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RALEIGH — Community members and
representatives from several organiza
tions in the state’s capital city have come
together to discuss the possibility of an
annual Pride festival or other type of event
Leaders in the Triangle are welcoming the
increased local organizing and possibilities
for future community outreach.
Willie Pilkington, who made the initial
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call for a Raleigh Pride brainstorming
meeting and who has been involved in
local advocacy and organizing efforts since
the 1980s, said 13 individuals from several
community organizations met at the Wake
County Public Library and agreed Raleigh
should have some sort of Pride event
"The unanimous consensus of the
group was that RaleighA/Vake County
needed to have a GLBT Pride Festival of it's
own and that this group of people would
join in with the effort to help create an
organization to develop a Raleigh Pride
Festival," Pilkington wrote in his "Raleigh
GLBT Report" email newsletter on Feb. 8.
In the "Raleigh GLBT Report" message,
see Capital Pride on 9
A philanthropist,
author and busi
nessman. Atrans
and faith advocate
involved in local
and state non-profit
boards. A Somali-
born, Canadian artist
who focuses on the
intersections of black,
queer and Muslim iden
tities. The new master of
Pride in South Carolina.
Staffers atone of the
nation's most effective
state LGBT advocacy
groups. What could all
these people possibly have
in common? With this year's
human Rights Campaign
Carolinas award winners
(pages 12-13), these folks are
people committed to the cause,
dedicated to equality and lovers
of life. These leaders shape our
community in ways seen and un
seen. They move our community
forward and shake the status quo.
They are our Movers and Shakers.
See page 3 for a list of profiles.