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The Bisexual Organizing Project, in coalition with other national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations, today issued the following open letter:
An Open Letter: From Ferguson to True Freedom Words cannot begin to describe the depth of feeling we all share about the unfolding tragedies in Ferguson and New York City. Words cannot relieve the suffering of Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s loved ones nor can words alone salve the pain nor quell the anger of millions. It’s action we need and we need it now. As LGBTQ national organizations, we proudly stand in solidarity with the civil rights organizations and local activists — including the actions of an amazing, fierce, brilliant cadre of youth leaders, many of whom are queer identified — in demanding fundamental systemic change that tackles the root causes of racial and economic injustices once and for all. From political accountability for the deaths of Michael and Eric to the immediate passage of federal legislation that completely bans racial profiling across this land to ensuring that local police departments are representative and fair arbiters of safety and protection for everyone and who — through their actions — are continually working to earn the trust, confidence and respect of the entire community. We too must speak louder than words and take more action — to change more hearts and minds and fight even harder for the policies and practices that make statements such as this one obsolete. We urge you to:
Even those of us who have devoted our lives to this cause need to redouble our efforts to reach out to more people — including those people who are on the wrong side of this issue. If we as a nation are to end racism and racial injustice once and for all, everyone must be part of an ongoing and sustainable process of change — a process that builds on all the progress we’ve made, a process that aims to recruit everyone, and a process with the specific mission of delivering lived equality, justice, and freedom for all. American Civil Liberties Union Believe Out Loud Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT The BiCast BiNet USA Bisexual Organizing Project Bisexual Leadership Roundtable Bisexual Resource Center Campus Pride CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers Center For Black Equity COLAGE Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals Equality Federation Family Equality Council The Fellowship Global (Pastor Joseph Tolton) The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (Bishop Yvette Flunder) Freedom to Marry Gay Men’s Health Crisis GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network Harvey Milk Foundation Higher Education T* Circle Advisory Board Human Rights Campaign International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Lambda Legal MAP Marriage Equality USA More Light Presbyterians National Black Justice Coalition National Center for Lesbian Rights National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce National LGBTQ Task Force National Minority AIDS Council The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) Nehirim Out & Equal Workplace Advocates PFLAG National Pride at Work, AFL-CIO The Pride Network Reconciling Ministries Network SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) Trans People of Color Coalition The Trevor Project
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BECAUSEBECAUSE 2024
October 4th - 6th, 2024 Murzyn Hall Columbia Heights, MN We hope you will join us for the BECAUSE Conference in fall 2024! 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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