For Immediate Release
Peel Region Has Pride
Pride Week in Peel, July 15 – July 23, 2011
Mississauga, ON – Community organizations in Peel are delighted to announce Pride Week in Peel 2011, celebrating LGBTTIQQ2S* communities in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon! With momentum building over the years, 2011 is the first year of a full week of events across the region.
The Pride Committee of Peel is thrilled to be hosting the 8th annual Pride Day Picnic at Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton on Sunday July 17th, 2011 from 12pm – 4pm. This event is attended annually by various community partners, local Business and allies, all of whom contribute to the fun as we celebrate our diversity in Peel Region. Join us from noon to 4pm as we celebrate our Pride with activities for adults and kids alike, wrapping up with the annual gays vs lesbians tug of war. Fabulous prizes and fun to be had, rain or shine, we look forward to seeing you there!
In its 4th year, Queer It Up! 2011 will take place on Saturday July 23rd from 11am – 6pm at Port Credit Memorial Park in Mississauga. Queer It Up! is an annual event organized by Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP), the East Mississauga Community Health Centre (EMCHC), the Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN) and community volunteers that features a fantastic Pride march and an outdoor family-friendly community fair including free food, performances, djs, a live art auction and a showcase of LGBTTIQQ2S resources in Peel Region. Queer It Up! would like to thank the Community One Foundation for sponsoring this year’s event.
Pride Week in Peel 2011 is an opportunity to come together, to celebrate and to advocate for the creation of more safe spaces in Peel. We are seeking volunteers, sponsors, performers, artists and booth exhibitors. Most of all, we are seeking your participation, engagement and support!
For full details on these and other events happening during Pride Week in Peel 2011, visit prideweekinpeel.blogspot.com and prideeventspeel.com.
*LGBTTIQQ2S: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2-Spirit
Contacts
Kevin Rambally,
Youth Beyond Barriers Coordinator
Associated Youth Services of Peel
(905) 890 9990 ext. 267
Facebook: Pride Week in Peel
Twitter.com/prideweekinpeel
Greg Roach, Chair
The Pride Committee of Peel
(905) 450 0781
prideeventspeel@rogers.com
Facebook: Peel Pride – Gay Life in Peel Region
The Peel pride picnic, really Brampton Pride picnic, has always been in the same place even though there are so many great parks/locations through out the huge region. Even when they asked for suggestions of locations a few years back, and they got a number, it still is in the same far away location. Heart Lake. Sure it's a nice place but for the majority in Peel, out of reach/too far away. That would be why the 2 times I went the numbers were so low and not very representative of the diversity of the greater queer community. It was clear there was little thought to those of us in the Streetsville, Malton, Port Credit, Erindale etc. areas.
ReplyDeleteNever mind those living on low income or with disabilities.
There are lots of great accessible park locations through out Peel yet it has always been in the same out of the way place. So let's call it what it really is, The Brampton, non accessible, Pride Picnic. I'm ok with that since at least it's being truthful.
At the same time let's also just accept that the Queer it Up is the Mississauga Pride. It was called that the first time it happened and I believe people will always consider it that way. And it's accessible to so many more, with or without alot of money, with or without abilities.