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LGBTQ Compassion in Action
RWF is the world's first a
nd only all-volunteer, LGBTQ- based humanitarian aid organization. Our mission is to promote peace, unity and hope by leading the LGBTQ movement in participating in humanitarian relief efforts. RWF has donated over $4.4 million of life saving aid.
Donate today by
Credit card or Paypal or send your check to 4111 - 18th Street, Suite 5, San Francisco, CA 94114. Your donations are 100% tax deductible.
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Dear Friends,
OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, APRIL 1
Please be our guest at our annual open house on Sunday, April 1 from 3-6 p.m. at RWF headquarters in the Castro. Admission is FREE!
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J
oin us for drinks and
hors d'oeuvres.
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This is our opportunity to meet new people and to thank our incredible volunteers, friends and supporters who have given so freely of their time, energy and financial support this year and in years past.
Mark your calendar and RSVP on Facebook. Not on Facebook? RSVP here. Feel free to bring a friends.
Location: 4111 - 18th Street # 5, San Francisco, CA - above Harvey's Bar in the Castro
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
We are please to announce that Yew-Hoe Tan and Javier Rosales have join that RWF Board of Directors.
Yew-Hoe
is a long time
supporter of RWF. He has traveled with RWF on several humanitarian trips and brings a wealth of nonprofit board experience to RWF.
J
avier is a social justice activist
an
d for
merly the Director
of Positive Images
, a
non-profit serving the needs of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Sonoma County.
Please join us at this Sunday's Open House to meet Yew-Hoe and Javier.
JOURNEY TO CUBA: MAY 9-19
Join Rainbow World Fund on our seventh annual humanitarian journey to Cuba.
Only 4 spaces left.
Our trip focuses on Cuba's history, culture, politics, and spirituality. We will learn from the Cubans about the realities of their country. We'll visit projects that serve the Cuban people and meet with members of the LGBTQ community, politicians, artists, scientists, and leaders in many fields.
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Fidel Castro, father of the Cuban Revolution.
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We will attend LGBTQ Pride events in Havana and march in solidarity with our Cuban brothers and sisters during the "Conga" - the annual Pride celebration.
TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE
We will learned about Cuba's colonial past to its revolutionary present, and how the complex historical relationship between the U.S and Cuba remains ever-changing.
See the trip of Facebook.
Not on Facebook?
Trip info is here.
The rainbow flag at the LGBTQ Pride parade in Havana.
- Spending time with members of the Cuban LGBTQ community
- Meet with Mariela Castro and human rights activists
- Visit schools, medical clinics, and the Institute of Tropical Medicine
- Snorkel the reefs of Varadero
- Help deliver medical and educational supplies
- Meet with members of Parliament and with political dissidents
- Visit ecological areas and learn about the Cuban organic movement
- Attend a concert by Bueno Vista Social Club
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Che Guevara sculpture at Revolution Square.
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- Enjoy the white sand beaches and clear blue water at Varadero
- Visit the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of the Revolution
The cost of our 11day/10 night trip is $2,600 and includes a Cuba travel visa (required), all hotels/accommodations, in-country transportation by private van, all meals (except one), all gratuities, translation and guide services, speakers fees, entrance fees to special events. It does not include round trip air transportation from the USA.
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RWF volunteers visiting a school in Matanzas.
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CAN'T COME BUT WANT TO HELP CUBA?
RWF funds summer camps for Cuban children living with HIV, cancer, and other life threatening illnesses.
The camps teach valuable life skills aimed at fostering a healthy self esteem, independence, and self care.
RWF also funds human rights work to help the Cuban LGBTQ community.
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RWF funds human rights and medical work in Cuba.
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Your donation will have a huge impact in Cuba! Please help us with a generous 100% tax deductible donation for Cuba.
In Solidarity,
J
eff Cotter,
Executive Director
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