BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:405721@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261109T090647Z DTSTART:20270218T183000Z DTEND:20270218T193000Z SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Dr. Jim Mitulski DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”\\;non e”\\;]Capital City Pride and the Drake Rainbow Union welcome the Rev . Dr. Jim Mitulski for a powerful evening of LGBTQ+ history\\, courageous compassion\\, and the hope that grows when a community refuses to abando n its own.\\nKnown as “the Compassion of the Castro\\,” Jim served as pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco during the heig ht of the AIDS epidemic. As fear\\, stigma\\, and devastating loss swept through the community\\, he created a place of refuge\\, care\\, and belo nging. He stood beside people living with AIDS\\, comforted loved ones\\, and presided over literally hundreds of funerals\\, honoring lives too o ften dismissed by the world around them.\\nJim’s life and work are feat ured in When We All Get to Heaven\\, the recently released Peabody Award- winning podcast that brings this extraordinary story to life through an a rchive of 1\\,200 recordings that preserve a deeply human chapter of LGBT Q+ history.\\nJoin us for an evening with a leader who helped carry a com munity through some of its darkest years. Whether you lived through the A IDS crisis or are discovering this history for the first time\\, Jim’s story offers a moving reminder of what we can build together when compass ion and justice are embodied in meaningful action. This will be a timely discussion not only of the past but of the need for continued justice wor k today.\\nThis event is free but you do need to reserve a ticket using t he link below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Re serve Your Free Ticket Here [/vc_column][/vc_row]\\nhttps://www.gayout.co m/usa-canada/united-states/des-moines/events/speaker-series-dr-jim-mituls ki-2027-02-18 LOCATION:Capital City Pride Des Moines URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/des-moines/events/speaker-series-dr-jim-mitulski-2027-02-18 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR