News & Updates
Happy Pride 2012!
By Get Involved on June 6, 2012
Happy Pride Everyone!
We look forward to seeing many of you at upcoming Pride events. Our theme this year is Transforming the Movement to End Partner Abuse. Look for our transformer at the march!
Find us at Dyke March, Boston Pride, the JP Block Party, and North Shore Pride with stickers and goodies for all!
We are the official food vendors at the JP Block Party so come hungry and support our work!
Sunday June 10
12 noon- 7 pm
Perkins Street, JP
all ages
Boston Pride teams up with Dyke Night to produce a JP Block party like no other.
Featuring a full seven hours of entertainment:
Family friendly early-fun includes face painting, side walk art, and music that will have kids big and small busting a move
Kristen’s Dogs & Drag Fashion Show featuring available for adoption rescue dogs showcased by some of Boston’s most celebrity drag queens and kings
- a, 80’s, mash ups: Shelly Cullen, Double D, Super Squirrel, Magee and LeahV
$10 admission.
Portion of the proceeds benefit Boston Pride.
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Paint the Town (La) Red!
By Get Involved on March 29, 2012
Thank you for you making such an incredible and powerful evening possible!
Paint the Town (La) Red 2012 was one of our most successful events to date! Check out some wonderful photos from the event (courtesy of Ilene Perlman). Our deep gratitude goes out to each and every one of you who contributed to this evening in time, talent, dedication, resources and heart.
Thank you,
The Network/La Red
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T.A.S.I.L. : Tre’Andre Valentine, Libby Collins, Ian Trefethen, & Sabrina Santiago
They marvelled us with their social justice rewrite of “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem & Rihanna
Nos maravilló con su reescritura de “Love the Way You Lie” de Eminem y Rihanna
The Genki Spark (Payal Sharma, Trisha Mah, Karen Young, Kumiko Yamamoto, Mayuko Yamamoto, Jennifer Moy, Deena Young, Nancy Wong, Van Lee thegenkispark.org/meet-the-troupe.html)
energized us with their beautiful, powerful and very fun drumming and spirit!
energía nosotros con su hermosa, potente y muy divertido percusión y espíritu!
Sass Attack!
What’s hotter than hot? Listening to Radical Cheers for Social Justice!
¿Qué es más caliente que el calor? Escuchando a las aclamaciones radicales para la justicia social!
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Posha O.
moved us with her fiercely beautiful poetry.
nos emocionó con su poesía ferozmente bello.
MC’s
Tre’Andre Valentine &
Keku’i Ledward
FABULOUS!!! What more can we say?
FABULOSOS! ¿Qué más podemos decir?
William Graves
graced us with a spectacular modern dance performance.
adornado con nosotros con un baile moderna espectacular.
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Tina Oza
shared her incredible talents as a dancer in a piece that honored and celebrated survival.
compartió sus talentos increíbles como bailarín en una pieza que celebró y honró la sobrevivencia.
And everyone!
Tod@S!
SPPSSM
(Maggie Cee & Rachel Kahn)
entertained us with advice on sapphic social etiqutte.
nos divirtieron con consejos sobre la etiqueta social sáfica.
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Thank you Sponsors!
Eastern Bank, Fenway Health, Dyke Night Productions, Newton Wellesely Hospital, City Side Subaru, 5 Star Travel, BIDMC, Law Offices of Joyce Kauffman, Mass Equality, MTPC, HBGC, MASALA, Diffuse 5, Keshet, BAGLY, Socializing for Justice (SoJust), Boston LGBT Film Festival and more!
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Upcoming Events!
By Get Involved on March 29, 2012
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Our Event Sponsors
By Get Involved on February 7, 2012
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Create & Cultivate Sponsor
$2500
Sustaining Sponsor
$1000
Dyke Night Productions
Allying Sponsor
$500
Five Star Travel
Supporting Sponsor
$250
Law Offices of Joyce Kauffman
Solidarity Sponsor
(In-kind Donation for community groups)
BAGLY
Diffuse 5
Hispanic Black Gay Coalition
Keshet
Mass Equality
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
MASALA
QAPA
Socializing for Justice
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