The Ceremony Takes Place In The Municipal Council Chamber, City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Wednesday, October 28, at 1pm.
Newark, NJ – October 28, 2009 – Mayor Cory A. Booker and members of the Newark Municipal Council will swear in the City of Newark’s first-ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender and Questioning Commission, in the Municipal Council Chamber, in City Hall, today, Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at 1 p.m. First-ever LGBTQ Commission will directly address community’s needs; Seven-member board will fight harassment and discrimination.
For the first time in the City of Newark’s history, Newark is creating a Mayoral Commission to directly address the needs and concerns affecting its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender community.
The seven-member commission’s purpose is to promote policies and awareness of issues concerning the cultural, social, economic, political, educational, health and general well being of LGBTQ individuals and their families.
The advisory commission hopes to bring an end to harassment, bullying, discrimination, economic and health care disparities, whether in the workplace, public, educational and/or healthcare setting and promote education, social and institutional sensitivity.
WHO: Mayor Cory A. Booker, members of the Newark Municipal Council, and the seven members of the City of Newark’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender, and Questioning Commission.
WHAT: Will swear in the City of Newark’s first-ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender and Questioning Commission.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 1 p.m.
WHERE: City Hall Municipal Council Chamber, 920 Broad Street, Newark
Media Contact: Press Information Office –
(973) 733-8004. E-mail: Pressoffice@ci.newark.nj.us
Source: City of Newark, NJ
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Tags: Civil Liberties, Cory Booker, Darnell Moore, Gary Paul Wright, Gay, Government, Janyce L. Jackson, LGBTIQ, Newark, NJ
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