Suisun City Pride will be Sunday, June 2nd from noon to 5 pm at Harbor Plaza (520 Solano Street) in downtown Suisun! | |
Dear Will,
This year's county-wide Pride Festival will be in Suisun City for the first time in our history! And, Suisun City is cosponsoring, providing the space and garbage pick up for our time together. We are putting the finishing touches on the event this week, but I wanted to
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share a bit of the background so you can be as thankful as I am for all of their hard work. First off, aren't these amazing logos for Pride?!? Let's give a huge thanks to Aaron Sencil, husband of our Co-Chair Vincent Tanciongco, who is an amazing graphic designer that has been central to our planning, and they are
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planning on creating some fantastic swag you may want to have to use for the whole year! Thank you to Aaron and Vince! Aaron has also had some professional pics of a Lesbian family with kids for our promotional materials, because our Pride Festivals here in Solano are always Family Friendly. We expect families of every age to attend, and enjoy our kid friendly activities like, a bounce house, expressive arts, and story time. There will also be Aztec dancers, Hawaiian Dancers, and others.
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These are some of the kinds of swag that Aaron is already testing out for Pride that we will be will be selling there, along with t-shirts, water bottles, tote bags, stickers, patches and other accessories. We hope these memorable souvenirs mark this first time Pride ever being hosted in Suisun City.
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Aaron is also the vice-chair of the Arts Commission, representing the city in our planning. Also, a huge shout out to Brigid Reilly, Vince Tanciongco, Donna Harris, Charlotte Richardson and Trish Abbatiello from the Board, as well as Cristina Zaldana and myself as staff. We will also be partnering with the Vacaville People's Forum to host a Pride Picnic on Sunday, June 23rd at Andrew's Park in Vacaville. More info to come!
If you know of anyone who would like to sponsor Suisun Pride, please share their contact info with me at will@solanopride.org.
2024 Pride would not be the same without you! We sure hope you are planning now to attend!
ps. All of the images are owned by Aaron and his company. If you wish to tag Aaron in any of your instagram posts using any of these images, please contact them at @aaronsencil to receive permission.
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Will McGarvey
he/they
Executive Director
Solano Pride Center
will@solanopride.org
707.200.7916 office
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This week, Trystan will be hosting the Youth and Young Adult groups from 4-6 pm Wednesday and Friday!
Thursday's get's a twist for Middle and High School teens on the Discord Channel! (https://discord.com/invite/ceyYhDtvne) Check in with Trystan at trystan@solanopride.org or 707.200.1228
for more specifics.
Save the date for High School Spring Fling! Friday, April 19th from 5-7 pm in the Conference Room near the entrance to the Center's building. Food, games and fun! RSVP to Trystan today! See below. Plenty of fun and games together!
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Welcome Reya!
Hello my name is Reya Fong, my pronouns are (she/her) , I identify as trans femme. I am the new Intern at Solano Pride Center, I am a proud CODA who strives for accessibility amongst all queer and trans deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
My passion for working at the Solano Pride Center is to help the community thrive and aid to all the programs, I have a familiarity to event coordination and aspire to create a safer and more welcoming environment for the lgbtqia community in Solano County.
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Solano Pride Center offers counseling and psychotherapy to the LGBTQ+ community of Solano County.
There are openings available for those who wish to be seen for counseling services. We are able to see clients for up to six months at no cost to clients. Please call our confidential line to make an appointment at: 707-389-4520.
In addition Solano Pride Center is accepting application from Associate Clinicians (AMFT and ACSW) in addition to trainees needing practicum sites who are interested in providing therapy to the LGBTQ community. Please contact our Clinical Director Colin Amato at colin@solanopride.org for more information.
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Senior Programs!
This Friday, April 19th, our Senior Lunch will be at the Health Hub at the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield. Remember to go straight through Dick's Sporting Goods (gayly) and then go to the right to get there in the easiest way.
This week we return to our regularly scheduled zoom meeting on April 26th. Let us know you can attend by contacting Marlette West at marlette@solanopride.org.
Many thanks to these partners, without whom our Senior Groups would not be able to have the same support and experience!
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Calling all volunteers! If you want to be a volunteer at Suisun City Pride, June 2nd please come to the May 14th training!
Tuesday, May 14th at 6 pm we will have our next Volunteer Training that are necessary for anyone who wishes to volunteer at the Center, in one of our Programs, or even for short term events like our Pride celebrations being planned now! Come to 1234 Empire Street, and meet us in the Conference Room just off the main entrance at 6:00 pm for an informative background on how to help, knowing our best practices and Community Agreements! Email will@solanopride.org with any questions.
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We rely on every donation to the Solano Pride Center to not only keep our doors open, but to serve you and those you love. Please consider how you can help support your LGBTQ+ Center today! Please mail checks to the address below, or send donations via PayPal at PayPal.me/SolanoPride.
Ever ask yourself, “I really want to help, but I don’t know what to do?”
Did you know that Solano Pride Center provides outreach and support for LGBTQIA+ Seniors 60+ years and over? One of our most popular and helpful outreach efforts are our bi-weekly luncheons. These luncheons not only provide nourishment for the body, but nourishment for the heart and mind. In addition to a healthy meal, Solano Pride Center offers senior-oriented presentations and workshops.
A monthly donation of $200.00 will provide a luncheon for up to 16 seniors at our Fairfield site. Donations can be made via Paypal, cash, or check. Solano Pride Center is a 501 c (3) non-profit.
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HOW TO OBSERVE CELEBRATE DIVERSITY MONTH
Be considerate to everyone
The point of celebrating diversity is to respect and appreciate everyone, no matter where they come from or the color of their skin. Treating people with an equal amount of respect and consideration is what makes it work and doing so creates a better world for all.
Listen to people from other cultures
Some of the world's most urgent problems stem from the fact that minorities tend to not feel as represented or as listened to as the majority. If you have colleagues or coworkers who feel like their concerns are not being heard, listen to what they have to say, and help them get their points across to those who have trouble listening. If we can foster more inclusive work or social environments, then we are one step closer to achieving global harmony.
Learn more about different cultures and lifestyles
It helps to learn about different cultures for you to understand them further. Most of the problems in the world come from a lack of understanding and empathy for different cultures. Interacting with other cultures or those living different lifestyles than yours can help eradicate those misunderstandings.
Learn more about the April as Celebrate Diversity Month here: https://nationaltoday.com/celebrate-diversity-month/
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