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Sunday, December 31, 2017 -- NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND - HAPPY NEW
YEAR 2018 to SVA-ERS, SUPPORTERS and FRIENDS!
S.V.A. does not meet on American holidays or holiday
weekends!
Next S.V.A. meeting: Saturday,
January 27, 2018 @
3:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 28 -- STONEWALL JUKEBOX BIRTHDAY: MARY WEISS, LEGENDARY LEAD
SINGER of THE SHANGRI-LAS
Interestingly, the S.V.A. had The Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss as its very special guest for the SVA's annual
conference and Stonewall reunion ten years ago in 2007! FYI, pretty Mary
started singing so young that she is still lovely and even with this birthday is
still only in her 60's! Several of The Shangri-las's songs are in the
original "Stonewall" movie from 1996. All their songs were chosen by the
film's Stonewall consultant, the SVA's diligent director Willson L.H. For
Mary, let's "Give Her Our Blessings"!
Monday, December 25th -- INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS!
Friday + Saturday, March 22 + 23 -- DARLENE LOVE at B.B. KING'S NIGHTCLUB at TIMES SQUARE,
NY
Once again, the lucky public
has the opportunity to see perform a half-century legend... Miss Darlene Love!
Expect to see the rousing performances of all of Darlene
popular songs such as the number one "He's A Rebel" plus "Today I
Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry", "Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home" and "Why Do
Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts". Darlene will sing all of her Phil
Spector-produced, knock-out, rock 'n' soul Christmas songs such as "Christmas, Baby
Please Come Home"! On Saturday, join SVA's big Darlene fans and co-hosts
Willson & AnDre Christie!
Confirmed are S.V.A. staffers Duran
Wilson and Eldon Lowery. Doors
open @ 6 p.m. for holiday cocktails and full-course dinners. Showtime is @ 8
p.m.
Wednesday, December 20 -- DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS ANNUAL HOLIDAY
PARTY
Downtown
Independent Democrats ("DID") produces their yearly -- and fun-filled --
holiday party! The S.V.A. is represented by S.V.A. director Willson (with two 'l' s), S.V.A. boardmember Ramon Bellido, S.V.A. social
coordinator Mendy Seltza and S.V.A.
office manager AnDre Christie.
Co-hosting the party is DID president Jeanne
Wilche and DID treasurer Sean Sweeney.
The holiday hulabaloo is again happening at the long, long Grassroots Tavern
located on St. Mark's Place off Astor Place and Third Avenue in Manhattan.
There is always plenty of quality food and an open bar! Festivities are
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, December 18 -- SVA MEETING with ANOTHER NYC COUNCILMAN (and C/S
CANDIDATE)
This NYC Councilmatic Gentleman is just that! Trust us,
it is not the nasty, corrupt, loudmouth, polarizing, hothead Corey 'Horey' Johnson
aka "Mister 86"! For further proof that it is not with Mr. 86, this
meeting is with a bona fide gentleman who is nice-looking, well-spoken and not
trashy. That's four more reasons that it's not obnoxious, phat, loud and
trashy Horey!
Tuesday, December 12 -- REMEMBERING the GREAT MAYOR of NEW YORK CITY: ED
KOCH (1924 to 2013)
Monday, December 11 -- S.V.A. MEETING
with THIRD of 3 NYC COUNClLMEN TODAY @ 5:15 p.m.
Yes, he is also a candidate for New York City
Council Speaker! Don't forget: ABC = Anyone Butt
Corey!
Monday, December 11 -- S.V.A.
MEETING with a NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMAN
Guess who? Does it involve the SVA's
choice(s) for the next NY City Council Speaker? Is Santa Claus comin' to
town? The S.V.A. will be issuing tens of thousands of emails regarding who we
want -- and who we don't want! Other topics are the support of the S.V.A.
and the SVA's upcoming big anniversary of '49' and our 49th annual conference
in 2018. Ironically, the councilman and some S.V.A.
officials ran into each other at a NYC mayoral forum several weeks ago albeit
for different candidates! Meeting for select S.V.A.
officials is at the New York Legislative Building at 250 Broadway, Manhattan, NY @ 4
p.m.
Monday, December 11 -- S.V.A.
MEETING with FIRST of 3 NYC COUNClLMEN TODAY @ 3 p.m.
Yes, he is a candidate for New York City Council
Speaker! Remember: ABC = Anyone Butt Corey aka Horey
Johnson!
big>Friday,
December 8 -- CONGRESSWOMAN
CAROLYN's CHANUKAH & CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ("5-C")
U.S. Congressmember Carolyn 'Carolina' Maloney hosts her fun-filled annual
Holiday Party -- at her townhouse! Public officials confirmed to attend include
NYC Council members Dan Garodnick and
Ben Kallos and NYS
Assembly members Rebecca Seawright and
Dan Quart plus
former Councilmember Jessica Lappin and
Councilmember-elect Keith Powers. The
S.V.A., of which the congresswoman is the Honorary Chairperson, is represented by her
dear friends and that dynamic duo Willson and AnDre
Christie. The catered holiday shindig lights up @ 6 p.m. and
parties until 8 p.m. or so
Tuesday, December 5 -- BROADWAY CARES PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL "GYPSY-of-the-YEAR"
SHOW
This really spectacular
annual show by various Broadway and off-Broadway show casts happens at the
New Amsterdam Theatre at 214 West 42nd Street in Times Square, Manhattan, NYC @ 2
p.m. Visit: www.BroadwayCares.org
.
Friday, December 1 -- CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE CLARKE and MOTHER UNA's BIRTHDAY
PARTY
For all of the details about former NYC Councilmember
Una S.T. Clarke and current Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke's dual mother and daughter
birthday bash, visit:
www.StonewallVets.org/YvetteClarke.htm
Friday, December 1, 2017 -- WORLD A.I.D.S. DAY
World A.I.D.S. Day is a significant day of remembrance and
continued concern. The STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association commemorates all of those who we have lost as victims of the AIDS
War over the past four decades! The S.V.A. remains deeply concerned and
vigilant to end the isolation and the stigma of AIDS and the transmission of the
virus HIV. S.V.A. remembers our victims of AIDS!
