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The Atlanta HRC Gala Dinner is proud to present the HRC National Ally for Equality Award to Cybill Shepherd. She will be joining us and speaking at our dinner this year.

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The 22nd Annual HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Join us as we Evolve! in 2009 to a more progressive future for the LGBT community.

We've received word that the House will vote on the Matthew Shepard Act very soon and we know that right-wing groups are flooding Congress with calls, emails and sickening ‘fact sheets’ full of lies about the lives of LGBT Americans. We need more calls to Members of Congress, and we need them right away. It has been ten long years and tens of thousands more victims since the Matthew Shepard Act was first introduced in Congress. We are poised for a presidential signature this year but lies from the radical right could easily derail our efforts. We must not allow them to continue to demagogue and distort the truth.

We ask you to call Congress in support of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill which would provide local police and sheriff’s departments with federal resources to combat hate violence. After more than a decade of lobbying on Capitol Hill and
seven successful votes on the bill, this critical piece of legislation is again expected to see a vote in the House this week. The call-in campaign is set for April 27-29.

It takes about 45 seconds. Members of the community are urged to call 202-224-3121.
Callers are urged to tell the Member’s office:

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• Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are on the rise.
• One out of every six hate crimes is because of the victim's sexual orientation.
• Hate crimes have more than one victim.They are intended to create an atmosphere of fear and terrorize entire communities.
• The Matthew Shepard Act targets onlyviolent acts –not speech.
• It does not tell any clergy member what he or she can or can't preach.

The Atlanta HRC Dinner Committee is excited to announce that the Human Rights Campaign has selected the Atlanta Gala Dinner to award Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole the Ally of Equality Award.

Dr. Cole is a national leader on diversity issues and was the first African-American woman to serve as president of Spelman College. Read More »

At the generous invitation of our good friend and Corporate Sponsor, RBC Bank, we're holding our January event at their impressive Buckhead location.

Come learn more about the HRC Gala Dinner. Mingle with friends, Table Captains, and Corporate Sponsors.

Special thanks to our host, RBC, as well as Sun In My Belly, for providing food, wine and beer.  Parking is available on-site.

Table Captains: The 2009 Gala Dinner is on MAY 2nd so start planning your guest list now!  

Box Office Tickets is OPEN for ticket sales. www.boxofficetickets.com

For more information, please contact Ticket Sales Chair Julie Wood at 404-918-3028 or visit http://www.atlantahrcdinner.org/ Read More »