House Resolution 1010
By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Williams of the 168th, Barnes of the 86th, and
McClain of the 109th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, The Southern Unity Movement Inc. proudly announces the 25th annual
Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast on January 19, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Loudermilk
Conference Center in Atlanta; and
WHEREAS, the event brings together community members to celebrate and advance the
values of inclusion, justice, and activism inspired by civil rights activist Bayard Rustin,
architect of the 1963 March on Washington, and Audre Lorde, feminist, poet, and equal
rights activist; and
WHEREAS, founded in January 2002, the Rustin/Lorde Breakfast has become a cornerstone
event, offering attendees a unique opportunity before participating in the Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day March; and
WHEREAS, the breakfast aims to provide a platform for attendees to connect and share
experiences, educate communities about ongoing issues of inequality as well as the lives and
contributions of Bayard Rustin, Audre Lorde, and other activists, and enhances mutual
support and continued learning among participants working for social justice; and
WHEREAS, this year's event is hosted by Lisa Cunningham, Executive Vice President at the
Black Women's Health Imperative, and will feature two keynote speakers: Alexis Pauline
Gumbs, author of Survival is a Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, and Marcus Lee,
Assistant Professor at Princeton University known for his work on Black and LGBTQ+
histories; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstanding community event be
appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast and The
Southern Unity Movement Inc. for their innumerable contributions to inclusion, justice, and
activism in the State of Georgia.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to The
Southern Unity Movement Inc., the public, and the press.