Volunteer at Queer It Up! Saturday, July 23rd

We need over 20 volunteers to assist with various duties throughout the day. Please email us with your availability to volunteer and the roles that interest you. You can assist with part of the shift, if that is all you are available for. The final schedule with details will be confirmed by Wednesday, July 20^th. 

Here are the roles:

1.       Setup (7:00 am – 10:30 am)

Volunteers Needed: 15-20

Details: Assist with setup of staging, tables, chairs, tents, food area etc.

2.       Booth Setup (10:00 am – 11:00 am)

Volunteers Needed: 1

Details: Mark the booths for each organization, greet them, provide them with permit, collect money (if appropriate), answer any questions

3.       Food Setup and Prep (11:00 – 5:00 pm)

Volunteers Needed: 1 (Cooking) + 3 (Serving)

Details: Food prep and cooking (make sure things are sanitary), setup (working out utensils and plates), serving

4.       Entertainment (2:00 – 5:00 pm)

Volunteers Needed: 2

Details: greeting artists when they arrive, leading them to where they need to be, stage setup before and between performances etc. etc.

5.       Welcome Booth (10:30 am – 5:00 pm; can sign up for smaller shift)

Volunteers Needed: 3/4

Details: Giving out copies of the program, ensuring photography signage etc. is put up, answering questions and directing people as needed

6.       Sign Making Booth (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

Volunteers Needed: 3 - 4

Details: Manning booth to allow community to make signs and masks, setup and clean up

7.       Take down

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Volunteers Needed: 15-20

                  Details: Taking down all booths, tables, stage, food; clean up 

Email prideweekinpeel@gmail.com to volunteer! Volunteering opportunities can be used towards high school volunteer hours.

Want to be in TORONTO for Pride, while hanging out with Peel folks?

Pride Week in Peel has a booth at this year's Pride Toronto festival!

Want to check out Pride Toronto, and hang out with Peel folks? We need volunteers to be at our booth on Alexander Street - letting Pride Toronto visitors know that if they are looking for ways to support Pride in Peel, they can mark July 15th to July 23rd in their calendars!

Since the booth is on Alexander, you'll be very close to the stage at Alexander Parkette, which means you can check out shows throughout the weekend.

We have shifts available on both Saturday AND Sunday!

If you'd like to volunteer, get in touch by email at prideweekinpeel@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Pride Week in Peel Press Release

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 17^th, 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 4^th year, Queer It Up! 2011 will take place on Saturday July 23^rd 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                                                         

krambally@aysp.ca                                                                 

                                                                                     

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

Queer It Up! Call for Performers

QUEER IT UP! 2011 CALL FOR PERFORMERS

Queer It Up! 2011, part of the Pride Week in Peel events, is taking place on

Saturday, July 23, 2011 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Port Credit Memorial Park

 

Are you a performer? Identify as LGBTTIQQ2S?

Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP), the East Mississauga Community Health Centre (EMCHC) and Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN) are calling amazing performers to participate in the 4^th annual Queer It Up! Community Fair, celebrating LGBTTIQQ2S* communities in Peel Region.

Since 2008, we have seen amazing drag, spoken word, dance and musical performances at Queer It Up! In 2011, we are looking forward to even more talent.

In particular, we are seeking performances from LGBTTIQQ2S community members who are often underrepresented, including racialized individuals, transsexual and transgender individuals, immigrants and refugees.

Performances will take place on a small stage in the Port Credit Memorial Park. While we will have some sound equipment, please do let us know what you need well in advance and understand if we are not able to provide all of the equipment you need.

Honorariums are available for performers.

Your name will be listed in the program for the day under “Performers.”

Please get in touch with

·         your name, what type of performance you would do (and if you have a stage name),

·         your performance type (and if you have a stage name)

·         your requirements for the performance (technical, change room, etc.)

·         your accessibility needs

·         your connection to LGBTTIQQ2S communities and to Peel Region

·         a brief bio, including where we may have seen you before!

Send to Anu Radha Verma, East Mississauga Community Health Centre

Email: prideweekinpeel@gmail.com        please put “performance at QIU!” in subject line

Phone: 905 602 4082 x 2                           Fax: 905 602 6543

*LGBTTIQQ2S: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2-Spirit

Queer It Up! 2011 is presented by Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP), East Mississauga Community Health Centre (EMCHC), Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN). Thank you to the Community One Foundation for its financial support of Queer It Up! 2011.