MEDIA RELEASE: 31 May 2018 – R00117

To help mark Niagara Pride Week, Brock will be raising Pride and Transgender Pride flags at the front of the University on Monday, June 4.

Organized by Brock graduate student Bryan Giordano and the University’s Office of Human Rights and Equity (HRE), the flag raising will take place Monday at 1:15 p.m. It will be held at the flag terrace in front of the Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock statue near Schmon Tower.

Members of Pride Niagara, Positive Living Niagara and the Ontario Public Interest Research Group Brock will join members of the University’s senior administration and HRE office for the occasion.

Monday’s flag raising will also serve as the launch of two HRE projects including one for inclusive washrooms and another focused on trans inclusion on campus. Two students have been hired through the Canada Summer Grant Program to lead the projects.

While Pride Week is traditionally observed in June, Brock held its own LGBTQ+ Pride Week in March in hopes of reaching as many students as possible. A series of events and speaking engagements took place throughout the week, adding to Brock’s efforts to foster an inclusive environment on campus.

The flags being raised Monday will remain in place throughout the month of June.

For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

* Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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