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10/9 National Coming Out Day March and Rally in Oakland
1:00 pm Assemble in park at corner of Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard
2:00 pm March steps off for Oakland City Hall
Join us at 3:00 pm in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of historic Oakland City Hall, 14th Street at Broadway.
March Information
Join your LGBTIQ family for a March from Lake Merritt to historic Oakland City Hall. Express yourself! Make a sign to carry in the march. Part of an organization? Bring the group's banner for added visibility.
1:00 pm Assemble in park at corner of Grand Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard
2:00 pm March steps off for Oakland City Hall
Rally Information
Join us at 3:00 pm in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of historic Oakland City Hall, 14th Street at Broadway. Listen to the inspiring words of speakers representing the East Bay's diverse LGBTIQ community. Browse community information booths. Surround yourself in a caring, nurturing, welcoming LGBTIQ environment.
Bring a blanket or chair. Consider packing a picnic lunch. Invite your friends.
Lenny Broberg, Master of Ceremonies
Invited Speakers
Joyce Pierson,
Elder and NCLR staff member
Darryl Moore,
Berkeley City Council
Stephan Thorne,
SFPD Officer and transgender activist
Rev. Mark Wilson,
spiritual leader
Molleen Matsumura,
Oakland East Bay PFLAG member
Bridgette Bissonnette,
Pacific Center for Human Growth
Youth Program Director
Carlos Alain Cha'vez,
Pacific Center for Human Growth
Voices Youth Leader
The California Prevention Education Project (Cal Pep) will be providing free and confidential HIV testing and counseling at on-site. Participants who test on the day of the rally will be asked to return to the Cal Pep offices two weeks later to receive their results.
For more information:
http://www.outinoakland.us/
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