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FACES Presents Drag Out the Vote with Cleve Jones
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n September 6th, FACES is hosting Drag Out the Vote, Girlfriend, a fundraiser for Jackie Smith, a Democratic candidate for Assembly District 6.
“FACES is honored and excited to host this fantastic event for Jackie Smith for State Assembly,”said FACES owner Terry Sidie. “We at FACES believe it’s more important than ever to get out and elect LGBT candidates like Jackie Smith.” This campaign rally will be a fun-filled evening for a great purpose. The list of guests includes Cleve Jones, author of Together We Rise and co-founder of the Names Project and the SF AIDS Foundation: Fiona Ma, member of the California Board of Equalization, Assemblymember Evan Low, member of the LGBT Legislative Caucus, and Lt. Governor candidate Eleni Kounalakis will also be on hand. Entertainment includes a drag show featuring an all-star political line-up. Tickets are available at $25 for General Admission and $100 for VIP and can be purchased on-line at secure.actblue.com/
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Sac LGBT Center Welcomes New Director of Programs
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Redlands. Rodriguez’s social justice philosophies are informed by his Mixed-Latinx Queer identities. He also has experience as an instructor, conference presenter, and trainer Rodriguez was chosen to fill this pivotal and currently serves as President of the leadership role at the Center and will California Council Cultural Centers in oversee all direct service programs at the Higher Education (CaCCCHE), a network of Center. social justice educators and practitioners in “We believe Koby’s embodiment of social California. justice, programming vision, and staff Previously he served as the National development experience will elevate the Association of Student Personnel Center’s program capacity and we are very Administrators’ Men and Masculinities excited to have him join the team,” said Knowledge Community Region VI Executive Director David Heitstuman. Representative. Rodriguez has 14 years of experience in Rodriguez holds a Master of Arts in Higher higher education and currently serves as the Education and Bachelor of Arts in Race and Associate Director of the UC Davis Cross Ethnic Studies from the University of Cultural Center, working with scholars and Redlands. He is an active member of the student staff to advance social justice and Capital City Volleyball Club and lives with intersectionality programming in one of his partner in Natomas. California’s largest university cultural Over the next two months, Rodriguez will centers. familiarizing himself with the organization Before coming to UC Davis, he led campus and meet with staff before starting the diversity, inclusion, residence life, and position full-time at the end of August. housing programs at the University of
he Sacramento LGBT Community Center has announced after an exhaustive national search, Koby Rodríguez has been selected as its next Director of Programs.
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donate/dragout or at the door. All proceeds go to Jackie Smith for Assembly.
Koby Rodríguez has been selected Director of Programs at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center.
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