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BY VIRGINIA RENFREW

11 October 10, 1998
GVCLGR held their sixth
annual Conference and
Town Meeting at UVM. The turn-
out for the day was low but the
majority of those that did attend
felt positive about the day.
The day before the conference
I received a call from the Human
Rights Campaign telling me that
Winnie Stachelberg, our keynote
speaker, would be unable to
attend. The reason was because of
the hate crime that occurred to
Matthew Shepard in Wyoming.
Winnie had made arrange-
ments for Nancy Buermeyer to
take her place. Nancy has been a
leader in PH1C’s efforts to pass
the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act. Nancy’s
flight was turned back in New
York because of weather. She
caught a flight out of Washington
to Boston and then connected to
Burlington She did not arrive at
10:30am as she had planned but
through her determination to
speak at our conference she
arrived at 2pm. She spoke at
3:30pm when everyone had come
back together for our Town meet-
ing.
When Nancy did not arrive in
time for the keynote speaker,
Keith explained to everyone what

photo: Scot Applegate

 

speeches. VCLGR Co-liason Keith Goslant provided introductions.

had happened in Wyoming to our
brother, Matthew. A moment of
silence was held. Keith spoke
about Vermont expanding the
Hate Crime law. VT passed Hate
Crimes legislation in 1988.

A coalition of community
leaders, representatives from the
Office of Attorney general,
Department of Education and
Law Enforcement are currently
meeting to discuss expansion of
the existing statutes. The current
proposal is to add Injunctive
Relief provisions (restraining
orders) to protect victims of bias
crimes. »

In the absence of the keynote
speaker it was decided this would

Nancy Buermeyer filled in for HRC Political Director I/Vnni
Stachelberg as keynote speaker at the conference.

   

photo: Scot Applegate

be a good time to introduce the
candidates from our community
running for office. VCLGR
thanks Ed Flanagan, Tim Palmer,
Bill Lippert, and a representative
for Steve Howard for filling the
hour with very inspiration
speeches. Openly gay candidate
Brendan Hadash was unable to
attend the conference. The one
clear message for the day was we
need to get out and vote.

Abig thankyou goes to Karen
Cayer, VCLGR board member,
for all her help and support. I also
want to thank Keith for filling the
keynote hour and keeping atten-
dees interested. I want to thank
those that helped on the day of the
conference; Betsy Mclane and
Ramona DeCrotir for working the
registration table and keeping me
calm; UVM students: Liz
Sheldon, Alli Lambert, Nick
Vargecis, Nancy Ellen, Angela
Thibert, and Kate J errnan for
making signs, working the regis-
tration table, and showing atten-
dees the way.  you all who
held ‘workshops. 4

The VCLGR board is deciding
whether or not to continue having
the conference. Wewill wait to
see what happens over the next
six months and then will be ask-

ing members for their suggestion

on theme, location, date.

I will be attending the Creating
Change conference in Pittsburgh
next month. I hope to come back
with new ideas on bringing our
community together. V

 

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