Pride Week Kicks off on Friday, June 6th on City
Hall Plaza at 12p.m.
What: Boston Pride Kicks off Pride Week
2014 with its 20th annual Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 6th at
noon. Sponsored by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Flag Raising at City
Hall is the first official event of Pride Week. This year’s Pride Week theme is
“Be Yourself, Change the World,” and encourages the LGBT community
to embrace what makes each individual unique and to use those qualities to
change the world for the better. The flag raising will also recognize this
year’s Grand Marshals: Governor Deval Patrick, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
and Honorary Marshal John Mitzel (deceased.) The ceremony will also recognize the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising in New York which was
the catalyst for the LGBT rights movement.
The Flag Raising Ceremony will include a brief speaking
program followed by the raising of the rainbow Pride flag over City Hall.
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Who: Mayor
Martin J. Walsh, Boston City Council, Boston Pride Committee, Erica Kay Webster- participant in the Stonewall Inn uprising in New York City 1969
NOTE: Boston Pride Week 2014 will be held from
Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 15 with the annual Boston Pride Parade on
Saturday, June 14 starting at 11 a.m. from Copley Square.
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About Boston Pride
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inclusivity, equality, respect, and awareness in Greater Boston and beyond.
Fostering diversity, unity, visibility and dignity, we educate, communicate and
advocate by building and strengthening community connections.For more details on specific events during Pride Week 2014 visit www.bostonpride.org
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