Harvey Milk Foundation
About the Harvey Milk Foundation: The Harvey Milk Foundation, established in 2010 as a non-profit charitable organization, promotes Harvey Milk’s legacy through education and outreach around the world. Harvey Milk (1930-1978) was the one of the first openly gay elected official in the United States when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated in San Francisco’s City Hall in November 1978. The Foundation is led and founded by Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk, and Anne Kronenberg, Harvey’s campaign manager and political aide.
About Harvey Milk Day: In 2009, the California State Legislature passed, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed, Senate Bill (SB) 572 designating every May 22 as "Harvey Milk Day.” SB 572 was authored by Senator Mark Leno and officially sponsored by Equality California (EQCA). May 22, 2010 marked the very first “Harvey Milk Day” and the official launch of the Harvey Milk Foundation. The Foundation continues to bring California’s political and business leaders, celebrities, the youth and general public together to celebrate Harvey’s legacy. The Foundation hosts official events in Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Communities all over the world join California to host their own events in May to celebrate Harvey Milk.
About Harvey Milk: Harvey Milk’s dream for a better tomorrow was filled with the hope for equality and a world without hate. Harvey Milk’s ground breaking election in 1977 as one of the world’s first openly gay elected officials, symbolized the freedom to live life with authenticity to millions of LGBT women and men around the world.
Harvey served less than a year in public office before his brutal assassination but his life profoundly changed a city, state, nation and a global community. His courage, passion and sense of justice rocked a country and stirred the very core of a put down and pushed out community, bringing forward new hope and a new vision of freedom. Harvey Milk’s inspiring life has been the subject and inspiration for Academy award winning films, operas, books, children’s books, plays, music, awards, and proclamations.
Harvey showed us all what one person, standing up loudly and clearly, against a fierce societal fear and prejudice can accomplish. He created a rich and vivid message of hope and an enduring dream, teaching us how to create our own.
To learn more, please visit: www.MilkFoundation.org