Long Beach will raise a flag in honor of Disability Pride and Empowerment Month next week to honor “our diversity, strength and support for all,” the mayor said in a statement.
The inaugural flag-raising ceremony will take place at 3:15 p.m. Monday, July 8, in Civic Center Plaza, 411 W. Ocean Blvd.
The City Council last summer passed a resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride and Empowerment Month, and in June leaders approved a recommendation to raise the Disability Pride flag for the month.
The recommendation was brought forward by Councilmember Mary Zendejas, who uses a wheelchair.
She said in a statement the ceremony is a “historic milestone” that fosters a sense of belonging and acceptance.
The Disability Pride flag is relatively new. It was designed in 2019 by Ann Magill, a writer with cerebral palsy, according to the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University .