PDN List of 2008 Events:
Click Here to See Upcoming Events For Later in 2008
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Upcoming
August 17th, 2008
PA Diversity Network will participate in
Greater Lehigh Valley Pride's Pride in the Park Festival in Cedar Beach Park on Hamilton Street (at about 22nd Street) in Allentown
CLICK HERE TO SEE A REPORT AND PHOTO ALBUM OF LAST YEAR'S EVENT
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Upcoming
July 20th, 2008
PA Diversity Network/Valley Gay Press
Participates in Reading Pride Celebration
(The Reading Pride Festival)
at Centre Park in Reading, PA
click here for a map to Centre Park
Noon to 6pm
Reading Pride Fest
CLICK HERE TO SEE A REPORT AND PHOTO ALBUM OF LAST YEAR'S EVENT
Stop by the PA Diversity Network Booth
Committed Couples get your picture taken for the PDN Photo Project - 229 Same-sex Couples Facing Inequality
Pick up a free copy of the Valley Gay Press - Berk's County's only monthly GLBT Newspaper

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Recent - see photos!
June 17th, 2008
PA Diversity Network/Valley Gay Press
Awards Celebration Night
at the Brew Works in Allentown
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PDN/VGP hosted the first annual GLBT Community Awards Celebration honoring individuals who have served the GLBT community through activism, advocacy, volunteerism and leadership. All paid PA Diversity Network members were eligible to nominate individuals in both the greater Lehigh Valley and Berks County, in a variety of categories for awards. Over 100 people attended the event. There were many award winners.
Click here to read the full list of the award winners.

Click here to read more about the event and see a huge Photo Album of the celebration.
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Recent
June 1st, 2008
Rainbow Families Picnic
35 people - including 13 children attended the
Rainbow Families Picnic at Emmaus Park

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Click here for a large photo album of this event!!!
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Recent

June 4th, 2008
PDN Executive Director speaks on GLBT issues at LBGT Tobacco presentation,
in Monroe County.

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Recent
June 6th, June 7th, June 12th 2008
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Liz Bradbury's new novel, Angel Food and Devil Dogs
was released at several community benefit events in May and June.
20% of the net profits of the sales of this book at these events
will benefit GLBTA organizations.
Book Release events included:
(Liz will be doing more readings in the community in July - stay tuned.)


***NEW!!! Friday, June 6***
Interweave Pre-Pride Dance at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley
at 424 Center St. in Bethlehem. Book signing only. Dance is 7:30pm to 10pm. 20% of the net sales profit of the book will go to Interweave of UUCLV and PA Diversity Network. Entrance to the dance is only $5. The dance and the booksigning are open to everyone.

***Saturday, June 7, 6pm in the Patio Tent at the Woods Campground Lesbian Open House and Social***
845 Vaughn Acres Lane, Lehighton, PA -- Carbon County (610-377-9577)

Click here to go to The Woods web site. http://www.thewoodscampground.com/directions.html
There is no admission charge for lesbians to enter the campground, attend the lesbian social, or attend the book release event. This is a great opportunity to visit the Woods and see what it's all about.
Liz will read an excerpt from the book, answer questions about writing and publishing it
and will sign copies that will be for sale. 10% of the net sales profit of the book will go to
the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund and 10% of the net sales profit of the book will go to PA Diversity Network.

***Thursday, June 12, 6pm at The Sky Lounge***
1500 Washington Street (corner of 15th and Washington), Wilson PA

Liz will read an excerpt from the book, answer questions about writing and publishing it
and will sign copies that will be for sale.
20% of the net sales profit of the book will go to PA Diversity Network.

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Recent
June 11th, 2008
PDN Executive Director spoke on GLBT issues at Wachovia Bank in Philadelphia.

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Recent
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June 24th 2008
Amy Smart to present an estate planning dinner - seminar at
the Stoned Crab in Emmaus
$10 donation to benefit both PDN and Pride GLV
contact Amy to RSVP - 610-398-4260,
amy_smart@ml.com

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Recent
April - May, 2008
Panzee Press Magazine features
the PDN Photo Project

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In an effort to fight the current anti-gay PA Constitutional Amendment legislation, Senate Bill -1250
Panzee Press Magazine has featured the entire
PA Diversity Photo Project - 225 Same-sex Couples: Facing Inequality
in a special issue of the magazine to put a face on the discrimination
our community receives from the lack of legal recognition of our families.
Every Photo Project couple picture is featured along with many of the informational signs that accompany the Project.
Panzee Press publisher Bolton Winnpenny contacted Photo Project creator Liz Bradbury to suggest the idea and they worked together to get the files to Bolton. He rapidly formated the Project into the Magazine. After the magazines were printed, Bolton delivered a copy to every State Senator and every State Representative in Harrisburg. This is exactly what the PDN Photo Project was created for. PDN thanks Bolton Winnpenny and Panzee Press for this important effort.

