International Equality Dinner
Saturday, May 1, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
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$200
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The International Equality Dinner is Sold Out.
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The International Equality Dinner at the National Constitution Center honors David Boies and Ted Olson with the 15th annual International Role Model Award and CNN with the 8th annual International Business Leadership Award. Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, CNN International will accept the award on behalf of CNN. U.S. Senator Bob Casey and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Honorary Dinner Chairs, will attend.
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Autumn Bayles
(Dinner Chair )
SVP
Tasty Baking Company
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Autumn Bayles, Senior Vice President of Tasty Baking Company, has served on Equality Forum’s National Board of Governors since 2004. Bayles previously served as Chair of Equality Forum’s Board of Directors. |
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U.S. Senator Bob Casey
(Honorary Dinner Chair)
(D) Pennsylvania
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Robert P. Casey Jr. was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He serves on five Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Joint Economic Committee. |
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Governor Ed Rendell
(Honorary Dinner Chair)
of Pennsylvania
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Edward G. Rendell, Pennsylvania’s 45th Governor, began a second term of office in 2007. Governor Rendell serves as chief executive of the nation’s sixth most populous state. He has been a friend and supporter of the GLBT community as Philadelphia's District Attorney, as the city's Mayor, and during his eight years as Pennsylvania Governor. |
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David Boies, Esq.
Chairman
Boies, Schiller and Flexner LLP
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David Boies is Chairman of the law firm of Boies, Schiller and Flexner. In 2000, Boies served as lead counsel for former Vice President Al Gore in Bush v. Gore before the U.S. Supreme Court. Boies and Ted Olson, who represented opposing plaintiff George W. Bush, have teamed up to constitutionally challenge the prohibition of same-sex marriage. |
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Tony Maddox
Executive Vice President and Managing Director
CNN International
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Tony Maddox is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International. He is responsible for an international news and information portfolio as well as international newsgathering, editorial and programming oversight. |
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Ted Olson, Esq.
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Theodore B. Olson, former Solicitor General of the United States, is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Olson and David Boies are representing two California couples challenging in federal court the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage.
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