-National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Co-Sponsors March for Women's Lives; Asks Members Who Are Attending to Join LGBT Marching Contingent


Dear National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Friends:

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is proud to be a co-sponsor of the March for Women's Lives in Washington D.C. on Sunday, April 25th. To support our allies confronting the daily, continued assault on women's reproductive rights,
the Task Force is joining a large contingent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)people at the March and is asking all Task Force friends who are attending to join the LGBT contingent.

March Details:

- Assembly begins to gather at 10 am on National Mall between 3rd and 14th Streets NW (ask any March volunteer for the specific gathering location of "New York LGBT Center delegation.") The Task Force will be lining up with the Center and we'd love to have our members from across the country join and march with us. Look for our big National Gay and Lesbian Task Force banner!)

- March steps off at noon

- Rally and programs at 1 pm

Bus Details:

For buses and other carpool type of travel information, visit the March for Women's Lives Web travel info site at: http://www.marchforwomen.org/content/index.php?pid=69.


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For those who will be traveling from the New York areas, the New York City LGBT Center, Empire State Pride Agenda, NARAL, and several other organizations are organizing buses to and from the march.

NYC LGBT Community Center is organizing three buses leaving from its Manhattan location (13th Street and 7th Avenue) at 6 am on April 25th. The buses will return to New York same day in the evening. To join, log onto http://www.gaycenter.org


to purchase tickets with a credit card, or to download a registration form that can be completed and sent in with payment. Tickets are $40 each and include roundtrip bus transportation, a DC MetroCard to cover transit to and from the March location, and a continental breakfast and boxed lunch. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Foerg at 212-620-7310 x294 or afoerg@gaycenter.org.

The Empire State Pride Agenda is organizing a bus that will depart for the March from 647 Hudson Street at 6:00 AM on the 25th and return on the same day. Tickets are $43 and include round-trip bus transportation, a round-trip MetroCard from the bus parking area to the March location, and a March for Women's Lives/Causes in Common tee shirt. Snacks and water will be provided, but it is recommended that riders pack their own lunch. For more information, please contact Chris Cormier at ccormier@prideagenda.org



or 212-627-0305.

NARAL-NYC has a number of buses leaving for the March between 5:30 and 6:00 am on the day of the March. Manhattan buses will leave from Union Square, Lincoln Center (66th & Amsterdam), and Armory (68th & Lexington). Brooklyn buses will leave from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Atlantic Avenue Subway/LIRR station. Queens buses will leave from the Central Y in Forest Hills. Seats are $40 a piece, with a DC MetroCard included in the ticket price and scholarships available for students and low-income individuals who can't afford the full $40. NARAL intends to leave Washington by 6:00 PM and return to NYC around 11:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased online at www.prochoiceny.org/marchforwomen.


For more information, please contact march@prochoiceny.org or 212-343-0114 x21.


For more detailed information, the main March For Women's Lives Web site is at http://www.marchforwomen.org/index.php


We look forward to seeing you there!