<div dir="ltr">Hello Exiles Members,<div><br></div><div>Our next business meeting is scheduled for this Thursday at 6 pm. You can join us at the link provided below. </div><div><br></div><div>Zoom Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87361885257?pwd=KzZEMU9RbnZCYUdXb2NOU3R3QU55Zz09" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87361885257?pwd=KzZEMU9RbnZCYUdXb2NOU3R3QU55Zz09</span></a></div><div><br>Please be sure to take a moment to review the agenda prior to the meeting. Agenda is <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1411vcBYpQYG6j5bCpfb75MDXaoWa72SksGT67591fxE/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.</b></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4"><b>Join us this month at QWOCMAP and Sac Pride!</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-2059e0da-7fff-0603-cfc3-6760dd6db336"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Did you know that The Exiles has been a community partner with QWOCMAP for 14 years! Don’t know what that means? Let us fill you in! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Every year, The Exiles becomes a sponsor (community partner) with QWOCMAP to support the arts and exploration of queer films. This year, with our monetary contribution, QWOCMAP has paired The Exiles with the film screening titled “Such is Taking a Bath” by Aliyah Curry. “Such is Taking a Bath” is an intimate exploration of the senses that nourishes a Black lesbian couple’s budding relationship. Aliyah Curry, the writer and filmmaker, focuses on Black female sexuality and mental health.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">You can watch the live screening of this film on Saturday, June 10th at 8 PM at Presidio Theatre! You’ll even see a few Exiles members there!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">And then on Sunday, June 11th, some members of the Exiles will be at the Leather tent at Sacramento Pride sharing information about our organization. Let us know if you'd like to join us there! The more the merrier!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I look forward to seeing everyone this month at the variety of PRIDE events.</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">
</span></font></p></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#9900ff"><i><b>In Warmth and Leather Service,</b></i></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#9900ff"><i><b>Reika (she/her)<br></b></i></font></div><div><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#9900ff"><b>The Exiles Coordinator</b></font></i><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><i><br></i></span></div><div><i><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255);font-size:x-small;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">"I am a strong woman. I don’t sit around feeling sorry for myself, nor let people mistreat me. I don’t respond to people who dictate to me or try to bring me down. If I fall I will rise up even stronger because I am survivor and not a victim. I am in control of my life and there is nothing I can’t achieve."</span></i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><i><br></i></span></div></div></div></div></div>