{"id":3515,"date":"2023-07-21T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2023-07-24T09:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:38:43","slug":"pef-region-3-members-show-solidarity-at-rochester-pride-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-6\/pef-region-3-members-show-solidarity-at-rochester-pride-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Region 3 members show solidarity at Rochester Pride Parade\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3517\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Reg3-Pride.jpg\" alt=\"Region 3 Pride Parade\" width=\"450\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Reg3-Pride.jpg 450w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Reg3-Pride-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Kelly Department of Labor Div. 278 with PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio and Region 3 Coordinator Leisa Abraham at Rochester Pride Parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>July 28, 2023 &#8212;<\/em> The Rochester Pride Parade may not have happened during Pride Month in June, but that didn\u2019t stop PEF and hundreds of others from taking to the streets on July 15.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Members from PEF Region 3 walked alongside union allies as part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideatwork.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pride at Work<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Pride at Work focuses and organizes around the mutual support between the labor movement and the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dozens of PEF members and staff, including Vice President Randi DiAntonio, made it out to the parade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF Region 3 Coordinator Leisa Abraham said that this was her first time attending the parade, and that it was fun, family-friendly and beautiful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to get out and show support for everybody,\u201d she said. \u201cRochester has always had a great history of inclusiveness.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abraham praised the work being done by Harry Bronson, the Assemblymember from the 138<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> District in Rochester who often leads the legislative charge for LGBTQ+ people in the labor movement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abraham said that PEF members and staff walked with CSEA, NYSUT, Starbucks and other union allies while about 15,000 spectators cheered them on, and that she felt her own sense of pride in seeing that.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI was so pleased that there were other PEF members who felt that all love is beautiful,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I was so glad to see us all support our brothers and sisters in the union.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 28, 2023 &#8212; 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