WeHo Pride 2023 - Booth Application for Community Groups
Organization/Group Information
| Organization/Group Name |
Equality California
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| Applicant Name |
Jorge-Armando Diaz
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| Applicant Title or Relationship to Organization/Group |
Program Manager
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| Applicant Email Address |
[email protected]
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| Applicant Phone Number |
+17147570859
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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.
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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 |
As an historic enclave of LGBTQ+ leadership, activism, and expression, West Hollywood and its residents are critical to the power building work of Equality California. Whether it's gathering support for a piece of pro-equality legislation, recruiting individuals for leadership positions in the state, building coalitions, or conducting community outreach, Equality California has long partnered with West Hollywood's nonprofits, community leaders, and businesses to achieve its programmatic and advocacy goals
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| Please briefly describe the Organization/Group's connection to West Hollywood |
For over 20 years, Equality California has led the Golden State’s fight for LGBTQ+ civil rights and social justice. Originally founded in 1999 as the California Alliance for Pride and Equality (CAPE), we became Equality California in 2003 then merged with Marriage Equality California in 2004 into what ultimately became the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. We championed the fight for marriage equality, suing the State of California and winning the freedom to marry for the first time in the In re marriage cases. And when voters passed Proposition 8, taking away that freedom in 2008, we continued fighting until marriage equality was restored. Even as marriage equality dominated the headlines, Equality California worked with the California Legislature to pass the strongest statewide civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people in the country. And we helped to elect hundreds of pro-equality candidates to office — up and down the ballot — building a robust bench of LGBTQ+ and allied leaders to champion our cause and fight alongside us for full lived equality.
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Booth Space Activation
| Please describe you proposed activity within your booth space. |
Visibility and brand recognition (people know who we are)
Conduct public education outreach, aligned with our grants and strategic plan
Highlight and increase the profile of openly LGBTQ+ and allied political leaders
Highlight and increase the profile of our legislative work and ballot initiatives
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| How many 10' x 10' booth spaces are you requesting? |
1
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| How many people will staff your booth each day? |
6
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| What is your organizations excepted load-out duration? |
One to two hours
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| What is your organizations excepted load-in duration? |
One to two hours
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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/or apply for ancillary permits (i.e. a Business Tax Certificate) |
I agree
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