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MICHAEL encouraged to come out in creative costumes. to adults who are Sabin will be the run’s official hostess and is looking for more etro Detroit’s official Pride season sure to keep the crowd laughing before and activities outside kicks off this week with Ferndale after the run. of the bars. There’s Pride presented by the Candle Wick The main event, though, takes place Saturday also going to MShoppe, which takes place Saturday, June 1, in afternoon and Pride Chair Julia Music said be a food truck downtown Ferndale. More than 25,000 LGBTQ planning this year came together early. section near the folk and their friends and allies are expected “Due to the success of this growing event, Blue Cross Blue to attend. we sold out of booth spaces with more than a Shield of Michigan Ferndale Pride officially kicked off earlier month to go,” Music said. “We also exceeded Children’s Area. in the week with Wednesday’s Ferndale Pride our past sponsorship, which allowed us to add Drag Queen Interfaith Service. The service was titled The another organization to those we will donate Story Time will Spirituality of Stonewall by the Rev. Roland to post Pride.” also, for the first Stringfellow, who helped plan the service with time, take place at the Rev. Angela Lippard. New Additions Affirmations. But perhaps Shamir will be headlining Before the Main Event New this year will be weddings in the Rust the newest and the MotorCity Hotel Belt Market, which is billed as Ferndale’s undoubtedly Mainstage Saturday night. “The riots at Stonewall were pivotal from premier wedding venue. least unwelcome a secular viewpoint, but Rev. Stringfellow “Working with Rust Belt we are able to ensure addition to Pride recognizes the events at Stonewall as spiritual that couples are able to have their wedding in this year is a as well,” Lippard said. “For many, our faith/ front of a choice of backdrops, enjoy a cash bar large decrease in spirituality/connectedness feeds our strength to and desserts before joining the after party of available parking Renaissance Vineyard Church, located at 1841 seek equality in a revolutionary way. At the 2019 the year,” Music said. near the event. To combat this, Ferndale Pride Pinecrest Drive; or Gerry Kulick Community Ferndale Pride Interfaith Service, we reflected However, Music said that if the idea of getting has partnered with SMART bus. Center, located at 1201 Livernois Ave.. The on the revolution that started 50 years ago at married during Ferndale Pride is an appealing “Parking is always a challenge but with the SMART shuttles are scheduled to arrive every Stonewall.” one, she advises that plans are made as soon groundbreaking of the DOT project in Ferndale five to 10 minutes and will drop Pride attendees Also, Saturday morning features the as possible for next year. This year’s wedding it got even more tricky this year,” Music said. off and pick them up from the Livernois Rainbow Run, which is sponsored as always event is booked solid. “Our friends at SMART bus came through entrance of Pride. by the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce. Also new, Mark McMillian from the for us. From the hours of 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., All participants in the 5K received a pair of Center for Relationship and Sexual Health is event-goers can park and just hop on a shuttle.” Michigan-made Ferndale rainbow socks. sponsoring the sober space area. He is planning The shuttle route will include Ferndale The event is family friendly and runners are a day of activities for the area, giving options High School, located at 881 Pinecrest Drive; See Ferndale Pride, continued on p. 24 6 BTL | May 30, 2019 www.PrideSource.com COVER STORY HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING Returning Affirmations ED Dave Garcia Forecasts Expansion of Programs, Volunteers, Advocacy BY EVE KUCHARSKI were quite happy with me, but as I was looking here at what was happening in my home state of rogrammatic expansion, fund and staff Michigan I was excited to see Gov. Whitmer be development, political advocacy and elected and our Attorney General Dana Nessel more are all either current or future be elected — those were all positive signs. And Pprojects at Ferndale’s Affirmations LGBTQ the reality is, a community center has a role community center. From the outside, that list to play in registering our community to vote, might seem like an average set of goals for for example, and getting out the vote efforts. such an organization, but many in Southeast And the state of California, while extremely Michigan’s LGBTQ community who have been important, we all know where that’s going to go following the center’s trajectory will know in 2020,” he said with a laugh. “And Michigan that they are made more impressive when is a purple state and we have a responsibility accounting for the fact that the Center was on to our community ... to do everything we can the verge of shuttering its doors last December. in terms of political advocacy within the law of Ask newly reappointed Executive Director what we can do as nonprofit to make sure that Dave Garcia about this seeming 180-degree people who are elected in 2020 are fair-minded shift and he’ll attribute it to the efforts of individuals who respect our community and the Center’s dedicated volunteers and board will protect our community.” of directors, coupled with his own gained Affirmations is a nonprofit, listed as a 501(c) experience working at the Los Angeles LGBT (3) in the tax code, and therefore tax exempt Newly reappointed Executive Director Dave Garcia. BTL photos: Andrew Cohen Center — the largest community center of its so long as its earnings do not fund a private kind in the nation. He said that despite the shareholder or individual like a politician. organization’s rocky past, its presence is a vital For that reason, Garcia, who has been vocal of local involvement from an impassioned developing right now, as we speak, a campaign and lasting one in the local community, one about the importance of community centers community is something that he’s eager to see to of course raise money but also more than that deserves recognition.