Sacramento Pride goes virtual with week of performances and classes

Jessica Mensch reports

VIRTUAL CELEBRATION THAT KICKSOFF TODAY, FOX 40 JESSICAMENSCH SHOWS US HOW YOU CANGET INVOLVED.A CELEBRATION IN THESTREETS.

IS TURNING INTO ACELEBRATION FROM YOUR SCREENIN THE ERA OF COVID-19 EVENTSOF OUR SIZE OR SIMPLY NOTPOSSIBLE WITH THAT THECHANGING ENVIRONMENT,SACRAMENTO, PRIDE ORGANIZERLANCE NOW AGAIN EXPLAINS THEYDECIDED TO MOVE EVENTS ONLINEFOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONEINVOLVED HOSTING A FULL WEEKOF SESSIONS IN CLASSES FORYOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK LIFEWELCOME TO MY CRAFT FROMLESSONS ON HOW TO DECORATEYOUR HOME TO SHOW LGBTQ SPIRITAND LESS AND I'LL JUST STICKTHEM ON TO WORKSHOPS ONACTIVISM PUSHING THIS WAS U.S.EVEN GIVING TUTORIALS ON HOWTO MAKE FACE MASKS YEAR ALLTHE WHILE URGING THEIRCOMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THEHISTORY OF PRIDE, STARTINGWITH THE STONEWALL RIOTS IN1969 A SERIES OFDEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY IT WAS A RIGHT THATWAS LED BY BLACK AND TRANS MENDID.IN FACT IT WAS THEIRLEADERSHIP THAT AFFORDED USMANY OF THE RIGHTS THAT WEHAVE TODAY AND UNFORTUNATELYWE'RE STILL SEEING A LOT OFVIOLENCE TOWARDS BLACKCOMMUNITY MEMBERS.WITH PROTESTS FOR RACIALJUSTICE HAPPENING ACROSS OURCOUNTRY.

THIS YEAR'S PRIDEWILL FOCUS HEAVILY ON THEBLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENTTEND TO HELP COMMUNITIES OFCOLOR.

YES, IT'S A GOOD TIMETO CELEBRATE.

YES, WE SHOULDHAVE OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHERWITH PRIDE.BUT ABSOLUTELY NUMBER ONEYES WE NEED TO SUPPORT OURBLACK AND TRANS LIVESESPECIALLY SINCE THOSE ARE THEFOLKS WHO GAVE US WHAT WE HAVETODAY.IN SACRAMENTO, JESSICA,