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Community
(Task Group) Meetings
St. Louis, MO
January - November 2006
Starting in January, community members will continue gathering
to discuss
and work on building our community center. If you are interested see
our home page for meeting info.
Pride
Open House
February 3, 2006
We started off the new year with a meet and greet with various people,
including the Mayor of St. Louis. We enjoyed having a chance
to
connect with old friends and establish new links with other LGBT
organizations!
Mr.
Leather 2006 Brunch @ Grandma's Politician Lounge
March 5, 2006
The Leather and Bear communities accepted us with open arms at this
year's Mr. Leather competition. Because of the packed crowd,
we
took a nod to meet and greet at the bruncheon. To say the
least,
we had some VERY interesting conversations and viewpoints.
Organization
for Black Struggle & St. Louis Black Pride, Inc.
Panel Discussion
Race, Class,
and Gender in the
African-American LGBT Community
March 16,
2006
Interim Executive Director, Blue, was a featured speaker at this event.
Along with supporting and promoting awareness of the bi
(bisexual) community within the African-American community, she took
time to promote the upcoming Center project to a key underrepresented
minority.
St. Louis Association of
Community Organizations
Annual
Neighborhood Conference
March 18, 2006
The Center was present at this year's conference to meet and greet with
various neighborhood organizations and to spread the word about the
upcoming Center project. We were welcomed with open arms to
various neighboorhood associations who volunteered to help us build the
Center.
Ragged
Blade Theatre
St.
Louis National Gay Comedy Jam
Benefit for
the Center
March 18, 2006
The Center was very proud to have Ragged Blade
Theatre
donate proceeds from their March 18th performance to the Center.
We also held raffles and dispersed even more information to
the
LGBT community. Thanks to Jerry Rabushka for approaching us
with
this beneficial endeavor!
Gay Straight Alliance Convention 2006
Clayton, MO
April 26, 2006
Congratulations to those who put together this first-time event in St.
Louis! The Ethical Society in Clayton, MO hosted this event
to
much success. The Center had a booth there as well as
informed
high school and freshman college students about our efforts.
St.
Louis PrideFest 2006
June 24-25, 2006
This year's PrideFest was a success for both the Center and Pride St.
Louis. With the help of Pride and Best Buy, the Center was
able
to collect funds towards the Center. Special
thanks to
our Liz M., Michael S., and John Z. for volunteering their time to help
promote the Center and encourage people to help build it!
Ragged
Blade Theatre
WOOF!
Benefit for
the Center
August 12, 2006
The Center was very proud to have Ragged Blade
Theatre
invite us back to raise money during their August 12th performance.
We held chances for people to win gift certificates
and
prizes from local LGBT-owned and supportive businesses and
dispersed information about the Center to
the
LGBT community. Thanks to Jerry Rabushka for continuing
this beneficial endeavor!
St.
Louis Black Pride
Black Pride
Institute 2006
August 19, 2006
Blue from the the Center held her Bi
Informational and Exchange
again this year. The Center also had a booth to
allow
attendees to gain more information about the Center as well as have a
chance to enter the giveaway on Sunday!
St.
Louis Black Pride
2006 Festival at the Plaza
August 20, 2006
The Center was at this year's Black Pride festival celebration,
including having a booth like last year, but with a little extra flair!
National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Creating Change Conference 2006
Kansas
City, MO
November 8-12, 2006
This year's Creating Change featured an all-day Community Center
pre-Conference Institute filled with an abundance of information on how
LGBT Centers can best service the community. This year's
Center
representatives, Muriel Jones and LaShana Lewis, rekindled connections
from 2 years ago and networked with leaders and foundations that
support the LGBT community. It continued with a diverse
series of
workshops; suites which focused on the youth, People of Color, and
Elder community; and powerful plenary speakers. The event
ended
with an empowering speech from the blunt yet
straightforward founder of SisterSong, Loretta Ross.
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