The streets
call activists and lovers of justice and inclusion this
weekend in McHenry County.
On Saturday there will be a local opportunity to participate
in nation-wide March for Our Lives demonstrations. All weekend Woodstock Pride has a full
schedule of events culminating with the Pride Fest and
the Pride Parade in Woodstock.
March
for Our Lives, the student-led gun control advocacy group founded by Parkland
school shooting survivors, is planning nationwide protests on Saturday June
11 including a mass march in Washington, D.C. which will
begin at noon Eastern Daylight Time.
In Chicago the event will be held beginning at 12 pm at
the Federal Plaza. Locally there
will be an event in Crystal Lake on June from 1 am to 3 pm at Exchange
Drive and Route 14. It will
be a sidewalk vigil lining Rt. 14 outside Binney’s Beverage Depot. Parking available in shop lots. The event is co-sponsored by Standing
up Against Racism Woodstock, McHenry County NOW, and Together We
Stand McHenry County. Members of the
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry will
be glad to lend their voices.
You are invited to personalize your gun violence message on
your own signs and placards.
After
the Coronavirus pandemic subdued celebrations for the last two years
Woodstock Pride Fest has come roaring back with a full schedule of
events all weekend including the Rainbow Color Run beginning Saturday,
June 11 at 10 a.m. starting at Emricson Park and a new Pride Fest Pub Crawl to many of Woodstock fine watering holes on
and around the Square beginning at 6 p.m. On both Saturday and Sunday walkers, cyclists, and drivers can follow a map to view and visit homes, businesses, churches, and agencies that are creatively decorated.
The crowning events of course are the gala Pride Parade will start at 11 a.m. come down Dean Street to loop the Square to kick-of the Fest at noon. The program from
the Gazebo will include
the opening featuring Grand Marshals
Theo Dice, Michael Meredith of Iron and Ivory, and Shannon Mingalone, Congressman Bill Foster, other guests, and Theatre 121
ensemble; 1 p.m. Donna & Alma
Brooks; 2 pm Woodstock PrideFest superstar Jayleigh; 3 p.m. Rain Bow Sinthesky. There
will be an extended set every hour by a featured performer with Queens throughout and local favorite, DJ Tim Hicks of Music in Motion.
Pride Fest on the square will feature not only the
stage program but also food trucks and concessions; venders; information booths for supportive non-profit
organizations, social service
agencies, activist groups, and religious supporters.
Tree of Life UU Congregation with our long, close association with the LGBTQ community will be
sharing booth space with our old friends and allies from PFLAG McHenry
County. Look for us
at booth #40.
Pride Fest is co-sponsored by Woodstock Pride and the Woodstock Chamber
of Commerce and several other businesses and organizations.
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