Bolder Than Out Community Reprort

This is what we go back to our daily efforts for. These are the messages delivered so clear from the sincerity of our participation from, for and to our communities. We expect to fulfill the capacity of these calls for action:  Convening a Bolder Than Out (BTO) General Council of Action. The General Council will craft the agenda and program of the next future BTO conferences. The members of the General Council will be members of CJR and 9 subject Councils and Focus Groups – Young Adult, Public Policy, Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Development and Center Development.

- Councils will function with a border purpose on one topic.

- Focus Group will assure that the topic of its work is networked with priorities of topics.  Establishing a Bolder Than Out Young Adult Council – This Council will be open to all with an interest in addressing policy and practical needs of African-American LGBT Young Adult locally in Chicago, Regionally, Nationally and Internationally. This Council will garner resources and leverage opportunities to address Homelessness, Joblessness, Access to Education and Health Care Needs. The Leadership of this Council will be inclusive, multi-gendered and limited to persons under 36 years of age.  Establishing a Bolder Than Out Public Policy Council – This Council will be open to all with an interest in addressing public policy development and that addresses needs of African-American LGBT people locally in Chicago, Regionally, Nationally and Internationally. This Council will include our ally public officials elected and appointed. This Council will garner resources and leverage its network to affect sound public policy. This Council will be co-gendered, intergenerational and multi-gendered.  Establishing a Bolder Than Out Council on Arts and Culture – This Council will be open to all with an interest in supporting the development and garnering the resources to support the cultural diversity and development of all forms of art and culture from of and in the African-American Same Gender Loving Black Gay and Lesbian communities.  Establishing a Bolder Than Out Civic Engagement Focus Group – This Focus Group will be open to all with an interest in working in public awareness, voter registration and citizen activism that could include non-violent direct action and resource assessment and information empowerment. This Focus will be directed to the inclusion of a Transperson’s Committee and a Community Elder’s Committee.  Establishing a Bolder Than Out Economic Development Council – This Council will be open to all with an interest in addressing gathering information for a clearinghouse of information concerning employment and contractual work opportunities in public and private sector.

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