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For many years I have served in various capacities within my local chapter, Dignity/Boston. There, I served as a member of the Board of Directors, a term as chapter vice president and two terms as chapter president. I loved the joys and challenges of supporting my local community. It wasn’t until I attended the 2009 DignityUSA Convention in San Francisco that I felt called to join the Board. I loved the Convention speakers, panels, sessions, and strong sense of community that I could feel permeating everything that weekend. It was my first Dignity convention and I was hooked!
“A man can kill with a knife of steel, with a gun, a bomb or a lance. But there's a new law, there’s a new law - a man can kill with a glance.”
Creating Change is perhaps the largest regular gathering of LGBT people in the entire nation. Each year, thousands of people come from all over the country to engage in several days of celebration, education, activism, and love. To paint you a picture of this year’s event: approximately 4000 LGBT professionals from organizations of all kinds come together to hear 4 plenary speakers and attended 390 workshops, training sessions, meetings, and events over 5 days. Attendance at this year’s event was the highest in the organization’s history.
So many themes emerged from the Creating Change conference hosted in Houston this year, and powerful words like “intersectional justice,” “vulnerability,” and “preferred pronouns” became the common tongue for over 4,000 attendees. The theme of our Dignity-sponsored workshop was about having “compassionate, courageous, and respectful conversations” with others, especially those among our fellow Catholics who are ambivalent about marriage equality for a variety of reasons. Joining me were Patrick Gordon, a young adult from Dignity/Twin Cities, and Jim Smith, Dignity/Twin Cities and Associate Director of DignityUSA.
The National Convention in Seattle will be July 2-5, 2015, just 16 months away. We are getting geared up and ready for you to join us.
The disciple of Paul responsible for today's II Timothy passage states one of Christianity's most fundamental truths: "(God) saved us and called us to a holy life"
Three Sunday's ago we delved into the biblical concept of "holy." Today we'll do the same for "called."
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Serving on the Board since 2010 has allowed me to serve as a leadership voice for young adults in the organization. It has provided a platform for continued dialogue and placement of growing our young adult community into Dignity’s strategic plan. Personally, I’m proud of what the Young Adult Caucus has accomplished, and excited to see local expressions of the Young Adult Caucus “sprout up” in local chapters across the country.
Why I Joined the DignityUSA Board
Victor Postemski
DignityUSA Board Member
We celebrate the success of DignityUSA’s 21st Biennial Convention, which marks over 42 years of ministry and advocacy for the LGBT community in the Catholic Church. Dignity’s call to reform and justice for those marginalized within the Church has now bridged several generations, and the fruits of this unceasing labor were evident at this year’s national gathering, which brought together nearly 300 attendees from across the country, with a span of over eight decades in age. This year’s biennial Convention was held in progressive and lively Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 4-7, 2013.
- Mateo Williamson, DignityUSA
DignityUSA Convention Recap
