[Tsa] Trans Pride march & rally

[Emily Rimmer]

Saturday, October 3, 2009
Join MTPC on Oct 3rd at New England Trans United Pride March and Rally
in Northhampton

We would love for folks to carry signs in support of the legislation
that we have! Come by our table or help at the table - volunteers are
needed!

Get some MTPC swag for volunteering! Email gscott at masstpc.org
<mailto:gscott at masstpc.org> if you would like to volunteer!

More info about Trans Pride below:

New England Trans United Pride (NETU) Pride March and Rally
(www.newenglandtransunited.org <http://www.newenglandtransunited.org> )

The organizers of the New England Trans United (NETU)Pride March and
Rally (www.newenglandtran sunited.org <http://sunited.org>) have
announced a preliminary list of speakers and performers for the event.
The march, which will step off at noon on October 3 at Lampron Park and
proceed down Main Street in Northampton, MA, is being planned around the
theme ?Live Out Loud? to encourage pride in gender identity as expressed
by individuals in the transgender community.

The rally, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the Armory Street lot, will
include a variety of political speakers, transgender activists, and
performers. Among those slated to appear are entertainer Tammy Twotone
as MC; Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins; City Councilor At Large and
mayoral candidate Michael Bardsley; Gunner Scott, director of the
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition; trans activist and
minister Louis Mitchell of Recovering the Promise Ministries; and Ethan
St. Pierre of TransFM radio.

Other speakers and performers will include Deja Nicole Greenlaw, The
Rainbow Times columnist and musician; Lorelei Erisis, Miss Trans
Northampton 2009; LezleeAnne Rios, singer/songwriter; and Ryan
DiMartino, a transgender youth. The venue is accessible to the disabled,
and Cat Dvar and a team of volunteers will interpret the rally in
American Sign Language.

The march will step off at noon on Saturday, October 3 from Lampron
Park/Bridge Street School (2 Parsons Street) in Northampton and proceed
down Main Street to a rally downtown from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the
Armory Street lot
behind Thornes Marketplace. The rally is free, open to the public, and
will feature a range of political speakers, transgender activists, and
performers.

For information about the New England Trans United Pride March and
Rally, to donate or to volunteer to help, visit www.newenglandtrans
united.org <http://united.org> or connect at:
FB: www.facebook.com/netu.pride <http://www.facebook.com/netu.pride>
MySpace: www.myspace.com/newenglandtransunited
<http://www.myspace.com/newenglandtransunited>
Twitter: http://twitter.com/newenglandtrans



Emily Rimmer
Director for Queer/Women Services
Hampshire College
413-559-5320