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2020 Annual Report About Co-Presidents’ Welcome International Association of Pride Organizers 2020 Annual Report About Co-Presidents’ Welcome We welcome all of you to read our 2020 Annual Report and review the work Our Vision done by InterPride, its members, and its partners. While this past year has been a A world where there is full cultural, challenging one, we have strived to meet the mission and vision of InterPride. social and legal equality for all. Entering into this new era of InterPride, the organization starts with three Co- Our Mission Presidents and new Bylaws approved by the membership. These new Bylaws allow Empowering Pride Organizations for better organizational structure and representations on a broader global level. Worldwide. Heading into the new year, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic greatly Our Work impacted the LBGTQ+ Pride Events worldwide. Over 500 Pride Organizations InterPride exists to promote worldwide were either postponed or canceled, some with significant impacts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride on an on their mission and survival. InterPride, working with its partner networks, international level, to increase developed Global Pride 2020, a 24-hour online live stream Pride Celebration networking and communication featuring over 500 Pride Organizations with social and cultural programming. In among Pride Organizations, doing so, the Global 2020 event fundraised over USD $125,000 to give back to and to encourage diverse communities to hold and attend Pride organizations struggling around the globe. Pride events and to act as a source of education. Staying connected has been a mainstay with InterPride. Remote monthly InterPride accomplishes meetings and weekly check-ins have been a norm for this global organization. its mission with Regional Each year we look forward to an in-person meeting and networking with one Conferences and a General another at our Annual General Meeting and World Conference. Sadly, with Meeting and World Conference COVID-19 still holding its grip on us globally, we will not meet together in Oslo (GM&WC). At the GM & World Conference, InterPride members this year. However, we will utilize the power of technology and hold many network and collaborate on informative and educational workshops, caucus meetings, and continue the an international scale and take governance of our organization. care of the business of the organization. As you review the Annual Report, you will read the reports from our Committees InterPride is a voice for the and Executives who strive to voice the LGBTQIA+ community around the world. LGBTQIA+ community around the We work hard together to empower our member organizations in any way we world. We stand up for inequality can. From doing educational webinars, facilitating workshops, or using our social and fight injustice everywhere. Our members share the latest news media platforms to reach out, InterPride continues to grow. about their region with us so that we are able to react internationally The Co-Presidents report gives an overview glimpse into the extraordinary work and make a difference. that goes into a volunteer-run organization. Without its members that join the executive and its committees, this work cannot get done. We are not perfect, but About InterPride we sure aim to be. We strongly urge you to consider joining a committee and Founded in 1982, InterPride is help move our organizations forward. the world’s largest organization for organizers of Pride events. We welcome all our new members and thank everyone for their hard work InterPride is incorporated in the State of Texas in the USA within the Pride movement. and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under US law. It is Yours in Pride, funded by membership dues, sponsorship, merchandise sales Andrew, Linda, Julian and donations from individuals and organizations. 2 © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org Table of Contents About Region Reports Co-Presidents’ Welcome 2 Region 1 46 Corporate Governance 4 Region 2 48 Region 3 50 Board Reports Region 4 52 Co-Presidents Report 6 Region 5 54 Carlos Idibouo 9 Region 6 56 Marsha H. Levine 10 Region 7 58 Emmanuel Temores 11 Region 8 60 Natalie Thompson 12 Region 9 62 Frank Van Dalen 13 Region 10 64 Alan Reiff 14 Region 11 66 Dave Wait 15 Region 12 68 Committee Reports Region 13 70 Global Pride 2020 16 Region 14 72 Alumni 18 Region 15 74 Communications 20 Region 16 76 Conference Structure & Integrity 22 Region 17 78 Finance 24 Region 18 80 Fund Development 26 Region 19 82 Governance 28 Region 20 84 Hiring 30 EPOA 86 Human Rights & Diversity 32 Fierte Canada Pride 88 Member Services 34 CAPI 89 Methods and Standards 36 USAP 90 