Pride at the Pier 2018

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TUESDAY, JULY 31 • 5-10 P.M. at Shipbuilders’ Square, North Vancouver

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TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018 • 5-10 P.M. Join the Vancouver Pride Society for a Pride Week event at Shipbuilders’ Square. The event will focus on bringing together the LGBTQAI2S+ community of North Vancouver and its allies for a celebratory dance party.

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The purpose of this event is to create a safer space for the LGBTQAI2S+ community on the North Shore, and to connect them with community-serving organizations in a fun, barrier-free environment. The event will also be a space for the young people of North Vancouver to network and find information about the resources available to them on the North Shore and in the Lower Mainland.

The youth have spoken! Over the last several months, an LGBTQAI2S+ youth advisory committee helped plan this year’s Pride At The Pier and they asked for Drag, Drag, and More Drag, so we are bringing it to them! Dance along the water to local queer DJs, take in magnificent Drag performances, and hit up one of our craft and activity stations. Whether you are young, or just young at heart, we welcome you to celebrate Pride at the pier!

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ABOUT VANCOUVER PRIDE SOCIETY Vancouver Pride Society strives to produce inclusive, celebratory events, and advocate for LGBTQAI2S+ communities through an intersectional lens. VPS produces ten signature events between February and August, and 2018 marks our 40th Anniversary of Pride in Vancouver.

#BEYOUVANCOUVER – 2018 THEME STATEMENT

BE YOU. BRING ALL OF YOU. Sexual orientation. Gender identity. Religion.

Ethnicity. Race. Age. Heritage. Ability. Class background. Immigration status. We all come with complex histories and backgrounds, yet in so many spaces we feel pressured to compartmentalize our identities. When do we get the chance to bring all of ourselves to the table?

This year, as Vancouver Pride Society celebrates our 40th Anniversary, our board and staff have reflected on the monumental societal changes that have occurred over our lifetimes. From

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Bill C-150 to We Demand, from Little Sisters vs Canada to the Pinetree GSA, we are the recipients of a legacy which strove to carve out a space for us, not to assimilate, but to be ourselves.

have these conversations today; and we look to the youth who are making groundbreaking strides in creating a culture in which we can openly embrace every part of our identities.

As we celebrate this milestone, we honour the elders whose activism afforded us the ability to

During Pride 2018, we invite you to be you. Bring ALL of you.

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