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Mazzoni Center Will Honor Global LGBT Rights Advocate Jessica Stern at February 19 “Justice In Action” Luncheon

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Philadelphia PA – Mazzoni Center is proud to announce that it will honor Jessica Stern, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGHRC), at the agency’s annual “Justice in Action” event.  Each year this event brings together legal professionals, law students, and others to raise funds for and awareness about Mazzoni Center’s Legal Services program, which provides direct legal assistance for individuals facing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and is the only program offering free legal services tailored towards low-income LGBT Pennsylvanians.  This year’s event will take place on Thursday, February 19 from 12:00 to 1:30 P.M. at Hyatt at the Bellevue (200 S. Broad Street), and will include a sit-down luncheon and presentation of the “Justice in Action” award.  Ms. Stern will also be a presenter at the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session immediately prior to the luncheon.

“We are thrilled to be honoring Jessica Stern this year, in recognition of her important work advocating for the human rights of LGBT individuals around the globe,” Mazzoni Center Legal and Public Policy Director Thomas Ude, Jr.

He added: “As a direct service organization, much our day-to-day work has a very specific regional focus.  Honoring Ms. Stern’s work at our event provides us with a welcome opportunity to explore the ways that LGBT rights on the local and national levels have influence on, and are influenced by, the global human rights movement.”  

"Each year this event helps to sustain an important direct service program," Justice in Action Co-Chair Andrew Chirls said.  "It also provides an opportunity to connect with fellow legal professionals who share a commitment to advancing equality and civil rights for LGBT individuals, and to stay abreast of the latest developments impacting these areas of the law."

Event Co-Chair Margaret Klaw said: "As a family lawyer practicing in Philadelphia, I am acutely aware of the need for legal services in the LGBT community. I’m proud to serve on the Legal Advisory Board of Mazzoni Center Legal Services, whose dedicated staff and volunteers work tirelessly to represent low income LGBT individuals in cases of tremendous personal importance, such as name changes and wills, as well as litigating cases of broader application which help advance the cause of LGBT equality throughout the Commonwealth."

About Jessica Stern

As executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Ms. Stern specializes in gender, sexuality and human rights globally.  As the first researcher on LGBT rights at Human Rights Watch and a Ralph Bunche Fellow at Amnesty International, she conducted fact-finding investigations and advocacy in relation to Iran, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. She has campaigned extensively for social and economic justice in the United States for the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, the Urban Justice Center and as a founding collective member of Bluestockings.  A past board member of Queers for Economic Justice, she currently serves on the board of the International Bar Association’s Committee on LGBT Rights and the Law.  Educated at the London School of Economics, she teaches at Columbia University.

Visit the Mazzoni Center website for more information about the Justice in Action awards.

Published on February 18, 2015       | OutRight Action International an LGBT human rights organization

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