Wednesday, November 29 -- REMEMBERING STONEWALL VET and SVA SECURITY CHIEF DAVID
M. ALI
Thursday, November 23 -- HAPPY THANKSGIVING -- BE THANKFUL -- to ALL of the
STONEWALL VETERANS and the SVA's MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS, ADVERTISERS and
FRIENDS
Sunday, November 19 -- DIANA "QUEEN of the ORIGINAL STONEWALL CLUB
JUKEBOX" ROSS, RECEIVES the PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS "LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" in LOS ANGELES @ 8 p.m. (EST) See: http://StonewallVets.org/Diana
Ross.htm
Saturday, November 11 -- BIRTHDAY of S.V.A. SUPPORTER ASSEMBLYWOMAN NICOLE
MALLIOTAKIS
November 11th -- U.S.A.
VETERANS' DAY
Monday, November 10 -- BIRTHDAY of SUPERB "STONEWALL!" MOVIE DIRECTOR and PRODUCER
ROLAND EMMERICH in HOLLYWOOD, CA
Thursaday, November 9 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: JITTERS GREENFIELD im
NJ
/big>Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -- ELECTION DAY and EVENING..........
V*O*T*E!
Thursday, November 2 -- S.V.A. MEETING with FEMALE NEW YORK STATE SENATOR @ 4
p.m.
Tuesday, October 31 -- 44th ANNUAL
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC, HALLOWEEN PARADE @ 7
p.m.
Saturday, October 28 -- SVA's MONTHLY MEETING and PRE-GENERAL ELECTION
FORUM
The STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association's special
guest is New York State Assemblywoman Nicole
Malliotakis.
She
represents Southwest Brooklyn and most of Staten Island.
Nicole
is a prime candidate for Mayor of the City of New York!
She wants to also represent the NYC boroughs of
Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx! There is a presentation and a questions
and answers session with the candidate. Traveling with her, amongst others, is
Tony Herbert from Brooklyn. Tony met
the S.V.A. via our special mutual friend, the late NYC Councilman James E.
"Jed" Davis! Besides Halloween, a traditional, dress-up, Gay holiday,
October is Gay History Month! Trick or treat! SVA's director Willson Henderson hosts the meeting, the candidate and
the fun. S.V.A. reports are delivered by various Stonewall veterans such as
Bert Coffman, Joan Sobel,
Carl Keller and Ruthybird. The S.V.A. political report is delivered
cold 'n' hot by Mendy Seltza! Meeting
is at the New York City LGBT Community Center treating @ 4:15 p.m. SVA's
general manager AnDre Christie welcomes
attendees at the door. Guest speaker is scheduled @ 5 p.m.
Special Gristedes gourmet foods are
served-up!
Thursday, October 26 --
BIRTHDAY: SVA ASSISTANT
DURAN WILSON of THE BRONX TURNS
20-SOMETHING
Thursday, October 19 -- STONEWALL VET BIRTHDAY: PATTI R. STONE of
JERICHO, LI, and POLK CITY, FLORIDA
Friday, October 13 -- S.V.A. STAFF BIRTHDAY: JON JAY LUX, CHIEF-of-SECURITY of THE BRONX, NY
Wednesday, October 11 -- NATIONAL GAY COMING-OUT DAY,
EVENING and NIGHT
Tuesday, October 10 -- STONEWALL VET BIRTHDAY: A. TONY VIERA of THE
BRONX
Tuesday, October 9 -- NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL DEBATE HOSTED by NEW YORK ONE
NEWS
The STONEWALL
Veterans' Association arranged for its tickets early on! Candidates for
New York City mayor in this debate are the incumbent "Mister Bill" De Blasio and the challemger Nicole "Mallioni" Malliotakis. The S.V.A. has been
involved in NYC politics since the historic Summer of 1969! Confirmed
public officials attending include former NYC Mayor David Dinkins (90), former NYC Council Speaker
Christine Quinn, and NYC Councilmember
Eric A. Ulrich. The S.V.A.
is proudly represented by director Willson L.
Henderson, boardmember Ramon Bellido
and general manager AnDre Christie.
Event producer is Bob Hardt and host is
Errol Lewis of New York One News (NY-1).
The enthusiastic debate happens at Symphony Space on
the Upper West Side at Broadway and West 95 Street in Manhattan and it is
telecast 'live' on NY-1 television @ 7 p.m. and encoring @ 10
p.m.
Thursday, October 5 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: S.V.A. DIRECTOR WILLSON L.
HENDERSON
Saturday, September 30 -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION MONTHLY
MEETING
The STONEWALL
V.A. monthly meeting is conducted by its elected director Willson Henderson. Various Stonewall veterans
provide reports and updates from different committees. Membership votes on
whether to take legal action against a certain, slanderous, for-profit, money-making,
rip-off agency which pretends to be quasi-governmental! They still have not
learned their Gay history lesson! They continue to use "Stonewall" to fatten
their coffers and disrespect the actual Stonewall veterans. Unlike the old
bankrupt Gayragpaper, at least they have money worthwhile to sue! SVA's "See U
In September" meeting is held at the Manhattan LGBT Community Center @ 4:15 p.m.
until 6-ish p.m. For our religious Jewish members and friends who cannot attend
due to the holyday, the S.V.A. wishes you an easy fast and a peaceful Yom
Kippur!
Friday, September 29 -- NEW
GLBT CENTER GRAND OPENING in NORTHERN MANHATTAN, NY
This brand-new and smartly-appointed, one-floor,
Northern Manhattan Drop-In LGBT Center is located on the main street level of Holy
Rood Church. The official opening, hosted by New York State Senator
Marisol Alcantara, is today. A featured
speaker is Willson Henderson, director of the
STONEWALL Veterans Association. Event commences @ 2 p.m.
