Keep Your Voice Down: Andrew George, Three Rivers Pride
Andrew George of Three Rivers Pride stops by Keep Your Voice Down to chat about the upcoming and first ever Pride Festival in the City of Three Rivers on Saturday, June 24. Andrew, Alek, and Doug talk about how a Pride flag ban protest and the community support it garnered spurred on the creation of Three Rivers Pride Festival, how it all came together in under six months, and details on what to expect at the event.
Andrew George of Three Rivers Pride stops by Keep Your Voice Down to chat about the upcoming and first ever Pride Festival in the City of Three Rivers on Saturday, June 24. Andrew, Alek, and Doug talk about how a Pride flag ban protest and the community support it garnered spurred the creation of Three Rivers Pride Festival, how it all came together in under six months, and details on what to expect at the event.
You can make a donation to Three Rivers Pride on GoFundMe, Venmo (@TRPrideFest), and CashApp ($TRPrideFest). If you’d like to donate with cash or check contact Three Rivers Pride at trpridefest@gmail.com.
The show’s theme is “Howling at the Moon” by D Fine Us, and this week’s outro music is “I Just Wanna Have Fun” by Flint. You can support Keep Your Voice Down with a donation here.
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