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WINDY CITY TIMES
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BlGTA College Conference in Chicago in February
2016-11-09
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The Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Ally College Conference ( MBGLTACC ) will take place Feb. 17-19, 2017, at Chicago's Navy Pier, and will kick off with #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Cullors, an openly queer performance artist from Los Angeles, started the Twitter hashtag #BlackLivesMatter ( with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi ) in response to George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
The 2017 MBLGTACC will mark the 25th anniversary of the first conference and will center on the theme of "United in Solidarity." Approximately 2,500 people are expected to attend.
For more information or to register for the conference, visit mblgtacc.org . |
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