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> History > Homecoming Rally for Equality: Organizational Launch Event
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Equality Ohio History | |
| Fueled by the passage of Issue 1 on November 2, 2004, grassroots activists, organizational leaders and business representatives from around Ohio decided to join forces to make the Buckeye State a place that treats each citizen equally in the interpretation of its civil law. Read the first news release (March 8, 2005). (Adobe PDF) On April 22-23, 2005 nearly 60 individuals from across Ohio and the nation came together to create a vision and mission that would best serve Ohio's GLBTI community well into the future. A new vision was adopted April 23 and a strong mission was drafted. Also, a Core Design Team was chosen. Core Design Team members were selected to represent the best interests of their respective region of Ohio. Their charge was to work together to begin developing a strong foundation for Equality Ohio so the organization can move Ohio toward a better future where all individuals and their families feel at home in our state. In August 2005 the Core Design Team completed their vital work after working successfully together for 90 days to get the organization off to a strong start. Upon the dissolution of the Core Design Team, Equality Ohio's first Board of Directors was appointed. (below) Equality
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| Photo Credit: Nanci Ferguson | ||
| (On floor, L to R) Andrea Wood (Franklin), Jeannette Birkhoff (Franklin), Gail Cyan (Greene), Kelli Zehnder (Cuyahoga), Sue Doerfer (Cuyahoga), Erica Merritt (Cuyahoga), Gary Wright (Hamilton); (Seated, 1st row) Sally Cooper (Morrow), Karen Andermills (Franklin), Tina Espy (Hamilton), Doug Braun (Cuyahoga), Brian DeWitt (Cuyahoga), Chris Geidner (Franklin), Christopher Hughes (Franklin), Bill Brownson (Franklin); (Seated 2nd row) Bob Roehm (Franklin), Tony Marconi (Delaware), Martha Filipic (Delaware), Jack Harrison (Hamilton), Drew Mosley (Cuyahoga), Lori Lonergan (Clermont); (Standing, 1st row) Lynne Bowman (Franklin), Bev Caley (Ashland), Perry Sloan (Madison), Mona Noriega (Lambda Legal), Terry Payne (Hamilton), Sara Reece (NGLTF), Dione Josephs (Franklin), Nancy Reeves (Summitt), [name withheld], Cheryl McClellan (Franklin), Karen Cookston (Licking); (Standing, 2nd row) Elias Rojas (NGLTF), H. Paul Schwitzgebel (Stark)., Eric Campbell (Lucas), Tom Grote (Franklin), Patrick Shepherd (Cuyahoga), Jason Lansdale (Cuyahoga), Mickey Hart (Athens), Phil Hart (Franklin), Doug Shaffer (Franklin), Dave Schulz (Toledo), Ted Jackson (Hamilton). | ||
| Equality Ohio's Core Design Team (April - August 2005): | ||
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Row L to R: Front Row L to R: Not pictured: Lori Lonergan, Terry Payne |
| Photo credit: Yvette Turner | |
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