"9th Annual #BushwickPride by GLOBE to increase LGBTQ visibility and promote justice in our neighborhood"
Gather: 12 pm / March: 1-2 pm / Performances & BBQ: 2-5 pm / Free rapid HIV testing: 1:30-5:30
We will gather, march, eat, enjoy performances, socialize, politicize, and have a blast.
This year's theme: Trans* Healthcare Now!
We voted to highlight the campaign we joined in February started by the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) and Audre Lorde Project to repeal the 1998 Medicaid exclusi...
"9th Annual #BushwickPride by GLOBE to increase LGBTQ visibility and promote justice in our neighborhood"
Gather: 12 pm / March: 1-2 pm / Performances & BBQ: 2-5 pm / Free rapid HIV testing: 1:30-5:30
We will gather, march, eat, enjoy performances, socialize, politicize, and have a blast.
This year's theme: Trans* Healthcare Now!
We voted to highlight the campaign we joined in February started by the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) and Audre Lorde Project to repeal the 1998 Medicaid exclusions that keep trans and gender non conforming people from receiving care we need! More info here: http://srlp.org/healthcare/
This year's Grand Marshal: Reina Gossett & Lourdes Ashley Hunter
Reina Gossett is the membership director at the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) as well as the 2014-2015 Activist-In-Residence at Barnard College’s Center for Research on Women. Prior to joining the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Reina worked at @Queers Queers For Economic Justice where she directed the Welfare Organizing Projected and produced A Fabulous Attitude, which documents low-income LGBT New Yorkers surviving inequality and thriving despite enormous obstacles. Prior to her work at Queers for Economic Justice Reina was awarded the George Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowship by the Open Society Foundations to work with LGBT people navigating criminalization.
Originally from Detroit Michigan, Lourdes Ashley Hunter was an original Globe Bushwick member, co-founder and core member of the Audre Lorde Project's TransJustice, and co-founder of the Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York. She has influenced trans* inclusive policy reform resulting in revised employee training, and the development and implementation of cultural competence training and best practices at government entities such as New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and The New York City Police Department (NYPD). A 2013-2014 LGBTQ Advocacy Fellow at The Rockwood Leadership Institute, a member of the LGBTQ Advisory Board of Essex County, Executive and Director of The Healing and Restoration Ministry at Rivers at Rehoboth. Ms. Hunter has dedicated her career to civic engagement, public service, social change and racial justice.
This year's MC: Latesha Brooklyn Danae
DJ: Sabrina Bri-z Harewood
Confirmed Performers: Foxie Squire, Jerome André Jones, Phoenix Nastasha Russell, Javon Egyptt, J Mase III, Emanuel Xavier, Merrie Cherry, Madison St Claire, Kiyán Williams, Jonathan Chulo
It's official! The #BushwickPride march will include the following organizations: Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York, Black Trans Media, The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Audre Lorde Project, The Brooklyn Community Pride Center, FIERCE!, New York City Anti-Violence Project, Black and Pink, Brooklyn Bridged, NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene, Bushwick Abbey, Streetwise and Safe, Ali Forney Center, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Circle of Voices Inc., Visual AIDS, Community Kinship Life (CK Life) Everything Transgender in NYC, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, GMAD: Gay Men of African Descent, CHEST (Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training), PROS Network, Wyckoff Heights Medical Centeras, Trans Justice Funding Project, Campaign to Bring Mumia Home, Persist Health Project, APICHA Community Health Center, Lambda Legal, as well as Council Members Daniel Dromm and Carlos Menchaca and representatives from the office of Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito!
Beat for the march provided by Rude Mechanical Orchestra & Batala New York City!
If you would like for your organization to participate please contact julian.padilla@maketheroadny.org