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Join the District now – Become a Member – New Dues Waiver
At our Diversity / Membership Committee meeeting on 4/2/2020, it was agreed that, during the current COVID-19 crisis, anyone whose income or living situation has been impacted by it is eligible to receive the low-income dues waiver, regardless of other circumstances. Your free membership is good through December, 2020.
That makes this an excellent time for you to head to our Membership Signup Page. Members get to vote on Directors at the annual elections in August, and vote on critical matters presented at Special Membership Meetings. Of course, anyone is welcome to attend and speak at our monthly Directors meetings and Committee meetings. (Meeting dates and time, and online meeting log-in information can be found on our Calendar.)
If you can afford to pay the full annual membership dues of $15 per year, we hope you will do so, to help cover our administrative costs and to show your support for the Cultural District’s work. But the important thing is for you to be a member, to add your voice to ours when we discuss community needs and priorities with project developers and city leaders.
So join today. And if you do happen to be stuck at home with nothing to do, feel free to explore this Web site — there’s lots of interesting stuff here!
District Launch Party Postponed
Launch Party
Originally planned to coincide with the second anniversary of the Cultural District on May 9, 2020, the big event at Folsom Street Foundry has been postponed, for the obvious reason.
However, once the current crisis is over, we plan to properly celebrate the world’s first ever official LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District!
The event will be free, and we’ll be offering appetizers from local restaurants. There will be a cash bar, but soda will be free.
Other attractions:
- A Makers Market for local artists and vendors
- Demos
- Bootblack
- Spankings!
- Performances
- Leather Fashion Show
- Live band / DJ / Dance
- Introduction to the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
ASL interpretation will be provided if requested 10 days in advance.
This will be both a party and a showcase for the artists, artisans, performers and businesses of the District. Local artists and vendors interesting in have a free table to display and sell their creations should contact info@SFLCD.org now!
Want to get involved in planning? Join our Arts and Culture Committee!
Are you, or do you know someone who:
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- owns or manages a business of any kind in the Cultural District,
- creates art, gear, or craft of any kind in and around this neighborhood,
- operates or manages a restaurant or food service here,
- performs regularly or occasionally in the District,
- creates and/or sells artwork that relates to Leather and Queer culture,
- has historical artifacts of the early days of SoMa to display or sell,
- would like to assist us in planning, organizing or publicizing,
- or otherwise has something to contribute to this event?
If so, please write to info@SFLCD.org. Thanks!
We will let you know — here and on the Facebook event page — just as soon as we know the revised date. You won’t want to miss it!
Masks for D6
LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District joins
“Masks for D6 Campaign”
Our Cultural District is pleased to join the “Masks for D6 Campaign”, to raise money to get masks to everyone who needs them in District 6!
That’s a lot of masks!
According to the CDC, wearing a mask is a necessary step to stop the spread of the virus. It is heart-breaking to see so many of our community members not having access to basic protective masks that can mean life or death for all of us.
We are co-sponsoring a Go Fund Me with Supervisor Matt Haney and many of our community partners to help protect all our residents.
Please donate to the Masks for 6 GoFundMe so we can order more masks quick!
We will soon begin recruiting volunteers to help with mask distribution. Watch for an invitation to help us!
Together we can #FlattenTheCurve!