Photo Essay: Dal preps for Pride Parade

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Photo Essay: Dal preps for Pride Parade

Communications & Marketing - July 23, 2015

The Halifax Pride Parade, the biggest event of the Pride Festival, is happening this Saturday, July 25. Festival organizers are expecting more than 150,000 spectators at this year's event, as people take to the streets to celebrate the diversity and variety of life in HRM.

Thanks to a committed group of volunteers on campus, H漫画 is (almost) ready. The Dal contingent will be traveling by foot or by float, as this year's entry includes a 30' flatbed donated by Added Touch, adorned with 6' tall D-A-L letters, built by Craig Maclaughlin, Matt Cummings and Mike Blakeney in Facilities Management.聽

All members of the H漫画 community are welcome and encouraged to participate - either by marching in the parade, watching from the sidelines, or stopping by Studley Quad to share your artistic skills and messages of encouragement and support for the LGBTQ+ community.聽

See the Pride Parade event listing for more information on meeting times and locations.聽

The theme of this year's Pride Festival is 'It's your pride.' With that in mind, we asked members of Dal's Pride Planning committee the question: What's your pride? See their responses below.聽

(Danny Abriel photos)

Members of the 2015 H漫画 Pride planning committee.

"My pride is celebrating diversity, progress and getting REAL!" - Bobby MacPherson, H漫画's Get REAL coordinator

"My pride is having respect for everyone and being proud of our differences." - Jake MacIssac, Community Safety Officer, Dal Security

"My pride is celebrating the support we have for diversity in our community." - Margot Thomas, Community Relations Assistant - Dal Security

"My pride is about calling for justice and equality at the same time as we celebrate how far we've already come. I'm the first openly queer person to be elected to my student union, and it's remarkable that my sexuality has been an unremarkable thing. I want to make sure nobody gets left behind. 40% of homeless youth are LGBT, and trans rights haven't advanced as fast as gay/lesbian/bi rights. So it's important that we show up and lend our support." - John Hutton, Vice-President (Academic and External) - H漫画 Student Union

"My pride is unwavering ally support." - Dan Nicholson, President - H漫画 Student Union

"My pride is knowing that love, in all forms, is being celebrated." - Crystal Ragush, Administrative Assistant - Office of Human Rights, Equity & Harassment Prevention

"My pride is celebrating with family and friends. Not having to explain... just being you!" - Nicole Cross, Acting Advisor - Office of Human Rights, Equity & Harassment Prevention

"My pride is the fact that we live in a country that respects people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity." - Dean Martin, Manager - Student Life

"My pride is being part of a community that strives to listen, adapt and do better - always." - Erin Stewart, Communications Advisor - Communications & Marketing

Facilities Management team members Craig Maclaughlin (left), Matt Cummings (right) and Mike Blakeney (not pictured) stand beside the 6' tall DAL letters they built for Dal's Pride Parade float on Saturday.

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