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Table
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1.
See You at
Pride! Activities and events in the
OutFront Minnesota Pride Pavilion at Twin Cities Pride.
2.
Last Call for Entertaining Mr. Sloane Tickets...
Last chance to see a Hollywood actor on a
Minneapolis stage, all the while supporting OutFront
Minnesota!
3.
Walk for Fairness... Join the OutFront
Minnesota team at the Headwaters Foundation Walk for
Justice.
4.
Inside OutFront... OutFront staff's
reflections on Fargo-Moorhead Pride.
See You at Pride!
The Twin Cities Pride Festival is only a week and a half
away. Everyone at OutFront looks forward to meeting you
at the OutFront Minnesota Pride Pavilion again located
in the heart of Loring Park, next to the giant perennial
flower garden. This year at the big green and white
community tent, you can see pictures from recent events
(including justFair Lobby Day), become a
“card-carrying member” of OutFront Minnesota, voice your
opinions in our famous marble poll, enjoy a cup of hot
or cold coffee as we are the official TC Pride
Coffeehouse, and you can get answers to any questions
you have about OutFront Minnesota, and our work for you
and the GLBTA communities. OutFront Minnesota staff have
even scheduled time to be available to answer your
questions on Saturday, June 25th. Check our website for
a
schedule of availability.
We still need volunteers for Pride! A couple
hours of volunteering on either Saturday or Sunday gets
you one of our HOT, NEW t-shirts, and the satisfaction
of helping a worthy cause. We are especially looking
for more volunteers on Sunday. Sign-up by emailing
Connie Kauppi, Volunteer Coordinator, at
volunteer@outfront.org or fill out a volunteer
application online.
Last Chance for "Out at the
Theatre"
This is your last chance to see a Hollywood actor on a
Minneapolis stage for an OutFront Minnesota benefit! In
tomorrow night's special performance of Entertaining
Mr. Sloane, Justin Kirk will make his Jungle Theater
debut as the handsome, streetwise Mr. Sloane. Kirk won
an Obie for his performance in Love, Valor and
Compassion in New York, and he was nominated for an
Emmy for his role in HBO’s Angels in America. Mr.
Kirk will be joined on stage by Jungle Artistic Director
Bain Boehlke as Kemp, Sally Wingert as Kath, and Richard
Iglewski as Kath’s brother Ed.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Thursday, June 16th, 7:30 PM
The Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis
There will be a reception immediately following the show
with the director and cast. 100% of ticket sales
directly benefit OutFront Minnesota.
This show is nearly sold out--order your tickets
today! Tickets are available at a sliding scale fee
($15-75) by calling (612) 822-0127 or ordering online.
Walk for Fairness
This fall, for the first time ever, OutFront Minnesota
will have a team of walkers at the Headwaters Foundation
Walk for Justice. The Walk for Justice is an annual
community fundraising event organized by Headwaters as
an opportunity for social justice organizations to raise
awareness, solidarity, visibility, and financial support
for their work.
If
you'd like to help OutFront Minnesota raise awareness
and money,
join
our Walk for Justice team! There are no Walker fees
or minimum fundraising goal. For more information,
contact Laura McCarty, Development Director, at
lmccarty@outfront.org or (612) 822-0127, ext. 110.
The Walk for
Justice
Sunday, September 18, 2005
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Boom Island Park, Minneapolis
Inside OutFront
...an
insider's view of the day-to-day work of OutFront
Minnesota...
Every summer, the staff at OutFront Minnesota looks
forward to Pride season. The Prides around the state
give us the opportunity to have meaningful conversations
with GLBT and allied people from all over about so many
critical issues. We also know that an important part of
every social change movement is celebration. In
Minnesota and throughout the country, GLBT and allied
people are using the heightened visibility for GLBT
people and the challenging political climate to be more
active, take more risks and be more "out" in every way.
Now more than ever, it is important that we join
together to celebrate, recharge, and inspire each other
to keep working for equality.
Monica Meyer, OutFront Minnesota's Public Policy
Director, attended Fargo-Moorhead Pride in early June.
The festival in Gooseberry Park was attended by hundreds
of people from North Dakota and Minnesota. Monica had
the opportunity to hear first hand what it was like to
be involved in North Dakota's 2004 campaign to stop a
constitutional amendment banning marriage and civil
unions for same-sex couples and their families. While
voters ultimately voted to pass the amendment, the
people involved in the campaign had a lot of great work
to be proud of and celebrate. Monica also spent time
talking with people involved in GLBT and allied
Minnesota organizations about the work we can do
together to counter the constitutional amendment in
Minnesota and promote GLBT equality. The people who
stopped by the OutFront Minnesota table shared a lot of
great ideas about ways we can engage more people in
working for GLBT equality in their community. OutFront
Minnesota would like to thank everyone involved in the
Pride Collective for organizing a great Pride weekend.
Looking for something to do?
Look
no further than OutFront Minnesota's
Community Calendar!
OutFront Minnesota's web-based community calendar is THE
place to check for events and happenings this summer.
Are you planning an event that you want the GLBT and
allied community to know about? It's easy to
submit your event! OutFront Minnesota is proud to
offer community organizations this opportunity to reach
others.
Check it out each week for more current events!
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