Sunday, September 24 -- BROADWAY CARES
PRESENTS ANNUAL FLEA MARKET & AUCTION
Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS presents its truly wonderful and unique "BCEFA Flea Market &
Auction". Your essential guide to Sunday's Broadway Flea Market & Grand
Auction is available at: www.BroadwayCares.org
Tuesday, September 12 -- PRIMARY ELECTION
DAY
Remember, it was 16 years
ago today that on Primary Election Day in
2001, the United States was attacked four times in three different states by radical
Islamic hijackers, terrorists and murderers! With that tragic, historic reality
in mind, be sure to exercise your American democratic right to V-O-T-E and take pride in doing so!
If
you live in any of the five boroughs of New York City, please view and
consider endorsements by PRIDE Democrats of New
York City at: www.PRIDEdemocrats.org.
Monday, "SEPTEMBER 11th" -- REMEMBRANCE of the FOUR ISLAMIC TERRORIST ATTACKS on the U.S. - THE WORST DAY in AMERICAN HISTORY:
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001
Saturday, August 26 -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING
This is the SVA's Summer, Part 2 meeting! Unlike the
what-are-they-thinking 'SDC', the S.V.A. meets in August! Why not?
Special guest speakers are New York State Senator Marisol V. Alcantara and
NYC Councilmember Benjamin J. "Ben"
Kallos. Thus,
the S.V.A. has "City & State"!! Senator Marisol is the state
representative for District 31 in Upper Manhattan, Washington Heights, Inwood,
Hamilton Heights and western parts of the Upper West Side, Clinton, Midtown
Manhattan and Chelsea. Councilman Ben is the City Councilmember District #5 for
the eastern part of the Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorktown, Sutton Place
and Midtown East plus Roosevelt Island. Matters relating to
the G.L.B.T. community and the S.VA. are the chief topics. Folks, we are
now in "Stonewall 49" mode. Some additional (since last meeting) NYC
Council candidates are expected. W. L.
Henderson chairs the conference table type scenario. Reports given
by Stonewall vets who are heads of S.V.A. committees such as Bert Coffman, J.C.
Sobel and Jitterz Greenfield.
Light foods are dished out! Meeting begins @ 4:15 p.m.
sharp!
Thursday, August 24 --
"MOTOWN GOLD CONCERT" with
THE TEMPTATIONS, MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS, THE FOUR TOPS
and MARY WILSON of THE SUPREMES
Motown all-star Classic Motown concert
starring Martha Reeves & The
Vandellas ("Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack"), Miss
Mary Wilson of The Supremes
("Reflections", "Someday We'll Be Together"), The
Four Tops ("Reach Out, I'll Be There", "Bernadette") and Dennis Edwards & The Temptations ("Cloud Nine", "I
Can't Get Next To U'). Artists listed in order of appearance on stage.
Actual "Songs of the Original STONEWALL Club" are stated in the
parenteses. "The Happening" @ 8 p.m. showcased at the new Ford
Amphitheatre at the famous boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Tuesday, August 15 --
HERITAGE of PRIDE 's MARCH & PARADE
COMMITTEE MEETING
The Heritage of Pride's
(HOP) monthly meeting of its march and parade committee is chaired by its
re-elected director Julian W. Sanjivan. The S.V.A. is represented by its
director Williamson Henderson, its boardmember Ramon Bellido, its FaceBook
administrator Sanjay M. Petersen and its Public Relationist Bruce A. Poli.
Dust-up at the LGBT Center kicks-off @ 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 10 -- S.V.A. MEETING with NYC COUNCILMAN BEN KALLOS in
MANHATTAN @ 4 p.m.
Tuesday, August 8 ("8/8") --
S.V.A. LUNCHEON MEETING with NYS
SENATOR MARISOL ALCANTARA @ 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 29, 2017 -- SVA's MONTHLY MEETING: POST-PRIDE ANALYSIS and
DISCUSSIONS
Every year after all of the Gay Pride events, the STONEWALL Veterans' Association discusses and
analyzes the happenings, particularly the "STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans Association
Conference & Stonewall Reunion" and the "New York City G.L.B.T. Pride March &
Parade", which was led this year by the S.V.A. after the escort of the Sirens
motorcycles a.k.a. Dykes on Bikes! Members are encouraged to bring
any photos from either event to share. If possible ('yes, we can'), please
bring print copies for the S.V.A. Archives. We will distribute enlarged copies
of the wonderful and colorful S.V.A. parade photo in the New York Daily News showing
one of the classic convertibles in the S.V.A. parade flotilla.
Special Public Official Guest Speaker: New York City
Councilman Mark D. Levine of the Upper
West Side and Harlem!
Political speakers include several candidates for the New York City Council in
Manhattan that the S.V.A. duly supports such as incumbent
Helen A. Rosenthal in District
6, M. Marti Speranza in the 4th District to succeed S.V.A.
supporter Dan Garodnick, and Mary D. Silver (no
appearance or relation to ole Shelly) in District 2 to succeed former S.V.A.
supporter and barata Schmosie Schmendez!
The mini-shindig is chaired by various Stonewall veterans of the
S.V.A. Executive Committee. Because
this is also the annniversary of the STONEWALL
Rebellion Veterans' Association, the get2gether will be catered!
SVA's assistant Duran Wilson sets
up and serves up all the foods! Guest speakers for any
S.V.A. meeting are arranged by Ruthybird
at (347) 627-1265. AnDre
Christie is the S.V.A. office and meeting manager. Meeting starts pronto
@ 4:15 p.m. and concludes after 6 p.m.
Tuesday, July 18 -- HERITAGE of PRIDE's MARCH & PARADE COMMITTEE
MEETING
The recent "New York City
GLBT Pride March & Parade" is the chief topic. This post-Pride meeting is
held at the New York City LGBT Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m..
