Ask Local Officials to Fly the Pride Flag in June
| As we all know, LGBTQ+ Pride season is nearly upon us come June 1. The Marin County Board of Supervisors has raised the rainbow Pride Flag for the last two years during the month of June to celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to the social and economic fabric of the county, and to express their fullest support for our civil rights. We thank them for their leadership. Now, The Spahr Center would like to see this same display of allyship adopted by more of our county’s key institutions. To that end, we have sent letters to all of Marin’s Mayors, as well as to the Presidents of all school districts and their Superintendents, asking them to fly the flag during LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Please take a brief moment TODAY to send a simple email encouraging YOUR city or town and YOUR local school district (click here to find your school district), to fly the Pride flag and make Marin more visibly welcoming and supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. We have included the contact information below. If we as a community reach out to each of these officials. we can persuade them to show that ALL of Marin’s institutions support the LGBTQ+ community. Thank you. Please reach out to the mayor of your town and help us make us proud of Marin! James Campbell, Mayor of Belvedere jlynch@cityofbelvedere.orgEli Beckman, Mayor of Corte Madera ebeckman@tcmmail.orgBruce Ackerman, Mayor of Fairfax backerman@townoffairfax.orgLevin Haroff, Mayor of Larkspur kharoff@cityoflarkspur.orgJohn McCauley, Mayor of Mill Valley jmccauley@cityofmillvalley.orgPat Ecklund, Mayor of Novato peklund@novato.orgElizabeth Robbins, Mayor of Ross eliz.robbins@gmail.comBrian Colbert, Mayor of San Anselmo bcolbert@townofsananselmo.orgKate Colin, Mayor of San Rafael kate.colin@cityofsanrafael.orgJill James Hoffman, Mayor of Sausalito jhoffman@sausalito.govHolli P. Thier, J.D., Mayor of Tiburon hollithiertiburontowncouncil@gmail.com And School Leadership as well! Click here to find out which school district you are in. Dr. Brett Geithman, Larkspur/Corte Madera Schools Superintendent bgeithman@lcmschools.orgLarkspur/Corte Madera Schools Board of Trustees Trustees@lcmschools.orgDr. Michael McDowell, Ross School District Superintendent mpmcdowell@rossbears.orgJeff Bergholt, Ross School District Board of Trustees President jbergholt@rossbears.orgJim Hogeboom, San Rafael City Schools Superintendent superintendent@srcs.orgLinda M Jackson, San Rafael City Schools Board of Trustees President ljackson@srcs.orgBecky Rosales, Miller Creek School District Superintendent brosales@millercreeksd.orgAlissa Chacko, Miller Creek School District Board of Trustees President achacko@millercreeksd.orgBob Raines, Shoreline Unified School District Superintendent bob.raines@shorelineunified.orgJill Manning-Satori, Shoreline Unified School District Board of Trustees President jsartori@shorelineunified.orgRaquel Rose, Kentfield School District Superintendent rrose@kentfieldschools.orgHeather McPhail Sridharan, Kentfield School District Board of Trustees President hmcphailsridharan@kentfieldschools.orgKris Cosca, Novato Unified School District Superintendent kcosca@nusd.orgRoss Millerick, Novato Unified School District Board of Trustees President rmillerick@nusd.orgTara Taupier, Tamalpais Union High School District Superintendent ttaupier@tamdistrict.orgItoco Garcia, Sausalito/Marin City School District Superintendent igarcia@smcsd.orgIda Green, Sausalito/Marin City School District Board of Trustees President igreen@smcsd.orgDr. Kimberly Berman, Mill Valley School District Superintendent kberman@mvschools.orgMill Valley School District Board of Trustees LetterstotheBoardofTrustees@mvschools.orgJohn Carroll, Bolinas-Stinson Union School District Superintendent jcarroll@bolinas-stinson.orgNancy Neu, Nicasio School District Superintendent nneu@marinschools.orgElaine Doss, Nicasio School District Board of Trustees President edoss@nicasioschool.orgDr. Nancy Lynch, Reed Union School District Superintendent nlynch@reedschools.orgSherry Wangenheim, Reed Union School District Board of Trustees President swangenheim@reedschools.orgMarci Trahan, Ross Valley School District mtrahan@rossvalleyschools.orgShelley Hamilton, Ross Valley School District Board of Trustees President trustee.hamilton@rossvalleyschools.org |
| Example Letter Template |
| Any letter of support will help us see Pride flags across the county. You’re welcome to use this template! It’s always encouraged to share a bit about yourself and why this matters to you. Dear _______, My name is ______, and I am a resident of _______. As a [LGBTQ+ person, ally, etc], I am writing to ask that you fly the rainbow LGBTQ+ Pride flag during June this year. Flying the flag would be a powerful way to celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to the social and economic fabric of the county, and to express our town’s fullest support for our civil rights. Sincerely, __________ |