Speaking with Pride 2025

Pride Niagara is partnering with Brock University Professional and Continuing Studies to present the 3rd annual Speaking with Pride Professional Development and Networking Event.

This education session is for 2SLGBTQ+ positive organizations, individuals and allies 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 or advance their career to foster change.

This year’s theme for Speaking with Pride is “Welcoming Diversity”.

Attendees will hear from Keynote speaker – Alyy Patel, author, activist and scholar.

About the speaker

Sonali (Alyy) Patel (they/she) is a trailblazing LGBTQ+ activist, creative, and award-winning researcher who has made monumental strides for Queer South Asian Women in North America. Notably, Alyy pioneered research on Queer South Asian Women’s issues, being the first to shed light on their unique racial challenges in LGBTQ+ communities. In addition, Alyy solely founded and built from ground-up the Queer South Asian Women’s Network—a thriving Canadian non-profit organization.

Learn more about the speaker

Alyy is open to signing copies of her book Don’t Tell My Parents: Queer Diasporic Truths available for order on Friesenpress.

Event Details

Date: June 5, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Format: In-person
Location: Brock University
Price: Free