A New Year for LGBT Pride
40th Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration
& Parade - June 26-27, 2010
In this issue:
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Prop 8 Trial
Examines History of Discrimination
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Be a Fortieth
Anniversary Volunteer
- Town Hall
Meeting on Jan. 27
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Cirque du
Soleil's OVO
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Help Build an
E-Pride Movement
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Volunteers
Wanted in Our New Office
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Boost
Your Visibility with an Ad in
Pocket Pride
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Apply Now for
Exhibitor Booths and Parade
Contingents
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Prop 8 Trial
Examines History of Discrimination |
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Photo
Credit: Juan Carlos Pometta
Betancourt |
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In
federal court here in San Francisco
, academics submitted testimony on
Tuesday regarding the history of
discrimination against LGBT people
in the much-watched Perry v.
Schwarzenegger case before Judge
Vaugh Walker. While lawyers
defending Proposition 8 called the
testimony "utterly irrelevant,"
historians from Harvard and Yale,
discussed issues ranging from the
history of marriage to the
criminalization of gay life.
The much-watched trial may
eventually end up before the Supreme
Court, though many have also
expressed concern about the timing
of the suit and its potential for
success. SF Pride will be
keeping you updated on Facebook and
Twitter as this historical
legal challenge moves forward.
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Be
a Fortieth Anniversary Volunteer |
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Credit: Richard Bui |
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We are now accepting volunteer
applications for this year’s San
Francisco Pride Celebration &
Parade. The theme is "Forty and
Fabulous" and the event will be held
over the weekend of June 26 and 27,
2010.The two-day Celebration &
Parade is the largest LGBT gathering
in the United States. Such a large
community event couldn’t take place
were it not for the more than 1,000
volunteers who help in the office,
at the Parade, and on the
Celebration site.
For more information on how you can participate in the
fortieth
anniversary Pride
Celebration
and
Parade, check out our
volunteer info
page and fill out our
Celebration & Parade Volunteer
Application. You can also click
on the following links to be
considered for a
Safety or
Medical volunteer position.
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Town
Hall Meeting on January 27 |
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Please join us at an important Town
Hall Meeting to find out about the
fantastic upcoming events SF Pride
will be having this Spring and our
plans for the fortieth
anniversary Pride Celebration and
Parade. At this exciting event
you’ll learn about our
Community
Partners Program, the value of SF
Pride
membership, and all the
different ways you can sign up to
volunteer and be a part of our
“Forty and Fabulous” year! Get
involved with SF Pride early!
Come to the Town Hall Meeting:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
SF LGBT Center, Ceremonial Room, 4th
Floor
1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94102
[MAP]
Light snacks and refreshments will
be provided. RSVP appreciated by
January 25, 2010 at
rsvp@sfpride.org. ASL
interpreters available.
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Cirque du
Soleil's OVO |
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| Help
Build
an E-Pride Movement |
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This
coming New Year, SF Pride wants to make
a huge statement to the world about the
power of Pride. With our 40th
anniversary just around the corner on
June 26-27, 2010, we want to take Pride
into the next generation of Stonewall.
Our goal is to build an international
Pride movement and to do it in the
medium of our times: online. So, in
honor of our upcoming
40th anniversary, we want to build a
network of 40,000 people committed to
showing their support for LGBT equality
365 days a year.
Show your Pride online by following and friending Pride on your favorite
social media outlets.
Help us build the e-Pride movement.
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| Volunteers
Wanted in Our New Office |
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Photo
Credit: Don Yount |
The Pride office is the
central planning location
for the fortieth
anniversary of the Pride
Celebration and Parade. With
the help of our creative and
supportive office
volunteers, this year will
be one of the most exciting
ever. Volunteering in the
office can be done on a
one-time basis, over a
period of a few days, or as
an on-going, weekly
occurrence.
We currently need your
assistance with a variety of
exciting projects. You can
help with archiving
historical Pride documents,
preparing for the new
membership year, updating
spreadsheets, and sending
out mailings.
We've moved, so you can
even help us to organize our
new space. Our office is
open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. weekdays. Please
contact us at
volunteers@sfpride.org
or call 415-864-0831 ext.110
with your availability.
If
you have any questions or if
you are having difficulty
finding the 30 Pearl Street
entrance
[MAP], please call us
at (415) 864-0831. We look
forward to welcoming you to
our new offices!
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| Boost
Your Visibility with an Ad in Pocket
Pride |
Reach tens of thousands of SF
Pride attendees through our
handy portable guide to the
annual SF Pride Celebration and
Parade. Reserve ad space in
Pocket Pride by January 8,
2010, and save 20%! Place your order
and find rates at
pocketpride.sfpride.org.
To qualify for
the 20% discount, you must pay
by Jan. 8, 2010. Artwork is due
May 15, 2010.
For more information about
Pocket Pride, go here,
Call 415-389-1515
for assistance. |
| Apply Now
for Exhibitor Booths and Parade
Contingents |
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Photo
Credit: Noemi Enriquez |
Be a
part of the fortieth
anniversary
San Francisco Pride Celebration and
Parade.
Register online
for an
exhibitor booth at the
largest gathering of LGBT people
all year or sign up for a
parade contingent at
register.sfpride.org.
Call 415-389-1515
with any questions you may have. |
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