History of Pride Toronto
Toronto - May 30, 2014 - Pride Week festivities in Toronto, from June 20-29, will conclude with a huge Pride Parade and Closing Ceremony on June 29. For the first time in history, the city is hosting the first World Pride parade in North America. From now until Pride week, Directions will feature a six-part series on different themes encompassing Toronto Pride.
Toronto – May 15, 2014 – On May 17, 2005, the first International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) was celebrated to honour the contributions of the LGBTQ community in advancing human rights globally and to draw attention to the issues faced by the international LGBTQ community.
Toronto – March 26, 2014 – UFCW Canada has just launched ufcw.ca/pride – a new website resource to support our union's proud and prominent role in the upcoming international Pride festivities in Toronto, to be held from June 20-29.
Toronto – February 3, 2014 – UFCW Canada’s groundbreaking online education program, webCampus, has launched two new courses for the month of February. The free online courses are being offered from February 3rd to 28th and are available to all UFCW Canada members and their families, as well as our community partners.
Toronto – September 13, 2013 – North America’s leading voice for workers and their families, UFCW, recently elected UFCW Canada activists from Locals 175, 1000A and the national office to the inaugural executive board of the International Union’s newest constituency group: OUTreach.
Calgary – September 6, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 401 recently participated in Calgary’s most successful PRIDE parade to date. Float entrants in the parade rose to 80 from approximately 60 in 2012. And while final numbers are not yet confirmed, initial reports indicate that the event drew even more Calgarians than last year’s 30,000 attendees.
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