There Will Be Another March on Polk Street on Pride Sunday
Returning to the protest origins of Pride, and for the second year in a row without an official (and heavily corporate-sponsored) SF Pride parade, there will be a People s March and Rally down Polk Street and in Civic Center on Pride Sunday.
The People s March was the main event of last year s pandemic Pride weekend, when all other events went virtual. Masked activists and community members, led by Juanita MORE!, marched in protest of George Floyd s death at the hands of police and other injustices on the original Gay Liberation Day parade route of Polk Street.
By Sister Dana Van Iquity–
Sister
Dana sez, “In a recent poll, Tr@mp’s Big Lie is gaining ground 40% of Americans now believe that the 2020 election was fraudulent and don’t believe Joe Biden won the Presidency. How can we still rightfully call ourselves the UNITED States?!”
ARTSAVESLIVES presents
SIDEWALK SALON SUNDAY SLOW STREETS every other Sunday 11 am to 5 pm on Noe and Market thanks to benefactor/curator/artist
Thomasina DeMaio. On May 2, I had the awesome privilege of greeting our glorious San Francisco
Emperor David Glamamore & Empress Juanita MORE! and her royal dog as well as
Senator Scott Wiener and
By Donna Sachet–
As we write this issue’s column, the
San Francisco Bay Times joins the list of Legacy Businesses in San Francisco. Nominated by Supervisor
Rafael Mandelman, the
San Francisco Bay Times was determined by the Small Business Commission to meet qualifications of having “made a significant impact on the history or culture of their neighborhood.” According to the city website, “preserving our longstanding businesses is critical to maintaining that which makes San Francisco a special place.” So, kudos and congratulations to the
Bay Times!
The first ever virtual San Francisco Imperial Coronation on April 24 exceeded all expectations, protecting its 55 years of important traditions and pageantry, while opening the event up to a much larger audience. It began with beautifully produced videos of performances of the National Anthems of Mexico, Canada, and the United States, the three nations that have active chapters of the International Court System of whi