For the most up-to date information regarding UCSD's participation in all aspects of San Diego Pride, please check out our most recent newsletter.

As the academic year winds down, we gear up for our largest summer event: San Diego Pride. If you are leaving for the summer but have an opportunity to return , this is THE weekend you want to be here: July 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2007.

For those who are around for the summer, our community comes together as a whole to plan and implement this powerful weekend of visibility and celebration. Before the LGBT Resource Center existed, the UCSD LGBT Staff and Faculty Association (formerly the Umbrella Group) had taken the lead role in organizing UCSD's role in the weekend, and it is with joy that we continue to honor that historic and continued role that UCSD employees have played in the success of this event.

We will be having four planning meetings over the course of the summer to brainstorm and prepare implementation plans for the parade and festival weekend. Your voice and vision (as well as hard work) is vital to making our float and booth a true reflection of our most creative and exciting ideas and connections. We have varied the times so that many folks will have the opportunity to join us in the fun. Please plan on making one or more of these dates over the course of the next few weeks!

The dates and times are:

• Wednesday, June 20: 12-1pm
• Thursday, June 28: 4-5pm
• Tuesday, July 10: 4-5pm
• Tuesday, July 17: 12-1pm

The theme for this year is United for Equality! So get those creative juices flowing! If you can not make it to the meetings, but want to stay involved in the planning, please e-mail Shaun at stravers@ucsd.edu, as we will have meeting reports mailed out to those who show up and/or want to be involved.