I just got this from a friend of mine who's on the board of the band. They're putting on a concert in Crockett, which is in Contra Costa County and the arts group sponsoring the band has received at least one threatening phone call and the advertising banner has been vandalized. They're looking for people to help out at the concert as monitors.
Dear Band Friends,
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> The SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band is giving a concert in Contra Costa
> county for the first time in a decade. Sadly, our local host, the
> Crockett Community Foundation, has received a homophobic hate call and
> our advertising banner has been vandalized.
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> We are all more committed than ever to having a positive community
> event, for we have a chance to make a difference here. Through the
> years, the Band has provided a safety zone and positive focus for
> other groups at countless events. This time we ask friends of the
> Band to come to Crockett and join local volunteers as monitors around
> the building and parking area, greeting concert goers, and generally
> maintaining an atmosphere of safety that evening.
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> If you or other members of your organization can support us on March
> 19, please contact me at artisticdirector@sflgfb.org
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> Appreciatively Yours,
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> Jadine Louie
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> Artistic Director
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> San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band