2015 Drag & Badge Ball

Please Join Imperial Prince/ Mr. Long Beach Gay Pride for the 2015 Drag & Badge Ball!! Saturday May 2 - 3PM - 6PM - Hamburger Marys - 330 Pine Ave Long Beach CA 90802 Co Hosted by Mia Farrow This charity fundraiser will include an amazing drag show from some of Long Beach's finest queens, an opportunity drawing with some amazing prizes from around Long Beach and more! $5 DONATION AT THE DOOR All the money raised will go to support "Why'd You Stop Me" a local Long Beach non profit that works to reduce violence between Police Officers and the community. SOME INFO ON WHY'D YOU STOP ME: Why do we need "Why’d You Stop Me?" There is a violent confrontation between the police and a community member EVERY hour in our country, and this violence often stems from a lack of understanding and mistrust for the police. It is crucial that we educate our future leaders in the community about policing in order to promote positive interactions between community members and the police. Long Beach police officer, Jason Lehman, created this unique program to increase transparency in policing in an effort to eliminate these acts of violence. Who is WYSM's target audience? WYSM targets numerous audiences including high school and college students, police academies, community and neighborhood groups, civic leaders, and law enforcement personnel. Since inception, the WYSM program has been successfully presented to students at the MALE Academy, Beach and Will J. Reid Continuation High Schools, Long Beach City College, Long Beach G.R.I.P (Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention) as well as the Long Beach Police Department.