OUR PRIDE
Day SOCIAL
DATE: Saturday, July 19th
START TIME: 12:00 PM
END TIME: 5:00 PM
LOCATION: The Old Coal Yard
COST: FREE
ACCESS: Wheelchair accessible with an access toilet. Please contact the venue for specific details.
Trigger warning for loud noises, course language, flashing lights and topics such as racism, transphobia and homophobia.
12 PM - 4 PM - Crochet & Crafts with Stitched by Steph
Stitched by Step is a local crochet artist who will be familiar to many of you who have attended Sister Shack markets over the last few years.
Steph will be on hand to help you crochet flags, friendship bracelets (both crochet and non-crochet), a large community flag that everyone can contribute to, and more. There will be a transfer tattoo station, where you can make your own tattoo, and there will also be general crafts for you to do yourself, including colouring in
12-5 PM - Market Stalls (Inside)
Join local LGBTQIA+ traders at our mini market. There will be loads of items on offer.
Stalls to be announced.
12-5 PM - Food Stalls (Outside)
There will be hot food to be announced, and savoury pastries from Smashin’ Pasties.
3 PM - Panel Discussion
One of the most highly regarded aspects of Our Pride is the panel discussion. This year, we will present our panel in a slightly different way. The panel discussion will be around community and social change-making, covering what we do, how we do it, and more. But this time, we want to hear from you! We will have more of an interactive, audience-led discussion, allowing people to ask us questions. With this approach, please be mindful of what you ask the panel and respect their decision if they do not wish to answer your question. It will, as usual, be host-led.
Panellists to be announced soon.
4:15 PM - Raffle
We have received some incredible donations (25+ items) this year, and you can see what these are via our social media pages.
We are raising funds to support Hossam, who is an LGBT+ refugee who was recently granted his refugee status and has since been evicted from Asylum accommodation. With support from our community and @esa.ne_, Hossam is now living in temporary accommodation. We urgently need to raise funds so that Hossam can continue to afford to live in temporary accommodation, or he risks being street homeless.
We would appreciate any more donations and your support in joining us for the raffle. Please send us a DM or an email to hello@sister-shack.com. Thank you.
You can also donated to Hossam’s GoFundMe here.
All money raised at the fundraiser will go directly to Hossam’s care.
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Anna Knight
We are delighted to have Anna Knight back with us this year. Anna will again offer trauma and well-being support for anyone who attends on the day. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or need support, Anna will be available to help. She will also have resources and advice for attendees.
Anna is a coach, trauma survivor and an activist. She supports people to move beyond their past experiences, breaking cycles of self-doubt and criticism to change their lives (and maybe even the world) with ease, authenticity and joy. As a queer, disabled survivor of domestic violence, she has experienced various forms of trauma and her coaching aims to support other people in their own journeys of recovery.
Her work is centred in the concept of ‘the audacious and’. So often, we see ourselves as a series of positives and negatives, leading to a complex calculation of our value and therefore what we can achieve. If we swap this approach for one that sees us as a series of ever expanding ‘ands’, we begin to see ourselves as limitless and then what we once saw as weaknesses and flaws become potential avenues for social revolution.
The Old Coal Yard, Elizabeth St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1JS