Update: One Colorado’s Ally Awards are Moving Online
One Colorado announced this year’s date for The Ally Awards will be Saturday, September 26, but this year, they’re going virtual. The Ally Awards is an annual, fundraising event, and while this year’s livestream is free to attend, there will be several options to donate, and all proceeds go to One Colorado’s Education Fund. This year’s honorees are the Colorado Lawyers Committee, Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler, and Katherine Archuleta. The virtual gala and ceremony will be held from noon until 2:00 pm.
This year is an important milestone because it marks the tenth anniversary since One Colorado was founded. The ceremony will be an elegant virtual space to honor the past decade of progress for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families. The Ally Awards were previously scheduled to be hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver in August, but in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the celebration has been restructured to fit an online platform. The event will be made up of interactive programming and entertainment as well as community engagement that abides by social distancing.
There are currently three tiers of donations open for anyone planning to contribute, supporter ($50), Ally ($100), and Host ($500). Each tier has its own set of swag provided by One Colorado in the form of apparel, care packages, and more. One Colorado uses the awards ceremony as an opportunity for LGBTQ Coloradans to honor the commitment of allies who have been a voice for LGBTQ equality. This year, the honorees have been chosen due to their continued dedication to altruistic endeavors, inclusion, and philanthropy.
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Founded in 1978, the Colorado Lawyers Committee (CLC) is a nonpartisan consortium of around 80 Colorado law firms dedicated to creating and increasing opportunities for children, the poor, and other disadvantaged communities through advocacy, negotiation, and litigation. In 1993, the CLC founded the Hate Violence Task Force, created to educate the community about the prevalence of crimes based on race, ethnicity, gender, religious practice, and sexual orientation, one of the first task forces of its kind.
Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler is the chief catalyst and founder of The Equity Project, LLC, supporting organizations and communities in building diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. She is the former senior vice president and chief inclusion officer for Children’s Hospital Colorado, as well as the first African American woman to hold that position in the organization’s 100+-year history. Dr. Mosby Tyler, a consultant accredited by the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence, is nationally recognized for her equity work with non-profit, community, government, and for-profit organizations.
Katherine Archuleta is the former director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under President Barack Obama. She is the first Latina to lead the agency and has dedicated herself to being a champion of a diverse, engaged, and inclusive federal workforce. Under her leadership, the Obama administration issued a bulletin preventing federal employees’ health insurers from excluding transgender-inclusive healthcare such as hormone therapy and other transition-related care for transgender and non-binary federal employees.
Those interested in attending can register ($50 suggested donation) here.
