FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 6, 2010
Contact: Brad Luna — 202/812.8140 (cell) or brad@lunamediagroup.com
GetEQUAL to Hold Press Conference Call in Advance of First Board Meeting
Call to Preview Upcoming Board Meeting; Provide Organizational Update from Last Month’s Retreat
WASHINGTON – Next week, GetEQUAL — a direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization — will hold their first board of directors meeting. The day before the meeting, GetEQUAL will hold a press conference call. This call, geared toward members of the media, will take place Tuesday, August 10, and will provide an update from last month’s staff retreat, as well as the selection of the organization’s board of directors. Tuesday’s telephonic press conference is scheduled for an hour, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm (ET) with a bulk of the time reserved for Q&A from reporters and bloggers on the call.
“As we look forward to next week’s first, official meeting of our board of directors, we feel it is critical to the success of the organization that we provide the LGBT community with an update on the direction of GetEQUAL going forward,” said Heather Cronk, managing director of GetEQUAL. “We look forward to being able to communicate to the LGBT community, via our dedicated LGBT press corps, the exciting new announcements for the future of GetEQUAL, and to come one step closer in fulfilling our commitment to transparency and openness.”
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: Robin McGehee, Co-Founder of GetEQUAL, and Heather Cronk, Managing Director of GetEQUAL
WHAT: Press Conference Call
WHEN: Tuesday, August 10th
HOW: To join the call on Tuesday, members of the media should go to http://bit.ly/ci4D7V. Once on this website, you will have the option to either sign on with a unique code in order to be identified to ask a question, or to sign on with a “Quick PIN” (under Advanced Options) if you would just like to listen in. Through the course of the call, you will be able to “raise your hand” via either computer or phone, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to ask questions.
GetEQUAL is a national, direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. Emphasizing direct action and people power, the mission of GetEQUAL is to empower the LGBT community and its allies to take action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way. For more information on GetEQUAL, please visit: http://www.getequal.org You can follow GetEQUAL on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/getequal, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/GetEQUAL, or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/getequal
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