34th Annual San Jose Pride Celebration and Parade 2009

Brandy, Kat DeLuna and Crystal Waters Live at San Jose Pride June 14th2009

2009, San Jose, CA- - Grammy Award winning Brandy and MTV Tr3’s Best new
artist Kat De Luna, will be headlining the 2009 San Jose Pride Festival on June 14th.
The weekend festivities kicks off on Saturday June 13th at 11am with our Family day
and fabulous 3rd annual women’s concert with Live performances from some of the bay
area’s top female artists including, Blair Hansen, Resistant Me, Dianna Gatto and The
Craving, Rendezvous with Cool Beans, Blue Serra, Trusting Lucy, and Latin headliners
Orquestra De Soul.

Sunday starts with the Pride Parade in Downtown San Jose then the fun starts in the
park at 11am with our good friend, freestyle drag MC Lucy Manhattan. Local favorites
will also perform at the festival including Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus, Cheer SF,
Lisa Dewey and The Lotus Life, Sick of Sarah, Finding Stella and international
sensation Smash-Up Derby.

Crystal Waters will headline the Dance stage presented by Club Papi! and our two
fabulous headliners Kat DeLuna and Brandy will rock the main stage to close out our
2009 celebration.

The theme of this year’s celebration is “PRIDE - People, Respect, Individuality,
Diversity, Equality,” marking the 34th year of the City’s celebration, one which we hope
will be the turning point for San Jose Pride.

The Weekend Celebration begins on Saturday, June 13 from 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM with
the Annual Free Community Day in the Park featuring the best in local entertainment
and plenty of activities for the entire family. On Sunday June 14 beginning at 10:30 am
celebrants will gather along Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd. in Downtown San Jose to
cheer members of the community participating in the 34th Annual Pride Parade. After
the Parade they will join over 15,000 people who are expected for the Pride Festival
running from 11:00AM-7: 30PM. The Pride Festival features headline entertainment on
the Main Stage, “Dance in the Park” presented by Club Papi!, the Country Western
Dance Area, a Senior Grove, and Kid’s Inflatable Carnival. The Free Day in the Park
and Pride Festival will be at Discovery Meadow in Downtown San Jose.

Tickets for this year’s Sunday celebration are $15 day of the event. You can purchase
advance tickets on Saturday only on the Festival site for $10.

San Francisco Pride Celebration
San Francisco Pride has been said to be “one of the last remaining pride events that can truly be called a rite of passage.” 2009 will mark the 39th anniversary of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade.
The event will be held over the weekend of June 27 and 28, 2009 in the Civic Center of downtown San Francisco.
With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and 19 stages and venues, the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation.
The San Francisco Pride Celebration is packed with a wide variety of exhibitors, artists, music of all kinds, performers, dance stages and venues, and fun. There really is something here for everyone.
The Celebration at Civic Center is host to our Main Stage where in 2008, attendees saw Cyndi Lauper, Margaret Cho, Kat DeLuna, Inaya Day, Crystal Waters, speakers from the marriage equality movement, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and others.

“In Order to Form a More Perfect Union…” http://www.sfpride.org/

Trikone will be presenting queer south asian film “I can’t think straight” on Monday, June 22 at 9:30PM at Castro theater.
Also included in this screening is the short film Mr. & Mrs. Singh made by our very own Women of Trikone liaison, Punam S. The cast includes many Trikone community members and South Asian Sisters like Rajat, Anjali, Ravi, Ken among others.
http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1744 &FID=45
Rakesh

Introduction to Modern Buddhism
Time: June 8, 2009 @ 7:00-8:30 pm
Soul Support brings back one of our most popular programs, Soka Gakkai International: The Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture & Education. Our LGBT Buddhist friends (SGI) will introduce the basic teachings and practice of Nichiren Buddhism. SGI maintains we all possess the capacity to discover our innate Buddahood. We can dispel delusion about the limits of our happiness, and discover our inherent strength, wisdom and compassion. Through studying Buddhist philosophy and taking action daily for the well-being of others, we can establish a state of absolute happiness in which we make each moment of our lives joyful and meaningful. In the process, we become instruments for peace in our families, community, and the world.
Location: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose
Cost: Soul Support is a volunteer driven, free service to the community. However, donations are gladly accepted in support the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center.
For further inquiries, and to RSVP, please contact program coordinator, Jnana Otto at jolynnotto@yahoo.com

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We are the ones we have been waiting for. This is the day we have been waiting for.
Dear Friends:
As we nervously await the outcome of the California Supreme Court decision on May 26th, please consider volunteering to help MESV with the march and rally.
Sincerely, Gloria Nieto
Day of Decision

Volunteer
. Be a march monitor. Walk with your friends, your community, your neighbors, and wear a vest while making sure that everyone gets to City Hall safely together. . Collect emails at City Hall. We have the clipboards, pens and forms, you walk around and get emails so that we can keep telling our community what is coming next. . Carry big signs. We have some really big, beautiful signs that need to be carried at the front of the march and held on the stage at the rally. They have poles on them so we need at least two people at a time to carry them. There can be sign teams if you want to carry a sign with your husband/wife, friend, etc. . Carry your own rainbow flags. . Make signs now to bring to the march.
Please email me if you can volunteer. glorianieto@comcast.net
Where & When Tuesday May 26th Meet @ Cesar Chavez in San Jose Step off @ 6:30 PM March to City Hall Rally at City Hall

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We have another exciting event coming in June. Please plan to attend. Chris Flood Vice President Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center

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