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Recent
April 21th, 2008
PDN Executive Director spoke on GLBT issues in a class at
Reading Area Community College.

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Current
April 17th, 2008
PDN Boardmember Adrian Shanker featured on
Alliance For Sustainable Communities web site and program guide
Read Adrian Shanker’s essay at the Alliance For Sustainable Communities - Lehigh Valley web site, titled Equality Leads Us to a Sustainable Valley by clicking on this link. http://sustainlv.org/index.cfm?organization_id=11&section_id=1628&page_id=6587
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Recent Event - See Photos
April 6th, 2008
Sisterhood Goes Overboard at Diamonz
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See a huge photo album of this event by clicking here

This event was a benefit for
Pennsylvania Diversity Network,
FACT (Fighting AIDS Continuosly Together) & Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley
PDN thanks Sisterhood for this most fabulous event!!!!

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Recent Event
April 1st -- April 5th
Zanna Don't
the fabulous musical at Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg's GSA raised $188 for PA Diversity Network
at Zanna Don't and at a college drag ball on April 3rd.
PDN thanks the GSA and the Muhlenberg student organizers of this event!!!

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Muhlenberg GSA student organizer Chris Alvaro at the fundraiser table in the lobby.

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Current
Allentown Human Relations Commissioners - including
GLBT Community Members Allyson Hamm and Dona Cruciani
and PA Diversity Network Director Liz Bradbury
are featured in a TV Public Service Announcement
that is playing on channel 49 from March 10 to May 10.
Click here to view the PSA Video.
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Recent Event - See Photos
March 7th to March 20th, 2008
The PA Diversity Network Photo Project - 200 Same-sex Couples: Facing Inequality
Will be on Display at Unami Friends Meeting House (Quakers)
100 5th Street, Pennsburg, PA
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Click Here to see a Photo Album of the Unami Reception

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Recent Event - See Photos
PDN Photo Project at Bucks County Community College
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February 21 to March 6th, 2008
The PA Diversity Network Photo Project - 200 Same-sex Couples: Facing Inequality
on Display at Bucks County Community College
located at 1 Hillendale Drive - Perkasie, PA
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS
AND A PRESS RELEASE ON THIS EVENT

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Recent (Feb. 24th, 2008) - See Photos
PA Diversity Network Participates in Metropolitan Community Church's Ceremony
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To Dedicate MCC's New Church Location at 930 N. 4th Street, Allentown
Speakers included: Mayor of Allentown Ed Pawlowski, City Councilman Julio Guridy, and Allentown Human Relations Commissioner (and PDN Executive Director) Liz Bradbury
CLICK HERE TO SEE A PHOTO ALBUM OF THE EVENT

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Recent - See Photos
February 8th and 9th, 2008
MCC's FREEDOM TO MARRY Court House Action and Celebration
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View a video TV News report on the Court House Action by clicking here.
See a photo album of the court house action by clicking here.

February 8 and 9, 2007 - PA Diversity Network participated in Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley's Freedom to Marry Day Court House Action, on February 8th. 50 people took part in the rally outside Lehigh County's Historic Old Court House. 8 same-sex Couples applied for and were denied marriage licenses. However, the denied licenses will be kept on file at the court house as a historical record of this inequality. The pink scarves were made by PDN and PFLAG Board member Melinda Kohn. Signs at the rally were provided by Don Kohn (Pres. of Eastern PA PFLAG).

