Fort River PGO Information

Friday, May 4, 2012

Celebrate all Families at the Noho Pride Parade

A group of Fort River families are trying to gather a group to march together in the Northampton Pride Parade and Rally on May 12th from 12-5. Kids hear homophobic comments at school starting as young as Kindergarten. By participating in the Pride Parade we can support our kids from from LGBT families and show them that Fort River celebrates their families.  You do not have to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered to march.  Straight family members and allies are more than welcome.  Pride parades are about showing support and celebrating people for being who they are.  Here is a link to the event itself: http://www.site.nohopride.org/  If there’s enough interest, the group will get a banner to march behind and sign up to participate in the parade.  They plan to have their contingent line up by 11:30 in the parking lot across from the Northampton Brewery in Northampton.
The parade begins at 12:00 and ends at the rally, which is at the Fair Grounds.There will be food and fun at the rally, including a kid's area.  People will probably spread out once there, so the best time to show your support is by marching with the group in the parade! Please email Ali Wicks-Lim at wickslim@yahoo.com if you’d like to attend the march. We need to get a sense of the number of participants and we will forward more specific information about the event as it gets closer.