Members of OPSEU/SEFPO’s Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel (RAA) will be present at this year’s Toronto Pride. OPSEU/SEFPO members, friends, family members, and allies are encouraged to come out in support! For more information, send an e-mail to pride@opseu.org.
Pride calendar of events
June 24, 2022
Trans March
7 p.m. Rally
8 p.m. March
Church and Hayden Streets
This is one of the largest annual trans events in Canada. The march provides a place for trans-identified people to rally, stand up and come together in solidarity. All trans-identified people, their friends and allies are welcome to march. Meeting time: 6:45 p.m. at the OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St. E.
June 25, 2022
Dyke March
1 p.m. Rally
2 p.m. March
Church and Hayden Streets
This is a grassroots event where women and trans people take over the streets of Toronto. It also serves as a political demonstration of critical mass and to revel in the strength, diversity and passion of women and trans people. Meeting time: 12:30 p.m. outside the OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St. E.
June 26, 2022
Annual Pride Brunch hosted by OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers
10 a.m. to 12 noon
OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St. E.
Make sure you have enough energy for the day’s activities by fueling up at the Annual Pride Brunch!
Pride Parade
1:30 p.m.
Bloor Street and Ted Rogers Way
Bring sunscreen, water (to drink AND to squirt) and get ready to march, dance and celebrate the Pride Parade! We do not have a float this year; we will be at the parade check-in area for 12:30 p.m. where we will be marching with the OFL. The OFL has 6 seats for accessibility. Please notify the RAA if you would like to participate pride@opseu.org.
There are washrooms for marchers along Bloor St., and water is being made available along the parade route by Pride Toronto.
Pride BBQ hosted by OPSEU/SEFPO Region 5
4 p.m. (or immediately following the Pride Parade)
OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St. E.
What is the best thing after spending an afternoon in the sweltering heat? Air conditioning! However, burgers and hot dogs are a close second, and the BBQ has both. Join fellow OPSEU/SEFPO members, their friends and families at the OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre as we wind down the weekend’s festivities.
Happy Pride!