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CLICK HERE TO SEE A PHOTO ALBUM OF THE FREEDOM MARRY CELEBRATION AT MCC

On Sat. Feb 9th, PDN participated in the Freedom to Marry celebration at MCC along with a standing room only crowd or hundreds. The service included many local clergy members officiating. There was a blessing of relationships. Later that evening was a dance. PA Diversity Network was a cosponsor of these Freedom to Marry events along with PFLAG and Renaissance. The PDN Photo Project -- 200 Same-Sex Couples: Facing Inequality is on exhibit at MCCLV. It will be on view there in the framed format until Feb. 21. The Photo Project in either the framed or printed format will be on display at MCC permanently. Please note that MCC has moved. It is now located at: 930 North 4th Street, Allentown. Click on this link to the MCC web site to see a map and for directions: www.mcclv.org/index.asp

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Recent - See Photos and Video
January, 2008
With Special Events: Jan. 18th and 20th
The PA Diversity Network Photo Project -
200 Same-sex Couples: Facing Inequality

was on display at Congregation Keneseth Israel
at 23rd and Chew in Allentown, the month of January, 2008.
It was featured during the Martin Luther King Service and Diversity Celebration.
PDN thanks K.I., Rabbi Robert Lennick and K.I. Executive Director Judy Murman
for this great opportunity.
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Click Here to see a press release about the K.I. event
and for more information about the Photo Project.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW A CHANNEL 69 NEWS REPORT THAT INCLUDES
INTERVIEWS WITH RABBI ROBERT LENNICK AND PDN'S ADRIAN SHANKER,
AND COVERAGE OF THE PHOTO PROJECT'S PICTURES.

When you get to the page click the "watch video" button above the photo.

This was the First Mainstream Religious Congregation Display of the Photo Project.

Keneseth Israel, a member synagogue of the Union for Reform Judaism at 2227 W. Chew St., Allentown, will be exhibiting the PDN Photo Project-200 Same-Sex Couples: Facing Inequality all of the month of January.
Rabbi Robert Lennick reflected on the photo project and civil rights in his sermon on Friday Jan. 18 - during Martin Luther King weekend. A Shabbot pot luck dinner that evening, was open to the community. There was also a Martin Luther King Interfaith Service with a diversity fair, open to the public on Sunday, Jan. 20. PDN had a booth at this fair.

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Recent
Saturday - January 12th, 2008
I LOVE LUCY TO DEATH at Diamonz benefited PDN
PDN Thanks Lenora Johnson, Diamonz and White Rose Productions for this great event!!!
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RECENT EVENT - See Photos
December 17th, 2007
****Rainbow Families - GLBT Families with kids****
The Kids Christmas Party at MCC was a huge success thanks to the amazing efforts of Carol Stevens and all the other MCC and Rainbow Families volunteers. Many children and their families attended, there were great holiday activities, visits from The Three Kings (!) and a very special guest appearance.

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See More About This Merry Event and
A Huge Photo Album by clicking here!


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CURRENT
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PDN Library Project Action
In response to a local anti-GLBT action against the children's book King and King -
and in support of Lower Macungie Library standing up against censorship and keeping the book
on their shelves, PA Diversity Network has made a financial donation to Lower Macungie Library,
and a donation of the book King and King to Lehigh Valley and Berks County Libraries.

Read all about it by clicking here.

You can donate a copy of King and King
to your local library by clicking here!


UPCOMING 2008 EVENTS


October 16, 2008-- PDN Executive Director Liz Bradbury will do a presentation on Gay History at the Pottsville PFLAG meeting.

October 19th, 2008-- 5K Breast Cancer Classic, PDN will have a team in this event with a great breakfast at the PDN headquarters.

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CLICK HERE TO SEE A REPORT AND PHOTO ALBUM OF LAST YEAR'S EVENT



November, 2008 -- Bingo At The Rainbow Room Bingo Hall 2413 Sunshine Road, Allentown (Behind Redner's on Lehigh St. near Rt. 309).


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CLICK HERE TO SEE A REPORT AND PHOTO ALBUM OF LAST YEAR'S EVENT




December 6, 2008 -- Berks Gay Mens Social Group Christmas party on Dec 6, dinner, drinks and comedian Eddie Sarfaty. This event will be open to men and women that night. It includes a DJ for dancing and a silent auction on the coolest items with all the money raised to be split between Broadway Cares and PA Diversity Network. There may even be some surprise famous guest stopping in to help us that night!!!!!! To learn more please email the Berks Gay Mens Social Group at berksgmsg@aol.com



December, 2008 -- Rainbow Families Third Annual Christmas Party for GLBTA families with children. This event is co-sponsored by MCCLV.

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CLICK HERE TO SEE A REPORT AND PHOTO ALBUM OF LAST YEAR'S EVENT