Pride Week in Peel

5:00 PM Community Fair and Entertainment begins

6:15 PM Line up for March

6:30 PM March in Square One Area 7:00 PM Food and Performances 9:00 PM Event Ends Pride comes to Peel! This annual event organized by community groups and dedicated volunteers celebrates Peel's diverse LGBTTIQQ2S* communities. Pre-March, we invite you to make your colourful signs and posters to show your Pride! We'll be marching in the Mississauga Celebration Square area - so bring your fabulous selves, whether that means glitter, big sunglasses, rainbow flags or blue jeans! Post-march, we invite you back to the Amphitheatre for an amazing line-up of singers, dancers, and other amazing performers along with an outdoor family-friendly Community Fair with food and a showcase of LGBTTIQQ2S*-positive resources and supports. All community members are invited to come together, to celebrate our communities and advocate for the creation of more safe spaces in Peel.   Join us at the Mississauga Celebration Square Amphitheatre - we'll be right beside the water fountains! When you arrive, look for the "Welcome Booth," say hi and make sure you pick up your copy of the program! To volunteer, perform or have a booth, please visit www.prideweekinpeel.ca or email prideweekinpeel@gmail.com This event is part of Pride Week in Peel 2012: July 9 - July 15. 
This full week of LGBTTIQQ2S positive events includes: Mon, July 9: Flag Raising at City of Brampton Mon, July 9: Trans Pride Event - Peel Transitions Tues, July 10: Lunch n Learn - YMCA Tues, July 10: Pride Week in Peel March and Community Fair at Mississauga Celebration Square
Wed, July 11: Dinner - Pride Committee of Peel
Wed, July 11: Youth Movie Night - AYSP
Thurs, July 12: Forum for Service Providers at Four Corners Health Centre - Rainbow Health Ontario, BCHC, EMCHC and AYSP
Thurs, July 12: 'Let's Talk About Sex' Workshops at the Peel HIV/AIDS Network - PHAN
Fri, July 13: Arts-based Workshop for LGBTTIQQ2S South Asian Youth at East Mississauga Community Health Centre - Q ? Y Art? Project
Fri, July 13: Dance at Kalamata Restaurant and Banquet Hall - Pride Committee of Peel 
Sat, July 14: Wellness Day at Unitarian Congregation of Mississauga - EMCHC
Sun, July 15: Picnic at Heart Lake Conservation Area - Pride Committee of Peel

*LGBTTIQQ2S: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2 Spirit