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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">Ally Week 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">SAVE the Date: October 13<sup>th</sup>, 7:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">RSC Conference Room C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">Safe Spaces Ally Project in conjunction with the A&M Commerce Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Counseling Center, the Office of Student Disability Resources and Services, and
S.E.E.D. S (Serving Engaged Empowered Diverse Students) presents Ally Week keynote speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">Beyond Orlando: Intersectionality and the Role of Allies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">Nadine Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929"> is the co-founder and CEO of Equality Florida the state's largest organization
dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">A former award-winning journalist turned organizer, Nadine was one of four national co-chairs of the 1993 March on Washington. She was part of the historic oval office meeting between
then</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">-President Clinton</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929"> -the first such meeting between a sitting President and gay community
leaders. She served on the founding board of the<b> <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization</span></strong>. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">She is a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Florida Advisory Committee, a Florida Chamber Foundation Trustee and served on President Obama's National Finance Committee.
In 2013, she was named one of the state's "Most Powerful and Influential Women" by the Florida Diversity Council. She was also given the League of Women Voter's Woman of Distinction Award 2016 earlier this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">Most recently you likely saw Nadine speaking on the major TV networks after the tragic mass shootings in Orlando, Florida at the Pulse Nightclub.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#292929">She lives in St. Petersburg with her wife Andrea and son Logan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For Questions:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Nick P. Patras, M.S., LPC-S | Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">www.tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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