Leadership Conference Honors Glover, Birch and Saperstein
Feature Story by Corrine Yu - 5/13/2002
More than 1,000 attendees from a wide range of community sectors joined Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) Chairperson Dr. Dorothy Height and LCCR Executive Director Wade Henderson in saluting three extraordinary champions of social justice at LCCR’s Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award Dinner: Activist and Actor Danny Glover; Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign Elizabeth Birch; and Director of the Religious Action Center Rabbi David Saperstein. Award presentations were made by Bill Fletcher of TransAfrica, Dr. Height, and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), respectively.AOL TimeWarner, represented by vice-president Gerri-Warren Merrick and Prudential Financial, represented by vice-president Linda Flores, were the co-chairs and leading sponsors of the dinner, which is LCCR’s principal fundraiser. Corporate Relations Director Fred Fernandez represented UPS, a leading underwriter of the event. A Dinner Committee representing corporate, community and coalition member support was chaired by John Relman of Relman & Associates.
In his remarks, Wade Henderson marveled at the diversity represented among the dinner attendees, noting that it is reflective of the sweep and scope of the Leadership Conference agenda.
Henderson stated: "Since September 11, the Leadership Conference has redoubled its efforts to defend the American ideals of equal justice, equal opportunity and mutual respect."
The HHH Civil Rights Award Dinner caps an important week for the LCCR coalition, which also convened its National Board Meeting on May 7. In addition to special policy presentations on judicial nominations, civil rights enforcement, Social Security reform, and communications/information technology, LCCR’s National Board Meeting featured a keynote speech by Senator James Jeffords (I-VT), who spoke on education reform.
