Halifax Pride Seeks Parade, Community Fair, and Pride Guide Event Submissions

Posted by Wayves volunteer Hugo Dann, 06/05/2013

Halifax, NS - Halifax Pride is now seeking a variety of community submissions relating to the upcoming 2013 Halifax Pride Festival, July 18 - 28. Parties interested in participating in the Halifax Pride Parade (July 27), having a booth at the Community Fair on the Garrison Grounds (July 27), or having their event(s) listed in the Halifax Pride Festival Guide are encouraged to follow the appropriate links below:

Sport and Social Change - A Chance to Play as a Team

"On the field I got to learn important things like how to bring a group of people together toward a common goal. I also got to see parts of Canada and the world that I would have never otherwise seen. I made my best friends on, or near, the soccer field. Everyone should be able to have these experiences. But too often, either directly or indirectly, athletes face barriers due to such unchangeable characteristics as their sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status." 

The Youth Project Says, "Time to Strike Out Homophobia!"

Strike Out Homophobia is a bowl-a-thon to support our anti-homophobia/transphobia and anti-bullying work in Nova Scotia schools. The Youth Project receives a high volume of requests every year, and this year we have a significant increase in our work with teachers, principals and school administrators! This is awesome, but we can't meet demand without fundraising.

National Conference of University Queer Services in St. John's May 1 - 5, 2013

"CUQSC offers opportunities for participants to meet, share resources, create connections, learn from expert presenters and skill-building workshops, experience LGBTQ art and expression, and ultimately build our collective capacity to take action against oppression."

All the Way with Venus Envy

"These days, Marshall [Haywood] and the fantastic staff at VE continue the day to day goodness of bringing shame-free sex information to the good people of Halifax ... The store continues to be a strong supporter and center for the queer and trans* community, taking part in pride, the dyke and trans* march, collaborating with all sorts of other organizations to make Halifax the amazing place it is."

Review: The God that Comes (Starring Hawksley Workman)

"What The God That Comes achieves, through the medium of rock and roll and Hawksley Workman's remarkable performance, is a visceral connection betwen this strange, ancient tale and its modern audience. No small feat and well worth the price of admission!"

For Raymond, and for all of the Raymonds, which is to say: for everyone

And, now, a being from the tribe of Love is gone and we are one less strong.
in a battle we are tired of fighting in the first place
lay down your arms.
peace is your birthright...

Trans* Rights: Legislation Alone Is Not Enough

If we are to see something other than a dismal repeat of history for our trans* sisters and brothers, we need to remind our governments that, hand-in-hand with any equal rights legislation, there must be policy initiatives and education. We can start by writing to our provincial Human Rights Commissions and our provincial education ministers.

Halifax Pride & NSRAP Unite to Remember Raymond Taavel

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, the LGBTQ Community in Halifax will mark the first anniversary of the loss of Raymond Taavel. Taavel was killed in an assault outside Menz Bar on Gottingen Street as he intervened in a confrontation.

Live Art Dance Screens Dance Film : Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men

"Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men explores interwoven notions of loneliness, desire and trust. Founded upon the conviction that societal homophobia often results in tragic consequences, the work grapples with the disturbing forces that drove Nilsen to kill for company. Raw, rhythmic and powerful, DDMM loads the screen with muscular tension and desire."