Category: Pride Fest - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

Unity Pride Parade - Community Event

5/29/2023

Unity Pride Parade
Saturday, June 17th at 2:30 pm

Vibrant Arena at The MARK
1201 River DR
Moline, IL 61265 (map)

This Pride Parade is sponsored by QC Pride and will begin at the Vibrant Arena in Moline. From there it will head east on River Drive, turning right (south) on 17th Street, turning right (west) on 5th Avenue, then turning right (north) on 12th Street. We encourage you to line the streets to enjoy the fun! Find more information here.

PACG will have a table at the Pride Party at Bass Street Landing following the parade. Read more about that here, including information about volunteering.

PACG Webmaster

Pride Party at Bass Street Landing - PACG event

5/29/2023

Pride Party at Bass Street Landing
Saturday, June 17th from 3:30 to 10:30 pm

Bass Street Landing
1601 River Dr #306
Moline, IL 61265 (map)

Gender Equity and Civil Rights Forums

Join The Project of the Quad Cities for their third annual Pride Party at Bass Street Landing on Saturday, June 17, 2023! This event is FREE to attend. To learn about the Pride Parade in Moline, click here.

PACG will be tabling at this event. Contact Gender Equity Forum facilitator Alta Price to volunteer.

PACG Webmaster

Pride Month Kick Off - starting Friday, June 2nd

5/23/2023

QC Pride Fest - Pride Month Kick Off Update
Friday, June 2nd from 5:00 pm to midnight and
Saturday, June 3rd from noon to midnight

Schwiebert Riverfront Park
101 17th St
Rock Island, IL 61201 (map)Civil Rights and Gender Equity Forums

Quad Cities Pride Alliance, Elle on Main, Rock Island Parks and Recreation and other groups are sponsoring QC Pride Fest this year at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. Read more info here as it becomes available.

PACG is staffing a table on Saturday from noon until 8:00 pm. Volunteers are needed! Please contact Gender Equity Forum facilitator, Carolyn Martin, to volunteer.

We are also staffing a table on Saturday, June 17th at the QC Unity Pride Parade and need volunteers then as well. Look for a future post on volunteering for that one.

PACG Webmaster

Pride in the QCA - No Hate in Our States

5/23/2023

Pride in the QCA
June of 2023

Civil Rights and Gender Equity Forums

PACG is listed as one of the many cosponsors of Pride events in our area during the month of June. Many other groups are doing this excellent work as well. From a terrific article by The REAL Mainstream:

Groups leading Pride events are TPQC, QC Pride, Figge Art Museum, Clock Inc. and QCPA
The run of events involves these five main groups:

The Project of the Quad Cities: this nonprofit provides physical and mental health services to LGBTQ+. BIPOC and other marginalized populations in 20 counties in Iowa and Illinois. It's offering five events through the Quad Cities this Pride season, including its premier Pride event on June 17th, Pride at Bass Street Landing.

QC Pride: this nonprofit started the first QC Pride celebrations years ago and still coordinates the annual Pride Parade, also happening on June 17th. QC Pride also helps present a film series at the Figge Art Museum.

Figge Art Museum: in addition to hosting all kinds of multi-cultural arts and education events, the nonprofit Figge collaborates with Clock, Inc and has hosted Pride Month film showings for years.

Clock, Inc: this nonprofit provides counseling, support groups and social opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth throughout the Quad Cities area. Clock holds at least three Pride events this year, including Pride Paint Night on June 19th.

Quad Cities Pride Alliance: this rebranded version of the for-profit Quad Cities Pride Festivals that has coordinated the Quad Cities Pride Festival on June 2 and 3rd since 2018. The group says it has applied to become a nonprofit and expects to receive confirmation any day on its new charity status. QCPA also plans to hold more events throughout the year from here on.

Also helping to coordinate the events are the following nonprofit organizations: Quad Citians Affirming Diversity (QCAD), One Human Family QCA, Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG), MCC of the Quad Cities, Quad Cities Pride in Memory, and Free Mom Hugs-Quad Cities.

