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| GENERAL SERVICE WEEKEND | APRIL 11 - 12, 2009 | |
| Despite recent emails and rumors, the LGBT community is not organizing a protest of the LDS General Conference. However, the LGBT community is organizing a General Service Weekend to give back to our community and make Utah a better place to live. Working with Mayor Corroon, Mayor Becker, the Department of Labor, The Road Home, Parks and Recreations, Utah Gardens , the United | Way and Head Start we have organized many different service projects lined up. These include park clean ups, assisting refugee families living in Utah , and putting together packets of medical supplies to assist in humanitarian efforts. We hope that everyone that is free will come, and bring their friends and family members. There’s a lot that we can do together. |
| Please note that this event has been delayed from April 4 - 5 to April 11 - 12 due to bad weather! | |
| SUPPLIES NEEDED | ORGANIZER CONTACT INFO |
| If we can use your equipment, please contact Jacob directly so that he can plan accordingly (AllForOneInitiative@yahoo.com). This event is also on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=68674577802. If you have a Facebook account, you may RSVP at the event page. |
| SCHEDULE | EVENT DETAILS |
| Friday, April 3rd, 10 PM | Opening Party at Club Sound: food and clothing donations get you in free (579 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT) |
| Saturday, April 4, 10 PM | Silent auction at The Depot to benefit refugee families. |
| Saturday, April 11th, 10 AM | Meet at the Pride Center (361 N 300 W, SLC) or Unitarian Church (705 23rd Street, Ogden). Groups and volunteers will be organized for the service projects. |
| Saturday, April 11th, 11 AM - 4 PM | Service projects. |
| Sunday, April 12th, 10 AM | Meet at the Pride Center (361 N 300 W, SLC) or Unitarian Church (705 23rd Street, Ogden). Groups and volunteers will be organized for the service projects. |
| Sunday, April 12th, 11 AM - 4 PM | Service projects. |
| SERVICE PROJECTS | SERVICE DETAILS |
| Refugee Service | Make home visits to new refugee families to ascertain their needs. |
| The Road Home | Lawn care for the 9 refugee families homes (lawn mowers, rakes, and pruning shears needed) |
| Global Relief | Organizing medical supplies to be used in humanitarian efforts |
| Head Start | Cleaning, repainting, and preparing classrooms |
| Utah G.A.R.D.E.N.S. | Gardening in 3 community gardens:
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| Parks and Recreation | Cleanups at the Dimple Dell, Wasatch, and Weber pathway parks |
| Weber Housing Authority | Construct a handicapped ramp |
| NATIONWIDE DOMA PROTEST | JANUARY 10, 2009 | ||
| ORGANIZER CONTACT INFO | TIME & LOCATION | EVENT DETAILS |
| <Organizer: Add your contact info here. If this cell isn't filled in, we still need an organizer. If you're interested in organizing this event, add your contact information to this page. Questions about organizing? Contact the previous organizer (below) for tips, contacts and to make sure they haven't already gotten started.> | <Organizer: Add time and location details here> | Even if there's no rally organized, you can still contribute to our goal of obtaining 1 MILLION SIGNATURES on the Open Letter to Obama (linked and explained here) asking him to keep his promises to the LGBTQ community. Some easy ways to get signatures on this letter are: 1. Take them to ally rich places such as gay bars, allied church and organization mtgs, college campuses 2. Print a copy and carry it wherever you go (work, class, meeting friends, family gatherings, etc) 3. Send the letter to everyone you know by email asking them to print it and get signatures and forward your email 4. Make sure you're using the official signature page please. It's important for legal and continuity reasons. You can start collecting signatures today! They must be mailed by 1/12 for us to take them to Barack Obama. Adding your contact info is a great way to get volunteers to help you.
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| Salt Lake City queer folk & allies are planning to participate in the Park City Light Up The Night! We'll combine forces and also highlight our opposition to a proposed boycott of Sundance Film Festival and Utah ski resorts. |
| Instead of a Food Drive, Salt Lake has organized an LGBT Toy Drive associated with Children's Hospital! Click here for toy recommendations and a list of convenient drop-off locations. |
| LIGHT UP THE NIGHT FOR EQUALITY | DECEMBER 20, 2008 | 5PM WHAT IS IT? On December 20th, we ask that you join us again for a nation-wide demonstration that will make an impact on the private sector. Candlelight vigils will be held at commercial centers in cities across the country in remembrance of the rights that once were for 18,000 marriages, and in honor of the rights that one day will be again - for EVERYONE.
