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Leesburg 4th of July Parade, 2008
Thank you to everyone who helped to make our fourth year in the parade a success! The rain held off until afternoon, and there was only moderate picnic- and float-related bloodshed.
Please be careful out there, and slowly back away from the staple gun.
emma’s revolution in concert, June 21, 2008
This was the best concert yet – thank you to St. James United Church of Christ – an Open and Affirming congregation – for hosting and co-sponsoring this great event with us!
Leesburg 4th of July Parade, 2007
Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help with our 3rd year of participation in the Leesburg 4th of July Parade, and thank you to the Town of Leesburg!! Equality Loudoun won Most Creative Float in the “15 & over” category – good job, everybody!!
A big thank you also to our wonderful hosts and to everyone else who helped with our Family Potluck Picnic.
emma’s revolution in concert at UUCL, May 19, 2007
emma’s revolution returns to Leesburg for a cd release concert. An excellent show and a good time enjoyed by all, raising funds for Equality Loudoun and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun.
Hear tracks from the new cd “roots, rock & revolution” here.
Soulforce Equality Ride visit to PHC, April 12, 2007
In the words of Patrick Henry College founder and chancellor Michael Farris: “We don’t need the world’s knowledge and information to guide us. We need the world’s knowledge and information, but it’s basically for, in political terms, what we call opposition research.” Not even “opposition research” was reason enough for the administration of PHC to permit dialogue between its students and the Soulforce Equality Riders, a group of young people with the simple message that one can be both Christian and gay. The Equality Ride visit was met with the largest show of police force the Riders have encountered at any previous school.
In contrast, dozens of community members made the Riders feel welcome by providing breakfast, transportation and other logistical support, and stopping by the prayer vigil throughout the day. Equality Loudoun hosted a reception for the Riders and the PHC community, which was attended by 60 people.
The Cypress Project, October 14, 2006
In response to an anti-gay hate crime perpetrated in Aldie at the end of July, 2006, Equality Loudoun became one of the founding members of The Cypress Project, a coalition of community organizations and churches dedicated to the healing and restoration of those targeted by such crimes in the Commonwealth of Virginia. These are pictures from the community work day to replant and restore the vandalized property (the link will direct you to an external site). Thank you to all who participated – as John and Heyward said, you are angels.
Leesburg 4th of July Parade, 2006
Our second year of participation in the Independence Day Parade through historic downtown Leesburg.
Leesburg knows that “We The People” means ALL of us. Thank you, neighbors!
emma’s revolution in concert, 2005
Acclaimed activist/folk music duo emma’s revolution performed to a full house at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun in Leesburg, accompanied by award-winning singer/songwriter/musician Gina Forsyth from New Orleans. Rock on!
Sterlingfest, 2005
Ambassadors for equality in Sterling. Rain drove us indoors and drove attendence down, so Sterlingfest organizers are having a do-over in the spring of 2006. Stay tuned for details.
Robin’s Birthday Winery Tour, 2005
A beautiful day in the Loudoun countryside with friends, wine and chocolate. What could be better?
2005 Leesburg 4th of July Parade
43 Equality Loudoun members and supporters, including four local churches, walked with our float. See our press release and some letters to the editor about the parade and the response from the spectators.
2005 Capital Pride Festival
Equality Loudoun was part of a Virginia booth “village” that included Equality Virginia, our neighbors from Equality Fairfax, Equality Prince William and Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance, No VA Aids Ministries, and Freddie’s Beach Bar and Restaurant.