PACG Webmaster

Pride calendar on the PACG Calendar - A Message from the Board

5/19/2023

New Pride sub-calendar on the PACG Calendar

A Message from the Board

At our most recent Board meeting we discussed that there are numerous Pride events and activities offered in June in the QCA by many different organizations. Last week's Progressive Action Update (PAU) announced our cosponsorship of the NOH8 Campaign photo shoot, as well as some No Hate In Our States suggestions about Free Films at the Figge for Pride.

As we cull through all of the events to share with you, we decided that it made sense to add a sub calendar to our main PACG Calendar that you can find on our website here.

Events that are Community Pride events have QCP (Quad City Pride) in front of their calendar event title. This should not be confused with one of the sponsors of Pride events, QC Pride. The notation is just a way for our readers to quickly see a Pride offering in our area.

Alta Price, Co-Facilitator
Gender Equity Forum

Free Films at the Figge for Pride month - Of Interest to Our Forums

5/17/2023

Free Film at the Figge - Holding the Man
Thursday, June 1st at 6:30 pm

Figge Art Museum
225 West 2nd ST
Davenport IA (map)

Gender Equity Forum

In recognition and celebration of Gay Pride Month, the Figge Art Museum is presenting a series of four award-winning, independent films throughout June. The first in the series is Holding the Man from 2015. Based on the Australian memoir by Timothy Conigrave, Holding the Man is the true story about the fifteen-year love-affair that began in prep school in 1976 when Conigrave fell in love with the captain of the school soccer team, a relationship that endured disapproval, parental resistance, separation, and loss. Admission is FREE! Watch a trailer here.

PACG Webmaster

QC Unity Pride Parade - June 18th - What You Can Do Now

5/31/2022

QC Unity Pride
Pride Parade - Saturday, June 18th at 4:00 pm
and other dates in June

Civil Rights Forum

June is Pride Month, and it was established "to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world." (Wikipedia)

QC Pride welcomes you to 2022 Unity Pride Week, with numerous offerings throughout June. There are several LGBTQI+ movies at the Figge and a Family Night is being planned!

The Grand Finale is the Unity Pride Parade on Saturday, June 18th at 4:00 pm. Here are more details for parade participants:

2:30 pm: Staging will occur at the TaxSlayer Center.
3:00 pm: All parade entries must be in their staging location.
3:15pm: Judges will begin scoring parade competitors.
3:30 pm: 2022 Quad Cities Unity Pride Parade kicks off

Parade will start at the TaxSlayer and will head east on River Drive, turning right (south) on 17th Street, turning right (west) on 5th Avenue, then turning right (north) on 12th Street.

Join us for these important celebrations.

Alta Price

Volunteer for QC Unity Pride Celebrations

6/3/2019

QC Unity Pride
Saturday, June 22nd at 11:00 am
and Friday, June 28th to Sunday, June 30th

Civil Rights Forum

We Need Volunteers Now!
March with us in the parade wearing PACG t-shirts to show our support! We also need help staffing display tables the weekend of June 28th!

Saturday, June 22nd, the parade starts at E 2nd and Warren St in Davenport (map) and crosses the Centennial Bridge to 3rd AV in Rock Island, IL (map).

The Pride Fest Celebration is a street festival beginning Friday, June 28th (map).

PACG is a Proud sponsor of QC Unity Pride 2019. Join us to march in the Pride Parade Saturday, June 22nd at 11am. Meet at Mary's on Second (map) at 10:30 am to get a t-shirt. The parade starts at E. 2nd St. Davenport then proceeds across the Centennial Bridge and ends at 3rd AV Rock Island.

Pride Fest is the following weekend, Friday, June 28th from 4pm - midnight and Saturday 12pm -midnight. PACG will have a booth there. If you are interested in volunteering at our booth contact Amber Bordolo.

For more information, check this Pride Fest link.

QC Unity Pride week of events are as follows:
June 22 - Unity Pride Parade
June 22 - Parade After-Party
June 23 - Dinner Cruise (Tickets available now!)
June 24 - Stonewall Movie
June 25 - Family Skate Day
June 26 - Pink Squirrel Pub Crawl (Davenport)
June 27 - Pink Squirrel Pub Crawl (Rock Island)
June 28 - Quad Cities Festivals Pageant Queen and King
June 28/29 - QC Pridefest

Information about additional events is on the QCUnity Pride website: qcunitypride.org.