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LGBT Civil Rights Summit, World Youth Day, Star Trek Owns Weekend Box Office

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/25/16 1:52 am | updated: 07/25/16 1:52 am

The nation's oldest LGBT civil rights summit begins a series of events Monday to coincide with the Democratic National Convention here in Philadelphia. The non-partisan group, in partnership with 25 organizations, is bringing together lesbian, gay, transgender experts from across the country to educate delegates and the general public on the future of the LGBT movement. The four days of events include a legal panel, political panel and panel focused on the future. There are also dedications of historical markers at the home of Barbara Gittings, the mother of the movement, and at the Friends House, where one of the first major LGBT marches was planned in the 1970s. For more information go to: http://www.equalityforum.com

World Youth Day is a gathering that happens every three years in the Catholic Church. This year it's in Krakow, Poland, starting Tuesday. Two Philadelphia-based companies will help connect pilgrims digitally with a new app. The organizers of World Youth Day commissioned an app called Pilgrimage. It was a joint effort of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the American Bible Society which is now based in Philadelphia. They also collaborated with another Philly based company â€” GreenFish Labs. They specialize in virtual reality and 360 degree video production. Pilgrimage is free and available for IOS, Android and Windows. World Youth Day takes place July 26-31 with Pope Francis leading events like the closing overnight vigil and a mass that is expected to draw more than two million attendees from around the world.

The new Star Trek sequel traveled beyond all right. All the way to a first-place finish. The 13th installment in the movie series, Star Trek Beyond, earned an estimated $60-million on its opening weekend. That dropped the box office leader of the last two weekends â€“ the animated comedy, The Secret Life of Pets, into the runner-up slot with $29-million. The holdover comedy, Ghostbusters, tied for third place with just under $22-million, the same take as the new horror thriller, Lights Out. And rounding out the top five was the debuting animated sequel, Ice Age: Collision Course, which took in $21-million.

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