BLM rally in Herrin // Three upcoming Pride festivals // Chicago Pride Parade cancelled // Community Briefs Illinois
A BLM peaceful protest in Herrin. LGBTQ Pride in the Quad Cities, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville. Carbondale’s SIU honored. Community Briefs Illinois!
30 Days of Capital City Pride // PrEP from Friends of Central Illinois // IC’s Freedom Riders reach out // Central Illinois LGBTQ+ Outreach: Community Briefs 3-20-21
DES MOINES, IA -- Look forward to "30 Days of Pride" from Capital City Pride this June. Its traditional three-day in-person event, typically Iowa's largest Pride celebration, will convert to a full month of combined virtual and in-person events. The plan gives Capital...
Black History Month events, nationwide Farm Sanctuary celebration top this month’s calendar
A vibrant, diverse and thoughtful Black History Month lies ahead for Iowa and Illinois, with the COVID-driven trend of going virtual leading to a variety of "thinking" events as well as musical and artistic showcases. We highlight some of the most intriguing offerings...
“Kindness Queers,” “queerantine kits” brighten LGBTQIA youths’ lives during pandemic
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- When Anna Peters and her business partner at the Art Coop began to think about how the pandemic might affect LGBTQIA children, they became worried. And then, inspired. Peters and co-owner Hilary Pope, along with Pope's art teacher partner, realized...
“Justice for Breonna Taylor” inspires events throughout Iowa, Illinois
Events are coming together quickly throughout Iowa and Illinois to honor the late Breonna Taylor, the Louisville victim of a police raid shooting earlier this year. Racial justice events are happening tonight in Decatur and Elgin, Ill; tomorrow (Saturday)...
Black History Month events, nationwide Farm Sanctuary celebration top this month’s calendar
A vibrant, diverse and thoughtful Black History Month lies ahead for Iowa and Illinois, with the COVID-driven trend of going virtual leading to a variety of "thinking" events as well as musical and artistic showcases. We highlight some of the most intriguing offerings...
“Kindness Queers,” “queerantine kits” brighten LGBTQIA youths’ lives during pandemic
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- When Anna Peters and her business partner at the Art Coop began to think about how the pandemic might affect LGBTQIA children, they became worried. And then, inspired. Peters and co-owner Hilary Pope, along with Pope's art teacher partner, realized...
“Justice for Breonna Taylor” inspires events throughout Iowa, Illinois
Events are coming together quickly throughout Iowa and Illinois to honor the late Breonna Taylor, the Louisville victim of a police raid shooting earlier this year. Racial justice events are happening tonight in Decatur and Elgin, Ill; tomorrow (Saturday)...