RAINBOW PRIDE at CITY HALL

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RAINBOW PRIDE at CITY HALL

Hi Friends,

Just a reminder that kick-off to PRIDE is Friday July
22 at 12 noon on the North steps of City Hall (12th
and Cambie). There will be a free bbq lunch so I hope
everyone attends. Come meet your favourite City
Councillor (mine of course is PETER LADNER), hopeful
councillors or even a former favourite councillor. Many of
them will be present.

I'll even be there much to the displeasure of Mayor
Campbell.

Keep in mind that Ellen Woodsworth and Tim Stevenson
may like to take credit for opening up City Hall to the
Gay community but it was really Mayor Mike Harcourt
and his chief-of-staff Shirley Chan who in 1981 wrote the
first ever Gay Proclamation in the City.

Keep in your memories also that our first elected gay politician was
Gordon Price who served the city for an unprecedented 16 years as City
Councillor. I believe Gordon will also be present.

See you all on July 22 at noon!

Jamie Lee Hamilton
tricia_foxx@yahoo.com