Saturday, July 15 -- CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY's AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
PRESS CONFERENCE
This ultra-timely and
significant press conference was organized and hosted by U.S. Congresswoman
Carolyn J. Maloney. Several prominent
persons spoke at the event including Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and the Bellevue Hospital chief
director William Hicks. The appropriate
venue was the Bellevue Medical Center in the huge, 4-story atrium on First Avenue in
Manhattan, NY. Conference covered by major television, print and radio media
was from 11 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 12 -- NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
FORUM
This special forum enttitled
"A Closer Look" providing endless reasons for and promoting a long overdue
New York State Constitutional
Convention has many state constitutional experts, experienced public
policy speakers and several strategies to make a convention happen! Event
producer is the non-profit Effective New
York. The chairperson is the effervescent statesman Bill Samuels. The event is managed by Morgan Pehme. The S.V.A. is represented by its
director Williamson Hendersonand
some other Stonewall vets. As usual, the S.V.A. is the only GLBT organization
registered and represented. The last state convention was in 1967 during the
Stonewall Era when Judy Garland was playing The Palace on Broadway! Venue is
the historic Cooper Union. The prospect of a state
constituional convention will be on the voters' ballot this year on November 7,
2017. It will be a referendum on whether a state convention should be scheduled
in order to revise, update and amend -- not to remove -- the current constitution,
most of which was written in the late 1800s! The subway
that stops there is the #6 at Astor Place and Fourth Avenue. Doors open @
6 p.m. For more 411 on Effective New York, see: www.EffectiveNY.org.
For more 411 on Cooper Union and a great photo of the free-standing
structure, please visit: en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Union.
Tuesday, July 11 -- MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT GALE BREWER's RE-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN PARTY
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
("GAB-by") hosts a milestone and a party! The occasion is GAB-by's reelaction
campaign for MBP. Confirmed public officials include NYC Councilwoman
Helen A. Rosenthal and Councilman
Ben J. Kallos. S.V.A. is represented by
its director Williamson Henderson and other SVA-ers. Entertainment by the
talented and happy Carlton J. Smith!
Venue is the Upper West Side home of Gale Brewer and Calvin Snyder
starting @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 8 -- BROADWAY CARES PRESENTS "BECFA 19th ANNUAL BROADWAY
MARKS & MEOWS!"
Monday, July 10 -- FORMER NYC MAYOR DAVID N. DINKENS's INCREDIBLE 90th
BIRTHDAY
Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 -- AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
DAY!
Friday, June 30 -- HAPPY 14th ANNIVERSARY: ANDRE &
WILLIAMSON HENDERSON of S.V.A.
June 27th, 2017 -- 48th ANNIVERSARY (Gay Date not Police Time):
1969 GLBT STONEWALL REBELLION!
Monday, June 26 -- STONEWALL V.A. IS in the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS GAY
PARADE REPORT
In the New York Daily
News (NYDN) story on the NYC Gay Pride March and Parade entitled "Pride &
Prejudice", the NYDN does not just mention the S.V.A. as 'Vets of the Stonewall
Uprising' but published a colorful parade photograph of vintage heritage and
definitive pride! It shows the red 1975 Pontiac convertible, part of the
S.V.A. flotilla of convertibles, filled with Stonewall veterans
showing Henry
David, Rusty
Rose, Princess Tiffany,
Franco Mauceri,
and Nance Lomax plus
the Gay driver and car owner Tim Gorman.
Stonewall vets not shown but in that car are Hally Weiner in the middle of the front
seat, Toni Viera in the back seat left
(you see his pink shirt) and Leigh McManus in
the best seat ridin' shotgun! The big red Pontiac looks grrrrreat!
Sunday, June 25 -- "NEW YORK CITY GAY, LESBIAN, BI
& TRANSGENDER PRIDE MARCH & PARADE"
The National
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans' Association ("SVA") is traditionally
participating in the quintessential G.L.B.T. Pride event!
On Sunday, June 25th, is the "New York City 48th Annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Pride March & Parade". The first G.L.B.T. 'march' celebrating the
first anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion was the last Sunday in June of
1970! The only openly-Gay cleric in that march was Stonewall veteran
and now Bishop Robert J. Clement.
He will be re-joining the S.V.A. for this parade! The annual Gay Pride
march and parade (it is both; 'two mints in one') is always 'the last Sunday in
June'! Remember the play by that name? The SVA's
famous blue 1969 classic Cadillac convertible, the ultimate American
automotive symbol of the late 1960s, the Stonewall Era, and 'the jewel of the
parade', will lead the diverse 400-plus groups, fascinating 100-plus floats, dozens
of bands and dance groups and prominent individuals such as NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (S.V.A. Honorary Member),
U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn J.
Maloney (S.V.A. Honorary Chairperson), U.S. Senator
Charles E. Schumer, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, NYS Justices
Doris Ling-Cohan and Paul G. Feinman, NYS Senator
Marisol Alcantara, NYS Assemblymember
Carmen De La Rosa, NYC Councilman
Dan Garodnick, NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, and openly-Gay public
officials such as Councilman Carlos V.
Menchaca, et al. In addition is the Independence candidate for NYC
mayor, the honorable Paul John Massey, Jr.,
the SVA's honorary male guest in the parade! The SVA's honorary female guest is
the aforementioned Congresswoman "Carolina"!
The eye-candy "S/W Car" is owned, operated, insured,
maintained and garaged by the S.V.A. Following the "Stonewall Car" is a
flotilla of classic convertibles to royally transport more than a dozen actual
"Stonewall veterans". Besides the 1969 blue Cadillac DeVille, the other three
convertibles are a green 1988 Mercedes-Benz Roadster, a red 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville
and a gold 1969 Oldsmobile '98'! These classic convertibles are provided via
individual Gay members of the Lambda Car
Club of Long Island. The S/W veterans include: S.V.A.
Director Williamson Henderson (from
New York City), 'Papa' Jean
Devente (from Connecticut), Bishop Robert M. Clemente (from
California), Henri
David (from Pennsylvania), Patti Rene
Stone (from Florida), Leigh P. McManus (from
Long Island), Jitterz Greenfield (from New Jersey), Rusti Rose (from Long Isle),
Robert A. Spiegel (from Washington,
DC), Nance Lomax (from
Philadelphia),
Carl Keller, Jr. (from
Connecticut), and from New York City: Jeremiah Jay
Newton, Joan "JC"
Sobel, Bert
Coffman, Rose
Jordan, Keith
Lonesome and Jack Rojas (with vintage
Gay Rights sign). There is a "Heritage of Pride Honorees" float following
the S.V.A. contingency, which will also have a few S.V.A. vets on board!
