Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month! |
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Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month.
Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations. In 2006 Equality Forum assumed responsibility for providing content, promotion and resources for LGBT History Month.
The LGBTQ+ community is the only community worldwide that is not taught its history at home, in public schools or in religious institutions. LGBTQ+ History Month provides role models, builds community and makes the civil rights statement about our extraordinary national and international contributions.
For LGBTQ+ History month, we have several ways to get involved and celebrate! From Pride at the Kitty (happening tomorrow) to Volunteering at our Syringe Exchange Program, there are endless ways to get involved and celebrate this month!
Additionally, Pacific Pride Foundation is seeking your help in crowd-sourcing Santa Barbara County's history of our LGBTQIA+ community. Please consider sharing your knowledge of key milestones in the development of our local LGBTQIA+ community. The first phase is data collection, and that's where YOU CAN HELP. Take a look at our survey below, and offer up your knowledge now!
Keep scrolling to see the wonderful events and programs we have lined up for this month!
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Pride @ the Kitty, a Benefit for PPF:
Join us and our friends at the Wildcat for an afternoon Pride Celebration. We will be there on Saturday, October 2, from 1:30 PM – 8 PM with live music, vendors, show stopping drag queens, libations, food, and so much more! This event is for those 21+, and a portion of your $10 entree fee will benefit the programs and services of Pacific Pride Foundation.
Schedule:
1:30 PM – Doors open
2:30 PM – Vivian Storm with a live band
4:00 PM – DJ Wizkid
6:00 PM – DJ Sparxx
6:30 PM – Drag extravaganza featuring Angel D’Mon, Asara Sapphire, and Sheba
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CrushBar’s Rainbow Social, a Benefit for PPF:
CrushBar & Tap is supporting Pacific Pride Foundation and the LGBTQ+ community with monthly mixers! Join us on the first Thursday of each month, starting on October 7, at 7 PM. We will gather for an evening of karaoke, special cocktails, and community.
Anytime you order the PPF ( pretty, pink, & fuc*ing delicious) 10% of the proceeds will benefit the programs and services of Pacific Pride Foundation. The PPF includes rose vermouth, prosecco, and an edible rose petal.
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Movie Night in the Park:
Join Pacific Pride Foundation and Elings Park for a Halloween themed Movie Night in the Park on Friday, October 22 starting at 6:30 PM- featuring The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Gather under the stars and enjoy some food, wine, beer, drag shows featuring Vivian Storm and Angel D’Mon, and of course a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tickets are just $15, and all proceeds will benefit the programs and services of Pacific Pride Foundation and Elings Park. Get your tickets here.
We also have plenty of volunteer opportunities available for this event! Interested in helping us? Contact our Operations Manager!
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Drag Story-time, a Benefit for PPF:
Join us at the Crafter’s Library on Saturday, 10/23, at 11 AM for a family friendly morning of fun! Drop your littles off for Drag Story-time with Miss Angel, while you create your own etched wine glass.
Story-time is free for all, and the wine glass session is just $35, with $5 being donated to PPF.
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Calling all LGBTQ+ Creatives:
For the past three years Santa Barbara based shoe company, SeaVees, has supported PPF by providing us with proceeds from their Pride Collection. In an effort to make next year's campaign more authentic, we need your help! We are in search of committee members that will help us with the concept and design for a new SeaVees & Pacific Pride Foundation Shoe for Pride 2022.
We will be meeting virtually in October and November to share ideas and create an inclusive design for a new SeaVees sneaker. SeaVees will be here to help us with this process all along the way!
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Join our PROUD Older Adult group! |
The PROUD Older Adult Group meets biweekly on Thursdays from 12 - 1:00 pm over zoom. The social group is for LGBTQ+ folks and allies ages 50+. Feel free to grab a snack or your lunch, and hop on zoom for weekly discussions!
For more information or questions about how you can join the group, email our Programs Manager!
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Both PROUD Youth of Color and PROUD Youth Group are always open to new participants! In these groups, we get to know each other, play games, and celebrate LGBTQ+ people and history. Both groups are free, do not require parent permission, and are open to LGBTQ+ and ally youth in 7th-12th grade; however, PROUD Youth of Color is only open to youth of color (youth who are not white).
PROUD Youth of Color meets every Wednesday from 4:00pm- 5:30pm. This month, we will meet only on Zoom due to a scheduling conflict.
PROUD Youth Group meets every Thursday from 4:00pm- 5:30pm, alternating each week between meeting on Zoom and meeting in-person at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop.
Guest Speaker: On October 7th, we will have Georgia Noble from PFLAG come to PROUD Youth Group to discuss her work with PFLAG and teach us about storytelling! All youth are welcome to come to the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop on Oct. 7th, from 4:00pm- 5:30pm. Registration is required, register here!
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Schedule a Training today! |
PPF Training available for Santa Barbara CBO’s!
PPF offers FREE cultural competency training around LGBTQ+ issues to focus on issues specific to LGBTQ+ people in recovery, creating a safe environment, understanding sexual orientation, and gender identity.
We also offer overdose Prevention and Reversal training on how to use Naloxone/Narcan, an antidote for opioid overdose, along with the distribution of Naloxone/Narcan.
Training is open to all SB Behavioral Wellness County department staff, community-based providers, and any social service non-profit or agency in need.
If your organization or department is interested in training, please contact our Programs Manager.
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Other Events and Ways to Support! |
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PFLAG CONNECTS: VIRTUAL SUPPORT MEETINGS
PFLAG meets online every month, in English and in Spanish, for virtual support meetings. Their meetings are run by trusted PFLAG Santa Barbara leaders, exploring topics relevant to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by sharing and support.
October 11 at 7:00 pm
October 14 at 7:00 pm
We hope to see you there!
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Car Donations
Website | Alternate Ways to Support
Looking for another way to support our services? Pacific Pride Foundation is now accepting car donations through careasy.org!
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Partners in Pride
A Special Thank You to all our new Partners in Pride that helped us unlock a special one-time $5,000 gift!
If you haven’t already, become a Partner in Pride today and join this devoted group of monthly supporters that ensure your LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors have the stability, support, and resources they need to thrive, all year long!
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