HV Pride Coalition March & Festival

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Please save the date for the Hudson Valley Pride Coalition March and Festival: Sunday, June 4 in New Paltz. The March will step-off at 12 noon at the NP Middle School, followed by a festival in Hasbrouck Park until 5:00 pm.

This year’s event is building on the work from the previous two years since the HV LGBTQ Center in Kingston dropped the event without notice during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, leaving me our local LGBTQIA+ community with a mere 10 days to organize an entire festival from scratch: thus the Hudson Valley Pride Coalition was born! The best part is there’s room for everyone at this planning table.

The still-growing Hudson Valley Pride Coalition consists of various local organizations, community groups, government entities, elected officials, and individuals. There’s room for everyone at this table! If you or your organization wants to join the coalition, please fill out this form: www.outloudhudsonvalley.com/parade. RSVP for the march, or sign-up to volunteer, using the same form.

Out Loud Hudson Valley, a local organization created and run by New Paltz’s own Jimmy Prada, has stepped-up as the point-of-contact for the festival component this year. Interested vendors and performers can sign-up using this form: ttp://outloudhudsonvalley.com/vendors

With LGBTQ+ rights under attack, and trans life in particular in imminent danger on the national level, it’s more imperative than ever we come together this Pride Month – what better place to do so than where same-sex marriage was first catapulted into the spotlight and history was made?

Mark your calendars, and join us in any capacity you can, on Sunday June 4 in New Paltz.

Yours in solidarity & service,

Alex(andria) Wojcik
Village of New Paltz Deputy Mayor
AWojcik@villageofnewpaltz.org