Community Coalition Breakfast 2/20

[Zakiya]

Please forward!  Geoff doesn’t come to SD very often.  He’ll be giving us a statewide update followed by a Q & A.

Thanks,

Cara

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Caroline Dessert
(619) 692-2077, ext. 111

COMMUNITY COALITION BREAKFAST FEBRUARY 20
Equality California's Geoff Kors to Speak

January 26 , 2009 – SAN DIEGO – The February LGBT Community Coalition Breakfast will feature Geoff Kors of Equality California. The breakfast will take place on Friday, Feb. 20th from 7:30-9 am at The Center, 3909 Centre St. The Community Coalition Breakfast takes place the third Friday of each month. Its mission is to bring together fair-minded individuals to network, educate and discuss the diverse issues of concern to LGBT and allied neighbors and citizens of San Diego. A full breakfast is available for a $10 donation; coffee and tea are complimentary. RSVPs are not required. For more information, contact Caroline Dessert at (619) 692-2077, ext. 111, or cdes...@thecentersd.org.

Geoff Kors Bio

Equality California’s executive director Geoff Kors is a graduate of Stanford Law School and has a long and distinguished record of service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Prior to taking the helm of EQCA, Geoff was a partner in a California civil rights law firm. During that time he originated and orchestrated passage of San Francisco’s landmark Equal Benefits Ordinance.

As executive director Kors directs EQCA’s legislative efforts, which have helped give LGBT Californians the most comprehensive civil rights protections in the nation. Under Kors's leadership, EQCA has passed more LGBT rights legislation than any other organization of its kind in the country. During his tenure, California became the first state in the nation to pass marriage legislation for same-sex couples. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act passed the California Legislature in 2005 and again in 2007.

The San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, Inc., (d.b.a., The Center) is the nation's second oldest and third largest LGBT community center. Functioning as the LGBT community's leadership organization, The Center is led by a 20-member board of directors, employs over 40 paid staff and utilizes more than 300 community volunteers. Incorporated in 1973 as a community-based, non-profit, 501(c) (3) agency, The Center has more than thirty years of experience as a health and human services agency. In 2008, The Center provided direct services to more than 25,000 community members and through its events, activities and advocacy, touched the lives of thousands more.