Veteran US marriage equality advocate, Evan Wolfson, will speak in Sydney next week.
Mr Wolfson is the Director of New York-based, Freedom to Marry, author of Why Marriage Matters and has been named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 most influential people in the world”.
Australian Marriage Equality campaign director, Rodney Croome, said Evan Wolfson will talk about what Australia can learn from the global marriage equality movement and what we can teach.
“We’re very excited Evan is able to share his knowledge and insight while he is in Australia”, Mr Croome said.
“I urge everyone with an interest in marriage equality to come and hear Evan talk about where Australia fits into the global marriage equality movement.”
Mr Wolfson was recently in New Zealand where he said he is confident that country will legalise same-sex marriage soon.
For details of the event see below.
For a report from New Zealand:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/activist-confident-nz-legalise-same-sex-marriage-4992553
For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0409 010 668.
Australian Centre of Human Rights at UNSW together with Australian Marriage Equality
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Venue: Lecture Theatre M17, Chemical Sciences Building (F10) (next to Faculty of LAW), University of NSW, Union Rd, Kensington NSW
Time: 6pm – 8pm
RSVP: Seating is limited. RSVP essential to: diane.macdonald@unsw.edu.au
Cost: free
Enquiries: 02 9385 1803