Today was the San Diego PRIDE Festival Parade. It was great to be there and be a part of the parade and see the amazing turnout of people to participate and to observe.
I was proud of how the local Science of Mind churches came together to share a float and booth. Hats off to Rob Wilkerson of Midtown CRS for his yeoman efforts of getting everyone together and the huge amount of work in putting together the float, the event, the booth and schedules.
Soul Voice sang live and made us one of the most popular floats. They sounded great and everyone sang along. Live music with wonderful musicians. So many people marched alongside--including Rev Kathy Hearn! Having taken a nasty fall on Thursday, with a swollen ankle and knee, I was grateful to ride in the truck while Larry Paris drove. And we have Larry Paris to thank for getting the truck from Mossy Ford for us to use as our float. And it was cooler today and slightly overcast (even rained earlier) that made for nice parade weather and cooler for the leather.
The only down side is that if you are in the parade you don't get to see the parade. I am sure we missed some wonderful floats, costumes (or lack thereof) and all the people. As we passed the area where the fundamentalists were protesting with their hateful signs of damnation, everyone on our float spontaneously started yelling out, "We love you! Bless you! We are all One!" And I was glad to be in America where freedom of speech, religion and being was allowed.
And I learned that the best time to shop at Trader Joe's and Ralph's in Hillcrest is during PRIDE. No crowds!
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Rev D Could you please call me after 7:30am on Wed regarding the Visioning Meeting? I need to talk to you about it. 858-277-2882.
Lita
I am glad some of us were in attendance at the Pride Festival. Friday, I attended an equally intense session of the anti-violence meeting with the Mayor, Chief of Police, City Councilwoman, and others for the LGBT community. This was in response to the hate crime that occurred in the Park outside the festival on Saturday night. The level of appreciation for our civic leaders and police department was evident. The Mayor made it clear he will not tolerate hate crimes against anyone in San Diego.
Just the same, I wonder what is the "root cause" of this violence? Where did these young men learn hate? And why was violence more important to them than going out with their friends and having a good time? Can these young guys find a way to have a life of nonviolence or will prison only harden their intolerance?
Thanks to all of the Science of Mind community that took time out on a Saturday to stand in unity with the LGBT community for the Parade/Festival.
Michael
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