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Alternative, Spiritually Oriented Pride Event
I've found several others who are interested in helping me plan an
event for the week leading up to GLBTQ Pride weekend in San
Francisco.(June 28-29). Once a celebration of a courageous people who
stood up for their own longings, so much of the weekend-long event now
seems to be about getting high/drunk/stoned, looking sexy, and being
marketed to by large corporations. In part, the sadness of the events
for me is about how much wounding there has been as a result of
homophobia, which among other things has exiled people from families,
hometowns, and spiritual communities. The resulting suffering is
capitalized on by corporations, especially alcohol, cigarette,
entertainment, and high-end clothing companies. The attempt to answer
spiritual longing, or longing for meaning, with material stuff is what
the NSP would like to challenge on a large scale. What would an NSP alternative Pride event look like? All we know is
that it would be drug-, alcohol-, and commercialism-free and would
provide an opportunity for GLBTQ people and allies to come together for
connection and meaningful conversation about the kind of world we want
to build. We'd love to know your thoughts about what this might look
like and have your help in building it. If you are interested, please
send me an email and we'll figure out a time
when most of us can get together to brainstorm.
Source: NSP, Nichola Torbet nichola at tikkun dot org
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