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GLAAD Announces Free Media Training During |
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New York, NY, – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced today that it will present two free media trainings on October 10, 2009 during the National Equality March. The National Equality March, organized by Equality Across America, will bring thousands of LGBT Americans and allies to Washington, D.C. to “demand equal protection for LGBT people in all matters governed by civil law, in all 50 states now!” GLAAD’s Media Field Strategy Team will conduct two media training sessions to assist a diverse array of community activists and staff of local LGBT organizations with developing media outreach campaigns to generate additional media coverage for LGBT issues in their local communities. The training will focus on the three core areas to increase the media competency of participants: sharing your story, developing media relations and communicating your message. GLAAD will also share best practices for leveraging social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to communicate with and engage local community members. The GLAAD Media Trainings will be held twice- once from 10-11:30a.m.and again from 2-3:30p.m on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Trainings will be held at Georgetown University, Phillip A. Hart Auditorium, located in Bernard P. McDonough Hall, 120 F. Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Registration is required for the free media trainings at the National Equality March Web site: http://nem.gaycities.com/events/662-glaad-media-training. The GLAAD Media Training is one of many free events held during the weekend. Others organized by Equality Across America include activities and strategy sessions for grassroots leaders to advocate for LGBT equality. The weekend culminates with a March for Equality and rally at the Capitol Building that steps off at 12 noon on Sunday, October 11.
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