2010 Citywide Pride Calendar of Events
Welcome to Citywide
Pride 2010!
Citywide Pride, now in
its 9th year, is a series of workshops, performances, and networking
events sponsored by Chicago area organizations to promote diversity and
inclusion in the workplace, share best practices, raise awareness of important
issues, and celebrate the contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) people to the workforce and the community. Citywide Pride is organized by Out & Equal
Workplace Advocate’s Chicagoland Regional Affiliate Board.
Events are open to all
employees of the participating organizations, so please share the calendar with
your co-workers. You must register in
order to attend an event-- simply click on the active link for each event and
fill out a short form.
The calendar is also
posted and the links are active on the Out & Equal Chicagoland Groupsite page
(https://oechicagoland.groupsite.com).
Be sure to check those sites regularly for upcoming Citywide Pride
events scheduled for later in the year.
Questions or
comments? email@citywidepride.info
1.
Because
You Know Me
“Because You Know Me” has been
created from the words of twenty people who address gay, lesbian, transgender
and bisexual inclusion from a variety of perspectives. The play speaks to a
reality that can be applied to anyone who has had to face the question of
whether to share an aspect of themselves in a work setting. As long as people
have to hide part of who they are, their ability to bring their whole self to
work and to be fully engaged is compromised. The stories and experiences shared
in this play allow audience members to find both commonalities with each
individual as well as to appreciate and value different perspectives.
Sponsor:
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 / 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (COMPLETED)
2.
Freeheld:
The Laurel Hester Story
We will be showing the movie “Freeheld,”
a documentary that chronicles the struggles of a lesbian couple dealing with
end-of-life issues.
Sponsor: KPMG LLP
Wednesday,
Location: KPMG
LLP, 303 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
CLICK
HERE TO RSVP by June 6th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_KPMG
Event
Capacity 50
3. Creating Safe Schools: Bullying, Violence
& Oppression in the Chicago Public Schools
The panel will feature youth
and adults involved in schools and education, to delve into the issues of
race/racism, sexual orientation/homophobia and heterosexism, gender/sexism and
their roles in how youth access and respond to schools and education, the perpetration
of bullying and violence in school environments, and the efforts by youth and
adults to
Sponsors: United Way of Metro
Speakers:
Moderator:
Thursday,
Location: United
Way of Metro
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 7th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_UnitedWay
Event
Capacity 80
4. LGBT Volunteer Fair
This will be a volunteer fair that
will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. GLBT-oriented charities will be
on-hand to explain the purpose for/opportunities with their charities. Guests
are welcome to drop in anytime during the two hour fair and spend as much or as
little time as they would like visiting any or all of the participants' tables.
Sponsor: Aon
and Jenner & Block
Friday,
Location: Jenner
& Block, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 10th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Aon
Event
Capacity 125
5. Savings, Wealth and Tax Planning for the
LGBT Community
This presentation will bring
together experienced Wealth Planning and Tax professionals for a discussion how
the LGBT community should approach planning and saving for retirement, tax
planning for domestic partnerships, and how the LGBT community is affected by
specific regulations that don't recognize our relationships.
Sponsor: Ernst & Young, LLP and Northern
Trust
Speakers:
Tuesday,
Location: Northern
Trust, 181 W.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 12th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_EY
Event
Capacity 70
6. Chicago LGBT Artists and Entrepreneurs
MillerCoors is happy to
Sponsors: MillerCoors and The Nielsen Company
Tuesday,
Location: MillerCoors
HQ, 250 S Wacker Drive 16th Floor, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 12th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_MillerCoors
Event
Capacity 200
7. Creating A Safe Space...LGBT inclusivity in
the workplace
An educational seminar for best
practices to creating a safe and inclusive work environment for LGBT employees
Sponsors: Sodexo
Speakers: Doris
Dirks Moderator: Chris Garguilo
Wednesday,
Location: Northwestern
University, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 13th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Sodexo
Event
Capacity 100
8. Travel Giveaway, Social Hour, and LGBT
Charity Fundraiser
During this social hour at
Orbitz Worldwide headquarters, attendees can win free travel or bid on flights
and save hundreds of dollars with all proceeds benefitting Chicago LGBT
charities.
