1992 Event Archive

January 1992
Member Nessa Picker arranges for Harry Belafonte to emcee NARAL’s Annual Choice Gala in Washington, D.C. Co-founder Ron Silver is the evening’s award presenter.

January 1992
The Los Angeles Homelessness Committee receives a $10,000 grant from the Firestone Foundation to carry out a pilot program to teach disadvantaged children to skate. “SKATE LA” evolves into a highly successful program, which is now run by the Challengers Boys and Girls Center, and has received continued funding from Firestone.

January 22, 1992
Member Susan Sarandon is honored by the New York state NARAL for her efforts on behalf of reproductive rights. Member Stockard Channing presents the award.

January 29 1992
New York members hold a meeting on “Issues for the 1992 Elections.” The moderator is Tom Brokaw, NBC News Anchor. The speakers are: Joe Klein, New York Magazine columnist; Michael Kramer, Time magazine political columnist; Theodore Marmor, Yale University health care policy expert; Lalli Weymouth, Washington Post foreign affairs columnist.

March 19, 1992
Members Stephen Collins and Richard Masur take part in Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Collins, Masur, Garrison Keillor, and Liz Robbins meet with Senator Fowler (D-GA) and Congressman Coleman.

April 5, 1992
A contingent of over 100 members join with a million demonstrators in Washington D.C. to march for reproductive rights. Co-founder Ron Silver addressed the rally.

April 14, 1992
Members hold a “Streetcar Named Desire” fundraiser, featuring Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange.

May 25, 1992
California members co-sponsor the American Bookseller’s Convention annual salute to Freedom of Expression.

May 27, 1992
Co-founder Stephen Collins testifies before the House Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Interior, which oversees budget allocations for the National Endowment for the Arts.

May 27, 1992
Members Stephen Collins, Blair Brown, Christopher Durang, and Liz Robbins meet in Washington D.C. with Congressmen Les AuCoin (D-OR), John Murtha (D-PA), Joe Skeen (R-NM), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), and Sidney Yates (D-IL).

June 16, 1992
The Creative Coalition hosts a screening of HBO’s “A PRIVATE MATTER.”

June 29, 1992
In California, Member Christine Lahti speaks at a press conference following the Planned Parenthood v. Casey Supreme Court decision.

July 1, 1992
New York members hold a meeting on New York City Commission on the Homeless report to Mayor Dinkins titled, “The Way Home: A New Direction in Social Policy.” Speakers were Andrew Cuomo, H.E.L.P. for the Homeless; Dr. Marsha Martin, Director of Mayor’s Office on Homelessness and SRO Housing; George McDonald, President of The Doe Fund.

July 13-16, 1992
Issue Forums are held during the Democratic National Convention in New York at the City University of New York.

July 13
Life in the Diminished Roe v. Wade World
July 14
Health Care Reform: Is It Time Yet?
July 15
Business and the Environment: Can they Co-Exist?
July 16
Funding the Arts: Who Gets Money? Who Decides?

A Planet Hollywood gala is held to benefit TCC and H.E.L.P. and is called “the city’s hottest ticket next to Clinton/Gore.”

August 16-17, 1992
Issue Forums are held during the Republican Convention in Houston, Texas at the South Texas College of Law. August 16
Life in the Diminished Roe v. Wade World
August 17
Funding the Arts: Who Gets Money? Who Decides?

August – November 1992
California members organize a series of informational forums. The five forums in the series were:
August 5
America’s Health Care Crisis
August 19
Choice: The Strategy September 2
How to Read the Press: Interpreting and Understanding the Media with Regard to Vital Social Issues
September 16
Should Government Fund the Arts? If Government Pays the Piper Does It Have the Right to Call the Tune?
October 28
Ballot Measures: Questions, Conflicts and Conclusions

September 24, 1992
Co-founder Ron Silver receives the Los Angeles Homeless Health Care 1992 Founders Award.

November, 1992
New York members hold a breakfast briefing on “Making Sense of the National Health Care Debate.” Yale University Professor Ted Marmor is the speaker.

November 1992
The Homelessness Committee meets with Andrew Cuomo to develop a strategy to encourage implementation of the New York City Commission on the Homeless’ recommendations.

November 2, 1992
New York members hold a meeting on “The Effects of the ’92 Elections on the Issues.” The moderator was Charlie Rose, WNET, “The Charlie Rose Show.” The speakers were: Anna Quindlen, NY Times syndicated columnist, Joe Klein, Newsweek magazine political correspondent and the CBS commentator; Mort Zuckerman, US News and World Report CEO; Amity Shlaes, Wall Street Journal op-ed editor; and Evan Galbraith, Chairman of the Board, National Review.

November 11, 1992
California members co-sponsor a benefit premiere for “Damned In the U.S.A.” Member Alec Baldwin is the speaker.

December 1992
New York members hold a breakfast briefing on “Making Sense of the National Health Care Debate.” Yale University Professor Ted Marmor is the speaker.

December 9, 1992
New York members hold a breakfast briefing on “Reproductive Rights.” The speaker is Janet Benshoof, President, The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy.

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