3rd Bolder Than Out - Empowering LGBTQ People of Color

SOCIAL JUSTICE IDENTITY CONFERENCE CHICAGO 2015 BOLDER THAN OUT (BTO) - Empower LGBTQ People of Color COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND RESPECT (CJR) AND COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND RESPECT FOUNDATION (CJRF) DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTITION!!!! Bolder Than Out is the theme for the Coalition for Justice and Respect (CJR). Since 2007 every April CJR has support or held an event that is based on social justice. We choose the first week in April as Memorial of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We stand in affirmation in response to the passage: "Let us slay him...and we shall see what will become of his dreams" The Dream lives. This year the focus of the Identity Conference will be Empowering LGBT People of Color. The conference will be feature life affirming workshops and speakers on topics and issues from civic engagement to relationship development and celebration of arts and culture. This conference will be empowering, educational and celebration of the lives and living as African-American Same Gender Loving Black Gays and Lesbians Since 2007 CJR was organized to challenge racism and anti-Gay and Lesbian stigma by organizations, governmental initiatives, or private acts that compromise the full human rights of Black African-American Lesbians and Gays. We use strategies of public education and social action that may lead to non-violent direct action. CJR is a coalition of organizations, agencies, social organizations and clubs, governmental initiatives, private initiatives, faith based communities, private initiatives, and individuals that believe in the full human rights and social justice of the Black African-American Lesbians and Gays and all people. The Coalition for Justice and Respect Foundation (CJRF) CJRF is a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) to support the mission, programs and services of CJR. The Conference will be held Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th 2015 and will include a General Plenaries: on International Issues and Strategies featuring Advocates and Activist from Ghana, Nigeria and London. An afternoon plenary featuring the work and call of Joseph Bean founder of the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays with authors national LGBT Activist and Historian Charles Stephens and Steven G. Fullwood. The event will include a Panel Empowerment Lunch which will include Policy Makers and Elected Officials. The Conference will also include networking and workshops that will provide the tools to better living, personal growth, and community development and support. The areas of topics will include: Removing Barriers to the Path of Making Education Work for You, Beyond Marriage Equality – Public Policy, Health Action Agenda, Social Justice International Issues, Financial Opportunities in a Crisis Economy, Hosting and Hospitality, Images and Impressions-Writers Workshop, Family and Personal Relationship Enhancement.