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But here, so yeah 95 go here this morning. Thank you, Jason up for leadership so amazing, and shepard foundation, along night go shepard who I love so dearly and you everyday dueling you'll inspire the work that I'm doing around the for calling it's also Are listen, please a nation versus greatest spirit, constrain the Apple, app agencies, inspiration to all. Thank you in advance for and here is story. So that we know every 11 he doesn't hundred doing all of you share in the spring. I love that all of you now for this and then some early in the morning that shows a great community to be shoes really dedication on now his legacy is raising change, empowering communities through the bomb you Super stacks and tolerance and understanding that really London, ashley find us all together nearly 20 years down now died in the most people and hand. Nice. He was a young man killing my see life and a generosity of spirit than having a traveler in your House or erase differences and author. Equality and I remember very vividly hearing of his learn 19 98 and feeling absolutely she in time for nothing. I Stage and I almost coming out as lesbian around the same time and as a brother as she don't in all over the girl about mom stuff, but face with my family tragic of nasa's or the shepard family, did something that only I could never Dream of doing in a pounds. Some how the strength to true race in action and inspire people shepard foundation Injuries in the shepard in our staff at mana foundation and mobilize our country and our communities to stand up against me. They advocated for the passage of the National member engage for Jr hate crime prevention, apps and, as you call out as you saw in the strangest sound the Capitol White House. Science, everybody was nineties with President mom that's a 13 mom use consistent believe in the need for Justice and I am here to have until I'm given right your practice alongside me in Dallas and advocating for this critical legislation, along our purpose and intent individually. They've human rights campaign your to lazy e is us we're doing this is usually University when we leaving wrong collision a civil rights and religious education. One person organizations that help to secure the and then for recognizing that pain fridges cannot be legislated out of existence the shepard foundation, one Because of standing Gm came together from this outstanding Organization, nation of courage, gideon dennis, the, Matthew, shepard foundation serves and a lasting legacy. Now and stand a begin understanding, intolerance didn't, respect nearly a major improving accuracy crimes, data is to shine like a monumental model. Hundred over your apartment with modern agencies to remind special training with launch actually agencies, all over the country and you're doing the top of it Our game from the relations team on person officers and the communities they serve and provide an incredible resources and support tells you need to use hate violence. Friends. The entire community, supporting people to live here because they are because they love because of what they look like where they worship. If violence the most fundamental American values of dignity and decency, it tears and a family movie. Our Asian and what we inspired to leave the E and shed ever ask is a vital part of defending these fundamental and foundational values get added new federal protection against find face on gender or disability, gender identity and sexual orientation and it removed unnecessary jurisdiction possible zone that interfere with the prosecution breaking malaysian, motivated miles, preventing and prosecuting violent stay and particularly time with these and then gentle, alarming I'll take a paid crimes, communities need me going through, develop when I service The head is a rights division in the Obama Justice Department. We work day in and day out to enforce the shepard for act and communicate the rights of vulnerable vendors, locking Justice Department. Much more robust and friends of enforcement power to reach more cases to protect more victim in to reach more communities in Mississippi in California we're in Kansas, flora. We organize series of regional train helping local in the room percent understand how to recognize and nothing improving We all know that prostitution want course, entry below can erasehate and builder steps naturally keep violence or stuff that happen. Naturally and President Obama, that be signed. Shepard brandon two thousand nine he said we says we're such fruity gets the moment. We feel to see one another. We got to see one another. Our confidence in the very moment with the they also recognize in a person the same views and host the think happen in connections endangering We all share it start from the marcellus words of discrimination that try people and undermine their sense of personal, dated discrimination. That time to tell people how to live and we're about discrimination. That try to make people feel and hear in less stand. It can start with the lean school as a daughter eating moments in the life of the knees refugee the mother of two young boys of color. I hope first hand how cable and viable and lasting this combination to me and it was a Well, I am right now watch civil rights division that I used to leave and that I love and office and the right now. Services the conscious of this country be used anyway. So under nine Justice and equality I'm not here to sugar coat was happening right now. Time for that we are living right now, many deep deep challenging to my for the cause Justice and parents in the 20 15 in 20 50 not to run for President on a firearm that's not to the general hate, especially you provided a space for some of the most formal I'll, be boys ages and used to be able life. Girly time people based on what they look like or where they came on the disabilities, athletes learn about our judges and then again, Muslims and young. Now in the oval office since the President and dancing an agenda that you'll discrimination getting lives to hate that has the dog and inviting Fbi from the muscle dancing charlottesville to the part of you, our pile to calling whole range of country Asshole countries and the odds it's important to call the trump Mrs trump administration's agenda for what it is and it is gonna to top of the range of possible that particularly for all you need to do individuals that starts with on qualified and I'm federal judges nominated from disappointing to match. We love to join in service harder. Some judges, as lori and liberty thinking all the fundamental right finance for most cherished ideals. We charge is closing Yeah to win our law, competition today on one hand and what people period everyday life, the other again and again, the residents try to help progress. Industry experience with name discriminatory hateful words and actions. The holder of their careers from sort done. Looking an ices the right wing difference to the mission and will need to write to jeffrey here. You didn't ate conversion. There being home, transgender children. Our children savings plan is administration continues Well, that call until progress is amazing. LGBTQ quality and it's always community mobilize of magically and solidarity to the pictures. Nomination which is ultimately belong summer and understand how important in bear that dresses are we look no further than the medication town take you right now that's in three years after the Supreme court's landmark decision University of over thousand progress and wish others, candidate care I'm perfectly than our constitution guarantee LGBTQ Women and then equal David in the eyes of the law, the Justice Department has changed positions and keep them Greg spaces and after kaisha currently pending before the Supreme work attorney general sessions change one standing position of just anything that case under the out of our money away to religious freedom, which of course is a fundamental right. Let's meet here this cases on our page is happy equality and leadership conference to be Others rights, organizations make here in our mega sweet muscle, religious freedom does not come with four station license destroying in our schools. Just a little over one month and office administration. We send incredible title. 