This tremendous march and parade -- the largest
and longest in the World -- is produced by
the incredibly hard-working, seasoned volunteers of the non-profit
Heritage of Pride ("HOP"). The Gay
march and parade route is down the 'Queen of Avenues', Fifth Avenue, and then
the 'gayest street in the world', Christopher Street! It ends just before the
Baby Jane Hudson River! Parade line-up for the S.V.A. and the four
convertibles is between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue on East 41st Street @ 11
a.m. The march / parade kicks-off on Fifth Avenue on 39th
Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York @ high noon! See: www.NYCPride.org .
Parade Attire: For all of those
marching or riding with the S.V.A. contingency at the front of the parade, please
dress nicely -- your Sunday best -- with the S.V.A., the "Leaders Of The Pack" (a
Stonewall song by The Shangri-Las)! For shirts, blouses and tops, please
choose a festive color of the "Over The Rainbow" or a combination of rainbow colors
-- or pink! Things not to wear are shorts, undershirts, cut-offs
and back-packs and, where possible, avoid sneakers! You don't want to look
like some of the asocial trolls that are on bad display. To quote another Judy
Garland movie title, think more "Easter Parade"!
See the NYC Gay Pride Parade
televised 'live' on ABC-TV, channel 7, in New York Quad-State area!
"Stonewall Sunday
Supper": Several Stonewall veterans, a few S.V.A. Boardmembers and
several S.V.A. Executive Committee members will be having a special dinner and drinks
at RossoPomoDoro Restaurant at 118 Greenwich Avenue at West 13th Street in Greenwich
Village, N.Y. immediately after the parade!
Friday, June 23 -- NEW
YORK CITY "PRIDE GUIDE" SALUTES KING STORME & QUEEN
ALLYSON
Both King Storme DeLarverie and Queen Allyson Allante were prominent officials of the
STONEWALL Veterans Association. Besides working on various GLBT civil rights
matters and events, both were also officers of the Imperial QUEENS & Kings
of Greater New York........
Saturday, June 17th, 2017 -- S.V.A. PRESENTS:
"NATIONAL STONEWALL REBELLION VETERANS' ASSOCIATION's 48th
ANNUAL CONFERENCE & STONEWALL VETS REUNION" with NEW YORK PUBLIC OFFICIALS,
G.L.B.T. REPRESENTATIVES and OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS and ENTERTAINMENT by SANDY
RAPP and THE CAKE plus "SONGS OF THE ORIGINAL STONEWALL CLUB" MUSIC with GORMET FOODS
at the NEW YORK LESBIAN, GAY, BI & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER in
MANHATTAN, NYC
The National STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association ("S.V.A.") presents the historic and legendary organization's
"SVA's 48th Annual Conference & Stonewall
Veterans' Reunion". Because of their out-of-state locations, many of the
Stonewall veterans are only seen yearly. We urge them to attend! It
is unequivocably a significant, informative, unique and interesting event for
the Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender
("G.L.B.T.") community and way beyond. So many people pretend that they
know so much about "Stonewall". They don't! 'Come see about us' to find
out! This year's conference host is SVA's creative founder and energetic
director Williamson Henderson ("WLH"). Having an entirely Gay
leader life from youth to adulthood for a half-century, he has the facts and the
flair. As a forty-six year member of the Screen Actors Guild, WLH has the
talent -- and the flair! Previous S.V.A. conference hosts include: NYC
Mayor Ed Koch, U.S. Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, NYS attorney general nominee and
NYC judge Karen S. Burstein, S.V.A. chief Williamson Henderson (several times),
transgenderist Storme DeLarverie, Imperial Queen Allyson Allante, Gay historian
Martin Duberman, New York University film liaison Jeremiah Jay
Newton, Gay activist Liz J. Abzug, news
editor-in-chief Morgan Pehme, Zappalorti Society president Bert Coffman, and AIDS
activist Terri Van Dyke among many other prominent persons.
The SVA's office manager and event mangaer AnDre Christie generates the story-format introduction.
Reverend Mark E. Erson of St. John's
Lutheran Church in Greenwich Village delivers the relevant and timely 'Invocation',
again, this year.
U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn J. "Carolina" Maloney
is this year's female keynote speaker. The male keynote speaker is the
honorable Paul J. Massey, Jr., the New York
City mayoral Independence nominee. U.S. Congressmembers
speaking besides Carolina are Yvette Diane
Clarke, Nydia Maya Velazquez and
Dan M. Donovan. Representing the
Borough of Manhattan is its president Gale A.
Brewer. The first New York State Senator to
confirm is Marisol I. Alcantara.
The first NYS Assembly Member to
confirm is Carmen de la Rosa.
The first NYC Councilmember to confirm is Mark D. Levine. Of the
non-governmental speakers, the Stonewall veterans are proud to have all three of
our favorite, renowned civil rights attorneys: Norman H. Siegel, Esq., Arthur Z. Schwartz, Esq., and Hal M. Weiner, Esq. For your 411, Norman was the
SVA's choice for New York City Public Advocate in 2009, the S.V.A. was the first
group Arthur spoke to after he launched his campaign for NYS Assembly last year,
and Hally is the original legal counsel for the S.V.A. as of 1969, and in the
1970s he was also the corporate attorney for the Gay Activists Alliance ("GAA").
The GAA ended in 1977; nearly fifty years later, the S.V.A. is still
headlining and advancing the G.L.B.T. communities and their people!
Special Feature: The STONEWALL Rebellion
Veterans Association will be showing entertaining and informative film clips
of the powerful Gay-based movie "STONEWALL!",
produced and directed by the exceedingly-talented and wonderful guy Roland Emmerich. The great fifteen minute finale of
the exciting film, including a literally kick-ass re-enactment of the Stonewall
rebellion, shall be shown as the finale of the S.V.A. conference!
Special credits and thanks to Centropolis Entertainment!
Another special feature of this S.V.A. event is the presenting of the
"STONEWALL Lifetime Achievement Award"!
