Slideshow from the Pa Progressive Summit about organizing for progressive issues in large and small communities. The focus of this talk was on LGBT issues but additionally how this can apply to other progressive issues.

1. Organizing for Fairness,
Equality and Progressive
Change in Small Towns
and Rural Communities
Pa Progressive Summit, 2011

2. Organizing for Fairness,
Equality and Progressive
Change in Small Towns
and Rural Communities
http://www.slideshare.net/tcwaters

3. Western Pennsylvania

4. Western Pennsylvania
Size
Variety of Communities
Importance

5. Western Pennsylvania
Visibility
Voice
Value
Connectedness

6. Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Pride/ Delta Foundation
Community Safe Zone Program/ PERSAD
Equality Partners
Out in the Silence

7. Pittsburgh Pride
Pride In the Streets
PrideAwareness March
Pride Week
Advocacy Rally

8. Community Safe Zone

9. Equality Partners
Equality Partners
You Belong (in your legislator’s office)
Western PA Advocacy Alliance (WPA3)

10. Out in the Silence
Documentary by Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer
Screenings followed by discussions

11. Out in the Silence
ABC News Channel 8 interview - Big Issues, Small Towns
Out in the Silence Trailer

12. Organizing... Takes You!
What communities can do

13. Organizing...
Questions and Discussion