OrderꢀofꢀeventsꢀforꢀtheꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀassemblyꢀ
• Assemblyꢀbeginsꢀwithꢀkindergartnersꢀsittingꢀonꢀ steps.ꢀꢀ
• Introductionꢀbyꢀstudentꢀ • Kindergartnersꢀreciteꢀtheirꢀpoemꢀandꢀleaveꢀtheꢀ stage.ꢀ
• 5thꢀgraders’ꢀslideꢀshowꢀaboutꢀHarveyꢀMilk’sꢀlifeꢀꢀ • ꢀ3rdꢀgradeꢀclassꢀsingsꢀ • ꢀStudentꢀsharesꢀanꢀexcerptꢀfromꢀMilk’sꢀ“Hopeꢀ speech”ꢀ
• 4thꢀgradersꢀsingꢀ • Teachersꢀspeechꢀ
ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀStudentꢀ1ꢀIntroductionꢀ ꢀWelcomeꢀstudentsꢀofꢀ(SchoolꢀName).ꢀꢀ
TodayꢀweꢀwillꢀtellꢀyouꢀaboutꢀHarveyꢀMilk,ꢀ theꢀfirstꢀgayꢀCityꢀHallꢀsupervisor.ꢀꢀHeꢀhasꢀ changedꢀmanyꢀpeople’sꢀlivesꢀthatꢀareꢀgayꢀ orꢀlesbian.ꢀꢀPeopleꢀrespectꢀhimꢀbecauseꢀheꢀ stoodꢀupꢀforꢀgayꢀandꢀlesbianꢀpeople.ꢀꢀHeꢀisꢀ rememberedꢀforꢀchangingꢀourꢀcountry,ꢀ andꢀheꢀisꢀaꢀheroꢀtoꢀgayꢀandꢀlesbianꢀpeople.ꢀ
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ꢀꢀFifthꢀGradeꢀClassꢀSlideꢀShowꢀ
WhenꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀwasꢀaꢀlittleꢀ boyꢀheꢀlovedꢀtoꢀbeꢀtheꢀcenterꢀ ofꢀattention.ꢀ
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Growingꢀup,ꢀHarveyꢀwasꢀaꢀ prettyꢀnormalꢀboy,ꢀdoingꢀ thingsꢀthatꢀallꢀboysꢀdo.ꢀ
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Harveyꢀwasꢀveryꢀpopularꢀinꢀ schoolꢀ
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andꢀhadꢀmanyꢀfriends.ꢀ
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However,ꢀheꢀhidꢀfromꢀ everyoneꢀaꢀveryꢀtroublingꢀ secret.ꢀꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀwasꢀ homosexual.ꢀ
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Beingꢀgayꢀwasn’tꢀveryꢀeasyꢀbackꢀinꢀthoseꢀ days.ꢀꢀForꢀanꢀexample,ꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀandꢀJoeꢀ Campbellꢀhadꢀtoꢀkeepꢀaꢀsecretꢀofꢀtheirꢀgayꢀ relationshipꢀforꢀsixꢀyears.ꢀꢀSadly,ꢀtheyꢀ brokeꢀupꢀbecauseꢀofꢀstress.ꢀꢀButꢀHarveyꢀ Milkꢀwasꢀstillꢀlookingꢀforꢀaꢀspouse.ꢀ
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Eventually,ꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀmetꢀScottꢀSmithꢀ andꢀfellꢀinꢀlove.ꢀ ꢀ
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HarveyꢀandꢀScottꢀmovedꢀtogetherꢀtoꢀtheꢀ CastroꢀneighborhoodꢀofꢀSanꢀFrancisco,ꢀ whichꢀwasꢀaꢀhavenꢀforꢀpeopleꢀwhoꢀwereꢀ gay,ꢀaꢀplaceꢀwhereꢀtheyꢀwereꢀrespectedꢀ moreꢀeasily.ꢀ
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HarveyꢀandꢀScottꢀopenedꢀaꢀstoreꢀcalledꢀ CastroꢀCameraꢀandꢀlivedꢀonꢀtheꢀtopꢀfloor.ꢀ ꢀ
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NotꢀonlyꢀwasꢀCastroꢀCameraꢀaꢀplaceꢀtoꢀ developꢀphotos,ꢀitꢀwasꢀlikeꢀaꢀcommunityꢀ center.ꢀꢀPeopleꢀfromꢀallꢀaroundꢀtheꢀCastroꢀ neighborhoodꢀcameꢀtoꢀCastroꢀCameraꢀtoꢀ talkꢀwithꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀaboutꢀ discriminationꢀagainstꢀgayꢀpeopleꢀinꢀ findingꢀjobsꢀandꢀbuyingꢀhomes.ꢀꢀHarveyꢀ listenedꢀtoꢀtheirꢀproblemsꢀandꢀtriedꢀtoꢀ reassureꢀthemꢀandꢀlookꢀforꢀsolutions.ꢀ
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SinceꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀwasꢀbecomingꢀaꢀgayꢀ leader,ꢀheꢀdecidedꢀthatꢀheꢀwantedꢀtoꢀrunꢀ forꢀCityꢀCouncil.ꢀ
