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SUMMARY:LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:Why Do We Celebrate PRIDE MONTH?   \nJune is Pride Month and it’s an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community and allies to celebrate identity and show their pride in who they really are. Pride is necessary because most of the LGBTQ+ community went through their formative years in silent suffering. Adolescents in the LGBTQ+ community suffer from exponentially high suicide rates. The Trevor Project estimates that at least one LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 13–24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the U.S. Because many LGBTQ+ youth report attempting suicide multiple times in a given year\, this estimate likely underrepresents the extent of how often LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide in the U.S.   \n  \nLGBTQ+ youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. No other identity can cause an individual to be afraid of losing their family and friends by simply revealing who they are. This fear is very real and sometimes never goes away. To some in the LGBTQ+ community\, they are afraid of losing their employment\, their family\, their friends and their lives for expressing their sexual orientation or gender identity. Thankfully\, in recent years\, we have seen many adolescents coming out of the closet far earlier than before\, which just highlights the tremendous progress the LGBTQ+ community has gained in establishing acceptance and making it safe for young people to express their identity with less fear.   \n  \nThe History of PRIDE MONTH   \nThere were some organizations and movements for LGBTQ+ rights that started as early as 1924 but the first Pride Event occurred in 1970. However\, the event that triggered the first Pride Event took place exactly one year prior. On June 28\, 1969\, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) raided the Stonewall Inn\, a bar in Greenwich Village that catered specifically to the LGBTQ+ community. The New York City Mafia owned the Stonewall Inn and other similar establishments. The State Liquor Authority and the New York Police Department regularly raided bars that catered to gay patrons. Where the law saw deviance\, the Mafia saw a golden business opportunity. To operate the Stonewall and its other gay bars\, the Mafia bribed the NYPD to turn a blind eye to the “indecent conduct” occurring behind closed doors. They also blackmailed wealthy gay patrons by threatening to “out” them. Historian David Carter presented information that the owners of the Stonewall Inn were blackmailing wealthier customers who frequented the bar. Some members of the NYPD\, reportedly\, would receive kickbacks from the liquor sales of the Stonewall Inn\, but they did not receive kickbacks on the extortions scheme\, so the members of the NYPD decided to close the Stonewall Inn permanently.    \n  \nAt approximately\, 1:30 a.m.\, several members of the NYPD arrived at the Stonewall Inn and announced “Police! We’re taking the place!” Police began to line up the patrons and check their identifications. Patrons were required to wait in line outside of the building for 15 minutes while the patrol vehicles arrived. This created an increased sense of tension for the bar patrons. Their identities were safe in the bar where they could be themselves. They were now forced to confront their fear of identification as they stood and waited in front of the world. However\, the patrons and police did not get the response they were expecting from the crowd of people who began to assemble. There was a large population of LGBTQ+ individuals\, and it was the first time that the crowd came together in a show of force and solidarity. A scuffle broke out and the NYPD began to break up the crowd with force and the crowd fought back. The situation turned into a riot. The NYPD Tactical Patrol Force arrived to free the police who were trapped inside the bar. The NYPD then turned its attention onto the ever-growing crowd. The protestors fought back and by 4:00 a.m.\, the streets had mostly been cleared.   \n  \nOn the one-year anniversary of the police raid and ensuing riot\, the Christopher Street Liberation Day occurred in New York City with corresponding Gay Pride Marches in Los Angeles and Chicago. Pride had arrived. It soon spread to major cities throughout the United States. Over the years\, since 1970\, and to some early protestor’s consternation\, Pride shed its violent birth and replaced it with a more jovial celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. However\, the meaning of Pride remains the same. It is an opportunity to gather and show the LGBTQ+ Community’s force and identity.  \n  \nWhy the RAINBOW flag?   \nThis short clip from a Chicago based news station explains the history and evolution of the rainbow flag: History of the Pride Flag – YouTube  \n  \nResources/Action Items  \nMemorial Day  \n\nMemorial Day Weekend Events and Activities Around Ventura County — Conejo Valley Guide | Conejo Valley Events \nMemorial Day 2023: Facts\, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY  \nRemembering LGBTQ veterans on Memorial Day | News | Seattle Pride \nMemorial Day – Over 150 Years of Remembrance (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) \nHonoring LGBTQIA+ Servicemembers on Memorial Day | News | Seattle Pride \nTomb of the Unknown Soldier (defense.gov) \nChanging of the Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Female Sentinel) Bing Videos \n\nCrisis Support Resources:  \n\nThe Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives  \nTalking About Suicide | The Trevor Project \n\nCrisis Intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQIA+ youth   \n\nThe Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives \n\n \n \nPride History:  \n  \n\n7 Surprising Facts About the Stonewall Riots and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights (history.com)  \nPride Month 2023: Origins\, Parades & Dates | HISTORY \nPride Month 2023: Origins\, Parades & Dates | HISTORY \n\n  \nChildren’s Books:  \n\n59 Children’s Books That Celebrate Pride – LGBTQ Book List for Kids – No Time For Flash Cards \n» Celebrity Interviews\, Parenting Tips & Entertainment10 Children’s Books To Read For Pride Month – (celebrityparentsmag.com)  \n\n  \nLGBTQIA+ Organizations:  \n  \nVentura County   \n\nDiversity Collective VC \n\n  \nWorldwide  \n\nTop 68 LGBT Organizations in the World [2021] | Diversity & Social Impact Made Easy 
