Events
Because we’re a legal organization and we dedicate so much of our resources to our legal services and programs, we just can’t be everywhere we want to be. So when we’re in your area either at a benefit event or a legal workshop, we really hope you’ll join us and bring your friends and family. It’s a special opportunity for us to connect with you in person.
If you’d like to host your own event to benefit NCLR, download our Benefit Event Kit (pdf) and get your party started!
november
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta Resort Vacation
Saturday, November 14 to Saturday, November 21, 2009
Welcome to the all-inclusive, all-indulgent, all-around lavish Vallarta Palace Resort, where every evening you’ll witness sunsets you just can’t see anywhere else.
Vallarta Palace offers Olivia guests the best Mexico has to offer: spectacular beaches, ocean views, in-room double Jacuzzis, 24-hour room service, a sumptuous ocean view spa, four fabulous restaurants, two bars, poolside bar service, and a snack bar. The resort’s beautiful rooms are accented by French balconies, many with views of the Pacific Ocean.
Your entertainment will include the following fantastic Olivia comedians and musicians: Vickie Shaw, Julie Goldman, Marga Gomez, Poppy Champlin, Dana Goldberg and more.
For more information, click here.
Denver, CO
Effective Legal Services for Diverse LGBT Communities: Understanding the Needs, the Law, the Barriers, and Solutions
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
2009 Annual Conference
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Denver
650 15th Street
Denver, CO
Please join NCLR and California Rural Legal Assistance for a session on providing effective services for LGBT people who are low-income, people of color, and elders. This session will provide an overview of the substantive legal rights of LGBT people, including family law, elder law issues, and anti-discrimination laws. Presenters will also highlight programs that legal aid organizations and national legal advocacy groups have created to ensure access to justice for diverse LGBT people.
Panelists include:
- Lisa Cisneros, Esq., Pride Law Fellow & Proyecto Poderoso Director
- Joyce Pierson, Elder Law Project Consultant
- Cathy Sakimura, Esq., Staff Attorney and Family Protection Project Coordinator
Registration is required. Please visit the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's conference website for more information.
december
San Francisco, CA
GSA Network Presents the 2009 Youth Empowerment Summit
December 5, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
NCLR is a proud sponsor of the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) – a free conference for LGBTQQI youth activists and their allies who are dedicated to defeating homophobia and transphobia, and creating safe supportive schools for everyone. All high school and middle school students, teachers, GSA advisors, and community allies are encouraged to attend.
Everet Middle School
450 Church Street
San Francisco, California
Please visit the summit website for more information and to register online.
San Francisco, CA
Frameline at the Center Presents Training Rules
December 10, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
With Helen Carroll, NCLR Sports Project Director
The fifth season of Frameline at the Center concludes with the award-winning documentary Training Rules, which received the Frame33 Audience Award for Best Documentary.
For more than 25 years, Penn State University women’s basketball coach Rene Portland made her training rules eminently clear: No drugs. No drinking. No lesbians. But in 2006, sophomore Jennifer Harris took on the Penn State machine and its iconic coach, and, with the assistance of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, sued for discrimination. Award-winning Bay Area filmmakers Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker have woven a powerful web of evidence, interviews and the emotional and heartbreaking stories of players who have suffered under Portland’s long, intolerant tenure.
A Q&A session with NCLR's Helen Carroll will follow the screening of the film.
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
San Francisco, California
Please plan to arrive early as seating is limited. For more information click here.