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6 I D G A M O N T H L Y DGA Achieves Expansion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as Paid Holiday for Members The DGA is proud to announce the addition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the list of paid holidays in the Basic Agreement and the FLTTA (for Directors of Prime-Time Dramatic Programs and all Associate Directors and Stage Managers) — effective this holiday on January 17, 2022. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was previously added as a holiday in the National Commercial Agreement and certain Network News and Sports Agreements. If you have any questions regarding the MLK Day Holiday, please contact the DGA Contracts Department at (310) 289-2010 or email contracts@dga.org. LGBTQ+ Committee Becomes a Standing Committee of the DGA National Board At the DGA National Board meeting on January 8, 2022, the Board voted make the LGBTQ+ Committee an official standing committee to address the concerns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) DGA members. The LGBTQ+ Committee was founded in 2021 as a provisional committee to explore ways to educate, inform, address the concerns of and create opportunities for members who identify in these categories. The committee is dedicated to empowering and advancing the professional interests of LGBTQ+ and to promoting and working for employment equity throughout the entertainment industry. The LGBTQ+ Committee current provisional Co-Chairs are Directors John Krokidas, Kimberly Peirce and Jeremy Podeswa. Members who self-identify as LGBTQ+ with the Guild may receive information about the new LGBTQ+ Committee. New fields have been added to the DGA's online directory to provide members who self-identify as LGBTQ+, Disabled, Transgender or Non-Binary, to have the opportunity for employers and their fellow members to be able to search for them on the basis of that status in the Employer Eligibility Search. To publicly or privately self-identify, please log in as a member on the DGA website and navigate to the Account Settings page, then click "Edit" under Personal Attributes. To be added to the LGBTQ+ Committee email list, members may update their email addresses and subscription preferences, on the Email Settings page of this area. For more information about new LGBTQ+ Committee, please contact DGA Assistant Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Mayra Ocampo at (310) 289-2006 or email mocampo@dga.org.