversityNewsPublications.Com

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Human Rights Campaign presents Her HRC

Her HRC Long Beach
Sunday, January 17
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.Must be 21+

Flux Bar
17817 Lakewood Blvd.Bellflower, CA 90706
General Admission: $10
VIP Admission: $35 (includes two drink tickets)Includes an annual HRC membership!
Whether you love football, love someone who does, or just want to be where the ladies are, join the women of Orange County/Long beach for an event to remember! Come out to watch the post season game, pick up a taco from the taco stand and stay for the DJ and dancing after the game.

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Sunday, January 17
Doors Open: 8:00 p.m.Must be 21+

Madame Royale
6423 Yucca St.Hollywood, CA 90068

Includes an annual HRC membership!

"It's a (Wo)man's World"... A celebration of women with a casino theme at famed French-inspired speakeasy Madame Royale! Complete with games, live music, silent movies, DJ and dancing!
General Admission: $15

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Sunday, January 17

Doors Open: 4:00 p.m.Must be 21+

Dezart One Gallery
2688 S. Cherokee WayPalm Springs, CA 92264

General Admission: $15 Includes an annual HRC membership!
Exclusive lesbian-owned art gallery hosts this intimate event to celebrate women in Palm Springs. You won't want to miss it! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Raymond at palmspringshrc@gmail.com


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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

LETTER FROM: Joe Solmonese, President of Human Rights Campaign

Gay and lesbian couples have been getting married by the thousands.
But the U.S. government refuses to recognize a single one because of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

Take our survey: tell Washington leaders how DOMA hurts the people you love.

After the string of victories in Iowa, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, the trend is clear: support for marriage equality is surging among Americans.

But with tens of thousands of gay and lesbian couples finally joining in marriage, the federal government still refuses to recognize a single one.

Until the antiquated and discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is repealed, millions of Americans will continue to be denied the full rights of marriage.
Take our quick survey! Share your opinions on DOMA and we'll deliver them to Congress and President Obama.

Why a survey? If you or someone close to you is married to a same-sex partner, you probably know all about DOMA's discriminatory effects. But there are still far too many people – including our lawmakers – who don't know how DOMA is harming families every day. Your answers to this survey will help show them how important this issue is.

Over the past few weeks, we've helped build unprecedented momentum to repeal DOMA. But President Obama has yet to take action against DOMA, and Congress still isn't getting the message. We need to keep up a constant stream of pressure if they're going to act.

Until DOMA is repealed, gay and lesbian married couples will be denied the federal rights straight married couples enjoy, like Social Security survivors' benefits, putting a spouse on a health plan without tax penalties, the right to take family and medical leave to care for a spouse, and equal treatment under U.S. immigration laws... The list goes on.

It's up to us to make sure Congress understands the impact of their inaction on thousands of married couples who remain strangers under federal law.
Will you take our quick survey to show our Washington leaders how DOMA affects you and those you care about? It will take less than 5 minutes.

And please pass this survey along to friends and family. We'll share your responses with Congress and the Obama administration in the coming weeks.
While we continue to push for marriage equality in more states and defend our wins against the relentless attacks of the radical right, it's also time to put an end to this antiquated federal law.

For more information contact: Human Rights Campaign @ http://www.hrc.org.org/
1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-3278
Phone: 202/628-4160 TTY: 202/216-1572 Fax: 202/347-5323