[Tsa] Oct 3 Trans Pride

[Justin Porter]

Will there be a van to go to the Trans Pride? If not, do you perhaps know of any
carpooling situations? I'm very interested in going, but have no means of
transportation.


-Justin


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> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:28:14 -0400
> From: Emily Rimmer <erimmer at hampshire.edu>
> Subject: [Tsa] Trans Pride march & rally
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> 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!
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> 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
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> Emily Rimmer
> Director for Queer/Women Services
> Hampshire College
> 413-559-5320
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