Scholarship 38 Member Lists Solidarity 40 Members by Region 92 Strategic Planning 42 Member List 94 WorldPride 44 Reports contained within this Annual Report are the words, personal accounts and opinions of the authors involved and do not necessarily reflect the views of InterPride as an organization. InterPride accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of material contained within. InterPride may be contacted via [email protected] or our website: www.interpride.org © 2020 InterPride Inc. Information in this Annual Report is known to be correct at the time of production September 30, 2020. This Annual Report is designed & edited by Jeff Prystajko. Cover: GP20 host Todrick Hall. 2020 Annual Report 3 Corporate GovernanceGovernance InterPride is managed by a Board, Committee Co-Chairs and the Global Advisory Council made up of regional representatives. InterPride is in a transitionary period of its governance structure until 2020, when the Global Advisory Council will be fully established and implemented. Executive Committee: J. Andrew Baker Linda DeMarco Julian Sanjivan Co-President Co-President Co-President Geneva, Switzerland Boston, MA, USA NYC, NY, USA Emmanuel Temores Marsha H. Levine Natalie Thompson Vice President, Vice President, Vice President, Global Outreach & Partnership Global Outreach & Partnership Global Outreach & Partnership Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico San Francisco, CA, USA Washington D.C., USA Carlos Idibouo Sherri Rase Alan Reiff Vice President, Vice President, Interim Secretary Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Development NYC, NY, USA Toronto, ON, CA Edison, NJ, USA Dave Wait James Hermansen-Parker * Michele Irimia * Treasurer Vice President, Member Services Secretary Detroit, MI, USA Norfolk, VA, USA NYC, NY, USA Frank van Dalen * Vice President, * notes individuals who resigned their positions in 2020 Global Outreach & Partnership Amsterdam, Netherlands 4 © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org REGION 1 GAC REP. REGION 8 DIRECTORS REGION 15 DIRECTORS [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jorge Solorio Lilly Dragoeva Las Vegas, NV, USA REGION 9 GAC REPS. Sofia, Bulgaria [email protected] Athanasios Vlachogiannis REGION 2 GAC REPS. Rudolph Hanamji Thessaloniki, Greece [email protected] Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Michael Goodnow Javier Umaña Rivera REGION 16 GAC REPS. Bremerton, WA, USA San Jose, Costa Rica [email protected] Steve Herevia Kennedy Otieno Spokane, WA, USA REGION 10 GAC REPS. Nairobi, Kenya [email protected] Matthew van As REGION 3 GAC REPS. Debbie Brixey Capetown, South Africa [email protected] Oxfordshire, UK Micah Andress Andy Train REGION 17 GAC REPS. Austin, TX, USA Kingston upon Hull, England [email protected] Lo Roberts Diane Rodriguez Houston, TX, USA REGION 11 GAC REPS. Guayaquil, Ecuador [email protected] Welton Trindade REGION 4 DIRECTOR Lars Henriksen São Paulo, Brazil [email protected] Copenhagen, Denmark Dot Belstler Stein Østigaard REGION 18 GAC REP. Andover, MN, USA Oslo, Norway [email protected] Eve Keller Hadi Damien Indianapolis, IN, USA REGION 12 GAC REPS. Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] REGION 5 DIRECTORS Uwe Hörner REGION 19 GAC REPS. [email protected] Ludwigshafen, Germany [email protected] David Reichlin Kenneth Kwok REGION 6 GAC REPS. Zurich, Switzerland Hong Kong, China [email protected] Rahul Upadhyay Marcy Carr REGION 13 DIRECTOR Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Staten Island, NY, USA [email protected] Tiffany Lyn Royster Patrick van der Pas REGION 20 GAC REPS. Washington D.C., USA Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected] Robyn Kennedy REGION 7 DIRECTORS REGION 14 DIRECTORS Sydney, NSW, Australia [email protected] [email protected] Russell Weston Sarah Elizabeth Ivens Juan Carlos Alonso Reguero Sydney, NSW, Australia Saskatoon, SK, Canada Madrid, Spain Francois Laberge Valerio Colomasi Battaglia Montreal, QC Canada Rome, Italy Member Pride Organizations in 20 world regions nominate and elect Regional Representatives to the Global Advisory Council (GAC). The members nominate and elect the Board members. 2020 Annual Report — Corporate Governance 5 Board Reports Co-Presidents Report As Co-Presidents, we work collaboratively to represent the c. Pridelife — In January 2020, Jeff Altman, the owner of PrideLife, passed. The Co-Presidents thank him for his best interests of InterPride. We divide up the responsibilities dedication to our organization for many years. InterPride and have weekly meetings to keep each other up to date continues to work with PrideLife and the Altman Estate on probate impacts on our partnership with PrideLife. We on each of our tasks.
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