Beach Yoga at Sligo Pride

Join us and Yogi Blaithin Sweeney for a session of beach yoga in the vibrant surf village of Strandhill, located along the Wild Atlantic Way. Bring your yoga mats and get ready to relax and indulge in an outdoor yoga experience whilst taking in the sights and sounds of the sea.

Yoga mat rental is available at the price of €4, just email Blaithin at: info@yourwellbeingwarrior.com

You can register for this event at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/beach-yoga-tickets-163413194263

Pride and Disability Panel at Sligo Pride

Tuesday at 4pm a panel on Pride & Disability. A collaboration with Full Spectrum Ireland and Neuro Pride Ireland. On zoom with an option to submit questions before hand. This event will be recorded with captions to be added and then uploaded to social media a few days afterwards.

If you would like to submit a question beforehand you can do so through this link to google forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q1tI9-m85ALLcoMlnDMiPjSCzsH3bZrZf3P_V0D9kS4/edit

You can register for the panel here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/panel-on-pride-disability-tickets-164657694597

Trans Northwest Drop-In Group at Sligo Pride

Trans Northwest is a new trans peer support group in the Northwest of Ireland. This group is a safe space for transgender, gender non-binary, gender fluid and gender non conforming folk. Join in our friendly drop in group for chat and community connection.

You can register for the drop in event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-northwest-drop-in-tickets-163923003115?aff=ebdssbeac&keep_tld=1

Ask Me Anything with psychotherapist James Byrne at Sligo Pride

Hi, I’m James. I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with the Irish Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (IACP) I am also a registered member of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH/EPATH).

I work with adolescents, (aged 11 up), adults, couples and non-traditional relationships (polyamory), families, support groups and parents. In addition to working with a diverse range of issues, I offer specialist support in the areas of gender, sexuality and neurodiversity (ADHD/AUTISM).

Link to google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18OOQSiYwJFLyvqmBOs7vMshuWeZ5D7ca8Yi3h-kGY1o/edit

Link to event: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/163922888773

Consent Workshop at Sligo Pride

This consent workshop will provide a safe space to explore the topic of consent. The workshop aims to promote positive sexual and platonic experiences and provide knowledge and skills to recognize and communicate consent in all aspects of life, not just in the bedroom!

You can register for the workshop at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/consent-workshop-tickets-163924156565?aff=ebdssbeac&keep_tld=1

OutWest Coffee Meet-ups

The OutWest Sligo sub-committee have started hosting bi-weekly coffee meet-ups at Penny Café in Sligo. Every second Saturday from 12 to 2pm, members of the LGBTI+ community of Sligo gather on the veranda along the Garvogue river for coffee and chats. The first two meetings on the 19th of June and the 3rd of July were attended by members of the Sligo Pride committee, and they hope to continue to attend in the coming weeks.

Members of the Sligo Pride committee attending the first coffee meet-up on 19th June

If you’re a member of the LGBTI+ Community in the Sligo area looking for something to do this Saturday the 17th of July, why not join us? You can meet and hang out with other members of the community and enjoy some good coffee, or perhaps some elderflower fizz. Sometimes, there’s even cupcakes and dogs…

Bring your friends, bring your pride, and don’t forget to bring a mask. I’ll be there, will you?

– Pigeon, Blog Writer

Event Address:
Penny Café
Yeats Building
Hyde Bridge
Sligo
F91 DVY4

Link to Sligo Pride Public AGM

Sligo Pride Festival invites you to attend our Annual General Meeting on Monday, January 11 at 7:00pm.

With a very busy year behind us, it is time for us to start gearing up for 2021! We invite you all to attend our online AGM over Zoom, whether you are interested in volunteering with the committee or just learning a little more about Sligo Pride.

The meeting will look over our proposed Constitution and ask members of the Sligo to agree to vote in into effect, a review of the previous year presented by the chair and more importantly to Pride 2021 the election of officers to the Sligo Pride committee 2021.

Attendees can review the proposed Constitution of Sligo Pride Festival on our website prior to the AGM. And feel free to email us at info@sligopride.com with any questions or comments between now and the AGM in January.

The Zoom link to the AGM is:

Sligo Pride AGM ~ Open to All
Jan 11, 2021 07:00 PM Dublin

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85281925308?pwd=UDBibnROc3JHRkFmMEJzYXN1cGtwZz09


Meeting ID: 852 8192 5308
Passcode: 148674

Download Zoom app and create an account or use the app on your phone/desktop and use the Meeting ID and Passcode to gain access.

Announcement: Sligo Pride AGM 2020/21

Sligo Pride Festival invites you to attend our Annual General Meeting on Monday, January 11 at 7:00pm.

With a very busy year behind us, it is time for us to start our gearing up for 2021! We invite you all to attend our online AGM over Zoom, whether you are interested in volunteering with the committee or just learning a little more about Sligo Pride.

The meeting will address the following:

  • Review and vote on the ratification of the inaugural Sligo Pride Festival constitution.
  • Receive and consider the Chair’s report, the financial statements and the report of the for the period September 2019 to January
  • Elect officers to the Sligo Pride committee 2021

Please take a moment to review the proposed Constitution of Sligo Pride Festival HERE. And feel free to email us at info@sligopride.com with any questions or comments between now and the AGM in January.

We’ll share the link to the Zoom meeting two weeks before the day itself on our website here and social media – so do keep an eye out as we’d love to see as many of you as possible!