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This month’s newsletter includes:
Wednesday, August 21, 6 to 8 pm
Join our Board of Directors meeting.
Zoom link | Draft Agenda | Past Meeting Minutes | Add to Google Calendar
Candidates Night: Tuesday, August 13, 6 pm
Meet the folks running for our Board, and for our President
Attend via Zoom at Join the Meeting
Candidates Statements
Add to Google Calendar
Election:
Eligible Members will receive email with link to the voting site
Voting opens at the end of the Candidates Night
Voting closes at 5 pm PST on Monday, August 19, 2024
Election Details and Info
- LeatherWalk 2024:
- Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
- Location: City Hall, Polk Street Steps
- Time: Gather at 11:00 AM, Program at 11:15 AM, Step Off at 11:30 AM
- Route Stops:
- 1 - Oasis,
- 2 – Powerhouse, Azucar Lounge, Hole in the Wall,
- 3 – Leather Etc,
- 4 – Mr S Leather/Ringold Alley,
- 5 – Lone Star Saloon
- End: Eagle Plaza for the Leather Pride Flag raising at Leather Pride Fest
- Gear On. Step Out. Give Back.
- Two great opportunities to socialize and promote LeatherWalk:
- Sunday, September 1, 4 to 8pm
- Sunday, September 8, 3 to 7pm
- At the SF Eagle, 398 12th Street
- Food by Azucar Lounge
- $20 for beer/soda/food, $7 for food only
- Volunteers Needed
- Play on the Plaza is this Saturday, August 10, 2024 – noon to 5 pm
- It's our own kinky little street fair
- Impact Play Area hosted this month by The 15 Association
- Spanking benches and St. Andrews crosses available for use!
- Leather / kinky / festish vendors
- Gear Swap (Sell, donate, buy!)
- Plus a special puppy mosh pit with the K-9 Unit!
- Free Admission! (Donations welcome!)
- 398 12th Street, between Folsom and Harrison
- Monthly every second Saturday through October!
- Visit SF Eagle for Brunch & Munch - Also this Saturday - noon to 3pm
- Silent art auction fundraiser for Gary's Car.
- Food by Mark Paladin
- Our community has chosen to honor Rachele with a heart plaque on Eagle Plaza.
- The official unveiling of the heart plaque will be held during Leather Week, on Tuesday, September 24, at 6 pm.
- Please mark your calendar and plan to join us and share your memories and stories to celebrate Rachele’s life.
- The SF Recreation and Parks Commission voted to name the future park at Natoma and 11th Street the Rachele Sullivan Park,
- We are delighted they accepted our recommendation to honor a woman who was one of the founders of our Cultural District, and a beloved member of SOMA’s Leather and Filipino communities.
- Additional information about the park.
- The next cohort of our Entrepreneur Training Program begins on Thursday, September 5. There is still time to enroll!
- This program can be helpful if you:
- Plan to set up a storefront in the SOMA area or start a business catering to the leather / kink community,
- Plan to sell products or provide services in SOMA, either at a permanent location or through popup locations such as a street fair, or
- Plan to sell your products or provide services through other existing stores in SOMA that cater to the leather / kink community.
- The training is free, and graduates receive a $500 stipend to help start or enhance their business.
- Check out (and patronize!) our Program Graduates!
- More info and an application form are at https://sfleatherdistrict.org/business/
- On July 20, more than fifty people attended a Safety Forum, organized in response to the assault on a member of our community. Those organizations included:
- Another Safety Forum has been scheduled for Saturday, September 7, from 1 to 3 pm, at the Eagle.
- Receive and share safety tips and advice for use both on the street and at home.
- Learn some warning signs and action you can take.
- Please join us, to unite and stand against violence in our community.
- Any time is a good time to join, but we have a special perk if you join now!
- All Cultural District members as of Tuesday, August 13, will be emailed a code for 2-for-1 tickets to Psychokitty's "The Dirty Talk Game Show" on Thursday, August 15, at DNA Lounge.
- Watch for more membership benefits, coming soon!
- Other reasons to join!
- Membership is $15 (dues waiver available for financial hardship).
- Click here to join or renew.
- Do not share this link, it is personalized for you, and expires in 7 days. .
- Please check your spam folder for email from sflcd.org! Add info@sflcd.org to your contacts!
- For assistance, please contact manager@sflcd.org.
- Get involved with the Cultural District! We have lots of ways you can help:
- Events:
- Play on the Plaza (Saturdays, August 10, September 14, October 12: Ambassador, Outreach Booth, Gear Swap)
- Beer Busts (September 1 at the Lone Star, September 8 at the Eagle)
- LeatherWalk 2024 (Sunday, September 22: Safety Monitor, Color Guard)
- Folsom Street Fair (Sunday, September 29: Outreach Booth, “Step and Repeat” Photographer)
- Committees
- Fundraising Events (e.g. LeatherWalk, Golden Dildeaux Awards)
- Arts and Culture (e.g. murals, art shows)
- Communications and Marketing (e.g. social media, website)
- Diversity and Membership (e.g. outreach, leadership recruitment)
- Being Available
- Learn more and sign up!
- Join us on our free walking tour: SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses and Beyond.
- Learn about the raucous bars and clubs that are no more, and the history of the ones you can visit today!
- Tours are led by LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District volunteers.
- The tours start and end at Ringold Alley, and run 1.5 to 2 hours. There are no hills.
- Tours are free, but registration is required.
- More tours coming soon. Sign up to be notified!
- We believe the Leather & LGBTQ community is an integral part of the fabric of San Francisco and worthy of celebration.
- We exist to ensure there is a lively and vibrant home for our community of event, businesses, bars and organizations in SOMA.
- We: train entrepreneurs, partner with businesses and clubs, advocate for legislation, install public features honoring our culture, and create community gathering spaces.
- Government and foundation grants are being reduced.
- Support our Mission!
- Help keep SOMA Kinky & Queer. Donate today!
- Thanks!
- Tell your friends they can subscribe to our newsletter at sflcd.org/signup.
- Please use use our social media links to follow, repost, and share what we do!
Leather Week is September 22 through 29, 2024. Leather Binds us All!
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LEATHER & LGBTQ CULTURAL DISTRICT
584 Castro Street #140
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
415-237-3237
SFLCD.org
info@SFLCD.org
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