at Christopher Park), of the proto march.
#GAY PRIDE WEEK 2019 FULL#
Says Zak’s brother Nikos: “ The closer we stand in solidarity, the more we keep talking and debating, thinking and learning, the quicker such expressions of hate will be put in check and – one day – gone for good”.Ĭheck out the full Athens Pride festival programme here. Meanwhile, Stonewall 50, the umbrella name for this year’s NYC Pride events, kicks off June 28 with Rally 2019, a commemoration (free, from 6 to 9 p.m. It’s all leading up to the main game: the Athens Pride 2019 parade and live concert, to be uncorked in Syntagma Square from 7pm on Saturday, 8 June. In a parallel pride week, the Onassis Stegi will premiere both a new book honouring the memory of Zak Kostopoulos and a new film Faster than Light, created in collaboration with Athens LGBTQI+ community, as well as setting up an information kiosk in Syntagma Square. New Orleans Pride Festival Thursday, June 6 Dine Out For Life New Orleans 2019 History & Artistry of Gay Carnival Opening The Presbytere Friday, June 7. PRIDE TM will not include a pride parade.
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PRIDE Week TM is organised by Identity.Education, a partner of the Timisoara 2021 program.
#GAY PRIDE WEEK 2019 FREE#
The action kicks off at noon on Saturday, 1 June with a flash mob performance in Monastiraki Square, inspired by the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, the New York City uprising that sparked the global Gay Liberation movement.įor the next seven days, visitors to Athens can dip or dive headfirst into a rocking rota of parties, parades, campaigns and activations (choose from free open-air street soirees, ballroom dancing galas, Queer tango nights and drag performances, art gallery installations or free documentary screenings in English at the Greek film archive). The first week of June will be marked by the first PRIDE Week in Timioara, which aims to be a week dedicated to queer culture, a celebration of inclusion and art theatre, music, conferences, etc. This year marks the 15th outing of Athens Pride and it’s dedicated to the HIV positive activist and drag performer Zak Kostopoulos (Zackie Oh!) who was tragically murdered last year.Īthens Pride has grown from a modest fringe event to a mainstream celebration of gay rights that promotes inclusiveness and tolerance right across the city. Join the founding Pride celebration at Stonewall Inn in New York City or step out to the Chueca gayborhood in Madrid. Athens is about to turn the rainbow up to eleven for a week of non-stop celebrations – and commemorations - in the name of love. OctoThe arrival of summer and the beginning of Pride Month 2019 can only mean one thing: it’s time to fly Fly your Pride Flag high and book a flight to one of the most festive Pride parades in the world.