Norwich Pride 2010: 142 days to go!
Norwich Pride is organised by an enthusiastic, creative bunch of volunteers from the LGBT Community.
You can help us plan the celebrations by telling us what you want from Norwich Pride.
Each year we do a survey to get your feedback and ideas.
You can complete the survey even if you missed Norwich Pride '09.
We value your comments!
Click here to fill out the survey
You can help us plan the celebrations by telling us what you want from Norwich Pride.
Each year we do a survey to get your feedback and ideas.
You can complete the survey even if you missed Norwich Pride '09.
We value your comments!
Click here to fill out the survey
History Month 2010 makes history
The Norfolk LGBT community made history in February with a packed calendar of activities to celebrate LGBT History Month.
A steering group of organisations led by Norwich Pride organised over 40 events. This meant that for the first time ever, Norfolk residents could wake up on almost any day in February and find something to do somewhere with an LGBT focus.
The events were incredibly diverse - there were lectures, workshops and talks; football, volleyball and table tennis; tea parties, club nights and comedy.
Click on the picture to download a copy of the leaflet.
Get more info in our Events section.
We need your Pride Parachute Pounds Please!
The most daredevil fundraising event takes place on Sunday 11 April 2010, a delayed LGBT History Month event - and Pride Parachutists need your sponsorship money in support of Norwich Pride, The British Heart Foundation and The East Anglian Air Ambulance! Please email Kim kim@norwichpride.org.uk or Shell shell@norwichpride.org.uk with your sponsorship offers - it's not too late to donate - Your Pride needs YOU!
Radio Pride
Poet and artist Vince Laws performed a 15 minute poetry play, The Small Frayed Knot, live on Future Radio 96.9FM on 28/02/2010, as part of the Platform arts show.
'Mr Laws writes in bold and unadorned language of difficult and complex emotions, of love and joy, pride and loss and anger. Drawing on a tradition of 'confessional poetry', his work is unsparing, unsentimental, and resolutely avoids mawkishness while never ducking or hiding from the uncomfortable issues -- the difficulties of living with HIV, for example, or of making his way in the world as a proud, gay man -- that he tackles head on.' - Mark Bond-Webster, Host, Norfolk New Writers' Forum/Future Radio.
'His work sometimes deals with deeply personal and painfully political subject-matter but his stage presence is so warm, genuine and witty that it made the journey a pleasure for this audience member.' - Francesca Beard, November 2009.
Click here to download The Small Frayed Knot - (11.2 MB, MP3).
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Pride in the news:
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The International Day Opposing Homophobia in Football was launched on Friday 19/02/2010 in Norwich! The day's events included: The Justin exhibition at the Millennium Library The Catherine Wheel table football tournament The "Art v Homophobia" exhibition at the Catherine Wheel 7-a-side football at Carrow Park Party at the Castle Pub Visit The Justin Campaign |
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LGBT Historic Facts
By Hilary Koe Click here to read these fascinating articles, which include:
The LGBT History Month website is a good place to start if you are interested in finding out more about any aspect of LGBT History. Historic Facts were originally posted during February 2010 on Facebook as part of LGBT History Month. |
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me." Martin Niemöller |
Norwich Pride is organised by a Collective of friendly and enthusiastic, happy and proud volunteers from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) community. Please get in contact if you'd like to help in any way or offer feedback.
We've now started to plan the second Norwich Pride which will be on Saturday 31st July 2010. We started meeting again at the beginning of October and we're running a Survey to find out what you liked best about the first Norwich Pride and what you'd like to see happen in 2010. Thank-you to everyone who has offered to support us and get involved. And thanks to the fabulous Julian Clary - click YouTube on the right to see his message of support
Email us at: info@norwichpride.org.uk
