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11! It is an educational tool for all to see. The

11!

It is an educational tool for all to see. The Pink Triangle is one of history's reminders of hate and intolerance, and part of appreciating and celebrating where we are today for Pride Weekend, is understanding where we have been. That is why the Pink Triangle will be there this weekend, to educate others about the hatred of the past to help prevent it from happening again. The pink triangle was used by the Nazis in concentration camps to identify homosexual prisoners. This symbol, which was used as in an attempt to label and persecute, has been embraced by the gay community as a symbol of pride. However, we mustn't forget its tragic origins.

The test of any democracy is how well it treats its minorities. The Third Reich demonstrates how easily a government can devise minority scapegoats. Branding homosexuals as criminals let most Germans feel comfortable looking the other way while the Nazis went about their persecution. Germany is today one of the gay-friendliest places on Earth with true safeguards for LGBTs, however tactics used there so long ago still occur today in other places. While most nations are continually progressing, dozens others are ever more oppressive, less and less tolerant and less inclusive, and are violators of human rights. Many LGBTs in those areas will spend the unforeseen future living in utter fear.

#countdown #illuminattethearts #sanfrancisco #twinpeaks #pinktriangle #pride #lgbtq

Posted @withregram • @fjambassadors Earlier th

Posted @withregram • @fjambassadors

Earlier this month our organization had the honor of joining @danakingart360 at her beautiful art instillation “Monumental Reckoning,” on view NOW by the Sky-wheel in the Music Concourse of Golden Gate Park. It’s a MUST SEE!

#sfarts #fja #monumentalreckoning

12! The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twi

12!

The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride weekend since 1996, as a visible yet mute reminder of man's inhumanity to man. It is almost 200 feet across, nearly an acre in size, and can be seen for 20 miles.

See it this coming Pride Month!

#countdown #illuminattethearts #sanfrancisco #twinpeaks #pinktriangle #pride #lgbtq

Reposted from: @vincentjamesphotography Bay Comet

Reposted from: @vincentjamesphotography

Bay Comet… last year… looking back now, I realize this could have easily been Photoshopped 😂 but it wasn’t and it was actually a shot I planned for and chased a bit..I recall at the time it was very challenging to expose the lights on the bay bridge with the comet and night sky… Went back and revisited these pics recently and this one stood out for me 💫

( 📸: @vincentjamesphotography )

#yerbabuena #yerbabuenaisland #BayBridge #SanFrancicsco #Oakland #bayArea #illuminatethearts #shinebright #shineitforward

13…. Counting down #countdown #illuminattethear

13….
Counting down

#countdown #illuminattethearts #sanfrancisco #twinpeaks #pinktriangle

Maybe this seems an unlikely Nerd Alert but Noodli

Maybe this seems an unlikely Nerd Alert but Noodling Around Wednesdays are focused on some aspect of history — hence this post.
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On June 18 2021, I was honored to be invited to the unveiling of sculptor Dana King’s Monumental Reckoning in GG Park. The monument contains 350 metal sculptures representing the first group of Africans taken from their homelands to work as slaves in the US. It is particularly powerful because the pieces encircle the remains of the monument of Frances Scott Key, a slaveholder and anti-abolitionist who wrote lyrics for the The Star-Spangled Banner, including “… the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave”. At a recent visit, there were flowers placed in the metal braids of the figures and the sun was reflecting off the featureless disk-faces, honoring the truly brave.
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Nerd Alert: Dana King is an Oakland-based sculptor. She was a long-time anchor for SF CBS Affiliate KPIX. Ms King left KPIX to pursue her passion for sculpting and art ❤️.

Originally posted by @noodlingaround_sf

#IlluminateTheArts #noodlingaround_sf #monumentalreckoning #blackhistorymonth #danaking #sculpture #art #monument #artheals #blackart #blackhistory #publicart #tellthefullstory #publicspace #park #gathering #artist #blackartist #womanartist #sculptor #womenwhocreate #message #sf #history #community

Let the countdown begin! 🎉 The Pink Triangle

Let the countdown begin! 🎉

The Pink Triangle returns in 14 DAYS! To learn how you can donate, volunteer, or support- check out the “Pink Triangle” in our Hightlights! ⬆️

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎

#IlluminateTheArts #PinkTriangle #TwinPeaks #SanFrancisco #LGBTQ #PRIDE

The Pink Triangle is returning this June for Pride

The Pink Triangle is returning this June for Pride Month!

Illuminate the Arts is looking for volunteers and donations to continue this incredible tradition.

To learn how to donate: (also posted in our Stories and the “Pink Triangle” Highlight) visit:

https://illuminate.org/donate/

To learn how to volunteer (also posted in our Stories and the “Pink Triangle” Highlight) visit:

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1046981771837226059/false#/invitation

To learn more about the Pink Triangle Project and it’s history you can check back here and/or visit:

http://www.thepinktriangle.com/

#Pride #LGBTQ #PinkTriangle #PinkTriangleProcession #SanFrancisco #BayArea #SayGay

Basking in Grace Light 😌 For more information

Basking in Grace Light 😌

For more information about Illuminate and when Grace Light will return, check out our #linkinbio

#IlluminatetheArts #GraceLight #GraceCatherdral #lettherebelight #shinebright #SanFrancisco

Reposted from @zhion - The pink triangle pointing

Reposted from @zhion -

The pink triangle pointing down was first used as a badge of shame in concentration camps to classify what nazi considered “the lowest of the lowest”. Through the 70s and 80s queer people reclaimed and repurposed the symbol, inverting its direction upwards as a sign of resistance and strength. Compromising this strength in a world where queer people are still disproportionately victims of violence – with racism and classism only increasing this disparity – and with non-normative sexuality and gender identities still being antagonized by governamental/religious institutions is an immense risk that we can not willingly take. Right extremism hasn’t ever been so empowered and institutionalized as it is right now since Hitler. For f *** sake, there are countries operating concentration camps and others declaring themselves gay-free zones, just to mention a few examples of what LGBTQIA+ people are dealing with today! Without empathy, without bonding, without sense of community, without discussing privilege and prejudice in our own community, our pink triangle is as fragile as a house of cards.

