KEY EVENTS
KEY EVENTS
Friday 8 March
Saturday 9 March
Saturday 16 March
Sunday 17 March
Youth Ball
Hīkoi
Wellington Pride Parade
Pride Picnic
Out in the City
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Whāriki (noun): Floor covering, ground cover, floor mat, carpet, mat
Te Whāriki
He Moemoeā tātou - Our vision: Mātauranga māori is centred
Pride plays a different role because revolutionary change has happened and it is now safe and exciting to explore our identities.
It is a place for exploration and celebration of ancient and emerging identities.
It is a place to remember histories and make futures.
Black and indigenous ways of relating are at the center.
People have autonomy over their bodies and are free from the long-term effects of trauma.
Structures protect against violence rather than enforce it.
Our current experience: Mātauranga Māori is excluded
WPF is connected to the famous (yet often unacknowledged) history of Black Feminist Activism. Pride has an established reputation and visibility platform for the community to leverage.
WPF is a place where some folx feel safe, represented and/or celebrated
Some groups feel siloed, excluded, or left behind.
Tangata whenua are not representative or valued appropriately, meaning that WPF contributes to the structural violence in Aotearoa, and the structures that drive the cis-hetero-patriarchy.
Our board and members broadly value equity but have no formal way of saying in tune with the dynamic changes in our community.
We have limited representation of marginalized folx within our community at all levels, from executive to partygoers.
How do we get there? Ka mau ka muri: walk backwards into the future
To achieve our vision, WPF will need to be bold and brave so that our mokopuna won’t have to be. We will need to be an innovative champion for tangata whenua aspirations.
To do this we need an activation plan that maps out the steps to be Te Tiriti led, community driven and co-designed. It will engage mana whenua and inspire new people to participate. It will priorities the safety and wellbeing of those involved.
To create this activation plan we need to:
Build on existing knowledge inherent in the whakapapa of Pride
Understand who our community is and what our aspirations are
Communicate our kaupapa to various audiences
Enroll others into our vision
Distribute roles, responsibilities and reciprocity
Develop accountability and succession mechanisms
Create meaningful measures of success
Build rest and recovery into all processes
Our Kaupapa:
for the community,
by the community.
At Wellington Pride Festival, we pride ourselves on:
Diversity
Accessibility
Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
We acknowledge that pride is political.
As representatives of our LGBTQIA+ community, we are committed to engaging in conversations about intersectional justice — and weaving that kaupapa into everything we do.
We will always show up and speak up for our community, to ensure safety and representation for all.