Unitarian Universalists of Sterling

Standing on the Side of Love in Loudoun County Virginia means healing old wounds of oppression, exclusion and violence and building a welcoming community for all.  We will re-imagine Valentine’s Day with community leaders who are dedicated to making Loudoun County welcoming to LGBTQ citizens. Too much of our public discourse is driven not by love but by fear, which often scapegoats particular people and deems them
somehow less than human.  This forum will invite participants to engage in a civil discussion in the hopes that we will all learn a bit more about what it means to be partners in our shared humanity by moving as a community beyond tolerance toward welcome and acceptance.  

This is an opportunity to ask questions of these leaders whose work shapes our
Loudoun County:
Panelists Include: Stevens Miller (Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Dulles
District who recently submitted the successful proposal to amend the county
government’s policy on equal employment opportunity, to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity), Wendi Manuel-Scott (Professor
of African American Studies at George Mason University who recently produced
a documentary on the lives of GLBTQ African Americans on Campus),
John Stevens (Loudoun County School Board Chair).
Facilitator: Rev. Lisa Kemper, Minister of the Unitarian Universalist  Church of Loudoun
Sponsored By: The Standing on the Side of Love Campaign, The Unitarian Universalists of Sterling and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun
When: Sunday February 14th, 2010 / 12:30-2:30