We are wishing you a those you love a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year.
Be safe and stay warm.
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🎇House Party - Get Ready ✨
This year at VOICES Annual Gala, we're paying homage to the house parties Ruth Ellis once hosted. Together, we celebrate joy as resistance, community as sanctuary, and history as our guide forward.
September 19.
We’ll see you there.
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The Ruth Ellis Institute is excited to announce another offering of Building Transformative Facilitation, training the trainers session. Join us in building your anti-racist approach to dismantling oppressive systems through intergroup facilitation skills!
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One week left to make your Stride! Whether you’re fundraising alone or with your squad, there’s still time to be the change you want to see for our community.
Gather your group or go it alone: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...
#StrideforPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenterBlockParty
Every step you’ve walked has fueled real change for our community. We can’t wait to celebrate all you’ve accomplished!
Save the date. Spread the word. And don’t miss your chance to Stride for the young folks in the LGBTQ+ community.
Get started: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...
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Three weeks left to Stride for Pride.
Three weeks left to fundraise.
Three weeks left until our block party.
Let’s make these last few weeks count. Join Stride for Pride today: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...
#StrideforPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenterBlockParty
❤️ Zero HIV Stigma Day - Embracing compassion, breaking barriers, and fostering
understanding.
Let's unite to erase the stigma, increase awareness, and support one another. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #EndStigma #SupportLove #WeAreRuthEllisCenter
🎈 Have you Joined the Team of Striders🏃♀️
Friends. Food. Chosen family. All coming together to celebrate the strides we’ve made for young LGBTQ+ folks.
There’s still time to join the movement, fundraise, and make an impact. Take your next step: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...
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✨It’s a Mayoral Candidate Forum✨
This nonpartisan, public forum is organized by service providers, like Ruth Ellis Center and will provide an opportunity for mayoral candidates to share their vision & priorities to address homelessness and housing in Detroit.
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Ruth Ellis Center 🎪Block Party🎈
T-minus six weeks ‘til we honor our summer Stride for Pride at our block party!
What steps have you taken to Stride for Pride? Share your journey below!
Get involved: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...
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✨Neighborhood Grant✨
We are the proud recipients of the 2025 Starbucks Neighborhood Grant! Thank you to @starbuckspartners for supporting our efforts to provide essential resources to at risk and unhoused LGBTQ+ young people.
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Please join us this Thursday to hear from LGBTQ+ speakers from around the country including JM Triplett, our Education and Facilitation Manager at the Ruth Ellis Center!
#VoicesOfREC #LoveIsLove #InclusionMatters #ListenNow #Michigan #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #Detroit #HighlandPark #Community #MI
👂 Listen to Our Ancestors🏳️🌈
This Pride we encourage you to take the advice of those who came before us and fought for our liberation. We support the claim that we should celebrate what makes us different.
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🌈Happy Pride - Stride for Pride🏳️⚧️
👀 Look out for an email about Stride for Pride. This summer we have a ton of unique ways to show your solidarity with LGBTQIA+ young people. 🏳️🌈
#Pride #InclusionMatters #Michigan #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #Detroit
This is how the House of St. Laurent strides.
To stride is to move with pride, protection, and purpose.
Come see us at Ferndale Pride this Saturday.
#StrideWithREC #BallroomForPrevention #ThisIsHowWeStride #RECAtPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter
This is how a 007 strides.
To stride is to move with pride, protection, and purpose.
Come see us at Ferndale Pride this Saturday.
#StrideWithREC #BallroomForPrevention #ThisIsHowWeStride #RECAtPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter
This is how the House of Lanvin strides.
To stride is to move with pride, protection, and purpose.
Come see us at Ferndale Pride this Saturday.
#StrideWithREC #BallroomForPrevention #ThisIsHowWeStride #RECAtPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter
In collaboration with Detroit’s Ballroom Scene and the Houses of Lanvin, St. Laurent, and Escada, we’re launching Stride for Pride with purpose and power.
Our #PridePrevention campaign honors Black LGBTQ+ artistry, HIV prevention, and the resilience of youth across Detroit.
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✨ The Beautiful Marsha P✨
As we prepare for pride season, we offer you a word from the legendary iconic mother of pride, Marsha P Johnson.
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✨ Michigan is the Place to Be✨
Did you know that Michigan is ranked among the top places to live for LGBTQ+ folks!
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✨ She Deserves Better. Period. 👑
Empowerment Collective has graciously started a drive to collect critical supplies for those in need. Ruth Ellis Center will be receiving items from the generous drive, and we encourage you to make a contribution.
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Our 2025 Pride Apparel campaign with Michigan Humane is here! 🌈
Shop now to support both organizations: bit.ly/3McjtcD
#mhumane #ruthelliscenter #prideapparel #pride #shopnow #pridemonth #WeAreRuthEllisCenter
🧳Full Steam Ahead 👨✈️
Our Thriving Futures Program, an employment pathway program, is going to Atlanta, Georgia for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematic) Conference and they need travel baggage.
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👪 Mother's Day is Coming🌹
Kofi House, which is the Ruth Ellis Center for Lesbian, Queer, Women, and Girls, will be hosting a Pre-Mother's Day Dinner.
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✨Gender Affirming Underwear Drive🩲
Contact Leo Kikani, Ruth Ellis Center Board Member, at L.KIKANI@ruthelliscenter.org or LeoREC.17 on signal to coordinate donation pick-up/drop-off.
#SupportAndAffirm #UnderwearDrive #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenter #Detroit #MetroDetroit #HighlandPark