WeHo Pride 2022 - Community Group Application
Organization/Group Information
| Organization/Group Name |
Equality California
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| Applicant Name |
Erin Arendse
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| Applicant Title or Relationship to Organization/Group |
Program Director
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| Applicant Email Address |
[email protected]
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| Applicant Phone Number |
+15627607664
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| Please briefly describe your organization/group and its mission or purpose: |
Equality California brings the voices of LGBTQ+ people and allies to institutions of power in California and across the United States, striving to create a world that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people. We advance civil rights and social justice by inspiring, advocating, and mobilizing through an inclusive movement that works tirelessly on behalf of those we serve. Please note that Equality California is a 501c4 and Equality California Institute is a 501c3. Both organizations will be represented as a single team at WeHo Pride.
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| Is your Organization/Group a 501c3? (It is not a requirement that your organization be a 501c3) |
Yes
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| Please briefly describe the Organization/Group's connection to LGBTQ Pride |
Pride festivals are core to pursuing the mission of Equality California and Equality California Institute. Pride, for us, is a place to do outreach, build community power and partnerships, and celebrate the beautiful and joyful diversity of our community. We participate annually in Pride events throughout the state - distributing educational materials related to LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing, encouraging political engagement on LGBTQ+ issues, and building our list of LGBTQ+ community members interested in advocacy. We are excited for the opportunity in 2022 to join together in person with our LGBTQ+ siblings.
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| Please briefly describe the Organization/Group's connection to West Hollywood |
As an historic and major LGBTQ+ population center, West Hollywood is a key outreach area for our Southern California advocacy and power building efforts. Our organizational headquarters are located nearby in Los Angeles' Koreatown, and members of our staff are also locally involved in WeHo organizations and civic life. In the 2021 redistricting process, we also fought to keep WeHo in a single district, to ensure a unified community voice in selecting local representatives to the state legislature.
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WeHo Pride Integration
| In what way is your organization/group seeking to integrate with WeHo Pride? |
Option 1: Activate a designated space in the footprint of a WeHo Pride event held in the vicinity of West Hollywood Park and San Vicente Blvd. during the weekend of June 3-5, 2022
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Option 1 - Space within WeHo Pride Footprint
| Please describe you proposed programming/activity within the WeHo Pride footprint: |
10' x 10' booth to distribute flyers, conduct voter registration, and collect signatures in support of key LGBTQ+ policies.
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| Will your organization/group be requesting supplemental funding from the City for programming and activities as a part of your footprint in WeHo Pride? |
No
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Agreement with the City of West Hollywood
| Please note that, if selected, your organization may be required to provide insurance and enter into a written agreement with the City of West Hollywood. |
I agree
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