Unlike most other organizations, particularly the merry-go-round G.L.B.T.
groups, and, worse yet, the dubious NYC Gayragpaper, the S.V.A. actually
honors someone who really deserves an award, not a paid employee (with
endless paid benefits) of some company, agency or group, who only did what they
were paid to do and nothing more! Information tables for S.V.A. sponsors such
as T/D Bank are on the main floor. On
display outside the Center will be the SVA's famous 1969 Cadillac convertible.
The S.V.A. conference ignites the "Ten Days of Gay
Pride"! Although many GLBT groups have abandoned meeting at the Gay
Center for varied reasons, the loyal-to-the-Gay community S.V.A. holds its annual
conference and reunion at the New York City LGBT
Community Center in the Assembly Hall on the main floor located at 208 West
13th Street, between Greenwich Avenue and Seventh Avenue, in Greenwich Village,
NYC. Foods are provided. Media cover the event.
Suggested admission: $10 to $100.
For more 411 on the S.V.A., its
officials, its members, its supporters and its sponsors, please
visit: www.StonewallVets.org
.
S.V.A. Disclaimer:
Creepz that you shall not see at the S.V.A. Conference include, but are
not limited to, the following personal attackers, haters, liars and/or out-and-out
Corey-ish corrupt: The Natler (and his lying staffers), Danny O'Dell, Brat
Hoylman (two faces from West Virginia), The Schlub (nort comptrolling SVA), Danny X.
Dumm, The Glickster, David 'Creepy' Carter (from the Backwoods
of Georgia), Alun '86' Ratzkov, Dork McCall (also from un-progresssive
Georgia), Horey 'Colonoscopy' Johnson (from a low-income
section in Massachusetts), or anything/anyone
from the NYC "Liars-Are-Us" Gayragpaper! Queerly, 9 out of 11 of the
afore-dished are Gay!
Plan Ahead (God willing): Next year's
"49th Annual S.V.A. Conference & Reunion" is on Saturday, June 30th, 2018!
STONEWALL Veterans Association E-Mail
Sign-Up
The S.V.A. never sells, rents, trades or loans its private e-mail
addresses!
www.StonewallVets.org/form2.php
Saturday, June 3 -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION's NYC 14th ANNUAL
STONEWALL STREETFAIR
The STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans
Association's "14th Annual Stonewall Streetfair" is located on University
Place between East 14th Street and Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, New York City.
The streetfair crosses East 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th, 9th and 8th streets.
This is the streetfair that the transparent and non-profit S.V.A. successfully
fought off the self-agrandizing, lying and unethical Manhattan Community Bored
#2. Shame on them! Fortunately, professional, responsible and honest
heads in City government have the final decision! Come see the famous 1969
"Stonewall Car", impounded by the NYCPD on the first night of the historic 1969
Stonewall Rebellion. The streetfair commences @ 10 a.m. and wraps up @ 6 p.m.
Weather prediction: picture perfect!
Monday, May 29 -- CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE: AMERICAN PRESIDENT JOHN
FITZGERALD KENNEDY
Saturday, May 27 -- SVA's MONTHLY MEETING at NEW YORK LGBT CENTER @ 4:15
p.m.
This pre-Pride Month STONEWALL
Rebellion Veterans' Association meeting has as its main two topics:
planning for the "SVA's 48th Annual Conference & Stonewall Veterans'
Reunion" on June 17 and preparing for the "NYC's 48th Annual GLBT Pride March
& Parade" on June 25th. "S.V.A. Event Guidelines" will be reviewed and
added for both events. Confirmed New York City Council candidates include
(alphabetically): Amanda Farias
(Bronx-18 / Parkchester, etc.), Elvin
Garcia (Bronx-18 / Soundview, etc.), and Marti Speranza (Manhattan-4 / East Side, etc.).
(Select candidates shall speak at the S.V.A. conference.) T/D bank's handsome
Michael Rodriguez explains the T/D "Affinity"
program for non-profit organizations namely the S.V.A. The SVA's elected
director Williamson Henderson presides in his
very informative and uniqely interesting way. Bert Coffman reports on communications with N.Y. public
officials. Hally Weiner, Esq.
updates on parade arrangements with Heritage of Pride. Ruthybird Marmelstein presents congratulatory
correspondence to S.V.A. such as from Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Councilman
Carlos Menchaca. Stonewall veteran Tony
Viera mans the welcoming table. (AnDre is in Florida.) As
this is a holiday weekend -- Memorial Day -- complementary gormet foods shall be
delivered! The monthly S.V.A. meeting is at the New York City LGBT
Center in Manhattan, NY @ 4:15 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16 -- S.V.A. GUESTS at HERITAGE OF PRIDE MARCH + PARADE
COMMITTEE MEETING at NEW YORK CITY LGBT CENTER @ 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16 -- S.V.A. PRIVATE MEETING with a NEW YORK CITYWIDE
CANDIDATE at 'THEIR' HEADQUARTERS @ 4:30 P.M.
Wednesday, May 10 -- REMEMBRANCE 40th YEAR: GAY ICON ACTRESS JOAN
CRAWFORD DIED in 1977
Saturday, April 29 -- STONEWALL VETS' ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING
The legendary
STONEWALL Rebellion Veterans'
Association ("S.V.A.") presents a very special surprise speaker! He
is Paul J. Massey, the
Independence candidate for the Mayor of New York City! Remember, the
S.V.A. is not a political group; however, we are very politically-aware (to put it
mildly)! SVA's members and supporters are very
politically active! In addition, other
officials, since last month's meeting, of Heritage of Pride ("HOP") shall attend and speak
regarding the "48th Annual New York City GLBT March & Parade". Bert Coffman updates on public officials in contact with
or meeting with S.V.A. in the past month such as Manhattan Boro President Gale
Brewer. Ruthybird Marmelstein
enumerates correspondence received from public officials such as Congresswoman
Carolyn Maloney and citywide candidates such as Paul Massey, et al.
