May 7, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Maya Andlig
(805) 756-5839
Activist William Woods to Speak at Cal Poly May 11
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Referred to as the Father of the Hawaii Gay Rights
Movement, William Woods will speak on marriage equality in the
Performing Arts Center’s Phillips Hall (Room 124), Tuesday, May
11, at 6
p.m.
Woods has been credited with being the driving force behind Hawaiian
and
national movements to extend equal marriage rights to lesbians and gays,
as well as founding and directing Hawaii’s Gay and Lesbian Education
and
Advocacy Foundation for 17 years.
Woods will discuss the equality of gay marriage and promoting the
empowerment of gay individuals or couples to become great educators and
leaders.
“I believe that to have real couples bring their human issues to
their
friends, family and communities is the best way to put a face on
equality and justice,” said Woods.
The even will kick off Cal Poly’s annual Community
Pride Week, which
starts May 15. Community Pride Week is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center (LGBT Center) to promote diversity
and foster unity on campus and in the San Luis Obispo community.
The event is sponsored by the Growing Together Fund of the San Luis
Obispo Community Foundation and the Pride Alliance LGBT Center.
For more information, contact Maya Andlig at (805) 756-5839.
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