Guelph Pride

Guelph Pride is all about community, collaboration, acceptance, awareness, diversity, and education. Guelph Pride has a number of opportunities to better become involved in Guelph Pride Week 2014 to make it the best festivities yet! Below are list of ENGAGE in Pride events in which you can become involved. If you have any general questions or concerns, please e-mail Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com.

How Can I Become More Involved in Guelph Pride Week 2014?

There are many opportunities to get involved with Guelph Pride. Please see below to check out a couple of opportunities.

• Share a Talent
• Story
• Art
• Knowledge
• Perform
• Film
• Give your time
• Committee
• Events
• Involve your organization
• Plan an event
• Sponsor an event
• Engage your co-workers
• Spread the word
• Talk about us on Twitter
• Tell a friend about us
• Forward one of our newsletters
• Post about us on Facebook

Disclaimer

All submissions will be considered. Proposals will not be discriminated against on the basis of age, gender, sexuality, ethicity, and all other grounds. All proposals and submissions must be in English or provide an English translation (subtitles, alternate format) for the proposal and the presentation. Submissions will be selected by the Guelph Pride Committee based on their quality and uniqueness and how well they align with the theme of the event. If you have any questions regarding the selection of submissions, please contact Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com.

Share a Talent

#Story

As part of our Storytelling Event on Tuesday May 6, 2014 in the evening at the Joint Cafe Downtown Guelph, Guelph Pride is looking for community members to share any story they wish. The theme of the event will be "Life Stories of LGBTQ-identified persons". If you don't identify as LGBTQ yourself, you're welcome to tell the story of someone else or how someone who identifies as LGBTQ has impacted your life. Please note that the language you use to tell the story will not be restricted, provided that it holds artistic and instrinsic value to the story. We welcome all stories! If you would like to submit a proposal, please click the link below.

Submit Proposal

#Art

On Thursday May 8, 2014, in collaboration with 10Carden and the Guelph School of Art, Guelph Pride will be hosting an art show. The art will remain in 10Carden for about one month. We will be showcasing art which represent LGBTQ identities and diversity or from artists who identify as LGBTQ or who are allies. Artists may submit up to 2 pieces for consideration. Artwork must be ready to hang. Guelph Pride has the right to refuse any artwork that the Committee deems inappropriate, offensive, or hateful. This event seeks to promote LGBTQ artists and LGBTQ-related art within the Guelph community.Honorariums will be awarded for Best of Show, Honourable Mention, and People's Choice. Please e-mail Laura Paghal at donations@guelphpride.com with your name, a phone number, an email address, the medium, and dimensions of the artwork and an attached jpeg photo of the submission before Wednesday April 16, 2014.

Submit Proposal

#Knowledge

For the first time, Guelph Pride will be hosting a conference entitled Living and Learning: An (un)conference and Community Gathering on May 3, 2014 to kick off Guelph Pride Week. The intention of this conference is to create conversations, dialogues, communities, and networks in a safe space involving people from Guelph and surrounding area. We envision that this day will address themes of sexuality, community building, activism, and multi-worldview exploration (but are not limited to those specific topics). We encourage workshops that include skill-building, active participation from those in attendance, and artistic expression. We are soliciting involvement from organizations and individuals wishing to participate in the day. There are two possible ways that anyone interested in presenting can pursue involvement. The first is a workshop style contribution, where there would be a formal session with facilitator(s) and participants. The second option is a poster style presentation where an organization, individual, or company can bring and display materials and handouts for conference participants to browse and approach during breaks (between sessions and during lunch). Please click on the link below to submit a proposal. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com.

Submit Proposal

#Perform

For the second year in a row, Cantina Music Productions, in collaboration with Guelph Pride, will be hosting the second annual Mr. and Ms. Gay Guelph Pageant. Participants will compete for the title. For more information about this event, please contact Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com. The event will take place on Friday May 9, 2014.

Apply here

#Film

Guelph Pride will be running an LGBTQ Short Film Festival on Wednesday May 7, 2014. The event will consist of the Top 5 LGBTQ YouTube short films, as selected by the committee. We will select the Top 5 short film submissions. The short film should have some sort of LGBTQ content or discuss the concept of diversity or gender.For more information about this event, please contact Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com.

Submit Proposal

Give your Time

#Committee

#Events

For more information about volunteering with Guelph Pride, check out our volunteer page by clicking below.

Volunteer

Involve your Organizations

#Plan an Event

#Sponsor an Event

#Engage your Co-workers

For all business opportunities, check out our Business engagement page by clicking below. For more information, please contact Dillon March at chair@guelphpride.com

Business

Spread the Word

#Twitter

Tweet about us on Facebook.

#Friend

Tell a friend about us.

#Newsletter

Forward our newsletter.

#Facebook

Connect with us on Facebook.