The 2009 San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration & Parade will take
place Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28.
Join the Safety Volunteer Team
Photo Credit:
David Yu
Safety Volunteers: The Ambassadors of Pride
In addition to being fully trained in maintaining the
safety of the parade and celebration, Safety Volunteers
have the opportunity to be the first point of contact
with the SF Pride Team for the public. With an estimated
750,000 to one million people expected to attend over
the two-day celebration, Safety Volunteers will be the
most visible and perhaps the most approached members of
the Pride Team. Safety Volunteers are truly the
Ambassadors of Pride and can look forward to an
unforgettable experience interacting with the many
attendees of the event.
Become an Ambassador for Pride by filling out an
application here:
What follows is a description of what one might do as a
Safety Volunteer.
Safety Volunteers help people enjoy San Francisco Pride
safely by assisting in the facilitation of the Parade
and Celebration. Safety volunteers:
are an extra set of eyes and ears
help to direct large objects/vehicles through crowds
assist attendees with logistically appropriate
responses to sensitive situations
assist Medical and Accessibility Committees where
appropriate
The LGBT community is depending on you!
Requirements
An enthusiastic team player committed to attending one
training session! Safety CANNOT use any volunteers who
have not been through the training. We appreciate people
with experience in crowd control (including Parents,
Librarians, Teachers & Bartenders) and those speaking
more than one language or sign language, but we are just
as excited to train persons who do not possess this
experience. You are required to remain clean and sober
while you are on duty. Returning volunteers are also
required to attend one training session.
Safety
Monitor Trainings
All Safety Monitors must attend a
two-hour
training. Below is the most current list of upcoming
training dates. More will be posted soon so please
check back.
Mon. 6/8, 7:00 pm
- Rainbow Room, The SF LGBT Center, 1800
Market St, SF [MAP]
Wed. 6/10, 7:00 pm
- Rainbow Room, The SF
LGBT Center, 1800
Market St, SF [MAP]
Thurs. 6/11, 7:00 pm -
Kaiser Permanente, 2238 Geary Blvd., SF [MAP]
Sat. 6/13, 11:00 am
- Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library, 100 Larkin St, SF
[MAP]
Sun. 6/14, 3:00 pm
- Urban Life Center, 1111 O'Farrell
St, SF [MAP]
Fri. 6/19, 7:00 pm
- Ceremonial Room, The SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market
St, SF [MAP]
Sat. 6/20, 3:00 pm
- Women's Building Auditorium, 3543
18th St, SF [MAP]
Fri. 6/26, 7:00 pm - Larkin
Hall - Bill Graham Auditorium, 99 Grove St, SF [MAP]
What is the training session like?
Training sessions are approximately two hours in length.
At the training session, Pride's Safety Team will teach
you methods of non-violent crowd management. No one
works alone at this event. You will be part of a team of
people who have extensive experience handling the crowds
at SF Pride, the nation's largest LGBT gathering each
year.
Following training and the completion of a small
registration card, you will be confirmed as a Safety
Monitor for Pride 2009!
Safety Volunteer Perks
Safety Volunteers will have the opportunity to meet
other community-minded volunteers, to be seen by tens of
thousands of event-goers, and to make new friendships.
Some of the other perks include:
an invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party
where volunteers will have the chance to win
numerous prizes
a special Safety Volunteer Picnic after the event
meals & water at Pride
a chance to have DPT tickets cleared via
Project 20
Further Information & How to Reach Us
To reserve a space for a Safety Monitor Training or to receive further information about becoming a Safety volunteer, please fill out a volunteer application online:
If you have any other questions, contact us
by email. We look forward to working with you!
We
want to show you how much we appreciate what you do
to make the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and
Parade a tremendous success, so we've put together
this video montage of volunteers from the 2008
event:
The need
for a safe and welcoming LGBT-positive space is as
necessary as ever, and the only way to assure the
comfort of our attendees is by way of our successful
Safety Volunteer Program.
Further Information & How to Reach Us
To reserve a space for a Safety Monitor Training or to receive further information about becoming a Safety volunteer, please fill out a volunteer application online:
