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January 25, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY
LGBT
Activist, Iraq
Veteran, and Former Congressional Candidate
Anthony
Woods to Attend Stonewall Event in Stockton
Stockton, CA- The Central
Valley Stonewall Democratic Club (CVSDC) is honored to announce that national
LGBT activist and Iraq veteran Anthony
Woods will deliver the keynote address at their annual Carnival fundraiser.
In 2008, Woods’s life was changed forever when he refused to live a life of
lies and was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. military. Mr. Woods impressed
media pundits and the political elite with his East Bay
’08 congressional campaign, inspiring a grassroots movement that motivated the
online, progressive, and youth communities. While former Attorney General and Central Valley native John Garamendi won the election,
Woods continues to advocate in support of a rational policy towards gays
serving in the military and common-sense civil rights equality.
Locally, Renée Hall of
Stockton is one of many local residents discharged and denied the right to
defend her homeland. “To serve and protect our nation is a great honor and a
responsibility that I took very seriously. It’s unfortunate that some of
militaries best men and women are denied the right to serve.” In a 2009
interview, Mr. Woods concurred, “We're a country fighting two wars, having
trouble recruiting, yet we want to turn away some of our most talented, most
well-trained soldiers?”
CVSDC President Martina Virrey
shares, “2010 is a year of discussion for the Central
Valley and the LGBT community. We need to better understand why 67
percent of voters in Stanislaus
County and 65 percent of
voters in San Joaquin
County voted against civil
rights equality [Proposition 8, 2008]. At the same time, we need to remind
family, friends, and neighbors that we don’t exist to deny or fight religious
or cultural beliefs; we are simply asking not to be treated as second-class U.S. citizens.”
The mission of the Central
Valley Stonewall Democratic Club is to advance equal rights for all people,
regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Interviews with Anthony
Woods, Renée Hall or Martina Virrey are available by contacting Nicholas Hatten
at
(209) 451-3973
or nicholasmhatten@gmail.com.
Event Details
Host: Central Valley
Stonewall Democratic Club
Type: Causes - Fundraiser
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Bertha Knowles
Auditorium, University Park
City/Town: Stockton, CA
Cost: $35 per person
To RSVP or purchase tickets
for Carnival 2010, visit www.cvstonewall.org
or call
(209) 973-9038.
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