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Pride Car Parade
June 27, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Due to the pandemic, unfortunately Pride events all over have been cancelled… Which is why the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, TriPride, PFLAG Tri-Cities, Tri-Cities Transgender, and the Pride Community Center have decided to co-host a Pride Caravan to celebrate in a pandemic-friendly way.
We hope to provide a safe, fun way to celebrate Pride while also being respectful of the current Black Lives Matter movement. We want to spark conversations regarding the intersectionality of both the black and LGBTQ+ communities, especially in regards to police brutality.
This Pride Caravan will specifically focus on black LGBTQ+ activists, such as Marsha P. Johnson, who was the black transgender woman that threw the first brick at Stonewall in the very early hours of June 28th, 1969; in response to yet another act of police brutality. We wish to use this platform to raise up the voices of BIPOC in both our local community and the greater LGBTQ+ community.
On June 27th, we will be lining up at 5:00pm at the Pavilion at Founder’s Park. We will depart at 5:30pm and make our way through downtown, continue on to University and E Market St., then drive down N Roan and State of Franklin, heading back towards the Pavilion. The route will take about an hour.
Participants are highly encouraged to decorate their vehicles with flags, signs, banners, etc.
We will also have a “Pride Playlist” everyone can tune into during the caravan.
We will also have a “Pride Playlist” everyone can tune into during the caravan.
We ask that participants follow all traffic laws, as well as keep their hazard lights on while driving in the caravan. If you can’t join us, fly a flag from your house, wave or honk as we pass by, and be sure to celebrate Pride in your own way!
For more information, you can visit the co-host’s Facebook pages, message any of the organizations hosting, or contact Kavita MacDonald-Strong at Kavita.strong@aidshealth.org or at 317-793-5343
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