The Vancouver Local is proud to participate in 3 marches this year:
Friday, August 4th: Vancouver Trans, Two Spirit, Genderqueer and Intersex March
Organized by a gender-diverse grass roots collective of volunteers, the 2023 Trans, Two-Spirit, Genderqueer, Intersex March is an opportunity for us to celebrate, proudly express our pride and make our voices heard on the issues that affect our lives including violence, bullying, erasure from social histories, harassment and discrimination by public institutions. This event is operated in a spirit of inclusion with two-spirit people who may or may not also claim identities such as trans, genderqueer and others that feel unwelcome at mainstream pride events.
If you’d like to design your own signs, come at 5:30 PM – Materials will be provided
6:15 PM – March from Clark Park (Commercial and 14th)
6:45 PM – Performances from amazing local trans artists at Victoria park!
More information and updates at:
http://transpridevancouver.wordpress.com
Saturday, August 5th: Vancouver Dyke March & Festival
We’ll begin in McSpadden Park with some pre-March festivities and a community art project to create the new Vancouver Dyke March banner for this year. Then, the March will leave McSpadden Park and we’ll make our way down Commercial Drive to end at the Festival at Grandview Park. The Festival will continue until 5 PM and will include stage performances, community vendors, and food trucks. The Vancouver Dyke March has always been and continues to be a protest organized to celebrate and uplift the voices of folks who are marginalized, particularly on the basis of gender, within the broader pride movement. CUPW Vancouver will also have a booth at this event. If you are interested in volunteering at our booth engaging with the public on issues facing postal workers, email at [email protected]
11 AM: Meet at McSpadden Park to paint the banner 12 PM: Leave McSpadden Park to begin the March
More information at
Sunday, August 6th: Vancouver Pride Parade
CUPW will be marching in the 2023 Vancouver Pride Parade alongside dozens of other Unions in our annual Multi-Union Pride March. The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) has granted the BC Fed limited space for this year. Each Union will only be able to have 5-10 participants total. We have approximately 100’ total space for all the affiliates that want to participate. The BC Fed will send out a notice to all affiliates to determine how many Unions wish to participate. Once that closes they will have exact numbers. There were also be very limited space for those members participating that have mobility issues. This event is organized by the CUPW Pacific Regional office.
Members interested in marching in the parade should contact Jennifer Savage([email protected]) and Troy Coburn ([email protected])
In Solidarity,
Jamie McCurrach, Acting President