Pride Month and Juneteenth Celebration with Nancy Kates, Director of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

June 21, 2023 | San Francisco | Duane Morris LLP (Spear Tower)

The Duane Morris Diversity and Inclusion Program, Squire Patton Boggs, Region IX of the National Bar Association and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom will present a special showing and discussion of the award-winning documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin in honor of Pride Month and Juneteenth, on Wednesday, June 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific time. 

Reception: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Introductory Remarks and Screening of Film Highlights: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Discussion and Q&A: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

1.5 hours Elimination of Bias MCLE credit pending for CA, AZ, NJ and NY licensed attorneys.

About the Program 

Duane Morris LLP, Squire Patton Boggs, Region IX of the National Bar Association and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom invite you to a special showing of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin with remarks from the co-director and legendary filmmaker, Nancy Kates.

We are proud to support this diversity and inclusion event and its meaningful exploration of the life of a visionary activist who was the lead strategist behind Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. King delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. The film highlights Mr. Rustin’s activism as an openly gay Black man working for change during the 1940s-'60s.

Presenters

Nancy Kates is a filmmaker and writer based in Berkeley, California. She co-produced and directed Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin with New York filmmaker Bennett Singer. Brother Outsider premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, with a national broadcast on the PBS program P.O.V. The film received numerous awards, including the 2004 GLAAD Media Award, and audience awards at the major American gay and lesbian film festivals. It also received the award for best feature film at New York’s New Festival and a number of jury prizes. Kates is a former producer of the PBS series Computer Chronicles, and has worked as a producer, writer and story consultant on various documentary projects. She also speaks frequently at schools, colleges and universities. Kates is a graduate of Stanford’s documentary film and television program; her M.A. thesis project, Their Own Vietnam, received the 1995 Student Academy Award in Documentary. She worked as a journalist in New York and Boston before turning to film.

Terrance J. Evans
Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Director, Region IX of the National Bar Association
Co-Founder and Co-Leader, CLA Racial Justice Committee
Co-Leader, Duane Morris SF D&I Committee
Co-Leader, Duane Morris Banking and Finance Practice
Immediate Past President of the Charles Houston Bar Association

Rafael M. Langer-Osuna
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP
Co-Chair, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom,
Co-Chair, National Trans Bar Association
Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Advisory Committee Member
Squire Patton Boggs Northern California Pro Bono Liaison

About the Duane Morris Diversity and Inclusion Program

Duane Morris manages its diversity and inclusion program with the objective of utilizing the best talent worldwide in solving legal problems. The firm recruits a diverse pool of lawyers and staff that collectively possess an awareness of cutting-edge 21st century issues—legal, social and economic—for which clients require solutions.