:: SYDNEY 2002 ASIAN OUTREACH

As you probably know, Sydney will be hosting Gay Games VI in 2002. Not only will it be a huge sporting event, but there will also be an associated cultural festival. Here's what the organiser have to say :


Dear Friends

As you probably know, Sydney will be hosting Gay Games VI in 2002. Not only will it be a huge sporting event, but there will also be an associated cultural festival. The Games endeavour to bring together people from different countries and diverse backgrounds to share sporting, cultural and political experiences.

There are several outreach programs which aim to assist some participants from diverse backgrounds within gay and lesbian communities. We are involved with Asian Outreach where we want to contact Asian lesbians and gay men both in Australia and in Asia who would be interested in participating in any of the many activities associated with the Games. Currently we are concentrating on lesbian and gay groups, rather than individuals (but if you want to be involved, contact us), who may be interested in participating in the largest lesbian and gay cultural and sporting event in the world.

If you know of any Asian groups in Asia, can you please let us know, as we want to encourage their participation. We have good contacts in the Philippines and Hong Kong, some contacts in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan, but few contacts in Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea and Cambodia. We have contacts in Beijing and Shanghai but not in the rest of China. We are leaving the Indian subcontinent and the Pacific region to other outreach groups.

If you could help us to access Asian groups we would be grateful.

If you are interested in receiving a monthly Asian Outreach Newsletter from the Asian Outreach committee please reply to this e-mail.(Contact the moderator for the email address)

Further information on the Games is available on the Sydney 2002 website www.gaygamesvi.org.au. Thanking you for your time William Yang and Teddy Liad for Asian Outreach.

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