Sligo Pride Festival

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

Walk and Picnic

Hosted by Outwest Mayo

Last Sunday the 13th of june some of our committee took a trip over to Castelbar to attend the walk organised by the OutWest Mayo subcommittee. It was a breath of fresh air. The sun was shining and everyone seemed to be in a great mood because of it.

This is the first time I have been at anything since everything shut down and I can tell you that I was glad to be out again. There were all age groups in this nice small group of ours, some even brought their dogs and we were all wearing hints of rainbows.

We started at Lough Lannagh car park and took a nice leisurely pace making sure to give ourselves lots of room. The nature was a treat to look at, the water flowing down the river, the sound of the light wind through the long grass and trees, the sun shining on the smooth tarmac. Along the pathway there were metal casts of footprints on the ground, fairy houses and photo viewing stands. We stopped on the foot bridge for a quick photo and then headed back to the car.

From there we headed into town to grab a coffee and some cake in The Brewery Cup and then strolled over to the Mall to lay down our blankets on the grass and enjoy our picnic. Time flew by as the kids played nearby and the clouds passed overhead. We were all talk about pride with hopes of the parade going ahead for Mayo, as it is the first to hold an in person one on 10^th of July in Westport. With Mayo’s pride parade going ahead it makes it all very exciting for other Irish pride festivals and their events. I would like to thank the Mayo OutWest subcommittee for inviting us to this wonderful event.

The Sligo OutWest subcommittee will be hosting a coffee morning starting this Saturday the 19^th of June meeting in Penny Café from 12pm-2pm and every two weeks after.

Come join for some tea and chats.

-Seanagh, Volunteer Coordinator

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!

PRIDE INSIDE: Sunday Events

Pride Inside Shopify goes live!

Pride Inside Online Store with an image of a woman with long wavy auburn hair in Pride themed jacket and sunglasses. — Pride Inside – Online Store

Click the image above and you’ll be redirected to the Pride Inside Online Store, hosted on Shopify.

It is so cool! Because the shop is full of cool Pride Inside momentos such as; Pride key-rings, Pride stickers, and – yes you guessed it! – Pride badges from Kerry Pride, Killarney Pride, Limerick LGBTQ Pride, Black Pride Ireland, Galway Community Pride, Mayo Pride and of course Sligo Pride. On the look out for Pronoun badges? The Pride Inside team have you covered!

And if that were not enough! The kind folks at Tully Crafts have supplied Pride Inside Online Shop with a wide variety of flags from within the LGBTIQAP+ community!