Elderberries Library: 2024-06-09 Meeting

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Remembering Raymond Taavel, worker for 2SLGBTQ+ rights, early Halifax Pride organizer, and later co-Chair. He organized Years of Pride reception to recognize community Queer pioneers, Eastern Canada representative on the Fierte Canada Pride, chaired local drag organization ISCANS. Prolific fundraiser, writer, mentor of writers, part of the Wayves team and... senselessly murdered in 2012 just short of his 50th birthday. You are invited! Elderberries of Atlantic Canada is hosting a celebration for Raymond on what would be his 62nd birthday, on the afternoon of June 9th.

All welcome. Please share this event in your socials.

We'll bring a barbecue, hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages, and of course, cake. If you can, please bring a chair or two, and if you want, bring something to share and/or something for the BBQ.

Fair weather location: Raymond Taavel Park at the corner of Barrington and Inglis.

Bad weather location: 2630 Gottingen St (Gottingen Street door of Northwood), Halifax.

Sunday, June 9, from 1 until 4 p.m. Check back here after 11 on that day for confirmation of the location.

Raymond Taavel Birthday Party

Contents:

Plan A & Plan B
Run List
Volunteer Jobs
Groups & People To Invite
RSVPs

Date of event: June 9, 2024

There are two plans, Plan A & Plan B.

Either event should have... say.. three volunteers. We'll ask the Remembering Raymond Taavel FB page and the elderberries for volunteers.

We call Plan A or Plan B at 10:45AM on Sunday. At 11:00AM, Dan updates

the H•R•E event notice here
the Facebook event AND
sends out an email to elderberries-all

Plan A: good weather for a picnic.

Location: Raymond Taavel Park
There is no need to officially book the park via Halifax Parks & Recreation
Setup starts at 12:30 - chairs, tables, beverages & BBQ
Volunteers take turns at the BBQ
People show up at 1:00
We do the program (below)
People can leave at, say 4:00pm
Pack up stuff at 4:30

Plan B: bad weather, no picnic

Location our regular space at Northwood
Setup starts at 12:30
We will not be able to cook anything.
Volunteers handle the front door, the raffle etc.
People show up at 1:00
We do the program (below)
People can leave at, say 3:45
Pack up stuff at 4:00

Run List

10:00 Board email discussioin confirming outdoor or indoor event
11:00 Email to elderberries-all, update Facebook, Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia, email RSVP people (below) telling them which it is
12:30 Volunteers arrive, set up whatever chairs and tables we have, soundsystem, BBQ
1:00 Guests arrive, get snacks, get comfortable
1:30 Call to order
1:30 Land Ack
1:31 Welcome
1:35 Short speech, maybe by Lynn or Darren
1:50 Anyone may come to the mic to share a story of someone who has inspired you or perform a song
- Lynn: story about the first time she saw someone with a pink triangle on — Robin
2:15 Thank you for coming, please stay for cake
2:15 Music comes on
Social time

Volunteers / Tasks / Roles

Emcee: Barend?
Bring cake: Renée
Photographer: Renée
Greeter / Ambassador: Allison
DJ and Ride Gain for speakers
Cook on the BBQ: Dan's Paul
General tasks: Dave LeBlanc
Truck to move stuff if necessary: Dave LeBlanc
Bring Chairs: Renée, Allison, Paul & Dan
Cake cutting & distribution

Groups to invite

Raymond Taavel Facebook group: first notice
Pride Committee: first notice
Darren Lewis first notice
Ask Jessica Webber who else should be invited.
Raymond's family - Darren has invited them; they've asked us to take pictures.
Darren Lewis official invitation
Create Facebook event https://gay.hfxns.org/RaymondTaavel
Melvin McLeod, his editor at the Shambhala Sun , get him to invite anyone who worked for him. 2024-05-29: Dan left v-mail.
Wayves article
Elderberries Membership: special advance invitation
Pride Committee: full invitation
Raymond Taavel Facebook group: full invitation
Old Pride list

RSVPs