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| LOCATION (mall, shopping area, etc.) | Organizer Contact Info | Event Details | |||
| As of December 2nd, Salt Lake City queer folk & allies are planning to participate in the Park City Light Up The Night, so that we combine forces and also highlight our opposition to a proposed boycott of Sundance Film Festival and Utah ski resorts. | Instead of a Food Drive, Salt Lake has organized an LGBT Toy Drive associated with Children's Hospital! | Day Without A Gay activities for Salt Lake City will be posted soon. | |||
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Don't wait for someone else to do it! Get the process started! See How to Become an Organizer for Your Community on the Utah State Page! The Organization that we are going to support with donations <insert name of organization(s) here> Organizer contact info <add your info here if you are interested in coordinating the food drive> | |||||
| 11/15 Protest Info | Address & Map* | Notes & Updates | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake City Hall Rally & March
Salt Lake Equality Candlelight Vigil
| Rally against California's Proposition 8 at the City-County Building by the Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov 2008. Related article from the Trib: Utah gay marriage supporters predict surge of activism Salt Lake City Hall Rally & March: Salt Lake Equality Candlelight Vigil: | Important: These are peaceful events. Opponents will be present. Engage, dialogue, love. The country is watching. Read: Equality Utah - Urging peaceful demonstrations Be an Extremist for Love - HRC President Joe Solmonese's eloquent & powerful message JoinTheImpact's statement - It's #7 in that post Note that both Equality Utah and the Utah Pride Center have denounced recent threats against the LDS Church and have declared that violence, threats, and intimidation are completely unacceptable and reprehensible. Click here for a recent KSL report. The Bottom Line: Violence, threats, and intimidation will hurt our cause much more than the passage of Prop 8. Utah Pride Center - Info on all events and how you can help. Facebook Event Page - City Hall Rally - Help spread the word, whether you can attend the rally or not. Facebook Event Page - Candlelight Vigil - 10,000 candles spelling out "Equality" The Other Blog - Learn who the Keynote Speaker is for the rally and more details about the events. Only if you cannot find the information you need on the above websites, contact: elaineballfr@gmail.com (801) 654-7614 Supporting Organizations: Utah Pride Center  |
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| Anonymous | Utah / Salt Lake City Protest | 3 | Jan 22 2009, 9:49 PM EST by utah2bearsplaying | ||
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I'm not finding Utah listed. But I know you Utahns are out there! Who are you?
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| utah2bearsplaying | We Don't Have 22 million to Spend On HATE! LET US SHOW OUR GLBT LOVE | 0 | Dec 18 2008, 4:33 AM EST by utah2bearsplaying | ||
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Try-Angles Holds Holiday Food Drive Written by JoSelle Vanderhooft Sunday, 30 November 2008 This holiday season, popular dance club and cozy neighborhood bar Club Try-Angles will give back to the community by hosting a food drive throughout December. “We don’t have 22 million dollars to spend on hate like some organizations do in California,” said club owner Gene Gieber, referring to the money members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints raised to pass Proposition 8, which re-banned gay marriage in California. “So let’s spend our resources on love here in Utah.” The goal of the food drive, Gieber said, is to fill the club’s patio with non-perishable food items and toiletries to donate to the Utah Food Bank and the Utah AIDS Foundation’s food bank. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 20. On that night, the club will host one of its famous Underwear Nights to commemorate the closing. Let us all nationwide show the LOVE of the GLBT Community in a silent protest. A positive way to help needy families, record homeless families, and the poor in our great country. The L.D.S. Church is famous for charity giving and social programs. This is the biggest waste of $22 million dollars, many needy families could be fed this year for that amount. I support any positive giving to charities in your own community. Toys for Tots, Big Brothers Sisters, Food Pantry, Salvation Army, and many more. I am one person but with others in the GLBT Community, we can make a difference. With my working poor domestic partner this year we were already able to donate $1300 to charities thru eBay giving works . I am the originator of the food drive in opposition to hate in Utah. Tom and Darin
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| facetheworld | New protest. | 3 | Nov 20 2008, 7:25 PM EST by facetheworld | ||
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I really want to go to another protest, but the next one I know if is January 10th. If anyone wants to organize one or knows of one going on, I would love to know. That would be awesome.
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