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lansingchamber.org DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Lansing Pride Expecting More than 4,000 on June 17

ansing Pride, the Dowd, Board President,
community-based, non- Lansing Pride. “There are
Lprofit organization in its silos in Lansing, different
second year of supporting organizations doing a lot
the area’s LGBTQIA+ of great work. This is an
community, will host the opportunity for everyone
2023 Lansing Pride Festival to come to the table and
in Old Town Lansing on celebrate all the success
Saturday, June 17. Building we’ve had.”
on its over 3,000 attendees
last year, this year’s event Prior to the June 17 event,
will add more vendors, members of Lansing Pride
more performances, and will join Michigan Pride for
expectations of an even a rally on June 4 at noon at
larger crowd. The festival the State Capitol. All these
will overlap with the events are part of Pride
2023 Lansing Juneteenth Month.
Celebration, allowing
attendees to recognize the Dowd hopes that events
history and connections like Lansing Pride will spark
of the Black LGBTQIA+ interest from people from
communities. outside the area who may be
curious as to whether Lansing might be a place for them
The festival is free to all and will feature food, live to locate.
music and performances, and more than 100 vendors.
Entertainment will include bands, dance groups and a “Inclusive means people see a region where people like
family area with plenty of activities including sidewalk them live, work and play,” said Dowd. “Inclusive doesn’t
chalk and face painting. The festival will close out with a mean that one day a year we’re a nice place to go. We
free concert. want to represent a community that no matter who you
are you recognize this is a space where you fit and you
“It is really Lansing Pride’s mission to be a catalyst not belong and you see other people that are just like you in
only for people in Lansing in the LGBTQ community that same space.”
but for all organizations working in this space to
come together with a collaborative voice,” said Ben For more information, visit www.lansingpride.org. l

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