2007 Allan Spear Forums
Gil Robertson IV
African American Author/Journalist
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Reception at 5 p.m., Program at 6 p.m.
Sabathani Community Center, 310 E 38th St, Minneapolis
2005-2006 Allan Spear Forums
Leading Voices in the Fight to Stop HIV
It takes commitment and compassion to stop HIV. It also takes good information and smart ideas. The Allan Spear Forums convened leading voices to invigorate our fight to stop HIV.
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James Wagoner
The Great Corruptor or the Honored Teacher?
Media, Sex and Teens
September 19, 2005
Ron Stall
A Closer Look:
Gay Men's Health Beyond What's Between the Navel and the Knees
October 4, 2005
James Wagoner
Truth or Consequences:
What You Need to Know About Abstinence-Only Education
October 17 & 18, 2005
Esther Kaplan
Forget the Facts?
The Federal Crusade to Replace Science with Ideology
November 15, 2005
Sen. Allan Spear
Guiding Lights:
Remembering Leaders in Minnesota's Fight to Stop HIV
December 1, 2005
Frederick Smith
Down for Whatever:
True Love and the Clash of Family, Community, Ethinicity and Class
January 10, 2006
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Senator Allan Spear
Allan Spear served Minnesota in the State Senate from 1972 through 2000. He was elected in 1993 to lead the Minnesota Senate as its President and later that year, succeeded in guiding the passage of Minnesota’s gay civil rights law. Sen. Spear was an early and key ally in the fight to stop HIV in Minnesota. He was the first recipient of MAP’s Paul and Shelia Wellstone Lifetime Leadership Award. MAP is pleased to annually present the Allan Spear Forums as a way to further honor and thank Sen. Spear for his part as a leader in Minnesota’s fight to stop HIV, and to continue his commitment to smart and effective advocacy. MAP has presented community forum series annually since 1996. This is the first year of presenting the series as a tribute to Sen. Spear’s work. Sen. Spear serves as the honorary chair of the forum series advisory committee.
The Allan Spear Forums were presented by Minnesota AIDS Project’s Public Policy, PrideAlive, Positive Link, development and communications services.
Dr. Ron Stall was presented with support from MAP’s Gay/Bi Men’s Health Education Service, which is funded in part with assistance from the Minnesota Department of Health. MAP thanks Intermedia Arts, Southern Theater and the Walker Art Center for special accommodations as hosts for Allan Spear Forums events. MAP thanks AM950/Air America Minnesota and Advocates for Youth for sponsorship support.
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