Newark Gay and Lesbian Group to Raise Gay Pride Flag at City Hall
In celebration of the fifth annual Newark-Essex Gay Pride week, the City of Newark and Newark-Essex Pride Coalition will host a flag raising ceremony on the steps of City Hall. After a brief program featuring remarks by Councilman Ron Rice and local LGBT leaders the rainbow flag will be hoisted in front of City Hall where it will remain for the duration of pride week.
Newark, NJ, June 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Newark-Essex Pride Coalition (NEPC) announced today that on Monday June 8, 2009 at 5:00p.m., it will host its annual Flag Raising Ceremony on the steps of Newark City Hall. The rainbow flag, a universal symbol of gay pride, will fly outside City Hall for the duration of the fifth annual Newark-Essex Pride Week.
The ceremony will include a short program featuring Councilman Ron Rice, James Credle Executive Director of Newark Pride Alliance, Rev. Janyce Jackson of Liberation in Truth Unity Fellowship Church Sabre Burroughs student and member of Science Park High School’s lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and straight student alliance.
“Raising the rainbow flag in our city is phenomenal way to empower lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender Newarkers,” explained Perris Straughter, Executive Director of NEPC. “When we see that we know that our city is supporting us and working toward total equality and freedom.”
“The true greatness of Newark lies in the incredible diversity, resilience and strength of its residents,” said Mayor Booker in a statement. “To this rich mixture we proudly add the LGBTQ community, whose struggles for equality and acceptance mirror many of the struggles of our own city. I am proud to join them as we celebrate Pride Week in Newark.”
The Flag Raising Ceremony is the beginning of a week-long celebration that includes, among other events, Tea Talk, a discussion with famed LGBT authors, The Pride Parade in downtown Newark and Pride Jam, a day-long festival in Washington Park. The week will also feature collaborations with organizations such as ACLU-NJ, RUPride and Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts.
“The week is going to be a combination of social, political and educational events all centered around one theme--Love + Freedom=Pride”, explained Straughter. “From the Flag Raising to Pride Jam we hope to unite an entire community with this LGBT celebration.”
Newark-Essex Pride Coalition (NEPC) is a 501c3 organization working to ensure the social and cultural needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) constituents in the City of Newark and Essex County are supported. The organization examines, exhibits and advances the socio-cultural environment of the LGBTIQ constituents in the City of Newark and surrounding metropolitan area. To learn more about NEPC visit www.newarkessexpride.org.
For more information contact: Dinean Robinson, nepcpress@gmail.com/862-279-1753 or Newark Press Information Office, pressoffice@ci.newark.nj.us/973-733-8004.
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The ceremony will include a short program featuring Councilman Ron Rice, James Credle Executive Director of Newark Pride Alliance, Rev. Janyce Jackson of Liberation in Truth Unity Fellowship Church Sabre Burroughs student and member of Science Park High School’s lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and straight student alliance.
“Raising the rainbow flag in our city is phenomenal way to empower lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender Newarkers,” explained Perris Straughter, Executive Director of NEPC. “When we see that we know that our city is supporting us and working toward total equality and freedom.”
“The true greatness of Newark lies in the incredible diversity, resilience and strength of its residents,” said Mayor Booker in a statement. “To this rich mixture we proudly add the LGBTQ community, whose struggles for equality and acceptance mirror many of the struggles of our own city. I am proud to join them as we celebrate Pride Week in Newark.”
The Flag Raising Ceremony is the beginning of a week-long celebration that includes, among other events, Tea Talk, a discussion with famed LGBT authors, The Pride Parade in downtown Newark and Pride Jam, a day-long festival in Washington Park. The week will also feature collaborations with organizations such as ACLU-NJ, RUPride and Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts.
“The week is going to be a combination of social, political and educational events all centered around one theme--Love + Freedom=Pride”, explained Straughter. “From the Flag Raising to Pride Jam we hope to unite an entire community with this LGBT celebration.”
Newark-Essex Pride Coalition (NEPC) is a 501c3 organization working to ensure the social and cultural needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) constituents in the City of Newark and Essex County are supported. The organization examines, exhibits and advances the socio-cultural environment of the LGBTIQ constituents in the City of Newark and surrounding metropolitan area. To learn more about NEPC visit www.newarkessexpride.org.
For more information contact: Dinean Robinson, nepcpress@gmail.com/862-279-1753 or Newark Press Information Office, pressoffice@ci.newark.nj.us/973-733-8004.
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