PRESS RELEASE BECAUSE 2015 CONFERENCE via Camille Holthaus, Chair of Bisexual Organizing Project
From: BOP Media (bop.mediabisexualorganizingproject.org)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:12:10 -0800 (PST)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2015

CONTACT: LYNNETTE MCFADZEN
MEDIA [at] BISEXUALORGANIZINGPROJECT.COM
541-974-2636

CONTACT: CAMILLE HOLTHAUS
CAMILLE.HOLTHAUS [at] BISEXUALORGANIZINGPROJECT.COM
612-325-6890

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Bisexual Organizing Project Announces Conference Theme and Keynote Speakers

Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) announces the BECAUSE Conference theme
and keynote speakers for 2015. BECAUSE 2015 will be held April 17 – 19, 2015
at U of M Coffman Memorial Union. The conference will focus on leadership
with the tag line “Developing Leaders to Empower Community” and the keynote
speakers will be Andrea Jenkins and Eliel Cruz.



Andrea Jenkins is an award winning playwright, visual artist, poet, writer,
spoken word artist, performer, and Bush Leadership Fellow. Andrea also
works as a Senior Policy Aide to the 8th Ward Minneapolis City Council
Member Elizabeth Glidden. She is a nationally known trans activist who has
been a vital part of community organizing in the Twin Cities. In 2014 she
created The City of Minneapolis Transgender Work Group, which looks at
issues facing the trans community and makes policy recommendations to city
government. Andrea has held directorships with numerous organizations
including OutFront Minnesota <https://www.outfront.org/home>, Forecast
Public Art <http://forecastpublicart.org/>, District 202, PFund
<http://www.pfundonline.org/>, The Minnesota HIV Services Planning Council
<http://www.mnhivplanningcouncil.org/>, and National Writers Union
<http://www.nwu.org/>.



Eliel Cruz has taken the online LGBT media world by storm as a writer and
blogger providing insightful and timely coverage of important community
issues. He is the bi editor of Advocate.com and contributes to Religion
News Service <http://elielcruz.religionnews.com/>, Huffington Post
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eliel-cruz/>, Everyday Feminism
<http://everydayfeminism.com/author/elielc/> and Mic
<http://mic.com/profiles/128081/eliel-cruz> writing on (bi)sexuality,
gender, religion, and media. In addition to writing, Eliel also works to
reconcile Seventh-day Adventist campuses through his 501(c)(3)
organization Intercollegiate
Adventist GSA Coalition <http://www.iagcadventist.com/>.



BECAUSE stands for *B*isexual *E*mpowerment *C*onference, *A*
*U*niting *S*upportive
*E*xperience. The conference’s mission is to create a safe, supporting, and
empowering community in which participants are encouraged to discover and
celebrate their sexual identities. As the nation’s only major conference
by, for, and about bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer and unlabeled (bi+)
people and their allies, BECAUSE serves as a national gathering for bi+
activists, community members, professionals, students, and researchers.
Allies are enthusiastically invited to attend.



BECAUSE is welcoming and inclusive of all people, including but not limited
to people of all genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, sexes,
relationship orientations, races, ethnicities, national origins, abilities,
religions, sizes, political affiliations, and others. BECAUSE and BOP
embrace the many intersectionalities of the bi+ community and encourage
people of all backgrounds and experiences to participate fully.

Preregistration for BECAUSE is available online
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/because-conference-2015-registration-14789532891>
through April 11th, 2015. Attendees are encouraged to preregister as the
conference provides multiple meals to attendees. On-site registration is
also available.


Nobody turned away due to inability to pay. Pay what you can and free
registration options available.

Regular Registration: $60
Student Registration: $40
University of MN Students: Free

Tabling $50, Non-Profit $25



The BECAUSE Conference is the annual conference of Bisexual Organizing
Project <http://www.bisexualorganizingproject.org/> (BOP), a 501(c)(3)
non-profit registered in Minnesota dedicated to building an empowered
bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and unlabeled (bi+) community. BOP
provides in person community events throughout the year as well as outreach
at regional Pride celebrations and community education through customized
presentations. BOP also works in partnership with other groups and
individuals in the Upper Midwest who are organizing events serving the bi+
community.


Camille Holthaus
Chair, Bisexual Organizing Project
www.bisexualorganizingproject.org

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