{"id":85784,"date":"2023-05-29T16:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=85784"},"modified":"2023-05-30T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T12:43:10","slug":"brock-to-host-pride-events-throughout-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/05\/brock-to-host-pride-events-throughout-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock to host Pride events throughout June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University is preparing an array of events to take part in the global celebration of Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the month of June, the Brock community is invited to participate in activities that will educate and entertain the University\u2019s Two-Spirit, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (2SLGBTQ+) communities and their allies.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s programming will begin Thursday, June 1 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/continuing-education\/events\/#speaking-with-pride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking with Pride<\/a> event hosted by Pride Niagara and Brock University Professional and Continuing Studies. The 1.5-hour event will provide an education session for 2SLGBTQ+ positive organizations who want to enhance and\/or improve their equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging practices as well as individuals who want to inspire change in their workplace.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/235426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ceremony<\/a> for the raising of Brock\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/seen-and-heard\/pride-flag-raised-in-support-of-global-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all-inclusive flag<\/a> will take place later that day, along with nearly a dozen events throughout the rest of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Among the offerings will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/235785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">history of drag and makeup tutorial<\/a> on Thursday, June 15 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/235780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pride House social and open mic night<\/a> Wednesday, June 21.<\/p>\n<p>While the University also hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/03\/brock-expands-pride-week-celebrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pride Week in the Winter Term<\/a> when many students are still on campus, Brock\u2019s Pride Month Chair and Student Justice Education Co-ordinator Rabia Choudhary said the June celebrations allow for additional community connections and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCelebrating during Pride Month and participating in community festivities is crucial as it embraces love, diversity and acceptance for all members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community,\u201d she said. \u201cBy joyously uniting with others, we honour the rich 2SLGBTQ+ history, uplift marginalized voices, and create a vibrant space at Brock and in Niagara that fosters lasting community bonds, friendships and beautiful memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eve Nyambiya, Pride Committee Member and Brock\u2019s Gender and Sexual Violence Education Co-ordinator, said the month is also a call to action for allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaying \u2018love is love\u2019 is simply not enough when members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community are facing social and political violence around the world, from violent protests at drag events to legislation banning gender-affirmative care,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We have to recognize that we all have a role to play in ensuring a safe and equitable society. This programming not only celebrates queer identity but also allows members of our community to hold themselves accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For a developing list of Pride Month events hosted by Brock, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/human-rights\/brock-2slgbtq-pride-month-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University is preparing an array of events to take part in the global celebration of Pride Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":85785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,7484,3319,1],"tags":[8470,133,8696,2582,5498,11177,10125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85784"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85784"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85801,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85784\/revisions\/85801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}