Dear friends and members of TEAM PILIPINAS,
Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS) will be marching at the 6 December 2008 Manila Pride in Malate, City of Manila. “TEAM PILIPINAS for P.R.I.D.E.” is the name of the campaign and it involves mobilizing support for participation at the Manila Pride March and promoting TEAM PILIPINAS and the international LGBT sports, culture and human rights movements including the Copenhagen 2009 World Outgames happening on 25 July to 2 August 2009 in Denmark.
Please invite your friends, families and colleagues to join TEAM PILIPINAS at the March. Everyone, especially human rights and equal rights-believing persons regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity is invited to the Parade, Program, Pageant and Party on 6 December 2008 in Malate, Manila.
For full details about “TEAM PILIPINAS for P.R.I.D.E.”, keep checking our website, http://diversityandequality.ph . You may also contact +63.916.2826781 or email teampilipinas.org@gmail.com .
Best regards,
Bruce Amoroto
President-Coordinator, Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS)
Vice President, GLISA Asia Pacific
Member, Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) International Board of Directors
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+63-916-2826781
TEAM PILIPINAS is a member of Gay and Lesbian Asia Pacific Sport Association (GLISA Asia Pacific)
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Rainbow Greetings!
Task Force Pride (TFP) would like to invite you and/or your group to participate in the biggest Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) event of the year: the 2008 Manila Pride March, which will happen in Malate on 6 December 2008, Saturday, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. On-site registration and assembly is from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Remedios Circle or you can pre-register your participation online at www.manilapride2008.com.
Theme. This year’s Pride March pays tribute to: our rights, our lives, our loves, our selves. Thus, we envision the 2008 Manila Pride March to be the most visually spectacular to date. We encourage you to put on your best fairytale and fantasy costume, design your float accordingly and help transform the streets of Malate into a bursting display of rainbow colors and pride.
Route. The route of this year’s march is: Remedios Circle-Remedios Street-MH Del Pilar-Pedro Gil-Maria Orosa Street.
The march will be followed by the coronation of Miss Queen Philippines, the official Pride Queen of the 2008 Manila Pride March with a brief cultural program showcasing both LGBT and non-LGBT talents and culminate in a street party along Maria Orosa Street by the Orosa-Nakpil Courtyard.
Significance. The Pride March is known for its overwhelming attendance. It attracts thousands of participants and generates extensive local and international media attention.
This year’s Pride March is particularly significant as it marks TFP’s 10th year, coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR60) and the launch in Manila of the Yogyakarta Principles (www.yogyakartaprinciples.org), an international declaration which affirms sexual orientation and gender identity and expression as fundamental human rights.
Please confirm your participation by contacting Bruce Amoroto, head of Membership and Participation Committee at +63.916.282.6781 or via email bruce.amoroto@gmail.com. You are also invited to join and volunteer for his committee, just log on at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/participationcom08tfp.
