Equality Forum 2008 April 27, 2008

Equality Forum presents the largest annual GLBT civil rights symposium and festival each spring in Philadelphia, and undertakes high-impact initiatives on GLBT equality.

Equality Forum Annual Symposium & Festival
Every Spring, Equality Forum presents seven days of substantive programs and special events, in collaboration with over 75 regional, national and international organizations. Special events include our popular SundayOUT! street festival, the International Equality Dinner, social events and parties.

All Week:
All day 9th Annual Art Exhibit The University of the Arts
Varies Azuka Theatre presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch Latvian Society

Monday, April 28:
6 p.m. VIP Kickoff (Invitation Only) City Hall
8 p.m. National Racial Issues Panel: The Latino/a Community Prince Music Theater

Tuesday, April 29:
7 p.m. Body Image Issues for Gays & Lesbians Prince Music Theater
8:30 p.m. National Transgender Panel Prince Music Theater

Wednesday, April 30:
7 p.m. 11th Annual National Religious Colloquy Prince Music Theater
8:30 p.m. National GLBT History Panel Prince Music Theater
9 p.m. Divas & Dudes Drag King Revue Sisters
9 p.m. Baby Blue Official Underage Party Woody's

Thursday, May 1:
Evening Dining Out For Life Benefits ActionAIDS
5 p.m. Blue Ball Weekend Kickoff Party Bump
7 p.m. Gays and Lesbians in the Muslim World Prince Music Theater
8 p.m. Emerge Women's Party: Coctails and Comedy Stir
8:30 p.m. National Politics Panel Prince Music Theater
10 p.m. Welcome Party Tavern on Camac

Friday, May 2:
3:30 p.m. National Legal Panel Prince Music Theater
5 p.m. Happy Hour Knock
7:30 p.m. Film Screening with Q&A: A Jihad for Love Prince Music Theater
8 p.m. Hairspray Academy of Music
8 p.m. Beth Ahavah Friday Night Service Rodeph Shalom
9 p.m. Emerge Women's Party: Black and White Transit
9 p.m. Evolution Evolve

Saturday, May 3:
All day Youth Advocacy and Rights Project Workshops The Attic Youth Center
12 p.m. GLBTQ Identity and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Calvary Center
12:30 p.m. National Military Panel Prince Music Theater
12:30 p.m. Is Queer the New Gay? Prince Music Theater
12:30 p.m. Collaborative Programs (12:30 to 1:45 p.m.)
- Women's Health: What Do We Need? What Do We Want? What Can We Get?
- Youth Providers Workshop
- What the Supplier Diversity Initiative Can Do for Your Business
- All the Days of Our Lives: LGBTQ Relationships across the Lifecycle
- Growing Up with LGBTQ Parents: A National and Local Perspective
- Lesbians and Money: How to Avoid Extra Taxes and Plan for Your Future
Temple University Center City
2 p.m. Business Equality Prince Music Theater
2 p.m. 11th Annual James Wheeler National Youth Panel Prince Music Theater
2 p.m. Collaborative Programs (2 to 3:15 p.m.)
- Telling Our Stories
- Building a Movement: Grassroots Organizing in Your Community
- Would Jesus Discriminate? A Campaign to Counter Religious-Based Bigotry
- AIDS in America 2008
- Baby Making in the 21st Century: Assisted Reproduction Options for LGBT Parents
- Sexual Addiction and Its Implications in the GLBT Community
Temple University Center City
3:30 p.m. Collaborative Programs (3:30 to 4:45 p.m.)
- Time Management for Busy Activists
- Being Out & Equal in the Job Market
- Out in the World: Building a Global LGBT Human Rights Movement
- Cross-Generational Collaboration and the Future of Community
- Transgender Role Models
- Bisexualty: A Panel Discussion
Temple University Center City
5 p.m. Liberty PA/Equality Advocates Pennsylvania Statewide Reception Pure
5 to 8 p.m. BB"Q" 13th Street between Walnut and Locust Streets
7 p.m. International Equality Dinner National Constitution Center
9 p.m. Girl Fever Hip & Fit: The Search for the Hottest Lesbian in the USA! Sisters
9 p.m. Illuminate Main Men's Event Transit
Later Cobalt Pure

Sunday, May 4:
11 a.m. to
2 p.m. SundayOUT! Brunch Patou
11 a.m. to
6 p.m. SundayOUT! Street Festival National Constitution Center
1 p.m. A Conversation with Congressman Barney Frank National Constitution Center
2:15 p.m. A Conversation with Irshad Manji National Constitution Center
3 to 9 p.m. Emerge Women's Closing Party Bleu Martini
4 p.m. 4th Annual National Interfaith Service Christ Church Philadelphia
5 to 9 p.m. SundayOUT! Party Triumph Brewing Company
7 p.m. Dignity Philadelphia Mass and Couples Blessing Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany
9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Release Level Room
10 p.m. to
Closing Equality Forum Closing Party Pure


About Equality Forum: MISSION STATEMENT
Equality Forum advances national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights by educating the GLBT community and society at large about GLBT issues. Equality Forum is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.

Equality Forum develops innovative, high-impact educational programming and content in the form of documentary films, history projects and educational forums to enhance understanding of GLBT issues.

This content is distributed in collaboration with educational institutions, professional associations, non- and for-profit organizations and research centers and via live events, traditional media and online media. Equality Forum offers educational content that complements the missions of other non-profit organizations and learning institutions.

Official Website: http://www.equalityforum.com/2008/