Plans call for these interviews to be preserved in perpetuity at both the Center for Civil and Human Rights, and at the LGBT Special Collections and Archives of the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library.

Both the LGBT and the larger Jewish community have already contributed greatly to this effort.  Thanks to the generosity of Abby Drue and the Ben Marion Institute for Social Justice, Touching Up Our Roots was able to interview Goldy Criscuolo on October 14, 2006 , before she passed away from leukemia on November 18, 2006 .  As a straight Jewish woman, Goldy was a phenomenal ally for all lgbt people and for all social justice activists.

Thanks to the backing of Atlanta PFLAG, Touching Up Our Roots also conducted an in-depth on camera interview with Judy Colbs, the leader of Atlanta PFLAG for 20 years. As a straight Jewish woman and as the mother of a Lesbian daughter, Judy also exemplifies being a drum major for social justice.

Current efforts reflect the historical support of the Jewish community for the civil rights movement, when Jewish leaders were some of the first people to join Martin Luther King, Jr. for civil rights for all.

SPECIAL OFFER:

DVD copies are available of Touching Up Our Roots' exclusive interview with veteran activist Goldy Criscuolo. Goldy is a leader for LGBT rights, and with her late husband Joe lead the Olympics Out of Cobb and Cracker Barrel demonstrations.

CD copies are also available of Roots' National Public Radio Special "From Stonewall to the Millennium", the story of the LGBT community in Atlanta and the Southeast. The CD features: City Councilwoman Anne Fauver, Lesbian activist Maria Helena Dolan, Positive Impact coordinator Craig Washington, and gay activists Gil Robison, Berl Boykin, and Dave Hayward.

Please contact us at Touching Up Our Roots or you can call 404.523.8336