(📹: @zhion )

#queerhistory #queersymbols #queerunite #lgbtqiaunite #queerresistance #queer #lgbtqia #pinktriangle #prideflags #queermovement #blackqueerlivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #genderidentity #sexuality #pride #adobepride #designativista #queeractivism #thefirstpridewasariot

Blue and gold ✨ (📸: a_globalstroll ) . #san

Blue and gold ✨

(📸: a_globalstroll )
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#sanfrancisco #bayarea #oakland #baybridge #longexposure #longexposurephotography #photooftheday #bettertimes #cityonfire #photographer #photoshoot #travelphotography #worldtravel #california

Beautiful night at the Conservatory of Flowers in

Beautiful night at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco

(📸: @theolivertolentino )

#conservatoryofflowers #sanfranciscowedding #bridaldesigner #nightbeforeweddingparty #sfwedding #olivertolentinobride #beverlyhillsboutiques #beverlyhillsdesigner

All it takes is the right person to hear the messa

All it takes is the right person to hear the message. #lifteveryvoice

(📸: @misslele101 )

#goldengatepark #illuminatethearts #liveperformance #live

RV needed for Pride month! 🚐 Illuminate the Ar

RV needed for Pride month! 🚐

Illuminate the Arts is seeking the use of an RV for the month of June in order to run/maintain the illuminated Pink Triangle.

The short term donation will be for the RV to sit atop Twin Peaks to serve as our HQ for the illumination of the Pink Triangle. The gate is locked and occupied each night. 👮🏽

Send us a DM if interested! And visit thepinktrianglesf.org to learn more about the Pink Triangle Project.

#IlluminateTheArts #TwinPeaks #PinkTriangle #PinkTriangleProcession #SFPride #Pride #LGBTQ #passthetorch

A beautiful plaza will make accessing transit func

A beautiful plaza will make accessing transit functions, and making transit connections, at the site a more enjoyable experience. 🏳️‍🌈

(📸: @harveymilkplaza )

#hopewillneverbesilent #harveymilk #castro #castrodistrict #sanfrancisco #illuminatethearts

A statue of Francis Scott Key once sat in the midd

A statue of Francis Scott Key once sat in the middle of this monument in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park since 1888. Francis Scott Key was a slave owner who opposed the abolition of slavery. He was best known as the author of the national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

The statue was toppled by protestors weeks after the murder of George Floyd. One year later, in 2021, the art exhibit titled “Monumental Reckoning” was unveiled, featuring 350 black steel sculptures representing the first group of Africans taken from their homeland to become slaves in the United States.

( 📸: @the_city_sf )

#monumentalreckoning #goldengatepark #ggp #sanfrancisco #sf #sfart #sfartexhibition #artexhibition #blackartist @danakingart360 @monumental_reckoning

Our pride is everlasting and continues to shine! 🌈

See the return of the Pink Triangle coming soon! ✨

(📸: @hrcsf )

#SanFrancisco #IlluminateTheArts #PinkTriangleProject #HRC #illuminatethearts #twinpeaks # #humanrightscampaign #lgbtq #lgbtqia #equality #pinktriangle #thecastro

Joint us tonight, Wednesday, 5/11 from 4:00 pm - 7

Joint us tonight, Wednesday, 5/11 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm for Singer/songwriter Wednesday!

Three amazing acts take the stage tonight: Aprylle Gilbert at 4:00 pm, Ken Newman at 5:00 pm, and District 8 6:00 pm at the Golden Gate Bandshell in the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park.

We’re so excited and can’t wait to see you there! 🎙

#GoldenGatePark #LiftEveryVoice #musicconcourse #SanFrancisco #livemusic #liveperformance #concert #IlluminateTheArts

Poignant moment of a man draped in the Ukrainian f

Poignant moment of a man draped in the Ukrainian flag walking alone, sort of symbolic of the sad but natural fact of how the rest of the world goes on with their lives as war rages 🇺🇦

( 📸: @keanetravels )

#sf4ukraine #illuminatethearts #supportukraine #lifteveryvoice #sanfrancisco #goldengatepark

Celebrating 20 years of service, @826valencia is a

Celebrating 20 years of service, @826valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

During this event, students from our programs in schools and in the Mission, Tenderloin, and Mission Bay, will be reading their original writing on the Golden Gate Bandshell Stage for their families and community.

Hear students’ stories on pizza, friendship, the future, and everything in between!

Come early and stay after the show for live performances and family fun. The show will begin at 1:30pm.

This event is FREE , outdoors, and open to all ages. We can't wait to celebrate our young authors with you!

Check out our story and the “Bandshell” Highlights below our bio for more information! 💡

#GoldenGatePark #826Valencia #IlluminateTheArts #SanFrancisco #LiftEveryVoice #nonprofit #Bandshell #storytelling #showcase

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