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Sunderland Pride Festival 2020 published their Delivery Report!4 years ago
Sunderland Pride is a vibrant Event which has grown over the last 10 years and is a platform for the local people and the community to help celebrate LGBT+ life and culture.
Based in Sunderland Sunniside Gardens area, and established in 1990 as an annual 1 day event in September, this is a much-loved event in the local calendar, attracting several thousand visitors. It has grown over the last 10 years, and last year we moved to accommodate our growing numbers. This year we are hosting a Festival and this means additional work, expense and effort to create this new vision. To mark the 10th year and also the 50th anniversary of the first Pride March in New York, we are hosting a week-long festival, the activities during the week of the event. We would like to make the event more inclusive to everyone, and this includes a Family/Health Zone, a special quiet space and facilities for people with additional needs. This year we have also rebranded our organisation and refreshed our sponsorship and fundraising strategies and packages to fund this growth from a one-day event to a festival. The Festival also gives the whole community a chance to join
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Why it's a great idea:
Sunderland Pride is a free event, it is a celebration of LGBT+ life and culture, and through it, we celebrate the diversity our city offers. The Festival will also encourage increase community cohesion, by welcoming everyone, from all walks of life, young or old. This year is to remember how far we have come, since the riots and first Pride event 50 years ago, but to educate people, we still have far to go,
Steps to get it done:
The festival also provides an economic boost to the shops, pubs and cafes in the local area, while the event is on.
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Unfortunately, we have had to postpone last year’s Pride event due to the global pandemic, instead we came together online with our first ever Virtual Pride and a Big Christmas Pride Party. The response to both these events was so positive and we were able to reach over 17,000 people. This year we have been waiting in anticipation to host the festival that so many people have worked hard to bring to life. The government has issued a road map of how we are to exit lockdown, with small events planned to start in April, with the view that larger events may take place when stage 4 is implemented. Following a meeting of our Planning group, we have taken the very difficult decision to once again postpone this year’s outdone Pride Event until June 2022. The government’s road plan gives us all hope that we will be able to see our friends and family again. However, so much is still uncertain and the safety of our staff and volunteers as well as everyone who attends is our upmost priority.. We are aware of the disproportionate effect the pandemic is having on our community, and the need to bring the LGBT+ community together is more important than ever. With that in mind we have planned a week-long virtual festival which will take place starting on 2nd August including a range of satellite events cumulating in our very first Virtual Pride Parade on Saturday ending with an afternoon of entertainment. One of our majors aims this year is “Give back” this is aimed at thanking all our supporters past and present as well as shining a light on the amazing local business Sunderland has to offer. We want to thank everyone for their continues supports and we will be celebrating again together soon.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
We would like to thank everyone who has pledged to our cause, especially Sunderland City Council, and the Clinical Commissioning group as well as NHS Trust, and members and allies of the LGBT+ Community. We had to postpone our Pride Event on 11th June, but we are going live on Saturday 11th July @12.00 on Facebook, until we can have our Festival in the open.
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £17,771
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Target (inc. fees) £17,771
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VolunteerSunderland Pride Group is wholly run by a group of volunteers who are passionate about equality and diversity. We are a Community Interest Company, who is a not-for-profit organisation, and any surplus funds we raise are used to support our LGBT+ groups that run in our LGBT+ Centre, as well help improve the event.
Our Vision
“We believe in a fair and equal society where all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender people can achieve their full potential”.
Our Mission
To work with individuals who are impacted by LGBT+ issues, including sexual and mental health problems, to raise awareness of discrimination, including hate crimes. And the impact of stigma, as well as confidence building.
We do this by hosting a number of event and activities that:
We host various satellite events throughout the year and competitions such as Pride’s Got Talent, which helps to showcase the wonderful creativity across our community. This as well as our annual Parade which is a showcase of colour and diversity through the heart of Sunderland with, followed by the Event which is designed to give LGBT + people a platform to be visible and speak loudly to the rest of the city, of how proud our community is.
Project Owner: Sunderland LGBT+ Network The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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