Jeremiah Newton
reports on the confirmed arrangements with HOP for the GLBT March &
Parade. Office manager AnDre Christie greets folks at the door and accepts
checks payable to "S.V.A." for memberships, renewals and donations. 'Tis
the Pride season! Monthly S.V.A. meeting is at the New York City LGBT Center at
208 West 13th Street off Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, NYC, from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30
p.m.
Monday, April 24 -- STONWALL JUKEBOX SONGSTRESS BIRTHDAY: BARBRA JOAN
STREISAND
Sunday, April 16 -- EASTER {holiday}
Saturday, April 15 -- S.V.A. BIRTHDAY: RUTHYBIRD CAMPBELL MARMELSTEIN,
SVA'S SCHEDULER
Friday, March 31 -- GILBERT BAKER, CREATOR of the 'GAY RAINBOW FLAG',
DIED in NYC @ 65
Saturday, March 25 -- S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING at NEW YORK LGBT CENTER in
MANHATTAN, NY
With the "Ides of March"
behind us ten days ago (no one died), the S.V.A. has just three months before its
annual S.V.A. conference and the Gay Pride parade. Those are the chief topics
and planning on deck. In connection with the latter topic, the SVA's guests
this month are appropriately officials from Heritage of Pride ("HOP"). Several of the HOP
committee chairpersons are participating, including for the community, the rally and
the march and parade! The hard-working volunteers from HOP are responsible for
the mutiple and mega projects of the annual New York City GLBT Parade (and/or
March), Pride Island, the Rally, the Pridefest and the Dance-on-the-Pier, among
many other Gay events. Williamson
Henderson moderates the interesting get-together with assistance from other
Stonewall veterans. Berti Coffman updates on public officials who S.V.A. has
met with in the past month. Plenty! Steven Gradman presents the planned meetings between
electeds and S.V.A.publicgives the new infor Ruthybird provides the correspondence from public
officials such as Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and GLBT groups such as
the Human Rights Campaign. Mendy Seltza updates on the local, lying and libelous
out-of-control Manhattan Community Bored #2. (Update: This time the liars
are getting sued in court where they will have to shut their lying mouths! The
S.V.A. shall not be judged by liars and losers!) AnDre Christie greets members and guests at the door.
(He was also at the C/B-2 debacle the other eve and described them as 'crazy
behavior nasties'.) Light foods are dished! Meeting kicks-off @ 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 23 -- S.V.A. SPEAKS PUBLICLY at MANHATTAN DISS-UNITY
BORED '#2'
The STONEWALL Veterans Association reps wasted their time,
once again, by participating in the monthly Manhattan Community Bored #2 public
session @ 6 p.m. A measly and moronic one hundred seconds is an inadequte
time to explain all of the work that the S.V.A. did and does and all the while refute
point-by point the false 'decision' regarding the S.V.A. annual streetfair.
After said 100 seconds, a buzzer goes off and you are rudely interrupted.
The current Bored chair Terri Grodner
Crude is the worst ever, second only to Brat "Stealing Stonewall Site"
Hoylman. For the local community board head to be an out-and-out, bold-faced
liar against a non-profit organization is repugnant! Who in NYC government
oversees this group? Fortunately, there is a United States venue where you
can finish your evidence, thoughts and facts at a hearing and Manhattan CB-2 will be
told to stop interrupting and shut-up: Court!
Notice: In a diss-tribute to the
disrespectful and lying Manhattan Diss-unity Bored #2 (appropriate number), the
S.V.A. is hereby suspending its longstanding and unique "Stonewall Educational
Program" for students, teachers and educational administrators, et al. Said
programs, provideed free by the S.V.A., about the Stonewall Era and the
Stonewall Rebellion, including interviews with Stonewall vets and materials about the
Stonewall everything, shall be suspended until Manhattan CB-2 explains
their misinformation and stops their lies! CB-2 operates, in part, like a
psychoanalysis center and act-out behavior lab.
Tuesday, March 21 -- S.V.A. MEETING with MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT @ 4:30
p.m.
This is the traditionally annual meeting between
the STONEWALL Veterans' Association and the
Manhattan Borough President. The tradition started with MBP Percy Sutton and
continues through MBP Gale A.
Brewer.......
Saturday, March 18 -- STONEWALL SONGBIRDS: MARTHA REEVES & THE
VANDELLAS CONCERT at B.B. KING's MANHATTAN NIGHTCLUB @ 7:30 p.m.
Martha Reeves & The
Vandellas ("MRV"), original Motown musical superstars, were the
original STONEWALL Club's third (only to The Supremes and The
Shangri-Las) most popular girl group! During the Stonewall Era (1966 to
1969), MRV had hits from "My Baby Loves Me" and "I'm Ready For Love" in
1966, "Jimmy Mack" and "Love Bug" in 1967 and "Honey Chile" in 1968 to the
international re-release of "Dancing In The Street" in 1969! Showtime at B.B.
King's Nightclub is @ 7:30 p.m. For much more 411 on MRV and pix, visit: www.StonewallVets.org/songsofStonewall-7.htm.
Monday, March 13 -- COMMUNITY BOARD #2 MEETING with S.V.A. re:
"STONEWALL STREETFAIR"
The S.V.A. is
represented by SVA's Executive Director Williamson Henderson, S.V.A. Boardmember Ramon Bellido and S.V.A. Executive Committee member
Bert Coffman plus streetfair producer
Joe Giovanni of Mardi Gras Festivals.
The Manhattan Community Board 2's Quality of Life Committee (f/k/a Street
Activity Committee) is newly, professionally and pleasantly chaired by Miss
Cristy Dwyer. Venue is NYU's Silver
Building at 32 Waverly Place off Washington Park East in Manhattan, NY. The
'hearing' starts for twenty businesses and organizations @ 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 -- CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLINA MALONEY'S ST. PATRICK'S WEEK
PARTY
U.S. Congressmember
Carolyn Jane Maloney ("CJM") hosts -- in a
beautiful green dress -- her annual St. Patrick's Breakfast Party.
Confirmed luminaries include current NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio in the first hour, potential mayoral
candidate and CJM friend John A.
Catsimatidis, Sr. in the second hour
and announced mayoral candidate Paul J.
