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REPORTER: Adam EMAIL: adamsartexpose@gmail.com ADAMSARTEXPOSE’
FLORIDA ARTISTS REACT TO DESANTIS
A-SLEEP BIOGOTRY AND HATRED
The DeSantis verbal onslaught on
WOKE puts him and his disoriented
followers in the category of A.-SLEEP
by keeping them in the dark. The term
WOKE commonly refers to progressive
activism and injustice in America.
WOKE, or, awake refers to being openminded,
curious, empathetic, open to
learning from various perspectives and
a willingness to challenge one’s own
biases. Being WOKE means having a
constructive attitude to help understand
ourselves and others. These are all
attributes that describe the artistic
mentality and the primary reason
that the challenges and restrictions
that DeSantis brings to artists and to
society, in general, who are striving
to be creative and humane require
immediate and urgent action.
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THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DESERT
APPOINTS MIKE THOMPSON AS NEW CEO
Palm Springs, California -May 24, 2023 - The Board of Directors of the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert is delighted to
announce the return of Mike Thompson as our Executive Director and CEO. Many Coachella Valley locals
know Mike from his previous successful tenure with The Center from 2014 – 2021. Mike returns to his previous post after a successful
stint as Chief Impact Officer at CenterLink, an international network of LGBTQ Community Centers. His abilities as a strategic thinker
and know-how for transforming policy into actionable, quantitative campaigns have carried him through a consistent string of
lucrative engagements.
Current and interim CEO, Don Zuidema states: “I have had the great honor of serving as Interim CEO of this amazing organization
during the last several months while the search committee took on the important task of finding a permanent CEO. I could not be
happier to welcome Mike Thompson back into this role. I know I join the staff and the Board of Directors in welcoming Mike back and
for this exciting new chapter for The Center.”
Mike is a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation, a graduate of The University of Oklahoma, and has a coaching certification from
Hendricks Institute. He also holds a nonprofit board consulting certification from BoardSource and serves on the faculty of the
Billions Institute where he is also a leadership coach. Mike has received numerous Community Leadership Awards and in 2019 was
named one of “50 People Who Impact the Quality of Life in the Coachella Valley”.
About The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert:
With origins as a social club for mature gay and bisexual men, The LGBTQ Center of the Desert has made impressive strides over
the past 20+ years. Today the Center facilitates its endeavors to sustain an energetic and diverse community with open arms. Our
foundation is built on providing support to ensure a healthy, thriving and equal community that benefits the greater good in our
everyday lives. With an invincible staff, a dedicated corps of volunteers and generous donors, the Center offers social
and educational programs, annual events, health and wellness services for multi-race and multi-generational clients throughout the
Coachella Valley with offices located in Palm Springs and Coachella. Our mission is to create an open and welcoming environment
for all members of the LGBTQ+ community. For the latest updates follow @thecentercv on social media and our website https://
thecentercv.org Participate in the dialogue using #thecentercv.
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Shay’s Warriors 2nd Annual “I Am
Hope Survivors Reset Retreat”
were before cancer no longer exists,
and many survivors find themselves
asking: How do I move on? Will the
cancer come back? Who am I now?
Why can I not connect with my friends
and family anymore? There are new
hurdles like guilt, fear, loneliness and
being overwhelmed by what one just
went through.
June 8 - 11, 2023 Scholarships 40 Cancer
Survivors for a weekend to Relax, Reset
and Reconnect in La Quinta!
shayswarriors.org
Shay Moraga, cancer survivor and
founder of Shays Warriors Life After
Cancer was diagnosed with the very
aggressive Triple Negative breast
cancer in 2016. By forming the nonprofit
Shay, a resident of Coachella Valley
found a place where she could not only
share her story, but inspire and empower
others to connect and do the same.
The I AM HOPE Survivors Reset Retreat,
June 8 – 11, 2023 organized by Shay’s
Warriors, focuses on life after cancer.
It is an annual weekend-long event
providing a no-cost opportunity for
survivors locally and beyond who have
finished their active treatments to gather
together and participate in educational
sessions and emotional support
conversations.
