Asheville to commemorate anniversary of Stonewall riots on Saturday

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Here are the details, from Facebook:

The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.

 

Schedule of Stonewall Commemoration Weekend Events:

Friday, June 25th, 7pm @ Firestorm Cafe and Books

Film Screening “Before Stonewall”

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Saturday, June 26th @ Pack square park at City County Plaza

 

1pm

Speakers!

Jennifer Barge

Michael Harney

 

2pm

Workshops and Bands!

Safer Sex w/ Zeek and Tuesday

Self Defense w/ Liz and Kelly

Naming, Reclaiming, and Untaming Natural Instincs

for Safety w/ Shannon O’neill

Anna Banana from IN

Holy Holy Vine

Cantaria

 

3pm

March through downtown!

Ending at Club 828 for rainbow sherbet.

 

9pm @ Club 828

$5-$15

Bands, Burlesque, Date Auction, Drag Perfomances,

and a DJ Dance Party!

Leather Sheets

Sugarfoot Serendaders

Athens Boys Choir

Seduction Sideshow

Cuntry Kings

Celine Dion

Austonian

DJ Peeping Tron

DJ Queen, Please!

And More! 

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Monday, June 28th, 7pm @ Firestorm Cafe and Books

Film Screening “After Stonewall”