Harvey Milk Foundation
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The Harvey Milk Foundation was founded in 2009 by Harvey Milk's
nephew, Stuart Milk
, and Harvey’s campaign manger and political aide, Anne Kronenberg
, based on discussions held with the family and close Harvey allies.
The Foundation's work currently includes encouraging local, regional, national and global organizations to embody and utilize Harvey Milk’s story, style, and collaborative relationship building approach; supporting LGBT
youth; speakers bureau; and education emphasizing Harvey’s story and the LGBT community’s collective story being told across broad and culturally diverse audiences.
The Harvey Milk Foundation is the global organizer of Harvey Milk Day
.
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
nephew, Stuart Milk
Stuart Milk
Stuart Milk is an American LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. Stuart, nephew of the late civil rights pioneer Harvey Milk, is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation...
, and Harvey’s campaign manger and political aide, Anne Kronenberg
Anne Kronenberg
Anne Kronenberg is an American political administrator and LGBT rights activist. She is best known for being Harvey Milk's campaign manager during his historic San Francisco Board of Supervisors campaign in 1977 and his aide as he held that office until the assassinations of Milk and mayor George...
, based on discussions held with the family and close Harvey allies.
The Foundation's work currently includes encouraging local, regional, national and global organizations to embody and utilize Harvey Milk’s story, style, and collaborative relationship building approach; supporting LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
youth; speakers bureau; and education emphasizing Harvey’s story and the LGBT community’s collective story being told across broad and culturally diverse audiences.
The Harvey Milk Foundation is the global organizer of Harvey Milk Day
Harvey Milk Day
Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated globally each year held May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist assassinated in 1978.-California Day of Special Significance:...
.