Inspired in Miami-Dade
By Michael Bath, Special Events Manager, April 22, 1:29 pm
As a member of the Task Force’s special events team, I don’t have as much opportunity as my colleagues to see our community flex its political muscle.
Breaking new ground in Riverside
By Becca Ahuja, Senior Field Organizer, April 10, 2:20 pm
Riverside, Calif., a dusty city east of Los Angeles, is a place that has provided me with the most challenging and rewarding organizing experience I’ve had in years.
Running the perfect play to win equality
By Sarah E. Reece, Project Director, Organizing & Training, April 3, 11:30 am
Never in a million years did I think that my elementary, middle and high school basketball “career” would prepare me in so many ways for my life as an organizer. My nickname back then was “Lil’ Bit.” Today, I prefer “Mr. Campaign Manager, Sir.”
Something special in Palmdale
By Trystan Reese, Field Organizer, March 27, 12:35 pm
I’ll be honest. I was not excited about organizing here in Palmdale. Having gone through an awkward queer adolescence in this desert town, returning to it was not high on my wish list.
Fighting for equality in Fresno
By Dan Hawes, Director of Organizing & Training, March 20, 12:16 pm
It’s 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon in Fresno, and three newly hired organizers and I are preparing for our “Stop the Initiative” pledge-gathering shift.
Buckley hardly tossed bouquets to the gays, proving that erudition is a club that still admits bigots.
By Hans Johnson, Board Member, February 29, 8:58 am
There are at least two sides to many stories. The same applies to human beings, especially those as storied and prolific as William F. Buckley, Jr.
Let's Get to Work!
By Jaime Grant, Director of the Policy Institute, February 21, 9:18 am
My first Creating Change was held in Bethesda, Md., in 1989. The highlight for me was gay male sex pioneer Eric Rofes and lesbian feminist activist Suzanne Pharr talking about the language of S/M sexuality and how it might be challenging or liberating to survivors of abuse.
Another reflection from Creating Change: All new again!
By Ricci Levy, Executive Director, The Woodhull Freedom Foundation, February 19, 1:14 pm
Creating Change. What an apt name for a conference that is all about the possibilities of change; personal, political, organizational and societal change.
Creating Change Rocks!
By Dorrit Walsh, Web Manager, February 10, 1:38 pm
You know that old saying, “You can’t see the forest through the trees?" Unfortunately, sometimes that applies to my job here at the Task Force. (Yes, working here is really cool, but it IS still work…) And this became really apparent here at Creating Change on Friday afternoon.
Another reflection from Creating Change: An intersection between youth and Detroit black lesbians
By Alecia Audrey Becks, Small Business Owner – Detroit, Michigan, February 10, 8:46 am
Spice (Sisters Practicing Intelligence Creativity and Empowerment) is an organization based in Detroit for black lesbians. On Friday night we met for almost 3 hours, ate dinner, talked with each other and shared our lives.
