Raise The Rainbow

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For Raise The Rainbow, a mile-long Rainbow Flag that weighed 7,000 pounds and that used 17,000 yards of fabric to assemble was sewn by Gilbert Baker, the original creator of the Rainbow Flag. The flag, carried by more than 10,000 marchers was carried through Manhattan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion.

The event, sponsored by the Stadtlanders Foundation, raised money for AIDS organizations nationwide. Alan Klein was hired by Stadtlanders to promote this historic event that garnered worldwide news coverage.

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Gay “Betsy Ross” Sews The World’s Largest Flag In NYC Workshop

Gay “Betsy Ross” Sews The World’s Largest Flag In NYC Workshop: Giant Mile-Long Rainbow Flag To Be Unfurled Along 5th Avenue, Raise Half Million Dollars For AIDS

Gay “Betsy Ross” Sews The World’s Largest Flag In NYC Workshop, Page 2

Gay “Betsy Ross” Sews The World’s Largest Flag In NYC Workshop: Giant Mile-Long Rainbow Flag To Be Unfurled Along 5th Avenue, Raise Half Million Dollars For AIDS

Giant Mile-Long Rainbow Flag To Be Unfurled Along 5th Avenue, Raise Half Million Dollars For AIDS

A huge multi-colored flag, weighing 7,000 lbs., using 17,000 yards of fabric, in 6 vibrant colors, is currently being assembled in a Chelsea workshop by Gilbert Baker, creator of the Rainbow Flag—recognized worldwide as the symbol of the lesbian and gay rights movement. When completed, the mammoth flag, measuring one mile-long by 30-feet wide, will be carried through Manhattan for this year’s Stonewall 25 international gay pride march. The flag is expected to raise more than half-a-million dollars for AIDS charities nationwide.

Giant Mile-Long Rainbow Flag To Be Unfurled Along 5th Avenue, Raise Half Million Dollars For AIDS, Page 2

A huge multi-colored flag, weighing 7,000 lbs., using 17,000 yards of fabric, in 6 vibrant colors, is currently being assembled in a Chelsea workshop by Gilbert Baker, creator of the Rainbow Flag—recognized worldwide as the symbol of the lesbian and gay rights movement. When completed, the mammoth flag, measuring one mile-long by 30-feet wide, will be carried through Manhattan for this year’s Stonewall 25 international gay pride march. The flag is expected to raise more than half-a-million dollars for AIDS charities nationwide.

World’s Largest Flag All Sewn Up: Record-Breaking Flag To Raise Half-Million Dollars For AIDS At World’s Largest Gay Rights March

The world’s largest flag, completed June 6, is scheduled to be unfurled by ten thousand participants from around the globe—one time only—in New York City for Stonewall 25 International March on the United Nations. The mile-long Rainbow Flag, called “Raise The Rainbow,” is a fundraising project of The Stadtlanders Foundation.

World’s Largest Flag All Sewn Up: Record-Breaking Flag To Raise Half-Million Dollars For AIDS At World’s Largest Gay Rights March, Page 2

The world’s largest flag, completed June 6, is scheduled to be unfurled by ten thousand participants from around the globe—one time only—in New York City for Stonewall 25 International March on the United Nations. The mile-long Rainbow Flag, called “Raise The Rainbow,” is a fundraising project of The Stadtlanders Foundation.