 URBAN UNIT  RURAL AND SUBURBAN UNIT  PRIVATE SECTOR UNITS June 11, 2020

Pride month, pride season, pride forever

built on a consciousness of interconnected equity struggles.

So this year, we and allies are paying better attention to

intersectionality and the origins of Pride – which began with the activism of black trans women including Marsha P. Johnson. We encourage members to learn more the history of the LGBTQ

equity struggle – it's far deeper and more complex than what you see in the mainstream coverage of Pride events.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 crisis aggravates and amplifies long- existing inequalities in our social systems.

Pride events are a beautiful and Like other equity-seeking groups, complex union of celebration and the LGBTQ community has been hit resistance. Over the decades, Pride disproportionately in many ways by festivals and parades have done so the crisis, with its impact on much for visibility, community finances, employment access, organizing, and bringing LGBTQ housing, medical care, and other issues and achievements into the issues that are more dangerous for spotlight. anyone who was already facing oppression and discrimination. This year is a very unique moment in the same struggle. We're currently Be Safe and Healthy inspired by 's recent statement, “Pride Started as a Riot” This year, public protest and – you can see it at festivities look different. Facing the https://www.pridehamilton.com/ challenges of the COVID-19 crisis, Pride organizations are figuring out Our communities and allies are how to demonstrate and rising up against racism, and coping celebrate with safety in mind, with with the COVID-19 pandemic. June many emphasizing online is also National Indigenous History programming. Some of the events Month. Pride has never been below have gone digital, or a hybrid exclusive, and needs always to be of digital and in-person events with safety protocols.

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For more information, and to help  Montreal Pride – August 10- plan safe celebrations: 16, fiertemontrealpride.com/ https://www.interpride.org/COVID- 19.html  Pride Calgary – August 28 - September 6, calgarypride.ca/ Find Pride events in your community.  Moncton – August 22- We continue the march toward 29, RiverofPride.com justice and equity for our LGBTQ communities. CUPW has a long  (Regina) – history of presence and support for postponed to September, Pride events. We've negotiated https://queencitypride.ca/ strong LGBTQ non-discrimination language, and we continue working  Quebec City Pride – September to make CUPW more inclusive. No 2020 edition cancelled, other matter whom we love or how we events TBA fetearcenciel.ca/ identify, we all deserve to feel safe, respected and free to be who we are.  Pride – September 4- 13, http://pridewinnipeg.com/ Here are just a few of the events that we can support: 

(Ottawa), capitalpride.ca  World Pride – June 27, https://www.interpride.org/ If your local is showing support, please email feedback@cupw-  Toronto Pride Month, sttp.org so that it can be amplified – https://www.pridetoronto.com/virt please attach your photos! – from ualpride/ the events. And remember to tag @cupw or @sttp in your tweets, and  Digital Pride Hamilton – June 14, tag CUPW STTP on Facebook. https://www.pridehamilton.com Pride is also an opportunity to  Pride – third week in intensify connections with all of our June, saskatoonpride.ca allies across equity groups. Equity struggles are not mutually exclusive.  Pride New Brunswick (Moncton, Let’s celebrate each other and accept Saint John, Fredericton joint no oppression of anyone! event) – July 10-18, https://www.facebook.com/priden In solidarity, bfiertenb

 St. John's – July 10- 19, stjohnspride.ca

Jan Simpson

– July 16- National President 26, halifaxpride.com

2019-2023_Bulletin #144  Pride PEI – July 26 - August 2, /bk cope 225 facebook.com/PridePEI

 Vancouver Pride – August 2, vancouverpride.ca