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WHO WE ARE
PRESERVING
LGBTQ+
HISTORY FROM THE QUAD CITIES
The mission of Quad Cities Pride in Memory is to document and preserve the local LGBTQ+ history of the Quad Cities area and to provide educational opportunities for the public.
WHAT WE ARE DOING
Preserving history of LGBTQ+ from the QC
Completing 30+
oral and video histories
Working with diverse community partners
Educating and advocating in our community
This is a multi-media documentation of local LGBTQ+ history.
STORIES
Quad Cities Pride in Memory is an oral history collaboration aimed at preserving the memories of LGBTQ+ Quad City seniors in the context of local & world events. Using video and audio recordings, the project asks respondents to tell their possess stories in their own words. The personalized nature of the interviews results in stories that are profound, offering insights into the living memories of seniors as they recount major milestones and daily routines. Access to both video and audio recordings of oral histories is ready here.
VISUAL HISTORY
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Business networking among the LGBTQ-friendly is the theme this week in the Quad Cities, with two new efforts debuting to help customers find LGBTQ-welcoming businesses and groups.
Thursday evening, the newly-formed Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce holds its Quad Cities launch at Me & Billy Kitchen and Bar, W. 3rd St, in downtown Davenport. The two-hour gathering features a cocktail mingling hour at 5 p.m., followed by a program featuring Adam Peters, operations director at Clock Inc. LGBT Community Center.
The new Iowa LGBTQ Chamber holds its Quad Cities area launch, its fourth regional launch, Thursday evening.
Also, earlier this week the ngo QCAD Out for Good launched a new campaign to help LGBTQ-welcoming businesses and customers spot each other. Titled Safe Connect, the effort encourages businesses and groups to fulfill four conditions to earn a sticker and designation as an LGBTQ welcoming business.
LGBTQ Chamber guest Adam Peters has diverse, seeable experience
Peters, who unified the Clock Inc. team in , was also elected in March by his peers on Iow
MCC of the Quad Cities
Davenport, Iowa
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About this MCC church: Hi! I am known around here as “Pastor Rich,” and it has been my privilege to attend as pastor of MCC QC since Fall of I choose to pastor here because this congregation has a deep pledge to serving others and to creating a society of love, trust and appreciation.
Here are a limited of my beliefs, which I share freely in worship on Sunday mornings:
• Religion is about rules and about influence and control – yuk!
•Spirituality is about our relationship to God, to others and to the world around us – yeah!
•Church should be guilt-free
•God does not care who we own sex with, but cares deeply about how we treat one another
•People should never be “owned” but we are all connected and should try to live in relationships characterized by mutual treasure and affection
•There are many paths to God and many names for the Holy One and we can learn much from others
•Jesus is my chosen path
•The Bible does not condemn homosexuality, but does condemn inhospitality, rape and idolatry
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Whether you want to “leave the driving to us,” fly the friendly skies, or take the scenic route, getting to the Quad Cities is both simple and hassle-free.
Planes: Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) is located in Moline. As the third busiest airport in the articulate, it provides non-stop flights into and out of most major cities throughout the US.
Trains: Currently, Amtrak does not service the Quad Cities directly. The nearest station is in Galesburg, Illinois, approximately 50 miles away. From there you can rent a car or use a local rideshare service to your final destination. Plans are underway to found a new rail line from Moline to Chicago.
Automobiles: Moline and Rock Island are easily accessible via I and I I connects directly to Chicago for visitors traveling from the east. U.S. Routes 6 and run through Moline and Rock Island, for easy regional connections.
Buses: Greyhound and Burlington Trailways have stations in both Moline and Rock Island, providing easy access to and from other Midwest cities.