04/07/2023
You are cordially invited to attend a public event at Fleming College in partnership with Day of Pink International and their Stonewall 50 Across Canada Tour with Martin Boyce, one of the few remaining survivors of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. He will be sharing the story of one of the most pivotal queer/trans actions in history.
Tuesday, April 18th, 4 to 6 p.m.
Fleming College, 599 Brealey Drive
Whetung Theatre Room B3 100
The Stonewall Riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Patrons of the Stonewall, other Village 2SLGBTQ+ bars, and neighbourhood street people fought back when the police became violent. The riots are widely considered a watershed event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the twentieth-century fight for 2SLGBTQ+ rights in the United States and in Canada.
3 to 6 p.m. Information Tables and Exhibits on The History of Stonewall and the 2SLGBTQ+ Rights Movement in Canada, Noteworthy Trans/Non-binary Canadians.
4 to 6 p.m. Presentation and Q&A with special guest Martin Boyce, and performances by Betty Baker, Velma Bones, and Evangeline Gentle
Community partners are invited to display information on their services to the 2SLGBTQ+ community. To reserve a spot, please email me at [email protected] and provide the following information:
Name of organization
Name of all staff/volunteers attending
Whether you need a table (6’) or prefer to put up your own kiosk
To reserve seats for the event, please register here (please note you may choose free tickets or $5/$15/$30 options to donate to Day of Pink International):
https://jersvision.myshopify.com/products/2022-stonewall-50-across-canada
This program hosted by Fleming College, in partnership with the Fleming Colleagues 2SLGBTQ+ employee association and the student Pride Alliance Club and is generously funded by the Embassy of the United States and donors like you. Please feel free to share this invitation with your members and post the attached posters on your socials, this is a public event open to the community.
Resources:
Martin's Biography here
Day of Pink is April 12th - get your FREE digital tool with online resources here (dayofpink.org/en/toolkit) and store (jersvision.myshopify.com)
Day of Pink video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1X7eVLbEtBI
