**FIERTE TIMMINS PRIDE NEWS RELEASE**

A CHANGE IN FOCUS IS COMING
Fierté Timmins Pride is about integrity in education!
 It’s more than creating a safe place for the 2SLGBTTQQIPAA
people of the community to celebrate diversity, acceptance and inclusivity.
 
Pride week is about educating the community to promote awareness of those key focuses with a goal of creating a
community that accepts everyone as they are.
 
Pride Week is set to run from Monday, June 3rd to Sunday, June 9th this year with the theme “I’M
INclusive”, playing on the City of Timmins slogan of “I’M IN”. The Fierté Timmins Pride Board of
Directors wants the city to explore the concepts of Safe Spaces, Education, Awareness and Inclusivity;
the best way to do that is to change the focus of Pride Week.
 
Traditionally, Pride Week has been about celebrating diversity. This was achieved by flying the
Rainbow Flag at City Hall, escorting a colorful parade through the downtown core and throwing a big
party for the 2SLGBTQ+ people and their Allies. It was fun and it will continue but more must be
done. A call to action has surfaced.
 
The Board would like to see the City lead the way in the festivities this year. If the community hosts
Pride Week 2019, we can use our resources for another purpose; education. Schools need GSA’s,
teachers need a greater understanding about their student population. Businesses and Organizations
need to know that a Safe Space means more than “everyone is welcome”. It’s about Political Action,
not political correctness.
 
The CALL TO ACTION: Rally. Plan. Donate. Volunteer. We are asking the community to plan Pride
Week the way other communities haven’t. Plan events! Donate to Timmins Pride to help ensure
sustainability! Sponsor an Event! Volunteer to host or co-host an 2SLGBTQ+ get-together! The
Board will support community engagement.
 
Every dollar donated to Fierté Timmins Pride goes back into the community. These dollars offer a
means of education, safety and support for the vastly diverse population of our great City. They
provide the means to create, distribute and implement the much-needed resources for the
community to be open to acceptance of the many differences that make our community an exciting
place to live, work and play. Be part of positive change. Donate today. Let integrity lead the way.
https://www.gofundme.com/fierte-timmins-pride-fundraiser

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