Erin Drinkwater Named Executive Director of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Names Executive Director
March 21, 2012, Brooklyn, NY: The Brooklyn Community Pride Center has named Erin Drinkwater as its Executive Director. Ms. Drinkwater brings more than a decade of leadership experience as an activist, advocate and strategist. Prior to joining the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Ms. Drinkwater served as co-President of Lambda Independent Democrats; Downstate Director of Pride in Action for the Empire State Pride Agenda; Congressman Jerrold L. Nadler’s Manhattan Community Representative and LGBT Liaison; and as Policy Director for Sean Patrick Maloney.
“The Brooklyn Community Pride Center is an exciting and long overdue project for the only borough without an LGBT center. This facility represents a tremendous opportunity to deliver needed services, support and community,” said Drinkwater. “It will be a real partnership between civic leaders, our partner organizations dedicated to serving the LGBT community, and the many leaders and activists who have already helped to bring the center so far. I look forward to collaborating with all of them, and to working with and for all of Brooklyn’s LGBT community.”
“We’re thrilled to have Erin at the helm of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center” said Michael Burke, President of the Pride Center Board of Directors. “Her knowledge of our diverse community combined with her leadership experience will be a tremendous resource as the Pride Center enters its next, exciting chapter of growth.”
Founded in 2008, the Brooklyn Community Pride Center’s mission is to provide a safe, common space offering physical and mental health services, social support, recreational and cultural programming, as well as being a hub of information for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and families in Brooklyn.
Drinkwater will be formally introduced at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center’s annual Founders’ Ball on Thursday, March 29 at Deity, located at 368 Atlantic Avenue. More information can be found here: Time To Celebrate- Founders Ball 2012
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BCPC at the 2012 GLBT Expo
Come join the Brooklyn Community Pride Center as we take part in the annual extravaganza that is the Original GLBT Expo.
To learn more about the Expo, please click here.
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Legal/Financial Seminar March 14, 2012
The Brooklyn Community Pride Center, in collaboration with Hercules & Irick, PLLC, Attorneys at Law, will present an informational session to learn about the nuances of the Marriage Equality Act as they relate to state and federal tax laws, and how your family can receive the best financial benefit.
***Refreshements will be provided***
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Robert West at rwest@lgbtbrooklyn.org
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Time to Celebrate! – 2012 Founders Ball
Brooklyn Community Pride Center celebrates its heritage with our annual Founders Ball. This year’s theme is Black and Red and will be held at an exciting new Brooklyn venue. Join us for an evening of drama and unexpected surprises as you help benefit the ongoing operations and programs of the Center.
Tickets for the Founders Ball can be purchased in advance by clicking here.
All proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Community Pride Center.
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Elder Pride Invites you to share your story and have some fun.
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Elder Pride Group
When: Bi-weekly beginning February 21, 2012
Time: 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Where: New York Memory Center, 199 14th Street, 1st Floor in Brooklyn
Who: Anyone 55 and older who identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, gender non-conforming, and allies.
***Refreshments will be provided***
Handicapped Accommodations are provided
Got Questions?
Contact Todd Fliedner
Ph. 347-889-7719
Email: tfliedner@lgbtbrooklyn.org
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2012 Black History Month Event!
multiverse: a black od(d)yssey
When: February 29, 2012
Where: Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Time: 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
This event is FREE!
Refreshments will be served.
“multiverse” is a multidisciplinary interactive installation produced by the artists of Roots and River Productions (http://rootsandriver.com/), exploring the possibilities of a black queer future. This event will also include the following presentations:
We Came To Sweat is a feature-length documentary directed by Kate Kunath and Sasha Wortzel about the eviction and historical erasure of the oldest Black owned gay bar in Brooklyn. The film explores the intersections of race, sexuality, and gentrification through the documentation of a historic and cultural institution on the verge of disappearance.
For more information, please visit http://thestarliteproject.com/
novo=change novus=new
Founded in 2008, Novo Novus Productions is committed to defying the traditional hindrances that restrain creativity; thinking outside the box in order to fully realize quality.
By creating dynamic works through various mediums and reenvisioning classic ones, Novo Novus hopes to inflict a positive change in society, becoming a catalyst for new thought in a world ripe with endless possibilities.
Please join novo novus productions’ team as they discuss their work, including the soon-to-be-released film “Langston’s.”
Riding high on the recent enthusiastic endorsement of none other than Ms. Wendy Williams herself, Nathan Seven Scott implodes the literary world with his debut release, “My Turn”. “My Turn” is book one from the trilogy series, The Knight Affairs. In a riveting story of moguls, the plot thickens with murder, betrayal and tragedy. Only New York City could be the back drop for such an electrifying panorama of seduction and the road to success.
Please join Nathan on February 29, 2012 to get your copy of “My Turn.”
For additional information about this event, please e-mail Robert West at rwest@lgbtbrooklyn.org.
To RSVP, please visit our Facebook Event Page:
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Brooklyn Youth United’s Relaunch February 4, 2012
The Brooklyn Community Pride Center invite all area youth to participate in the new and improved Brooklyn Youth United Program. Please bring your friends and prepare for an afternoon of informative discussion and fun! 
For more information, please e-mail Robert West at rwest@lgbtbrooklyn.org
Snacks and refreshments will be provided!
