GenderPac

Leaders Call for National Movement

GenderPAC Mobilization Announced


August 15, 1996

Today leaders of the major US gender organizations together announced a Mobilization Meeting to formally launch a nationwide movement against gender-based oppression under the name of "GenderPAC." The Meeting will be held just outside Philadelphia on Saturday, November 2nd, 1996. Joining in the call were IFGE, Renaissance, Tri-Ess, AEGIS, FTM International, the CTO, Intersexed Society of N. Am. (ISNA), and the Transexual Menace (NY).

Said Alison Laing, JoAnn Roberts, Angela Gardner, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Lynn Walker, Jane Ellen Fairfax, Cheryl Chase and Riki Wilchins in a joint statement, "We are calling *all* gender activists to join us in Philadelphia to plan and map a strategy to end gender-based oppression in our time -- not just for ourselves, but for our loved ones and for the youngsters coming up behind us. The moment has come to join hands and bend our communal will to launching this movement. The time for unified effort is now."

The mobilization meeting will kick off at 9:00 am sharp Saturday morning, and end at 12:00 noon the following Sunday. It will feature few breaks or presentations, devoting the time exclusively to planning policy, implementing tactics, and staffing all activities necessary to launch a nationwide movement.

A Broad Agenda

The Meeting's aggressive agenda illustrates leaders focus on making GenderPAC a broad-based combination of the gay community's Human Rights Campaign, Nat'l Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Gay & Lesbian Anti-Defamation League (GLAAD), and Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund. Activities scheduled for discussion, staffing and implementation include:

  • Congressional lobbying
  • Trans gender & Intersexed Children
  • Trans-related Violence
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Gender Legal Defense Fund
  • Child Custody Laws
  • National Gender Lobbying Day
  • Minority Outreach
  • Media Response & Anti-Defamation
  • Public Relations
  • Membership
  • Corporate EEO Policies
  • Fundraising
  • Research
  • Marriage Laws
  • Military Policies
  • TransPrisoner Project

    Rooms will be provided by those in the Philadelphia area for those needing some financial assistance to attend. In addition, GenderPAC will be renting a number of rooms in nearby motels, for those willing to share accommodations, and private rooms are available at moderate cost. Every effort is being made to make the Mobilization Meeting as affordable as possible.

    Due to space considerations, attendance is limited to 50 people on a first-come-first-serve basis, so please make your reservations early. To make *your* reservation now, please contact Angela Gardner at cgv1@voicenet.com (610)975-9119 or Alison Laing at a.l@lng.com (617)894-8340. For more information on the Mobilization Meeting itself, you can also contact Riki Anne Wilchins at Riki@Pipeline.Com (212)645-1753.


    GPAC depends on the contributions of people from the community, from people who want real change and end to the legal discrimination that exists against us. Even $5 will help get flyers printed or buy stamps. Every little bit counts. Please send a tax-deductible contribution today to GPAC, c/o PO Box 229, Waltham, MA 02154. Transgender Forum is a financial supporter of GPAC but is not otherwise affiliated with this non-profit organization.
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