99 that healthy shirt that all students, including transgender persons, potential raise insemination every child deserves the right to learn in a supportive environment in every child deserves the chance to fly role inside appears that kids get to see a Your name and washer the Obama administration issue the mileage precisely because schools, colleges and universities ask for help to protections enters the diamonds and very their massive teams. Gender seems across the country. You are safe. You are protected and belong just as you are the whole now that school districts around the country will continue to was right to ensure that all students can attend school free from harassing only in your That's what we need to be advocating for our communities, all over the country. Anyhow, those other areas that I don't wanna go on and on for voting rights, immigration, health care. This is the most challenging time driving the most vulnerable moment streets differently, because of who they are where they come from. They love they where they worship the really a question that confronts us at this moment is what can be. What should be and well building. We can start I'm saying I'm working and supporting impactful organizations with the nineties ever donation to reject hate, more than have Is here at eight balls in the rest of us to protect your business, cherish deals this director of the home leadership conference at a time with the organizations purposes could not have been there. Leadership conference with speed in 19 50 by Jewish after American labor leaders who recognize the fighter snow, White could not be one. My wonderful mom, but we have a ways in collision cross community today you're, a collision want 200 National Nations, including 90 shepard foundation and we're many issues, progress and Justice for religious freedom to women's rights and labor rights and t right to hate crimes and I wanna know much your idea calling elephant who is here with me today, executive vice President It's not just working for good and moving In partnership with the worst neighbors alright leadership conference launch the new edition after no member communities and state it's a diverse coalition Organization, they're coming together talk the right adorable communities. We connect victims of team program resources and try to use the data at the 90 shepard foundation inspiring little hard for to to drive change brain public aware of the Matthew shepard foundation has been leading the charge pushing for more niagara game on me this is so important any hertz immediate, all talk about this Monday am yeah and collecting paper Yeah from eighteen thousand police agencies across the country since 19 90 being okay crime statistics, actors, the best shopping pain in America that is obviously a complete turn more than 90 things and over a hundred thousand people in violation that are furniture before you. Our two oh, five we're not just all different yayo happy lives work to try and hate mind because it's gonna be The results we cannot actively forget resources to prevent in return as minds movie, no way up and when they over and that's why foundation, proper to first free, so incredibly important to me know that most of the most likely participate files are often the least light nature record response of the police. If marginalized community members cannot or don't feel eighteen reporting law enforcement is not gonna be able to effectively address these crimes, thereby jeopardizing the safety of all. We can and must do better and Welcome to the new chef in the working working in support of the napa shepard foundation and they need to charge together to a better place at the leadership conference. Uh and I know what the Matthew shepard foundation the right aid home out of discrimination in advancing Justice cannot and must not be to work with just one community or money industry. One Organization that's. Why really are available in sexual. Our first cheese and rights leaders and business executives the Mobile police officers and federal officials the men and women of different backgrounds and walks of life because really just My our differences and, despite where we come from just 90 where we work, we share common goals and a common community when they're fighting hate found on our streets leading into discrimination in the courts. These are challenging times like just like a money mental challenges that we face. I remain keeping to people and I'm gonna tell you life the work of the Matthew shepard foundation and leadership conference in campus organizations for minus, that well, of course, it matters a lot because obama's three things that never ever Excited in our nation's long century school strong to realize the promise of our ideals, like happen, license is the determination of men and women all of you in this room with a challenging obstacle, decided to do something now over the course of the cash. Your millions of people in this country, many now consider themselves actress before taking it upon themselves to protect a fragile progress that this nation to slowly ages it's down. They are born in it. There are Each their allergies are voting for the values of tolerance and inclusion and love until rights organizations like another shepard foundation or meaning away and I have our collective voices and to find the kind of America that he always or America that is good. As design deals. We are hotels in this fight. My hope and I say all the time why not the whole visit disappointment something that we don't workout every single day it's the whole get men, women today can building just and more inclusive and more free The future for the children of tomorrow it's the hope that well road and we show, while it might feel moments cover slaying tires we look at mary's in and we are losing go nine individuals and, as communities as one country and one people. This journey and that's fine. I recommend, on eventually, relying classes and you may shepard below it done Rob in friends continues to make a difference. He be with him them all to sit here today. 20 eighteen right so much to matt office, despite the actions, acts of our Nations, history matthews, like legacy and continue to make me difference to strategies with great impact more celebrate University of promoting peace. That our school, to fight together and we will fight for entire Those things, although promise of America and it's laws become a reality for all and looking around us through this morning, I know and we will continue advancing all of peace and Justice and equality for all eight to nine shepard foundation to jeanne dennis for everything they've done jeanne National story alive. Thank you, Jim and shepard foundation for teaching us that one finds in a choice between year love we're gonna choose, love every Single time we look forward to your next 20 years