Sponsor: Orbitz Worldwide
Speakers:
Thursday,
Location: Orbitz
Worldwide, 500 W. Madison, 8th floor, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 10th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Orbitz
Event
Capacity 50
9. Employee Benefits for Same-Sex
We will lead an interactive
discussion of domestic
Sponsor:
Speakers:
Monday,
Location: McDermott
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 18th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_McDermott
Event
Capacity 60
10. No Straight Way to the Top
A panel discussion covers
important topics on retention, engagement, promotion of LGBT individuals, and
discuss strategies and successes in these areas...
Sponsor: Hewitt Associates
Speaker: Craig
Jajko (BP), Casey Horton (E&Y), and Talethea Best (Hewitt)
Moderator: Kristin Slavish, VP Human
Resources (Hewitt)
Thursday,
Location: Hewitt Associates, 4 Overlook
Point, Building A, Cafe 2A, Lincolnshire, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 22rd: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Hewitt
Event Capacity 30
11. Cocktails & Conversations
The LGBT and African-American
affinity groups of the Baker & McKenzie Chicago Diversity and Inclusion
Committee and PricewaterhouseCoopers cordially invite you to join us for
cocktails and conversation with
Sponsor: Baker & McKenzie,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Speaker:
Thursday,
Location: Baker
& McKenzie, Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph Dr. 39th Floor, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 22rd: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Baker
Event
Capacity 65
12. Social Networking with Sears
Bring your friends and let’s
get together to kick off Pride Weekend! We’ll
be meeting at t’s Bar Restaurant in Andersonville. It’s a great neighborhood bar and we’ll have
part of their back room reserved just for our group! This will be a great opportunity to network
and celebrate Pride with family and friends.
Sponsors: Sears Holdings
Friday,
Location: t’s
Bar (Back Room), 5025 North Clark, Chicago, IL
RSVP by June 21th: GLAS707@searshc.com
13. Establishing your LGBT ERG Identity
The presenters will share how
each of the sponsoring firms national initiatives complement the
events/activities within their local ERG chapters, sharing different ideas
about how to achieve those goals.
Sponsors: Accenture, United Way, The Nielsen
Company
Speakers: Hosts will each present Moderator: Stephen Wang
Saturday,
Location: KitKat
Lounge, 3700 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 12th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/CWP_2010_RSVP_Accenture
Event
Capacity 50
14. Family, Friends and Allies Day at The Green
at Grant Park
PepsiCo Chicago, Motorola and
CNA are
Sponsor: PepsiCo, CNA and Motorola
Saturday,
Location: The
Green at Grant Park, 352 E. Monroe St.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 24th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5HN2JVJ
Event
Capacity 175
15. Mentoring For and By GLBT Employees – A
Skeptic's Guide
Sponsor: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and
Socratic Technologies
Speaker: Chris DeSantis
Tuesday,
Location: Hinshaw
& Culbertson LLP, 222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 300, Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 25th: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Hinshaw
Event
Capacity 60
16.
A discussion around the impact
of LGBT bullying/name calling in schools and the advocacy that GSA's can play.
Sponsors: Allstate Insurance Co.
Speakers:
Wednesday,
Location: Allstate
Insurance Co., 2775 Sanders Rd., Northbrook, IL
CLICK HERE TO RSVP by June 23rd: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CWP_2010_RSVP_Allstate
Event
Capacity 100
17. Demonstrating the ROI on your ERG: Linking
strategies, intentions and outcomes
Can employee resource groups
show financial returns to their companies? This session will present an
approach for demonstrating such returns through a process of aligning an ERG’s
activities with the company’s strategic goals, defining intentions and
priorities, and devising metrics to quantify the
Sponsors: Deloitte
Speakers: Panel
September 2010
Re-visit this website to see Citywide Pride events that are planned for later this year!