Massey and posse in the finale hour! Representing the S.V.A.
is half Irish-American director Williamson 'O'Shaugnessey' Henderson and non-Irish office manager AnDre 'Mocha'
Christie. This year the green event is
at Sojourn Restaurant and Tavern on East 79th Street in the Upper East Side of
Manhattan. The Irish dancers, the fun, the Irish bagpipes, the greentinis and
the Irish foods begin at 8 a.m. and wrap up @ 11 a.m. Erin go bragh!
Sunday, March 12 -- TV: "FEUD - BETTE DAVIS and JOAN CRAWFORD",
PART 2 @ 10 p.m. (see details
below)
Tuesday, March 7 -- S.V.A. MEETING with PROMINENT NYC MALE CANDIDATE @
4 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 -- HOLLYWOOD DREAM: MOVIE ABOUT JOAN CEAWFORD and
BETTE DAVIS
Bette Davis and Joan
Crawford -- along with other Hollywood queens Judy Garland, Lana Turner,
Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe -- were the biggest female movie stars and the
favorite Gay icons wayyyy before the Stonewall Era and long afterwards!
After nearly six decades, a movie for television focuses on the complex and
exhilarating relationship of real superstars Joan "Mildred Pierce" Crawford and Bette
"All About Eve" Davis! The "Feud: Betty And
Joan" is primarily targeted to the two aging stars around 1960, both needing a
new hit movie and both surprisingly signing on to the psychological thriller and ulta
'camp' movie "Whatever Happened To Baby
Jane?" (1962) starring Bette and Joan. The film was a big hit!
Both stars were revitalized! Their roles have been cleverly reinacted by
drag queens worldwide. At the STONEWALL Club, since it had to be regarded as a
'private club', it had a guest book for all entrees. Two of the most popular
names were Joan Crawford and Bette Davis! Part one of the highly-rated,
eight-part mini-series -- every Sunday night @ 10 p.m. for eight weeks -- premieres
tonight @ 10 p.m. on channel F/X. "Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a
bumpy night"!
View: www.Vulture.com/2017/03/Joan-Crawford-and-Bette-Davis-Feud-explained.html
Saturday, March 4 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: BERT COFFMAN, S/W VET
and SVA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Saturday, February 25 -- MONTHLY MEETING of the S.V.A.
at LGBT CENTER in NYC
This
month's surprise guest speaker is an openly-Gay New York City Councilmember!
The SVA's happening is navigated by the SVA's elected Executive
Director Williamson Henderson. He presents a recently-found document in the
S.V.A. Archives regarding the original Stonewall Club outdoor, neon, vertical sign!
Mendy Seltza provides a busy report on public officials vis-a-vis the
S.V.A. Berti Coffman reports on upcoming S.V.A. meetings with
various NYC electeds. Ruthybird gives all the news on correspondence
from public officials such as Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem S. Jeffries and the
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and the Bronx Boro President. Regarding
the forthcoming SVA's conference, J.C. Sobel updates additional
speakers for the S.V.A. conference and reunion (on June 17th).
Ramon Bellido describes the events that S.V.A. has attended so far this
year. AnDre Christie greets attendees to sign-in on the "SVA Attendance
Book" -- similiar to the guest book at the original Stonewall Club! Light
foods are served. Meeting ignites @ 4:15 p.m. and adjourns at approximatrely @
7:00 p.m. Post-event update: the surprise guest was the quick-thinking,
interesting and charming openly-Gay NYC Councilman Carlos A. "Carl"
Menchaca!
Wednesday, February 22 -- S.V.A. MEETING with a NEW YORK CITY COUNCILWOMAN at 250
BROADWAY LEGISLATIVE BUILDING @ 5 p.m.
Sunday, February 5 -- INDUCTION of PUBLIC OFFICIALS MARISOL ALCANTARA
and CARMEN DE LA ROSA
Public pride was on display at the induction of New York
State Senator Marisol Alcantara and NYS
Assemblywoman Carmen de la Rosa. Public
officials confirmed to attend the event, and most speaking, include: U.S.
Senator Charles Charles "Chuck" Schumer,
NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli,
Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan
Borough President Gale A. Brewer, NYS
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, NYS
Assemblymembers Victor Pichardo and
LaToya Joyner, NY State Senator Jose D. Serrano, Jr., NYC Councilmembers Mark Levine, Helen
Rosenthal and Ydanis Rodriguez.
The S.V.A. is represented by Williamson
Henderson, PRIDE Democrats by Steven
Gradman and the Imperial Queens by Princess Jenni Egan. The event is at the spacious
Columbia University Medical Center Auditorium at 650 West 168th Street at the corner
of Fort Washington Avenue in Manhattan, NY. Program
and entertainment begin at 1 p.m.
Sunday, February 5 -- S.V.A. STAFF BIRTHDAY: SANJAY
PETERS, FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATOR
Saturday, January 28 -- STONEWALL VETS ASSN. MONTHLY MEETING
@ NYC GAY CENTER
To ignite the new 48th year for the STONEWALL
Rebellion Veterans' Association, this first month's meeting shall also have a
surprise guest representing a prominent public offficial! S.V.A. chairman
Williamson Henderson chairs the always
interesting and diverse meeting. At the SVA's meeting entry, you will typically
be met by the organization's office manager AnDre
Christieand sign the S.V.A. Attendance Book. You may also pay your
S.V.A. dues, make a contribution to the S.V.A. or sign up for the SVA's
"STONEWALL Newzletta". S.V.A. meetings start promptly @ 4:15 p.m. and conclude
about 6:15 p.m. For more S.V.A. meeting details, please see
the section of "Groups that meet at the LGBT Center" at: www.GayCenter.org.
Tuesday,
January 25 -- TRANSITION: MOVIE and
TELEVISION ACTRESS and ACTIVIST MARY TYLER MOORE at 80
Besides all of the obvious, New York City has
always been proud that Mary Tyler Moore was
born in Brooklyn, to be exact Flatbush. Her family of English, Irish and German
ancestry moved to Brooklyn Heights for awhile before their big life-changing
move to California! The rest is her-story!