Please come to this special event, meet others in our community, and
learn all about:

Progress & Setbacks in LGBT & Women's Rights in Poland:
How LGBT and Women's Rights Have Been Renounced in Exchange For
Poland's Entry into the European Union

Featured Speaker -
Izabela Filipiak, PhD UC Berkeley Affiliated Scholar
Beatrice M. Bain Research Center, UC Berkeley

Join us & meet a national leader in LGBT rights in Poland at The
Commonwealth Club - January 30 in SF!

Monday, January 30th
5:00 PM - Reception
5:30 PM - Program Begins

The Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market Street - 2nd Floor
San Francisco

Hosted by The Commonwealth Clubs LGBT Forum, John Lazar, Chair
Co-sponsored with the International Relations Form

Izabela Filipiak is a well-known author in Poland with 9 books to her
credit. She is a prominent spokesperson nationally for the LGBT
community of her country. Additionally, she has been a public figure,
with a
list of press commentaries and essays written on subjects of
contemporary
politics, society and culture.

In this forum she is will discuss the unanticipated political
ramifications of European Union membership for the Polish women's
movement and
LGBT rights. She will also address her views on the future prospects
for change. The conservative Law and Justice Party that forms the
majority in the newly formed Polish cabinet has recently moved against
LGBT
rights making the topic especially timely.

* RSVP / Reservation Information -
Free for Commonwealth Club Members
$15 for Non-members
Phone: 415-597-6700
Fax: 415-597-6729
To make a reservation or for directions:
http://commonwealthclub.org/mlf.html#filipiak