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1.
Duluth-Superior
Pride 2005... Mayor Bergson welcomes the
GLBT, Queer, Allied, and Intersex community.
2.
OutFront
Minnesota Listening Sessions... for GLBTA
identified people of color.
3. Walk for Justice Update...
Team member spotlight on Taina Maki.
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Duluth-Superior
Pride 2005
Mayor
Bergson welcomes the GLBT, Queer, Allied, and Intersex community
For two
years, Mayor Herb Bergson has served as the first Duluth
mayor to publicly support the Duluth-Superior Pride. This
year, he's encouraging participation in the celebration
from across the state as a show of support.
Duluth-Superior Pride begins on Thursday, September 1 with
a Mayor's Reception at The Depot. Mayor Bergson sent a letter
explaining, "The bottom line is...I want you to know you
are welcome here. Yes, I've taken some criticism for the
changes.....but all those criticisms mean a lot less if
you turn out in masses and respond to our 'red carpet' by
enjoying a full weekend in Duluth."
Join OutFront Minnesota staff and volunteers in attending
the reception, Saturday's festival, the parade, and the
rest of the events. This year's Pride celebration includes
a block party, bonfire, medallion hunt, fun run, and more.
For information visit the
Duluth-Superior Pride
website and see why OUT Magazine recently named it the
"Hottest" Small Town Pride festival.
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OutFront
Minnesota Listening Sessions
Community
Listening Sessions hosted for GLBTA identified people of
color
Designed
to encourage growth and diversity within OutFront Minnesota
and our work.
You talk,
we listen…we want and need to hear your voice! These two
sessions will assist OutFront Minnesota to identify and
implement programs that ultimately will benefit the entire
GLBT community.
OutFront Minnesota, is proud to announce that we will
be hosting community Listening Sessions with GLBTA identified
people of color.
The Listening Sessions will be held September 15th & 28th
and we encourage all GLBTA people of color to attend, participate,
and help OutFront Minnesota become a stronger and better
resource for everyone in the GLBT community.
Details:
Thursday, Sept. 15th, 2005 6:30-8:30 pm
Midtown YWCA,
2121 East Lake Street in Minneapolis; one block from the
Lake Street Light Rail Station. (Note: Adults must have
a photo ID to get into the YWCA Community Meeting Rooms.)
Wednesday, Sept. 28th, 2005 6:30-8:30 pm
Minneapolis Urban League,
2100 Plymouth Avenue N in Minneapolis at the corner of Plymouth
and Penn Avenues.
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Walk for Justice Update
Team
member spotlight on Taina Maki
A
model volunteer and savvy fundraiser, Taina Maki gets kudos
this week as the star member of the OutFront Minnesota Walk
for Justice Team. Taina is currently the second highest
fundraiser on the team, having raised $455 so far for OutFront
Minnesota. Regarding her webpage, Taina says, "I recently
changed the photo on my website, showing the big group of
happy LGBT families I camp with each summer, to remind people
that the 'same-sex marriage' issue includes children. I’m
walking because hundreds of thousands of children don’t
have access to the safety net provided by parents who are
legally married. And having been closely connected with
OutFront Minnesota, I’m happy to be able to give back for
all the hard work, long hours, and critical work its staff
does every day on behalf of queer people and our families.”
OutFront
Minnesota is thankful for Taina and all of our Walk for
Justice team members for the work they're doing to raise
money for a fair Minnesota. If you'd like to support the
OutFront Minnesota Walk for Justice Team,
click here, or visit a team member's personal website:
Alfred Bertke
JoAnn Boudreau
Matthew Christianson
Jeff Dean
Ann DeGroot
Scott M Fearing
Jim Halloran
George Hamm
Anne Hansen
Emberly Hermann
Dennis Janowski
Timothy Johnson
Terry Jones
Clark Kinser
Taina Maki
Laura McCarty
Monica Meyer
Tiffany Powers
Mark Richter
Adam Robbins
Steve Robbins
Matt Seering
Becky Smith
Tyler Thoms
Lou Vlahos
Rebecca Waggoner-Kloek
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Community Calendar
Events
of interest to the GLBT and allied community
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 events and activities!
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