In the wake of the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida at Club Pulse, (dubbed the Premier Latin Club of Orlando) we gather to mourn with all our brothers and sisters of the LGBTQ and Latinx Communities. We ask you to support a Coalition of San Francisco LGBTQ Latino/a leadership, organizations, activists, residents and allies including AGUILAS, Galería de la Raza, San Francisco Latino Democratic Club, Causa Justa/Just Cause, CUAV-Community Against Violence, Transgender Law Center, Latino/a Youn...
In the wake of the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida at Club Pulse, (dubbed the Premier Latin Club of Orlando) we gather to mourn with all our brothers and sisters of the LGBTQ and Latinx Communities. We ask you to support a Coalition of San Francisco LGBTQ Latino/a leadership, organizations, activists, residents and allies including AGUILAS, Galería de la Raza, San Francisco Latino Democratic Club, Causa Justa/Just Cause, CUAV-Community Against Violence, Transgender Law Center, Latino/a Young Democrats, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Mission Neighborhood Centers, Club Papi, The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, San Francisco Vision, San Francisco LGBT Center and others to denounce this violent hate crime and celebrate the lives of the 49 victims.
LGBTQ communities and all LGBTQ people of color are in anguish. The violence that occurred over the weekend is a continuation of the violence that has been inflicted upon LGBTQ bodies, particularly bodies of color for generations. We have been hurt, stigmatized, criminalized, and killed. Violence against LGBTQ individuals must stop, and this Saturday’s community gathering will be an important step in bringing an end to this violence and affirming our power and humanity.
Join us for this special gathering honor the loss of our fellow QPOC in Orlando this Saturday, June 18 at 4:00 PM at Galeria de la Raza, 2857 24th St @ Bryant.
Event Program
Blessing by Estela Garcia, Executive Director, Instituto Familiar de La Raza
Speakers: Greg Rojas, Chair AGUILAS, Club, Olga Talamante, Chicana/Latina Foundation; Rosa Cortez, EL/LA Para Translatinas; Yas(min) Ahmed, Arab Resource Organizing Center; Essex Lordes, CUAV and Mirna Medina, Somos Familia.
Performances by: Yosimar Reyes, Spoken Word Artist; SF Drag Queen Persia; Lesbian Boricua Maria Medina, singer, percussionist, and spoken word artist and music by Rosa Hernandez, DJ Rosa Rumorosa. This event will include a community altar and a mixed media art installation by Rob Fatal.
MCs: Lito Sandoval, President San Francisco Latino Democratic Club and Ani Rivera, Executive Director, Galería de la Raza.
Please note, this event will have ASL interpretation.
A march, Amor y Solidaridad/Love and Solidarity, organized by Cleve Jones that will gather at 2:30pm by the Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro and will arrive to the Pulso del Amor Continúa event by 4pm.
