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Saturday (always the last Saturday in June), June 30 (Gay Pride Week) -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION (S.V.A.) PRESENTS ITS "43rd ANNUAL S.V.A. CONFERENCE & STONEWALL VETERANS REUNION" FEATURING a "STONEWALL FORUM with AUDIENCE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS plus a 'LIVE' PERFORMANCE by STONEWALL-ERA SINGER SANDY RAPP and also HIGHLIGHTING ORIGINAL "SONGS OF THE STONEWALL CLUB" PLAYED by DJ RO-RO HAVANA at the NEW YORK CITY GLBT COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER from 4:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Special
Scheduled Stonewall Speakers:
{Guest Speakers list in formation; deadline June 5}
* N.Y.S. Assemblymember and New York County Democratic Leader Keith L. Wright
* Hal M. Weiner, Esq., Charter Attorney for STONEWALL Veterans' Association and Gay Activists Alliance
* Cathy Marino & Sheila Thomas, New York State Marriage Equality Co-Founders
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Manhattan)
* Brian Silva, Marriage Equality USA - N.Y. Director
* Jeanne C. Wilcke, Downtown Independent Democrats President
* N.Y.C. Councilwoman (Manhattan)
* Marlon W. Hunter, PRIDE Democrats President
* Julie L. Menin, Manhattan Community Board #1 President
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Brooklyn)
* An Official (~TBA~) of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
* N.Y.C. Councilwoman (Queens)
* K. Michael Mitchell, GLBTS Political Coalition
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Brooklyn #2)
* Todd I. "Tif" Fernandez, American Equality Bill (AEB) Facilitator
* Dr. Dyane B. Karron, Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA)
* Kenny G. Agosto, Openly-Gay NYC District Leader
* Duchess Rayette, Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York (IQKNY)
* Elton L. Johnson, Youth-4-SVA Male Organizer
* Gina D. Wright, Youth-4-SVA, Female Organizer
* AnDre M. Christie, Gay Immigration Survivors (GIS)
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"Stonewall Songs of The Stonewall Club" {included in program}:
Note: 27 Stonewall songs for the special Stonewall date "27th"!
* "Remember, Walking In The Sand" by The Shangri-Las (1964, re-hit 1967)
* "Daydream Believer" by Davy Jones & The Monkees (1966)
* "This Is My Life" (Gay Life Theme) by Shirley Bassey (1969)
* "1-2-3" by Len Barry (1965)
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* "My Baby Must Be A Magician" by The Marvelettes (1968)
* "Something" by Paul McCartney & The Beatles (1969)
* "I Say A Little Prayer For U" by Dionne Wawick (1967)
* "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by Marvin Gaye (1969)
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* "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (1963, re-released 1967)
* "Don't Bring Back Memories" by Four Tops (1969)
* "Think" by Aretha Franklin (1968)
* "This Guy's In Love With U" by Herb Alpert (1969)
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* "Third Finger, Left Hand" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1967)
* "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase (1969)
* "You're My World" by Cilla Black (1965)
* "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder (1969)
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* "Nothing But A Heartache Every Day" by The Flirtations (1969)
* "Don't Let The Joneses Get U Down" by The Temptations (1969)
* "Don't Rain On My Parade" by Barbra Streisand (1968)
* "The More I See U" by Chris Montez (1966)
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* "Over The Rainbow" by Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles (1966)
* "Black-Skin, Blue-Eyed Boys" by The Equals (1969)
* "It Must Be Him" by Vikki Carr (1967)
* "My Way" by Frank Sinatra (Stonewall Rebellion 1969)
* "Reflections" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967)
* "Will U Still Love Me Tomorrow" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (1968)
* "Where The Boys Are" (Gay Pride Anthem) by Miss Connie Francis (the 1960s)
Program Note:
"Songs of The Stonewall" are played at the opening, intermission and finale of the program!
