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remembering Miss Bianca |
Our community mourns the loss of Miss Bianca, community icon.
She will be remembered for her community work organizing,
promoting and fund raising, for her social parties, but mostly
for being the best friend one could wish for with her smile and
big heart.
Online death notice (published in the Sacramento Bee 9/15/2007)
and online guest book available at
www.legacy.com/SacBee/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=94465091
Memorial service was Saturday at 5 -
Date: Saturday September 15, 2007
Place: Club 21 1119 21 street, Sacramento, CA. 95814
Time: 5:00PM
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Rainbow
Festival, September 2, 2007 |
 Rainbow
Festival 2007. the streets around 20th and K are blocked
for the annual festival. Time for rainbow people, friends,
family, humans and vendors to converge downtown on a hot summer
day to celebrate us.A few anti Rainbow protesters showed up
and managed to hold up the banner behind the stage that read
"re-criminalize sodomy"...
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which is why we need our activist friends, like the Satendar
Justice Coalition
www.satendar.org who are working to help us all stop hate
crime.My friends, we need to be vigilant, keep pushing for
equality and watch out for each other. Stepping off soap
box now.
Lots of booths promoting our local organizations ...
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favorite is the CCGRA booth - no, not just a booth, a
small slice of wild west scene - covered wagon, sign post, hay
bull, cowboys, and that cowboy swinging the lasso inviting us
in.
This group does a lot of good things for our community,
always smiling and making us smile.
capitalcrossroads
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West
Coast Diversity Summit July 21 2007 |
 Diversity
Summit attracts 100 people from the community to discuss hate
and violence against minorities and to open lines of
communication.Attendees were diverse - from local gay
community figures to 4 representatives from the Russian
community.
Michael Gorman gave a terrific keynote talk making an analogy
between Satendar Singh's murder and a canary in a coal mine.
That is him above at the podium (like you could tell, he is so
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To give some background history, Marghe Covino and Jerry
Sloan spoke.
Marghe made an old as dirt joke, everyone laughed, but we
respect our elders. For real.
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Jade Baranski (left) gave a brief but powerful PowerPoint
presentation on Non-engagement.
Then the floor was opened to all
for 5 minute presentations and comments which ranged from yes
to dull and self serving. Everyone expressed their
opinion. And diverse opinions were expressed.
Michael Misha Kennedy did a smooth job as MC. Bill
videoed the event. Nathan Feldman organized the event.
Well done Nate! |
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members of the Russian/Slavic/ Ukraine community were present.
They received big applause for being there.I did not catch
their names and affiliations, my bad reporting.
Two spoke, the man in the dark shirt addressed the summit via
the interpreter in the blue shirt.
His talk as interpreted included phrases like marriage
is between a man and a woman and we will outnumber you which
totally confused the audience. Lost in translation I
guess.
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World Peace Memorial for our friend Satendar Singh
July 6 2007 |
 Friday
July 6 at
World Peace Memorial Rose Garden Capitol Park
Friends, religious leaders, community leaders, local
politicians and the community gathered to remember Satendar Singh and
talk of unity. The
vigil was recorded and posted to google video
here, thank you Nate. |
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Darrell Steinberg (California State Senator representing the
Sacramento area) spoke with eloquence and power -
"Here is
what we pledge tonight as Sacramentans - we will not tolerate
hate, hate speech or violence in any form against the gay and
lesbian community or any community of Sacramento."
Pictured: Local politicians including Dave Jones
(California State Assembly representing the Sacramento area),
Darrell Steinberg (California State Senator representing the
Sacramento area), Christopher Cabaldon (Mayor of West
Sacramento), Mariko Yamada (Yolo County Supervisor). |
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More at the Satendar Singh
page.
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First Annual Sacramento Dyke March
June 15 2007 |
 First
Annual Sacramento Dyke Marchkicks
off Sacramento Pride 2007 weekend.
Marching down L Street, from the center, to
the west steps of the capitol building.
Speeches, True Colors sings, good turn out,
I'm guessing 300 people.
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Sacramento Pride Parade and Festival June 16 2007 |
 The
parade making its way down 7th street. At front are
the women on motorcycles and after them you can see the flags of
the Sacramento Valley Veterans.
sacramentopride.org |
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large number of churches and religious leaders marched together.
A group of protesters from a local russian christian church
picketed. |
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parade included the usual politicians, drag queens and
church organizations.This is my favorite entry from
Sacramento Greek. SAC PRIDE ROCKS! And it was a rock. |
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 New
to the festival was a mechanical bull operated by Capitol
Crossroads and Sam at the controls.
A steady line of riders were bucked off but a few hung on for
the ride. All were cheered on.
This still photo simply does not capture the wild and erratic
behavior of the bull. |
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