Valuing Our Families Conference

Passing along some information about the upcoming Valuing Our Families 2007 Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Valuing Our Families 2007 Conference
Award Celebration and
Town Hall Meeting

Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, 2007
Saturday events at Sunshine Cathedral, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sunday events at Easterlin Park and First Congregational Church, Fort Lauderdale

Conference for Families, Youth, Allies, and Friends (Saturday, 10:30-4:30)
Featuring OUTSpoken training and other workshops for GLBT families.
Programs for GLBTQ youth, featuring leadership training.
Programs for children in GLBT families.
General session keynoted by Jennifer Chrisler, Family Pride Coalition.

Award Recipients’ Reception (Saturday 5:00-6:20)
Mingle with friends and honored guests in a festive setting.

Awards Celebration (Saturday 6:30-8:00)
Sharon Gless: Presenter of the awards
Honoring:
Judy Shepard, founder of Matthew Shepard Foundation
Peter Paige, Director, Say Uncle (Emmett on Queer as Folk)

Family Picnic (Sunday 11:00-1:00)
Easterlin Park, Oakland Park, FL
Family, food, fun, and friendship for all!

Town Hall Meeting (Sunday 1:30-3:00)
First Congregational Church, 2501 NE 30th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL
A community-wide meeting for all Floridians on the future of Florida’s gay and lesbian families—a first for South Florida!

More information and registration at SunServe.