Gaining Political Power in Schools, Unions and Corporations
Presenters:  Diana Adair, Angela Arboleda, Alice McKeage

Share insights with women who have made a difference within their institutions and strengthened our movement's political clout.  Learn how to successfully approach management and school administrations on issues that affect our community. Discuss the challenges that still lay ahead.Room: Columbia A/Ballroom Level

Conduct Unbecoming: The Military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don’t Pursue Policy
Presenters:  Karen Johnson, Stacey Sobel

Participate in a discussion about five years of ‘Do Ask, Do Tell and Do Pursue’ in the military and its disproportionate impact on women.  The panel will discuss how women are affected by the policy, service member’s rights and the Pentagon’s failure to follow the rules. Room: Lexington/Ballroom Level

Lesbian and Human Rights: An International Perspective
Presenters:  Cynthia Rothschild, Elizabeth Toledo

Both within and outside U.S. borders, sexual identity and behavior are often punished with police brutality, the death penalty and discriminatory sodomy and immigration laws.  During this workshop, participants will examine the realities of these human rights violations in an international context.  In addition, the workshop will discuss the goals of the upcoming World March of Women in the year 2000. Room: Columbia Foyer/Ballroom   Level

Films for Thought

•  "My Girlfriend Did It"
Survivors of domestic violence in lesbian relationships from across the country have come forward to tell their stories. They have risked their lives to speak out and shed light on battering in same-sex relationships.  Their hope is to educate the community and provide hope for other women trapped in the cycle of domestic abuse.

•  "In My Father’s House"
Produced and Directed by Aishah Shahidah Simmons

The artist interviews her family and friends for their prospective of her “coming out.” Aishah Shahidah Simmons describes her film as “an exploration of relationships with my father, my brother and my best friend on my Black Feminist Lesbian journey.” Room: Congressional E/Lobby Level