XXX: CUAV Turns 30!: Annual Benefit for Community United Against Violence
XXX: CUAV Turns 30!
- Annual Benefit for Community United Against Violence
Friday, March 20, 2009
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Honorees
Tom Ammiano & Hank Wilson, Early Gay Safety Advocates
Fresh Meat Productions (www.freshmeatproductions.org)
GroundSpark (formerly Women’s Educational Media, www.groundspark.org)
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence (www.incite-national.org)
- Performers
Taiko Ren drumming troupe (www.taikoren.com)
Spoken word artist Lex Beatty (www.myspace.com/lexisword)
Poet & MC Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (www.brownstargirl.org)
111 Minna Gallery
(Minna St. at 2nd Street)
San Francisco
(www.111minnagallery.com)
Enjoy moving performances, inspiring honorees, luxurious silent auction, delicious food, tunes to make you move, and great company.
* Ticket Information -
Tickets:
$40 – (Includes one drink ticket) or $80 (Includes open bar)
Online: http://eu.brownpapertickets.com/event/55400
Phone: 415-777-5500 ext. 318.
Event captain, sponsorship, and silent auction opportunities still available. Contact CUAV for more information.
Since 1979, CUAV (Community United Against Violence) has been supporting LGBTQQ survivors of hate violence and domestic violence, and educating our broader communities. Please come out to celebrate three decades of healing and transformation as we launch into the next era of CUAV’s history with the release of our new strategic plan.
* Silent Auction:
Cruise package, hotel stays, gourmet dining certificates, personal organizing, massages, guitar lessons and more!
* Honorary Host Committee:
SF Supervisor David Campos; SF Supervisor Bevan Dufty; CA Senator Mark Leno; SF Mayor Gavin Newsom; US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
* Event Captains:
Saurabh Bajaj, Anne Marks, & Mazdak Mazarei; Tara Flanagan; Lisa Fujie Parks; Johnathan Gaffney & BeBe Sweetbriar; Nick Hodges & Russ Brent; Jovida Ross & Lauren Williams; Carter Serrett; Laura Spanjian; Janet Upadhye; Beverly Upton; Fresh! White
* Sponsors:
Ambassador James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen; Betty’s List; Steamworks; AARP; Driscoll’s Valencia Street Serra Mortuary; John Lum Architecture; Dolores Park Cafe; Gargalicana & Graceffa, LLP; Law Offices of Callaway & Wolf; National Center for Lesbian Rights; Our Family Coalition; Rainbow Grocery; Transgender Law Center
Food, dancing, and friends both new and old!
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