July 11-12: Chicago Welcomes Ugandan LGBT Activist Pepe-Julian Onziema

Legacy Project

5th Anniversary

Celebration Kick-off

Welcoming internationally acclaimed 

Ugandan LGBT activist

Pepe-Julian Onziema

A two-part celebration

Part I
Saturday, July 11, 2015
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Welcoming Reception
Side Track Roof Top
$30 per person*
(includes 2 drink tickets)


Part II
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Remembering David Kato
"Facing the Future"
Center on Halsted, Leppen Theatre
(Suggested donation $5*)

*all proceeds benefit the Legacy Project Education Initiative

See: legacyprojectchicago.org/Onziema_Reception.html

Event Host Committee
Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches
St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square
Planting Peace / Equality House
Heartland Alliance National Immigrant Justice Center
Gay Liberation Network
Truth Wins Out
Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Program (CLASP)
LGBT Freedom & Asylum Network (LGBT-FAN)
Center for Integration and Courateous Living
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON)

GLN: SUPPORT Refugees'/Asylees' & Immigrant Rights at Chicago PRIDE 2015

PRIDE 2014: Open the Borders!

GLN: Chicago-Area 

LGBTQA Liberation Network:

We SUPPORT 

Refugees'/Asylees' & Immigrant Rights!! 

Contingent @ Pride Parade

Please join the Facebook event and share widely

Parade contingent assembles: 

Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 11:30am

4466 N. Broadway Avenue, Chicago, IL

A record number of immigrants -- 2 million+ -- have been deported by President Obama, and even half-hearted attempts to reform the U.S.'s immigration and refugee laws have been met with racist, anti-immigrant filth by Republicans.

Support by both Democrats and Republicans for endless wars and drone bombings abroad, and brutal, sectarian governments, has created a refugee crisis across scores of countries. LGBTQs and others are forced to flee from governments armed by the U.S., the world's largest arms exporter with troops in over 130 nations around the world.

Help us send the message to the 1 million + who watch the Pride Parade that we must demand REAL immigration reform from the President and Congress. We must STOP the U.S. support for dictators and wars that create millions of refugees.

Our contingent is jointly initiated by the Gay Liberation Network, the Center for Integration and Courageous Living, and CLASP (Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Program). We invite other organizations to endorse and participate by emailing LGBTliberation@aol.com

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Here is how you can join the "We SUPPORT Refugee & Immigrant Rights!!" contingent –

Meet us at 11:30 AM SHARP in front of the Target in Uptown -- 4466 N. Broadway – just look for the Pride flags on the corner. The best way to get there is to take the Red Line to the "Wilson" el stop, then walk two long blocks south on Broadway to the address. From there, we will then walk to the contingent location. Day-of cell phone contact is 773.209.1187

Want to help out more? We can use your help in setting up beginning at 9 AM at the contingent location. Please email the Gay Liberation Network at LGBTliberation@aol.com if you can help out earlier in the day, or if you just need more information.

Thank you!

Help LGBT People Seeking Safety in Chicago in 2015

YOU are invited to be part of the planning for the coming year for Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Program (CLASP) and associated efforts in the Chicago area! Read more about the planning session Saturday, March 14^th 3-8pm and RSVP.

(For background, see: About Chicago LGBT Asylum Support Program (CLASP))