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3/12/2018

Great Progress on Equal Marriage Rights for LGBT Couples - Meet the Architect of the Freedom to Marry Movement in America, Evan Wolfson

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Date: Monday, March 12, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Venue: Tokyo American Club
Speaker: Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry
Hosting Committees: 
Human Resource Management, 
Women in Business, Special Events

Member Fee: ¥4,000
Guest Fee: ¥7,400
Meal: Lunch 
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Wednesday,
March 7, 12:00
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Even Wolfson had fought for nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage in America since the 1980s. And finally, in 2015, the United State Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees gay people the freedom to marry. What may have seemed to Americans a sudden shift in values was actually the product of decades of hard work, inspired advocacy and persistence. Arguably, no one did more to get to this landmark decision than Even Wolfson.

Citing his national leadership on marriage and his appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale, the National Law Journal in 2000 named Wolfson one of "the 100 most influential lawyers in America." Newsweek/The Daily Beast dubbed Wolfson "the godfather of gay marriage" and Time Magazine named him one of "the 100 most influential people in the world." In 2012, Evan received the Barnard Medal of Distinction alongside President Barack Obama.   

At the March 12 ACCJ luncheon, Wolfson will speak on the following topics:

-Path to equal marriage in the US 
-The current regime in the US and its impact on LGBT rights 
-Recent global developments, specifically noting Australia and Taiwan
-Corporate case for equal marriage 
-Status in Japan: time for equal marriage

Join us for the great opportunity to meet a true champion of human rights.

Ginger Griggs, Roy Tomizawa, Co-Chairs
Yoko Yugo, Yumiko Ohta, Vice Chairs
ACCJ Human Resource Management Committee

Ryann Thomas, Chair
Vicki Beyer, Makiko Tachimori (Fukui), Elizabeth Handover, Deborah Hayden, 
Jiana Leung, Yoshiko Zoet-Suzuki, Zane Zumbahlen, Vice Chairs
ACCJ Women in Business Committee

Timothy Connor, Ruth Marie Jarman, Aron Kremer, Robert E. Melson, Co-chairs
ACCJ Special Events Committee

NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.

NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.

NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ of the make, model, color and plate of the vehicle, by the registration deadline, as arrangements must be made. A 1,700 yen parking fee will apply.

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