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While significant progress has been made in the past year to further LGBT rights, challenges to equal rights for LGBT persons continue across the world. The Pride Parade will be held Sunday, August 17. In Montréal, Fierté Montréal Pride will take place August 11-17.The Pride Parade will take place Sunday, August 31. Pride Calgary will be held August 22-September 1.voted to accept the bid of Pride Toronto to host WorldPride 2014 for the first time. Pride New York will be held June 24-29, with the 44th annual Pride March to be held Sunday, June 29. Sydney WorldPride will deliver a diverse festival and Human Rights.It will be an international celebration incorporating activism, human rights, and diversity. Pride Week in Toronto generally draws an estimated 1 million people and $130 million dollars to the local economy, and WorldPride 2014 is expected to be five times larger. Going forward, WorldPride will be held every 5 years in a host city selected by InterPride. Pride Week 1973 was a national LGBT rights event held in August 1973 in several Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon and. Toronto was chosen to host the first WorldPride to be held in North America. Back in 2009, Pride Toronto, in partnership with Tourism Toronto submitted a bid to host WorldPride 2014. The Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, June 29, with the Trans*Pride March occurring on Friday, June 27 and the Dyke March on Saturday, June 28. WorldPride Toronto is being held this year from June 20-29.Some of the events near Torys offices are listed below: Pride events will take place across North America this summer. in the Greater Toronto Area, it is one of the largest organized gay pride. 2014 marks the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the event largely regarded as the catalyst for the LGBT movement for civil rights. Several Toronto City Councillors taking part in the 2006 Pride Parade. For more information, visit Diversity Committee is recognizing Pride Week 2014.
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This article is part of a six-part series showcasing some of the themes for World Pride Week 2014. Check out our Special UFCW Canada Event on June 28 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, from 10am to 4pm. This year, let's make history together, as we prepare to march in the Pride Parade, Dyke March, and Trans March on the weekend of June 27 to 29. This year, Toronto is getting ready to host the biggest Pride celebration to date – with 2 million people expected to be in attendance – under the banner theme Rise Up!Įxcitement is building and at a press conference on May 22, 2014, Kevin Beaulieu, Executive Director for World Pride 2014, stated that he wants "World Pride itself to be a legacy." As the nation’s leading and most progressive union, UFCW Canada is playing an important role in mobilizing members, activists, and families to participate in WorldPride 2014. Last year, the conference was once again held in Montreal and supported by UFCW Canada Locals 500 and 501. In 2003, Interpride’s annual conference was held in Montreal, marking the first time the conference was held in a predominantly non-English-speaking city. Interpride originated in Boston and was founded in 1982 to represent the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators. The event is coordinated by the World Pride Committee of Interpride and its respective host organization. Toronto – JWorld Pride is a celebration bringing LGBT organizations, communities and allies together under a global structure. UFCW Canada gets ready for Toronto Pride Week 2014 – Part 3