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/lgbtqia-pride-month-3/
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SUMMARY:Caribbean American Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:According to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion:\n“A previous study done by the US Migration Policy Institute says that roughly 10% (44.5 million) of the nation’s immigrants are from the Caribbean. While Caribbean American Heritage Month became official in 2006\, when President George H.W. Bush issued a proclamation\, the Institute of Caribbean Studies in Washington D.C. has been hard at work since the 90s to promote Caribbean-American heritage in mainstream culture.”   \n  \nThe Caribbean (also known as the West Indies) has over 7\,000 islands with 20 member states (island nations) as part of CARICOM.  However\, 26 countries are considered to be part of the Caribbean.  According to this US Department of the Interior infographic\, “The largest Caribbean communities are located in New York\, Florida\, Georgia\, Maryland\, Washington\, D.C.\, Pennsylvania\, Massachusetts\, Texas\, and California.”  Between 1980 and 2017 90% of Caribbean immigrants came from Cuba\, the Dominican Republic\, Jamaica\, Haiti\, Trinidad and Tobago.  \nTo read more about the lower east side of New York City’s Caribbean American community\, go to this link: June is Caribbean American Heritage Month! – Tenement Museum  \n  \nThe history of people in the Caribbean is diverse and built over hundreds of years during which there were periods of colonization and slavery.  The history includes colonial influence by Britain\, France\, the Netherlands\, Portugal\, and Spain which contributed to the dominant languages spoken today.  However\, there are approximately 70 indigenous and Creole languages spoken in the Caribbean.  Those creoles include influences from European\, native\, and African languages.    \nLearn more about the history and language on Caribbean and Co’s blog.  \n  \nOn a personal note\, one of our members has fond memories of many friendships with people in the Caribbean and Caribbean American communities.  She grew up in a Mexican-American community by East LA and moved to the northeast for college where she met Caribbean Americans for the first time in her life.  Her roommate was Puerto Rican and self-identified as Boriqua and Neorican/Nuyorican from the Bronx.  Within three weeks she had a best friend from Barbados who identified as Black from the West Indies.  During those years she learned that TNT stood for Trinidad and Tobago and that Puerto Rico was home to the Taino indigenous community.  She also was introduced to delicious Puerto Rican food including arroz con habichuleas (yellow rice with red beans) and tostones (fried green plantains) during multiple road trips to the Bronx.  In her last year\, she met another best friend who was Haitian-American.  This friend introduced her to another student\, Edwidge Danticat\, a young Haitian American author of the book Breath\, Eyes\, Memory\, which she had just finished writing.  In college\, she also met her current partner whose extended family is from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.   Years of family trips to the Bronx to visit her partner’s relatives led her to discover a love for Dominican mangu (mashed green plantains) and Puerto Rican comfort foods including arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas) and pasteles (pork filled dumplings that look like Mexican tamales with dough made from grated green plantains and wrapped in banana leaves).\nBook: Breath\, Eyes\, Memory by Edwidge Danticat\nThis amazing fictional story of a girl\, her grandmother\, and her mom set in Haiti and New York is recommended with content warnings.  \nResources  \nThis video is by a professor at Fordham University in the Bronx\, NY: “A Rich History of Caribbean Immigration to the US” (1 min 42 sec)\nA Rich History of Caribbean Immigration to the US – YouTube  \nCaribBeing of Brooklyn\, NY has created an excellent virtual exhibit in which the viewer scrolls to the next image with a brief excerpt.  It’s a concise and fascinating history of Americans of Caribbean heritage including Malcolm X\, Shirley Chisholm\, Kamala Harris\, Colin Powell\, and many others.  \nCaribbean Spirit — Google Arts & Culture  \nMISSION – I AM CARIBBEING\n  \nAction Items  \nLocal Caribbean Food: Caribbean Haven located at 1780 S. Victoria Ave.\, Ventura Caribbean Haven – Caribbean Haven Restaurant & Catering – Caribbean Restaurant in CA  \nIsland Space opened in 2020 as the United States first Caribbean heritage museum: Island SPACE: Celebrating Authentic Caribbean Culture (islandspacefl.org)\n  \nLA Event June 2-4th\, Caricon: Caricon 2023: The Jamaica Cultural Alliance Introduces “The Future Is Now” Event Ahead Of Caribbean American Heritage Month (islandoriginsmag.com)\n  \nCarribean Heritage Festival\, LA. This event is in September this year. To learn more\, visit: Caribbean Heritage Festival LA 
URL:https://www.kidsandfamilies.org/event/caribbean-american-heritage-month-3/
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SUMMARY:African American Music Appreciation Month
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