FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday September 26, 2014 CONTACT: CAMILLE HOLTHAUS CAMILLE.HOLTHAUS@BISEXUALORGANIZINGPROJECT.COM 612-325-6890 Bisexual Organizing Project Announces 2014 Community Recognition Award Winners Minneapolis, MN, USA: Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) held its annual event for Celebrate Bisexuality Day at the newly opened Nicollet Diner on Tuesday September 23, 2014. This event featured the unveiling of the 2014 recipients of the BOP Community Recognition Awards. In 2009, BOP developed the Community Recognition Awards (CRA) in response to the lack of other awards specifically recognizing work done by and for bisexual and other non-monosexual communities and their allies in the Upper Midwest. CRA seeks to fill this gap and to inspire more individuals, organizations, and businesses to serve bisexual and non-monosexual communities and include bisexual and non-monosexual issues in their work and organizing. BOP gives up to one award yearly in each of three categories: business, individual, and community organization. The 2014 Community Recognition Award winner in the category of Community Organization is the PFund Foundation, a solid ally to bisexual communities since the 1990's. Under the recent leadership of Susan Raffo and Kate Eubank, PFund has further deepened its commitment to social justice for bisexual, transgender, lesbian, and gay people with intersectional identities. In recognition of its longtime support of the bisexual community, we are proud to present PFund with the 2014 Community Recognition Award for a Community Organization. The 2014 Individual Community Recognition Award winner is BOP's own Lou Hoffman, who published the BiFocal zine from 1988 to 1993, began her political bi activism in 1989, set up the first bisexual pride booth in 1992, worked on the original BECAUSE planning committee in 1992, has worked on every BECAUSE since then, and has served as the public face of the bisexual community at Twin Cities Pride for 22 years. Ms Hoffman has been an integral part of most major bisexual events in the Twin Cities, and in 2013 she was invited to participate in the first White House Roundtable for Bisexual Issues in Washington, DC. She has served for many years on the BOP Board of Directors, and is currently the co-chair. In 2011 Ms Hoffman was selected as the Twin Cities Pride Everyday Hero, and in 2013 she won the Lavendar Community Award. In recognition of her commitment and continued efforts on behalf of the bisexual community, Bisexual Organizing Project is extremely proud to announce Lou Hoffman as the 2014 Individual Community Recognition Award winner. The Community Recognition Awards recipients are nominated by BOP members and selected by the BOP Community Recognition Awards committee. Anyone interested in working with the board or volunteering with BOP should contact bop@bisexualorganizingproject.org for more information. BOP is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization.
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Since 1990, bisexual communities all over the world have commemorated pride in our identities by recognizing Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23. Bisexual Organizing Project invites the Minnesota bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, unlabeled, and allied communities to join us Tuesday, September 23, 2014 for family friendly food and fun at the The Nicollet Diner in Minneapolis, MN.
Additionally, to add to the festive feelings, BOP will present the 2014 Community Recognition Award (CRA) winners. CRA winners will receive a personalized commemorative plaque and small honorarium. BOP will provide appetizers and soft drinks, plus lots of fun! You can RSVP via Facebook or MeetUp. What: Celebrate Bisexuality Day When: September 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm Where: Nicollet Diner 1428 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403 Contact: BOP@bisexualorganizingproject.org Submit Your Nominations for the Bisexual Organizing Project's 2014 Community Recognition Awards9/5/2014 Nominate your favorite bisexual business, individual, or community organization for the Bisexual Organizing Project's Community Recognition Award.
Nominations for the 2014 Community Recognition Awards will be accepted until 12:00 pm on Monday, September 8, 2014. Purpose The Bisexual Organizing Project developed the Community Recognition Awards (CRA) because of the lack of other awards specifically recognizing work done by and for bisexual and other non-monosexual communities and their allies in the Upper Midwest. CRA seeks to fill this gap and, by doing so, seeks to inspire more individuals, organizations, and businesses to serve bi /non-monosexual communities and include bisexual/non-monosexual issues in their work and organizing, in accordance with BOP’s mission and vision. BOP gives up to one award each year in each of three possible categories: business, individual, and community organization. Each award winner will receive a personalized commemorative plaque, along with an award honorarium. Additionally, BOP will publish the names and pictures of the award winners on the BOP website. Nomination Instructions Summary The Bisexual Organizing Project has three Community Recognition Award categories for the 2014 CRA’s – Individual, Community Organization, and Business. BOP will grant up to one Award per category. Individuals, community organizations, and businesses with their residence or primary place of business and/or service outreach in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Iowa are eligible to be nominated. Anyone may nominate a candidate for an Award. To nominate a candidate, a nominator must complete the appropriate nomination form and submit it either by snail mail or by e-mail to BOP. Additionally, nominators can submit letters of support or other supplementary materials to strengthen their candidate’s Award Nomination. Download the complete Nomination Instructions. Nomination forms are available for download below. Please contact BOP@bisexualorganizingproject.org with any questions. Download the Nomination Forms for each category below: |
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September 30 - October 1, 2023 Wellstone Center St Paul, MN We hope you will join us for the BECAUSE Conference in fall 2023! MissionBuild, serve and advocate for an empowered bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and unlabeled (bi+) community to promote social justice. Vision
Within the next five years grow Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) into a successfully-run Upper Midwest nonprofit organization with annual funding of $100,000 that provides community building, education, and advocacy for the bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and unlabeled (bi+) community and our allies.
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