March with GLOE at the Capital Pride Parade 2016
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CELEBRATE PRIDE WEEK WITH GLOE!
Saturday, June 11, 2016 Advance registration is now closed. UPDATED MEETING POINT: The Jewish community marches together at the fabulous 41st Annual Capital Pride Parade! Let's represent the love, equality, and inclusion that the Jewish community stands for, to all of DC. GLOE invites all individuals and Jewish groups to join our contingent of DC's LGBTQ Jews, our friends, families, and allies for this fun event. Last year, we had over 200 marchers from across dozen of Jewish groups, and we can't wait to welcome even more this year. We want to get as many of DC's Jewish groups involved as possible! It's a festive, happy atmosphere. (Even gay, one might say...) Expect singing, dancing and maybe even a little skipping... Bring your own LGBTQ-Jewish-supportive signs, wear a GLOE t-shirt ("I ♥ Nice Jewish Girls/Boys/Queers"), or just show up and enjoy all the marching fun! ALL ARE WELCOME! + Jump to REGISTRATION at page bottom THE JEWISH COMMUNITY MARCHES TOGETHER Thank you to the Jewish community organizations marching
INFO FOR JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS: Does your Jewish organization/congregation/social group/etc want to join us? Fantastic! We welcome ALL Jewish groups to join us, and to carry your own signs or banners. All we ask - from all our marchers - is that signs are positive, friendly, and respectful... just like our Jewish Community contingent. Is your group committed to being a welcoming, inclusive place for LGBTQ Jews and want to march with us? Contact GLOE Director, Halley Cohen, for details on registration, and including your group info and logo, and more: gloe@washingtondcjcc.org.
Pick from: "I (Heart) Nice Jewish Girls," "I (Heart) Nice Jewish Boys," and "I (Heart) Nice Jewish Queers" - in all the colors of the rainbow! Style: These t-shirts are the super-soft type!, in the slightly
more fitted style, but still a "unisex" cut. (They are not the big,
boxy kind, but also not too fitted. Size down if you want it tighter.) Colors: All the colors of the rainbow! The shirts are lightly heathered, and in strong rainbow colors: red, orange, gold, green, blue, purple. (The gold is not heathered.) Sizes: Youth: small. Adult: small, medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large. *NOTE* We fill the t-shirt orders in the order they were received. Please give multiple color preferences in case your first choice shirt is no longer available in your style and size. Thanks for understanding. *T-shirts must be bought in advance. Thanks! Want a shirt, but not marching with us? T-shirts can be purchased ($18) online at this link, or the following day (June 12) at Sunday's Pride Festival, at the GLOE booth. Thanks for your support! Not getting a GLOE t-shirt? No problem. If you can, please wear a
top that is a rainbow color! (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
purple.)
Jewish Rainbow Pride Flags - $36 Show your Jewish and LGBTQ pride with the rainbow Pride flag, emblazoned with a blue Jewish star of David, on each side. The flag is 2' x 3', and polyester silk screen. It's suitable for outdoor use. (Our own flag has flown outside the DCJCC through major wind and rain and sun, and still looks new.) There are grommets on the top and bottom of the left side for easy hanging. Flags will also be put at the front desk of the DCJCC, June 5-10, for pick up. (Need a flagpole to wave that flag? Plenty of places online to grab one.)
REGISTRATION: Why do we need you to register? There are strict numbers caps by the parade organizers, and so we need know who is showing up, to respect that and keep everyone safe. Not marching with us but want a shirt? T-shirts can be purchased at the sign-up link below, or the following day at Sunday's Pride Festival, at the GLOE booth! 1) UPDATED MEETING POINT: HEADS UP: 2) What time do I have to be there? The annual Capital Pride parade steps off at 4:30pm. It will travel through Dupont Circle, New Hampshire, 17th Street, P Street, and 14th Street. (Parade Map) 3) What should I bring/wear? If you can, please wear a top that is a rainbow color - either our t-shirt or your own! (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.) 4) How can I get my t-shirt? 5) Can I bring my own Jewish LGBTQ sign? 6) What is the parade route? 7) Can I bring a friend? Even if they aren't Jewish/LGBTQ/etc? 8) What will we be doing, exactly? We'll also be throwing candy, and we take turns carrying the banners and signs. It's just a fun group - you can be loud if you want to be, or simply be a friendly face and wave to the crowd. 9) But I'm a little nervous of crowds... 10) But what about Shavuot and Shabbat? 11) Rain plan? 12) Any other questions (not answered by the Capital Pride website)? SUPPORT LGBTQ JEWISH COMMUNITY! We hope you'll support GLOE's year-round efforts to create inclusive, welcoming, and diverse community for LGBTQ Jews, through programming and offering resources nationally, as the only full-time LGBTQ program at any Jewish Community Center, anywhere. Grab an extra t-shirt for $18 (for those not marching in the parade), a gift which helps us to offer OVER HALF of our more than 40 annual programs for free to the community. Over half our budget comes from individual donors like YOU! Thank you!
Questions? Contact GLOE Director, Halley Cohen: gloe@washingtondcjcc.org. Date:
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