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Shlomo Azzkinosey Award
-to-
the Biggest NYC Azzhole-of-the-Year
...and the Nominees are:
* The Toilet Man
* The Brat
* Dani O'Dell
* The Pint
* The Phat Man
* __________________
Note: You can send in your serious nominee to SVA@STONEWALLvets.org
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{Guest Speakers list in formation; deadline June 5}
* N.Y.S. Assemblymember and New York County Democratic Leader Keith L. Wright
* Hal M. Weiner, Esq., Charter Attorney for STONEWALL Veterans' Association and Gay Activists Alliance
* Cathy Marino & Sheila Thomas, New York State Marriage Equality Co-Founders
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Manhattan)
* Brian Silva, Marriage Equality USA - N.Y. Director
* Jeanne C. Wilcke, Downtown Independent Democrats President
* N.Y.C. Councilwoman (Manhattan)
* Marlon W. Hunter, PRIDE Democrats President
* Julie L. Menin, Manhattan Community Board #1 President
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Brooklyn)
* An Official (~TBA~) of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
* N.Y.C. Councilwoman (Queens)
* K. Michael Mitchell, GLBTS Political Coalition
* N.Y.C. Councilman (Brooklyn #2)
* Todd I. "Tif" Fernandez, American Equality Bill (AEB) Facilitator
* Dr. Dyane B. Karron, Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA)
* Kenny G. Agosto, Openly-Gay NYC District Leader
* Duchess Rayette, Imperial QUEENS & Kings of New York (IQKNY)
* Elton L. Johnson, Youth-4-SVA Male Organizer
* Gina D. Wright, Youth-4-SVA, Female Organizer
* AnDre M. Christie, Gay Immigration Survivors (GIS)
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*
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*
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*
*
"Stonewall Songs of The Stonewall Club" {included in program}:
Note: 27 Stonewall songs for the special Stonewall date "27th"!
* "Remember, Walking In The Sand" by The Shangri-Las (1964, re-hit 1967)
* "Daydream Believer" by Davy Jones & The Monkees (1966)
* "This Is My Life" (Gay Life Theme) by Shirley Bassey (1969)
* "1-2-3" by Len Barry (1965)
*
* "My Baby Must Be A Magician" by The Marvelettes (1968)
* "Something" by Paul McCartney & The Beatles (1969)
* "I Say A Little Prayer For U" by Dionne Wawick (1967)
* "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by Marvin Gaye (1969)
*
* "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (1963, re-released 1967)
* "Don't Bring Back Memories" by Four Tops (1969)
* "Think" by Aretha Franklin (1968)
* "This Guy's In Love With U" by Herb Alpert (1969)
*
* "Third Finger, Left Hand" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1967)
* "More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase (1969)
* "You're My World" by Cilla Black (1965)
* "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder (1969)
*
* "Nothing But A Heartache Every Day" by The Flirtations (1969)
* "Don't Let The Joneses Get U Down" by The Temptations (1969)
* "Don't Rain On My Parade" by Barbra Streisand (1968)
* "The More I See U" by Chris Montez (1966)
*
* "Over The Rainbow" by Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles (1966)
* "Black-Skin, Blue-Eyed Boys" by The Equals (1969)
* "It Must Be Him" by Vikki Carr (1967)
* "My Way" by Frank Sinatra (Stonewall Rebellion 1969)
* "Reflections" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967)
* "Will U Still Love Me Tomorrow" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (1968)
* "Where The Boys Are" (Gay Pride Anthem) by Miss Connie Francis (the 1960s)
Program Note:
"Songs of The Stonewall" are played at the opening, intermission and finale of the program!
*
Shlomo Azzkinosey Award
-to-
the Biggest NYC Azzhole-of-the-Year
...and the Nominees are:
* The Toilet Man
* The Brat
* Dani O'Dell
* The Pint
* The Phat Man
* __________________
Note: You can send in your serious nominee to SVA@STONEWALLvets.org
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On display: The famous, gorgeous and classic blue 1969 "Stonewall Car" convertible! For the first time, the SVA's Legal Counsel will publicly reveal which organization and/or person(s) will be the legal benefactor(s) of the "Stonewall Car" at the time of total disabilty or deaths of all of the key members of the STONEWALL Veterans' Association Executive Committee, when the car for them would no longer be viable yet valuable!
STONEWALL Veterans' Association's
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"The butler did it!"
Saturday, May 26 -- MONTHLY MEETING of the STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION
Sunday, May 20 -- "STONEWALL STREETFAIR" in GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC on GREENWICH AVENUE STRETCHING from SEVENTH AVENUE across PERRY, CHARLES and CHRISTOPHER STREET to AVENUE of the AMERICAS from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 28 -- MONTHLY MEETING of STONEWALL
VETERANS
ASSN.
Saturday, March 31 -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING
Saturday, February 25 -- S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING at NEW YORK CITY'S GLBT CENTER
Saturday, January 28 -- MONTHLY STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION MEETING
STONEWALL V.A. Website with over 1/2 Million Visits in December of 2011!
Visit the interesting stats: www.STONEWALLvets.org/stats/2011_12.html
2011 Total: 6,194,161 website visits!
2012
January: 507,921 visits
February: 497,992 visits
March: 494,448 visits
April: 439,177 visits
May {in progress}: 260,000 visits {as of 18 May 2012}
The STONEWALL Veterans' Association
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