This retreat provides a safe place for
those who have endured cancer to
reset with others who are survivors in
all aspects: physically, mentally and
spiritually. Ultimately, participants will get
to walk away with warrior laughter, love
Cancer changes you because every bit
and friendships that will last a lifetime.
of trust you had in life is questioned in
To attend the retreat, you had to be
an instant and every instant after. Just
nominated. This year Shay’s Warriors
because you are “cancer free” doesn’t
had over 115 nominations but only
mean you are ‘mentally cancer free.’
funding for 40 survivors. With 30 cancer
There is so much uncertainty if you are
survivors being local and 10 survivors
lucky enough to hear the words you
coming from other parts of the country.
are cancer free. Cancer shows you
This year we were fortunate to have a
your mortality like looking in the mirror. It
private donor fundraise for us outside
puts life into perspective, because not
the valley so that others could enjoy this
everyone is a survivor.
unique one-of-kind experience and the
healing modalities of our Greater Palm
Cancer changes everything. Who you
Springs. We wish we could have every
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“I can navigate the world and not
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- MARQUESHA “KEKE” BABERS,
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survivor experience this retreat, and the
committee who read the nominations
had a hard time selecting. I mean how
do you choose something like this?
Everything Shay’s Warriors does is to
deliver a deep impact. Sharing stories of
hope and inspiration to all is part of that,
because it helps educate and normalize
what being a survivor is all about.
OUR GOALS
● Provide a beautiful and peaceful
space for participants to relax, regroup,
focus and inspire.
● Introduce participants to our mission
and a retreat with support groups
and presentations addressing many
important topics confronting life after
cancer treatment.
Hiking, yoga, sound baths, meditation,
Journaling.
WAYS TO GIVE: Donate, volunteer, help
us fundraise, leave a legacy, sponsor
one of our yearly programs like, Talk
Listen Share, our Move2Heal-Fit Warrior
Accountability Group, or Coffee &
Connections. Program sponsorships
available from any gift amount to
$2,500.
WHAT WE DO: Shays Warriors organizes
ongoing educational programs,
workshops and special events so our
warriors, survivors and thrivers can
connect with each other among the
community that understands. We are all
about the mind-body connection that
ultimately helps us move forward in life
after cancer.
● Create an environment that
encourages participants to establish
supportive connections with one
another.
● Provide meaningful, health-based
activities (such as yoga, meditation,
sound baths, relaxation techniques and
nutrition) that allow participants to relax
and reconnect the body mind and spirit.
● Provide participants with access to
a support community post-retreat via
the Shay’s Warriors network, website,
podcasts and more.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: Priority
on locally sourced, organic meals.
Small group breakout sessions (topics
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LGBT Tech Launches Season 3 of PATHS Interviews to Kick Off Pride Month
PATHS is a program of LGBT Tech that is dedicated to building space for LGBTQ+ individuals in
STEAM fields through education grants, mentorship, and interviews creating visibility of current
LGBTQ+ STEAM professionals. The program aims to inspire and empower new generations of
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wellbeing within these fields. The PATHS program was founded with the mission to create this
visibility in order to inspire new generations of LGBTQ+ individuals to pursue careers in STEAM.
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accessibility and design, mathematics, engineering and DEI; ranging from tech company
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within STEAM that allows for a variety of experiences to help build better products and
services.” -Alma Rinasz, Co-founder of Latinas in Cyber (PATHS S3, Episode 1)
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DeSantis and his followers alternatively
attempt to discriminate against freedom
and diversity. The bigotry of the anti-
WOKE rhetoric attacks vulnerable
individuals and groups and plots to
normalize that bigotry and spread
hatred. This harms and endangers
people that have been selected for
hate including trans and LGBTQ and
people of color including anyone who
is AWAKE and opposes book banning,
and believes in educational courses
in critical race theory, vaccinations,
sexuality, and an unadulterated history
of our country.
Disney has also withdrawn a planned
upgrade to their Florida business worth
one billion dollars and two thousand
jobs.
This guy is running for president! We all
need to be activists in any way we can
in preventing this poisonous rhetoric
and action from becoming normal and
accepted.
Artists and businesses including the
Disney Corporation have experienced
the DeSantis autocratic repression. The
response has been active by artists,
individuals, and corporations. Actors,
musicians, graphic and visual artists, and
performing artists have been doing their
part in exposing and repelling the
DeSantis’s lying and hate-mongering.
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Community
Heroes
#1
David Murdock
2001
On the next
page is one of
the last articles
he wrote in the
Desert Daily
Guide
One of LGBTQ
community’s
best loved
members
passed in 2016
but will be long
remembered.
As a friend he
was one of the
first people you
met when you
moved to Palm
Springs
As an activist
As a Writer
As singer
As a Mentor
As a true
leather-man
Murdock was
WOKE!
A key organizer
of Palm Springs
Leather Pride. A
friend to all.
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