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Aꢀlotꢀofꢀpeopleꢀsupportedꢀhim,ꢀꢀ
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especiallyꢀanꢀeleven‐yearꢀoldꢀgirlꢀMedoraꢀ Payne.ꢀ
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Harveyꢀhadꢀtoꢀtryꢀ3ꢀtimesꢀ
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toꢀgetꢀelected.ꢀ Finally,ꢀtheꢀ4thꢀtimeꢀheꢀgotꢀelected.ꢀ
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Inꢀ1978,ꢀthanksꢀtoꢀHarvey,ꢀgayꢀpeopleꢀꢀ
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gotꢀnewꢀlawsꢀtoꢀprotectꢀthemꢀfromꢀ discrimination.ꢀ
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Peopleꢀcelebratedꢀwithꢀaꢀparadeꢀandꢀ HarveyꢀMilkꢀwasꢀgrateful.ꢀ
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Becauseꢀheꢀwasꢀgay,ꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀotherꢀ CityꢀHallꢀsupervisorsꢀdidꢀnotꢀlikeꢀ HarveyꢀMilk.ꢀꢀSo,ꢀlateꢀoneꢀnightꢀheꢀ snuckꢀintoꢀCityꢀHallꢀandꢀshotꢀGeorgeꢀ MosconeꢀandꢀHarveyꢀMilk.ꢀꢀHisꢀnameꢀ wasꢀDanꢀWhite.ꢀꢀThatꢀsameꢀnightꢀ everyoneꢀwalkedꢀtoꢀCityꢀHallꢀholdingꢀ candles.ꢀ
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Stillꢀeveryꢀyearꢀpeopleꢀmarchꢀwithꢀ candlesꢀasꢀaꢀblessingꢀforꢀHarveyꢀMilk.ꢀ
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NowꢀSanꢀFranciscoꢀCityꢀHallꢀhasꢀaꢀ statueꢀofꢀHarveyꢀMilkꢀhimself.ꢀ
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Harveyꢀwasꢀneverꢀforgotten.ꢀꢀHeꢀlivesꢀ onꢀasꢀanꢀallyꢀforꢀgayꢀandꢀlesbianꢀ people.ꢀ
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ꢀStudentꢀsharesꢀanꢀexcerptꢀfromꢀMilk’sꢀ“Hopeꢀspeech”ꢀ
-I’mꢀgoingꢀtoꢀreadꢀyouꢀaꢀpartꢀofꢀHarveyꢀMilk’sꢀfamousꢀ“Hopeꢀspeech.”ꢀꢀ WhenꢀIꢀpointꢀtoꢀyou,ꢀyouꢀsayꢀ“hope”ꢀandꢀI’llꢀfinishꢀtheꢀsentence.ꢀꢀWhenꢀIꢀ pointꢀtoꢀyouꢀagain,ꢀyouꢀsayꢀ“hope”ꢀandꢀI’llꢀfinishꢀtheꢀsentence.ꢀꢀLet’sꢀ practiceꢀonce.ꢀꢀ[point].ꢀꢀLet’sꢀtryꢀagain.ꢀꢀ[point].ꢀꢀGreat,ꢀlet’sꢀstart.ꢀ
Itꢀisꢀimportantꢀthatꢀgayꢀpeopleꢀrunꢀforꢀofficeꢀandꢀthatꢀgayꢀpeopleꢀgetꢀ elected.ꢀꢀLikeꢀeveryꢀotherꢀgroup,ꢀweꢀmustꢀbeꢀjudgedꢀbyꢀourꢀleadersꢀandꢀ byꢀthoseꢀwhoꢀareꢀthemselvesꢀgay,ꢀwhoꢀareꢀvisible.ꢀꢀAꢀgayꢀpersonꢀinꢀofficeꢀ canꢀsetꢀaꢀtone,ꢀcanꢀcommandꢀrespectꢀnotꢀonlyꢀfromꢀtheꢀlargerꢀ community,ꢀbutꢀfromꢀtheꢀyoungꢀpeopleꢀinꢀourꢀownꢀcommunityꢀwhoꢀ needꢀbothꢀexamplesꢀandꢀhope.ꢀꢀTheꢀfirstꢀgayꢀpeopleꢀweꢀelectꢀmustꢀbeꢀ strong.ꢀꢀTheyꢀmustꢀnotꢀbeꢀcontentꢀtoꢀsitꢀinꢀtheꢀbackꢀofꢀtheꢀbus.ꢀꢀIꢀcan’tꢀ forgetꢀtheꢀlooksꢀonꢀfacesꢀofꢀpeopleꢀwhoꢀhaveꢀlostꢀhope.ꢀꢀBeꢀtheyꢀgay,ꢀbeꢀ theyꢀseniors,ꢀbeꢀtheyꢀblacksꢀlookingꢀforꢀaꢀjob,ꢀbeꢀtheyꢀLatinosꢀtryingꢀtoꢀ explainꢀtheirꢀproblemsꢀandꢀdreamsꢀinꢀaꢀtongueꢀthat’sꢀforeignꢀtoꢀthem.ꢀꢀ Peopleꢀareꢀstrong,ꢀbutꢀtheyꢀneedꢀhope.ꢀꢀYouꢀhaveꢀtoꢀgiveꢀthemꢀhopeꢀꢀforꢀ aꢀbetterꢀworld.ꢀꢀHopeꢀforꢀaꢀbetterꢀtomorrow.ꢀꢀHopeꢀforꢀaꢀbetterꢀplaceꢀtoꢀ comeꢀtoꢀifꢀtheꢀpressuresꢀatꢀhomeꢀareꢀtooꢀgreat.ꢀꢀHopeꢀthatꢀallꢀwillꢀbeꢀallꢀ right.ꢀꢀYouꢀhaveꢀtoꢀgiveꢀpeopleꢀhope.ꢀꢀThankꢀyouꢀveryꢀmuch.ꢀ