Victoria Pride in the Word 2024

• Friday July 5, 2024
• DOORS: 6:30PM
• SHOW: 7:30PM
• Lecture Theatre, Victoria Conference Centre 720 Douglas Street
• Ticket Details: All tickets are on a Pay What You Can Model. Suggested donation for tickets is $10-40. We encourage folks to purchase their tickets within their means and for folks who are able to donate more, we greatly encourage so that we can continue to showcase and share these events for EVERYONE!

An Evening of Queer Literature! Pride in the Word brings together 2SLGBTQIA+ writers from across the province to discuss their work, their path as openly queer creators, and readings of their most recent publications. A fantastic opportunity for emerging writers, literary allies, and those looking to connect with the pride community away from the dance floor! We so look forward to seeing you there!

Kahsenniyo: A multi-disciplinary artist from the Mohawk Nation Wolf Clan. Kahsenniyo began utilizing her poetry as a tool for social change and community engagement in 2008. Her work is centered around Indigenous issues. She aims to educate non-indigenous people about the struggles, beauty and realities facing Indigenous people. As well her work attempts to create moments of understanding, connection and healing for Indigenous People. Kahsenniyo transforms her love for her community and people into passionate performance.

Lindsay Herriot (she/her/elle): An adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Education and the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. She is also a special education teacher in School District 61. She holds a Master’s degree in curriculum (University of Windsor) and a PhD in educational policy (University of Alberta). She co-edited , which is the first known anthology of trans youth voices, and ,” which is the first known university textbook written primarily by children and youth. Her most recent board book, celebrates a family’s joy in welcoming a nonbinary newborn.

Lindsay is the co-founder of the Gender Generations Project, which offers free, weekend retreats for trans youth from across Canada, and the co-founder of the Early Learning Hive, which offers free, asynchronous professional development for Early Childhood Educators on gender and gender diversity.

Available to chat in both English and French, Lindsay is of Acadian, Scottish, and English descent, and currently lives on unceded Lekwungen land with her spouse and three small children.

Luna Piscetta (she/her), Radiant Fracture (he/him), Thistle Dunsmuir (they/them), Lucia M. Polis (she/he, never they), Robin Stevenson (she/her), Emmett MacMillen (they/them), Dustin Nelson (he/him)

*** Accessibility ***

The Victoria Conference Centre is an accessible venue, including including lifts, elevators, ramps, automatic doors, accessible parking, and wheel chair seating.

Here is a link to an interactive accessibility map:

https://www.tourismvictoria.com/.../facility/accessibility

ABOUT THE VICTORIA PRIDE FESTIVAL

Presented by the Victoria Pride Society, the Victoria Pride Festival provides opportunities for local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to be visible, to celebrate, to advocate and to feel connected to the community.

The Victoria Pride Festival 2024 will be June 27 to July 7. A full list of festival events can be found on the Victoria Pride website: LINK HERE

ABOUT THE VICTORIA PRIDE SOCIETY

VPS creates opportunities for visibility, collaboration, ongoing conversations and celebration as we work towards equity for all community members who are Gender, Sexuality and/or Relationship Diverse (GSRD).

The Victoria Pride Society acknowledges that it organizes and works on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen peoples, and that the land’s historical relationships with the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples have existed since time immemorial. Further to this acknowledgement, the Victoria Pride Society affirms that colonialism, and the attitudes and practices that have accompanied it, contributes to systemic discrimination and violence against Indigenous Peoples.

Host or Publisher Victoria Pride Society