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Contacts: Catherine Hecht, Co-Chair/Executive Director Phone: 201.344.5233 Email: cathecht@jclgo.org Paul Mendoza, Co Chair/Pride Festival Director Phone: 646.567.9693 Email: paul@jclgo.org |
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
RAINBOW FLAGS TO RISE OVER JERSEY CITY
As part of 2007 Jersey City Pride Week activities sponsored by Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach, Inc. (JCLGO), the Rainbow Flag, the universal historic symbol of LGBT Pride, will be raised above both City Hall in Jersey City and The William Brennan Hudson County Court.
On Monday, Aug. 20, at 6 pm, the Rainbow Flag will be raised at City
Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ. Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah
Healy will preside over the event. After the ceremony, a small reception
will be held in City Hall’s Second Floor Rotunda.
On Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 6 pm, the Rainbow Flag will be raised over The William Brennan Hudson County Court House, 581 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ, at 6 pm. Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise will preside over the event.
Immediately following the event, a reception will be held at The William Brennan Hall Court House, 581 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ.
During the reception at the Hudson County Court House, Proclaimations of Achievement will be award to Hudson County individuals who have made significant contributions to the LGBT community over the past year.
The Rainbow Flag Raisings are part Jersey City Pride Week. The week’s activities
culminate with Jersey City Pride Festival on Saturday, August 25, from noon
to 8 pm.
Additional information can be found on the web at www.jclgo.org.
This event is brought to you by JCLGO and in part by support from our
event sponsors: Bank of America, CareerBuilder, The Cage, Duggal Visual
Solutions, Go Magazine, Hamilton Square, Hard Grove Café, Hyatt, Icelandair, KTU, Liberty Travel, LITM, Manhunt.net, Metro Homes, Metro Source, Minuteman Press, Next Magazine, NJ Transit, Out In Jersey, Pershing, Star Bar, Synergy Fitness, Verizon Wireless and Wachovia. JCLGO especially wishes to thank Hudson County, County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the City Council, and Jersey City’s
Office of Cultural Affairs.
Host Organization:
Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach (JCLGO), a nonprofit community organization founded in 2001, produces Jersey City's Annual LGBT Pride Week & Pride Festival and is a driving force in developing and unifying the growing LGBT community in Jersey City. JCLGO is committed to being a vital voice in Jersey City, bringing the LGBT community together.