PROUD@WYCA: An invitation to celebrate Pride

It's Pride season

 

Happy Pride Month, to celebrate in style the PROUD Network have made some fabulous plans and we would love for you to come along.

PROUD@WYCA is a staff network for colleagues who identify as LGBTQIA+.  The network was set up in 2020.

Our ambition is to be an organisation that is recognised for being a safe space where all staff feel they can be themselves without any fear of being judged and / or discriminated against; to be an organisation proud of having an exemplary approach to equality, diversity and inclusion. This means we strive to be a workplace that is free from discrimination, is anti-racist, and actively promotes diversity and inclusion – both internally and externally.   

Join with Pride across the region

Please join us at the region’s pride celebrations through summer, sign up here to let us know you’re coming. Pride is an inclusive event, so there is no need to be LGBTQIA+ and we encourage you to bring family and friends. 

Join our internal Pride event

All staff are invited to join our “Internal Pride” which will be a hybrid event on Friday 30 June. Please feel free to drop by (either virtually or to Meeting Room 1) and meet our Network and mingle with colleagues. 

You can stay for the whole afternoon, pop in over lunch, or attend specific sessions that peak your interest; with the option to join in-person or online.

Internal Pride - Friday 30 June (Meeting Room 1/MS Teams)

12:00pm - 1:30pm Meet the Network/Eat and Educate 

Join us with your lunch for a chat and to meet the network. Didn’t bring lunch? Great – pop by for a treat. We’re having a ‘Pay As You Feel’ bake sale and raising money for MermaidsUK. 

1:30pm – 2:00pm Allyship Session

We’ll be talking about Allyship, what it means and how we can foster allyship in the everyday.

2:00pm – 2:30pm Future Training Discussion

On the back of our Allyship session, we’ll be discussing how we can use our newly-acquired Training budget to support Network members and colleagues.

2:30pm – 3:00pm Break and Cake

Self explanatory, have a natter and a bun between the sessions.

3:00pm – 3:20pm The History of Pride

This session will be focusing on how Pride came to be – the moment that birthed an internationally celebrated movement for rights and acceptance.

3:20pm – 3:40pm Our Pride Stories

We’ll hear first hand from some of our members about their thoughts on Pride and what it means to them.

3:40pm – 4:00pm “Coming Out” Stories

To close, members will be sharing some personal experiences of coming out.