Sapphic* Stories - Pride Month Meet-Up and Share Session

Are you ready for another after-hours Pride pop-up at Felice?! Our end of Pride Month meet-up will be focused on a Sapphic* storytelling session.

This mixer is meant to connect with new friends but also to share our stories about Pride and Sapphic+ life in Edmonton. We plan to have laid back chats about things like identity, representation, culture, love and the struggles and triumphs of living Queer in Alberta, while embracing discussions about issues surrounding intersectionality, visibility, politics and all the varied experiences that define us. We will be sharing these tales in small groups using prompts. Part low-key writing workshop, part storytelling adventure and an all fun mixer experience! Attendees can optionally share their writing on the mic, or have a volunteer read it for them if they'd like to. We hope to channel the joy and resiliency of Pride month into getting through the rest of 2024. Sign-in at the welcome table by the door, name and pronoun tags are opt-in.

FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Each ticket reservation will include a bonus writing bundle to help inspire and collect your thoughts

We are so lucky to have had this venue space donated to us by Felice, just to show support for our community!! Please return the favour by checking out their fantastic food and beverage menu for purchase and by tipping your night's dedicated staff. Felice Cafe is two levels and the first floor is fully mobility accessible. There is a dining area, upstairs loft and local vendor market shop on the premises. The space is entirely reserved for us for the evening--thanks, Felice!

Accessibility:

-Wheelchair accessible seating

-Wheelchair-accessible entrance

-Wheelchair-accessible washroom

-Gender-neutral washroom

-Please contact us with any venue questions!

Food items with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options available by purchase. Beverages, including alcohol also served. Themed for June's Pride Month, specially crafted queer drinks will be featured!!

Location: inside the Stadium Yards located by Commonwealth. Nearby the transit station, there are lots of LRT and bus route options. There is free parking available.

Registration is limited to two people per order due to limited capacity and high demand. Please sign-up via the EventBrite link or RSVP via message/email to ELEN. Please let us know in advance if you will not be using your ticket and we encourage registering ASAP. Our past events have sold out quickly. Please consider a donation to help us support this ticketing platform.

This event uses the FLINTA* community model and is focused on the lives of those within the Sapphic+, lesbian*, wlw, queer women and Non-Binary populations. We happily embrace folks who identify as Two-Spirit, Trans, Ace, Aro, Pan, Bi and gender non-confirming audiences. If you are unsure if this definition applies to you, feel free to contact us. We are committed to being accessible, QTIBPOC-forward, Trans-inclusive, age diverse and on Treaty 6 territory committed to real change, reconciliation, action and uplifting marginalized voices within the 2S/LGBTQQIA+ community.

Host or Publisher ELEN- Edmonton Lesbian* Event Network