CRA February 2010 Events

CRA will be part of the LGBT contingent in the Chinatown Chinese New Year Parade, together with API Equality-LA and many other community groups. Please come and parade with us.

CHINATOWN GOLDEN DRAGON

LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE

We cordially invite you, your friends and family to march with API Equality-LA in the 111th Annual Golden Dragon Parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Join us as we welcome the Year of the Tiger and provide an LGBT presence at Chinatown's largest celebration! As the only LGBT contingent in the Golden Dragon Parade, we will march together to show that our movement to win back the freedom to marry is stronger than ever.

When
Assemble at 1:00pm
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Where
Meet at the courtyard near Starbucks at 1:00 p.m. behind the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration (W. Temple St. and N. Hill St.) [Map]. If you arrive after 1:30 p.m. then proceed directly to the staging area on Hill St. between Temple St. and Cesar E. Chavez Bl. and ask for the API Equality-LA unit or look for our red t-shirts.

Transportation
Public parking is available at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, located at 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles [Map]. Other commercial parking lots are also available near City Hall, Olvera Street, and Little Tokyo. Persons taking the Metro Red Line should exit at the Civic Center station and walk a half block up to the courtyard between the Hall of Administration and Los Angeles Superior Court. DO NOT exit at the Chinatown Station because that is the end of the parade route!

Theme
This year's parade unit will again feature the six colors of the rainbow flag, representing LGBT pride and diversity. Paraders will be provided with banners, flags, streamers, and handheld drum noisemakers to carry in a colorful display of diversity, inclusion, and equality for all members of the Asian Pacific American community.

Costumes/Shirts
If you've participated with us in parades or other outreach before, please remember to come wearing your red API Equality-LA t-shirt. If you are joining us for the first time, we will be pleased to provide you with a free red API Equality-LA t-shirt to wear during the parade. We ask that you wear this shirt for the entire duration of the march for a consistent a presentation.

After-Parade Dinner, 5pm
Located at Golden Dragon Restaurant: 960 N. Broadway in Chinatown, Los Angeles - just walking distance from the parade route! $15 per person [Map]. RSVP required.

Contact
Please call Andre at 562-697-7336 or 562-686-1177.