2011 Harvey Milk Festival Underway

2nd Annual Harvey Milk Festival


Th 2nd Annual Harvey Milk Festival is set to be held May 20-22nd, 2011 in the 
Rosemary District, located in Sarasota, Florida. Aligned with ceremonies 
planned across the nation, the event's aim is to raise awareness about 
Lesbian, gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights on both state
 and federal levels. The festival features national and local musicians and 
performance artists, along with political activists from around 
the globe. Harvey Milk is an American equal rights activist and politician 
who became the first openly gay man to be elected in a California public office.


Presently, the festival's advisory committee is seeking volunteers, sponsors, 
and street team members. 


The next volunteer meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2011 at ALSO Out Youth 
in Sarasota. 


For advertising, sponsorship information, or volunteer 
opportunities, please visit Harveymilkfestival.com.


For press interviews, contact Shannon Fortner at
shai4civilrights@gmail.com


PR Contact anthony@feelmagik.com

CALLING VOLUNTEERS

FYI: Harvey Milk Festival Volunteer Committees... This is a tentative list of the committees that we have set up for the festival along with the name of the board member responsible for the committees. We are actively recruiting members for these committees as of now, so if you are interested in a particular committee, please go to the website at harveymilkfestival.com and let us know which committees you are interested in serving on by registering as a volunteer by clicking on the red "Volunteer" header. Although we have board members assigned to oversee the committees, we are also actively looking for committed committee chairs who would like to work with the board members as well. For more information about any of these committees, feel free to contact the board members directly or you are free to pose questions here. We appreciate all of your interest, enthusiasm, support, and help and acknowledge you for the contributions you make to the community each day, and especially through this particular festival. If you have friends who might be interested, let them know and send them to the website as well! Thank you so much for joining us! :)

Entertainment Committee: Deals with bands, stage, lights, entertainment for the event, PA system, etc.
(Shannon Fortner)

Vending Committee: Deals with vending, including food, merchants, beers, forms related to vending, etc. (Jen O'Connor)

Site Planning Committee: Deals with site planning issues like tents, chairs, trash, electricity, parking, security, etc. (Turner Moore)

Permit Committee: Deals with sound permits, event permit, liquor permits, police/security issues, parking, etc. (Turner Moore)

Marketing Committee: Ads, blog events and press releases, signs and flags, etc. (David Daly, Anthony Paull)

Web/Online Committee: website, online presence, emails, spokesperson, etc. (Shannon Fortner)

Volunteer Coordination: coordinate and schedule volunteers, volunteer management, communication with volunteers (Christina Gonzalez; Volunteer Coordinator: Ed Midler)

Fundraising/Development: grants, corporate sponsors, paypal donations, online campaigns, etc. (Christina Gonzalez)

Art director: Volunteer submissions, day of event duties and decorations, etc. (Jen O'Connor)

Legal Committee: review contracts, look into legalities, etc. (TO BE ANNOUNCED- VACANT)

Finance and Accounting: bookkeeping, quickbooks, etc. (Jen O'Connor)

Community Outreach, Education, and Partnerships: OSA, health department, nonprofit partners, university partners, corporate collaborators, LGBT community groups, civil rights groups, etc. (Christina Gonzalez)

We have word that MeteorEYES has some new songs for the festival. What other bands will be playing this year? Have you any suggestions???

The Harvey Milk Festival Committee is planning to bring you a great celebration! Tell your friends and family to save the date: May 20-22nd, 2011.

2011 Harvey Milk Festival

Hello Friends!

The 2011 Harvey Milk Festival in Sarasota, Florida is scheduled for May 20-22nd, 2011. Please subscribe to this blog for updates on events, performances, and volunteer opportunities.