As Pride Month approaches in June, Niagara College is inviting students, staff, and the broader community to come together in celebration, reflection, and support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
NC will officially mark the beginning of Pride season with a Pride flag raising ceremony on Friday, May 29 at 11 a.m., held simultaneously at the Welland Campus and the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This annual tradition serves as a visible and powerful symbol of inclusion, recognition, and solidarity.
Events on Campus
Celebrate Pride with the Niagara Queer Run Crew
New this year, the Niagara College community is invited to take part in an event with the Niagara Queer Run Crew hosted in partnership with Niagara College’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team, Where Pride Meets Community: NQRC x NC, on June 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Welland Campus. Open to all abilities, participants are encouraged to walk, run, or move at their own pace while completing a 2 km loop around campus. Attendees are advised to dress for the weather. Following the walk, participants will have an opportunity to enjoy light refreshments and hear from the NQRC founder and crew leads
Please register by May 27 at 4 p.m.
Tie-dye with Student Engagement
Join NC’s Student Engagement team for a tie-dye t-shirt event.
June 2 | Daniel J. Patterson Campus | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 4 | Welland Campus | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stay tuned for more details.
Community events and resources
- Pride Niagara events calendar
- LGBT support line
- Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
- 2SLGBTQ+ Support
- Niagara Transgender Action Coalition
- OUTniagara
- pflag Niagara
- Queer Events
- Quest Community Health Centre
- Rainbow Niagara 2SLGBTQ+ Services
- Senior Pride Network Niagara
- Transgender Niagara
Additional educational resources available through the Libraries and Learning Centres Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Sources guide.
About the Progress Pride flag
Designed by American artist and designer Daniel Quasar, the design features the traditional rainbow colours, plus a five-coloured chevron and black and brown stripes to better emphasize inclusion and to represent marginalized members of the community. The black and brown stripes have been interpreted in two ways, 1) to represent racial diversity within the community and 2) to represent those lost to HIV/AIDS, and those currently living with AIDS. The inclusion of pink, light blue and white pay homage to the Transgender Pride flag. The purple circle overlaid over a yellow triangle in the chevron on the left side of the flag represents the intersex flag.
