Out in the Mountains, June 1987

Kwanzaa, who provided music for the L/G Pride Celebration, will return to the 1987 Celebration.

Plans are well under way for Vermont's fifth annual lesbian/gay pride celebration. The slogan for this year's celebration will be "NOW MORE THAN EVER" to reflect the struggles we have been through as a community in the past year with the homophobic ERA campaign and our beginning push for civil rights legislation in Vermont. It is also meant to reflect the opportunity we have before us in making civil rights for lesbians and gay men in Vermont a reality. The inroads have been made.

The first day to mark on your calendar is Thursday, June 11. The organizing committee for this year's celebration will be holding a fundraiser/dance at Pearls, 135 Pearl Street, in Burlington. A "$2 and up" donation will be requested at the door to go toward paying expenses for this year's celebration.
On Friday, June 19, three short films will be shown at Billings Theatre on the UVM campus in Burlington. "Greetings from Washington" is a documentary on the 1979 March on Washington. This is a particularly timely film since this October 11, another National March on Washington is being planned. The other two films are "A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts" and "Together and Apart". On Saturday, June 20, there will be a 1:00 PM rally on the steps and lawn of the Unitarian Church at the head of Church Street in Burlington. The rally will include statements by local organizers, state politicians as well as music by Kwanzaa.

The march will begin around 2:30 and go noisily through the streets of downtown Burlington. We will then gather in front of the Unitarian Church again for an open-mike.

Two showings of the film trilogy will be aired again Saturday night.

Hope to see you all there!