Date: Tue, 23 Sep 97 15:53:43 EST From: "NGLTF" Subject: New NGLTF Mission Stmt, Bd Chairs, Members NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE PRESS RELEASE Contact: Mark F. Johnson, Media Director mfjohnson@ngltf.org 202/332-6483 x3314 pager 1-800-757-6476 2320 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 http://www.ngltf.org ................................................ NEW NGLTF MISSION STATEMENT ADOPTED; NEW BOARD CO-CHAIRS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS WASHINGTON, DC---September 19, 1997---The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) today announced the adoption of a new mission and vision statement. In addition, the organization announced the election of new board co-chairs and the appointment of three new members to its board of directors. At a September 13 meeting, the board adopted new language for its mission and vision statements. The newly approved mission statement reads: "The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level." The language in the new vision statement reads: "As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, we are creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity and where all people may fully participate in society." "Our revised mission statement is the result of discussions by our board and staff to add clarity to our work," said Kerry Lobel, executive director of the NGLTF. "As gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, our future is closely linked to other movements for social justice. We have recommitted ourselves to that important work." The new co-chairs of the NGLTF board of directors are Rachel Rosen of New Mexico and Joe Hall of Nebraska. They will both serve a two-year term. Rosen, a former commodities trader and market analyst is very active in the GLBT community of New Mexico. She has served on the NGLTF board of directors since April, 1996. Hall is the executive director of Nebraska AIDS Project in Omaha. He has served on the board since January, 1996. Appointed to the board at the September meeting were Arturo (Art) Nava, an engineer from Boston; Lynn Cothren, an aide to Coretta Scott King in Atlanta; and Lani Ka'ahumanu, an AIDS educator in San Francisco. All three new members have had a long-standing history of activism in the GLBT community. Nava was the first elected national co-president of the Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay United Employees at AT&T (LEAGUE). He served a two-year term from 1992 through 1994. Cothren, a Tennessee native, has performed nearly all his activist work in Atlanta. He has been a special assistant to Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Founder of the King Center in Atlanta, since 1982. He has also worked with many GLBT organizations in Atlanta as an advisor, member of the board of directors or volunteer. Ka'ahumanu is a Community Education Coordinator at the Marin AIDS Project in San Francisco. She has been a bisexual grassroots and national organizer for over 30 years, and is the co-editor of "Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out" (Alyson, 1991). -30- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has worked to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level since its inception in 1973. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have any questions regarding this post, please direct them to one of the contacts at the top of this message If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send an email with "UNSUBSCRIBE PRESSLIST" in the subject and body of your email message to .