Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: Ideas For Pride Week

PrideFestival is coming sooner than you think. Feel free to share your ideas for fun queer events here. Here's a hundred and sixty or so ideas to get your creative juices flowing. The first number shows the idea's current score. The number in square brackets at the end of the line shows which Prides it has been in. Category: event

( 13) Turret Reunion [98]
( 13) Dan Savage Evening [98]
( 12) Rumours Reunion @ 2112 Gottingen
( 12) Pride Prom [97]
( 12) Leather Ball
( 12) Dinner Cruise
( 11) Womyn's Dance
( 11) Video Dance Party [99]
( 11) Ring In The New Day With Reflections (party hour extensions to 7AM)
( 11) Psychic Readings for Charity [99]
( 11) Manna For Health / Safe Harbour Service
( 11) History Club meeting
( 11) Film Night - Mens' and Wimmin's Nights [97, 98, 00]
( 11) Ecumenical Church Service [98]
( 11) Drag Show On The Hill (or Filter)
( 11) Conversation Groups/BOFs
( 11) Community Day
( 11) Cocktail Party for VIPs, sponsors & Friends of Pride
( 11) Book reading - Economy Shoe Shop, Library, Venus Envy
( 11) Bar-sponsored events (Maritime Deca-Dance)
( 10) Youth Group Dance
( 10) Year-round Pride events
( 10) Workshops
( 10) Womyn's Party [99]
( 10) Window Drag Show [99]
( 10) Volunteer/Organization Fair [97]
( 10) Variety Show [00]
( 10) T-Dance on the waterfront
( 10) Queer Performance/Art Exhibition - see PrideFestivalArtsEvent?
( 10) Photo Show [00]
( 10) Merchandise Bingo @ Mi'kmag Cultural Center [98]
( 10) Men's Dance, Slave Auction [99]
( 10) Maritime Heritage Event
( 10) Mardi Gras [99]
( 10) Closing Thank-You Party [00]
( 10) ACNS Auction [00]
( 7) Youth & Kid friendly events
( 7) Rainbow flags on Spring Garden Rd
( 6) Picnic for families
( 6) Party in the Citadel
( 6) Indoor event
( 6) Film festival
( 6) Event at Pier 21, possibly on a night when the bar is closed. Ryan will get more info.
( 5) Soiree to kick off pride week
( 5) Rainbow flags on Citadel Hill
( 5) Party at the Armouries
( 5) Non bar events
( 5) Movie Night: Re-run Queer As Folk, which was very popular at Reflections fall '99.
( 5) More non-bar activities
( 5) Fundraising drag shows
( 5) Fifty fifty draws
( 5) Event at Electropolis
( 4) New Years Eve event
( 4) Leather night at the Tool Box
( 4) Gay ski day/ weekend
( 4) Car Wash fundraiser. We tried this in 2000, didn't get a team together to do the washing.
( 4) Body painting event
( 2) Civil Disobedience for queer & TG folk
( 2) Bill C-36,35,42 and history of queer surveillance workshop
( 2) Anti-oppression & history of queer resistance workshop
( 1) punk show with Prague video showing - perhaps ARA would be involved... (Pussy Palace Fundraiser, perhaps)?
( 1) How-to Queer zine publishing workshops
( 1) 'Zapping' the Corporate Media workshop
( 1) Coffee House type event

 Category: event-food

( 12) Bear Brunch [00]
( 11) EGALE/Pride BBQ [00]
( 11) Day-After Brunch
( 10) Youth Group BBQ
( 10) Terry Martin BBQ [00]
( 10) Safe Harbour Dinner [98]
( 10) Citadel Hill Picnic & Entertainment
( 7) Manna For Health BBQ
( 5) Picnic in fort in Point Pleasant Park Category: event-sports
( 11) Run/Walk [98]
( 11) Competitions / Tournaments
( 11) Beach Day [00] Category: parade
( 13) Freshen Parade Route
( 10) Dykes on Bikes (bicycles!) Stacey Coordinating
( 7) More noise in the Parade
( 7) Get a politician to sit in on the Parade and let them get blasted with a water gun. The mayor of TO does it!
( 7) Flag thing in mid Parade
( 7) Costumes in parade
( 6) Use Bridge for parade
( 6) Harbour Hopper in parade
( 6) Get some TV or Radio people who can add some profile to the event
( 6) Float competitions
( 5) Return to starting at the Wanderer's Grounds
( 5) Pride Committee Float
( 5) Parade Managers
( 5) Overhaul rally/reception (1) Rally (2) Parade (3) Reception
( 5) No chants in Parade
( 5) Metro Transit in parade
( 5) Get all of Spring Garden Rd
( 5) Community Groups: apply to be in parade
( 5) Bigger parade, more floats
( 4) Parage manager arrives early
( 4) Parade decorations
( 4) Better parade sequencing Category: political
( 15) Stonewall Riot Re-enactment
( 12) Flag Raising (entertainment & political forum)
( 7) More people at Flag Raising Category: promo
( 13) Native Community Outreach
( 10) Regional Pride Supplement
( 7) Banners across e.g. Spring Garden Rd
( 6) Advertise other places than the Coast
( 6) Ads in the Coast
( 5) Permanent display @ Bars
( 5) "Rave cards" handed out at bars, 4-6 weeks before
( 4) More advertisements
( 4) Invite ravers
( 4) Advertise 1 week early in the Coast Category: reception
( 7) Dunk The Hunk tank
( 6) Put politicians at beginning
( 6) No politicians at the end
( 6) Decorate Reception Area with rainbow balloon arch
( 5) No gaps in stage show
( 5) New Reception site
( 5) Hotter Reception! We should emphasize hotness and fun, corrupt the Landing
( 5) Decorate Reception Area with raunchy posters
( 5) DJ at the Reception - GaryH? has someone who wants to do it
( 5) Better sound quality at the reception
( 5) Beer Tent / Garden
( 5) An event at the Reception site while people are waiting for the Parade to arrive.
( 4) Ryan as emcee
( 4) Decorate Reception Area with previous pride logos as flags or sandwich boards
( 4) Decorate Reception Area with big photos
( 4) Bubble Machine Category: unfiled
( 12) All Day All Gay CKDU [many]
( 8) Plan and link with other events
( 6) Vinyl DJ artist
( 6) More community involvement
( 6) Hook in with multicultural festival
( 5) Have more giveaways
( 5) Change emphasis to a party
( 4) Headline entertainer

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