[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 51 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO YETTA G. KURLAND

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2007

  Mr. CROWLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my 
constituents, Yetta G. Kurland, of Bronx, NY. Ms. Kurland is being 
honored for her leadership and service to the community by the 
Committee for Effective Leadership and the New York State Democratic 
Committee. She has been an active proponent of civil rights in the New 
York City area for over a decade and is a lawyer who has dedicated her 
life to righting wrongs and truly creating a society based on ``equal 
justice for all.'' The founder of her own law firm, Ms. Kurland has won 
some landmark victories, including those that deal with family child 
protections as well as a settlement against a major airline company for 
HIV discrimination.
  She currently serves as Vice President for Communications for the 
Stonewall Democrats of New York City and chaired their First Annual 
Women's Event in June 2006. She has worked with many other 
organizations including the Gay Men's Chorus, Live Out Loud, and Gay 
Officers Action League and also sits on the executive committee of the 
National Lawyers Guild.
  Ms. Kurland is involved in many legal associations, including the 
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Law Association of New York 
(LeGaL), the American Bar Association (ABA), the New York State Bar 
Association (NYSBA), the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), 
and the City Bar of New York. Additionally, she is the founder of Hello 
World Language Center, an alternative language and culture resource 
center, and is an adjunct professor at New York University where she 
teaches at the Steinhardt School of Education.
  Madam Speaker, I join to wish Ms. Kurland best wishes and good 
fortune in her future projects.




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