Southwest Nova Pride Association
All-ages board game social at Pair-a-Dice Bistro (in the Yarmouth Mall)! Come hang out and relax with hundreds of board games, dozens of cool queers & allies, and delicious snacks! $5 per person includes table rental and games, but food and beverages are available and optional. It’s a great chance to meet new people and old friends in a welcoming, chill environment. Can’t wait to see you there!
Come celebrate Pride with us in Coronation Park with a fabulous assortment of performers, vendors, games and fun!
Performers include: Maddi Mackinnon, Dylan Nickerson, Penlightboy, Denise Alison Mercer, Sassafras Smalls, Izzy Limpwrist, Greta Graveyard and Sarah Turpin.
So, you’re curious about Southwest Nova Pride Association. Who are we, what do we do, why do we do it? Maybe you have questions about your 2SLGBTQIA+ neighbours, or you want to know how to be a better ally, or you’re wondering what’s the deal with pronouns anyway?
Come out to the museum on the 19th of September, and we’ll see if we can set a few questions (if you’ll pardon the expression) straight 😉
All welcome. Flag raising to begin.
We need your help!
For this year’s Pride celebrations, we need to recruit an incredible team of volunteers in a variety of roles over our seven-day Pride Festival (18-24 September).
Interested in supporting us? Please come to this meeting for details!
If you can’t make it, please get in touch through this form so we can fill you in and help you find a volunteer role that suits you! https://forms.gle/G9i8BGR6EEU9DV4Z6
SWITCH was, overall, a fantastic time and a great opportunity for our community. A good number of people, including young people, politicians, and donors came over to the rainbow table to look at our wares, check out our pamphlets and resources, and ask questions or just have a general gab!
At one point, there was this mother and her couple of children walking by. The eldest child (gender identity unknown and won’t be speculated), gave me a bit of a sideways glance and literally dragged their feet. Awhile later, the child hurried over to the table and said “I wanted to take a look but I can’t make it obvious.” Their face lit up as they looked at the table and engaged a bit with me. A few short minutes later, they hurried back to mother.
This interaction meant so much to me, as I saw how much an open queer presence meant to this child, and I’m sure to many others at SWITCH. They may not have allies at home, but I (representing SWNPA) gave them that proverbial outstretched arm for just a few minutes.
If nothing else happened that day, if no one else came by or no money had been made, I’d still feel we made a big difference with our participation in this event!
All-ages board game social at Pair-a-Dice Bistro (in the Yarmouth Mall)! Come hang out and relax with (hundreds of) board games! $5 per person includes table rental and games, but food and beverages are available and optional.