Pride Month Activities Planned for June by De Anza LGBT Community Cati Mayer Attend and Participate in the STAFF WRITER Events
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Students and staff members The highlight of Pride Month will organize scheduled events will be the parent bring-along to support and celebrate LGBT on June 20, from 5-7 p.m. in pride. Conference Room B. “Students who are a part of the “The [parent-bring-along] community will feel more visible event’s goal is to educate loved at De Anza if they see that they ones of students that are part of have a voice and presence,” said the community, ” Mendoza said. Nate Mendoza, 20, ceramics A guest speaker from the major and vice president of the nonprofit organization Parents, Rainbow Club. Friends and Family of Lesbians The Rainbow Club will host and Gays (PFLAG) will speak movie nights that highlight LGBT and answer questions for affiliated Features p. 5 identities on June 4 and 11, from friends and family members. 3-6 p.m. in Conference Room A. “Equity Is” is sponsored by The organizers will talk Pride Heritage Month, the Equity about some of the lesser- Office, African American Studies known sexualities, such as and LGBT studies students. The Harassment and intimidation intersexuality and asexuality, program is funded by DASB. at an LGBTQQIAA conference Mendoza said he hopes the on June 9, from 1:30-4 p.m. in upcoming events will spread accusations reported to FHDA Police Conference Rooms A and B. awareness and, “create a safe People outside the LGBT place on campus for queer community are encouraged to identified students.” Antonija Jakovcevic on foot. attacker actually returned with She was uninjured in the a knife, I definitely won’t take STAFF WRITER reported events, both of which night classes any more. occurred adjacent to Parking Lot “I’ll try not to go anywhere LGBT PRIDE MONTH E in the evening hours. alone and will make sure I’m SCHEDULE Foothill-De Anza Police on The student filed a report with always surrounded with people.” May 24 reported two incidents the FHDA Police in the late Liza Valencia, 26, a dietitian June 4 on campus currently under afternoon on May 20. major said, “The incident doesn’t Movie night (highlighting LGBT identities) investigation. The student described one man make me paranoid or something, An unidentified De Anza possibly Latino, 5 feet 9 inches but I will be more careful for sure. 3 - 6 p.m. College student in her mid-20s tall, 200 pounds, stocky and with “What happened made me a said she was sitting on a bench by spiky hair. At the time, he was little bit more aware of the fact June 9 the campus’s parking lot E when wearing a white T-shirt and blue that perhaps our campus is not LGBTQQIAA conference three males approached her and jeans. ‘crime-free’ after all.” 1:30 - 4 p.m. one of them touched her rib cage No description is available of According to the FHDA area on April 29. the other two suspects. police, there are no updates on June 11 The student told the police the After the report was released, the reported incidents or are any Movie night (highlighting LGBT identities) men left on foot when students some De Anza students no further details available. began exiting a nearby classroom. longer felt comfortable walking Police officers are continuing the 3 - 6 p.m. According to the student, one by themselves at night around investigation. Call 408-924-8000 of the male subjects approached campus. with any information regarding the June 20 her weeks later and displayed a Tami Price, 22, a psychology incidents. Highlight of pride month and parent bring-a-long knife, warning her not to report major said, “I don’t feel safe 5 - 7 p.m. either incident, after which he left any more. After hearing that the lavozdeanza.com facebook.com/lavozweekly twitter.com/lavozweekly CAMPUS EVENTS 2 June 2, 2014 Juror’s Awards include: Myanmar: Portrait of A Country in Transition,” Tuesday Friday WA ORLD FAMOuS D Dance DEMONSTRATION Laurin Chichkanoff, “Toronado – Beauty a photography exhibit that captures a country Thursday, June 12 & Calamity Intertwined,” steel nails exiting a troubled past and entering a new June 3 June 6 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Megan Jerbic, “The View From Above era of reform and openness. 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