Back by popular demand after our first Pride Activist Gala last year. This is a chance to hear about the most pressing human rights challenges faced by different parts of our Rainbow and takatāpui communities - and how can we support each other’s struggles. What are the opportunities to make lasting change in 2020? The Pride Activist Gala is a time to stimulate constructive conversations and action across generations, identities and issues, and to spark intersectional activism.

This year's host organisation is Rainbow Path - a network for Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers living in Aotearoa. and we have a great line-up of presenters:

Moira Clunie: rainbow and takatāpui mental health activism

India Logan-Riley: Why decolonisation and embracing Te Tiriti o Waitangi is key to addressing the climate crisis (and other things

Mark Fisher: Criminalisation and immigration bans against people living with HIV

Annalucia Stasis (Gender Minorities Aotearoa): Trans communities – supporting each other

Rainbow Path speaker: Supporting rainbow asylum seekers and refugees

Amanaki Prescott-Faletau: Supporting Pasifika young people through her work at the Village Collective

Pooja Subramanian (Rainbow Youth): Action against hate speech

Rafiqah Sulaiman Binti Abdullah: Being Muslim and Queer

Shannon Novak: Conversion therapy and the Safe Space Alliance

radhika reddy: queer+trans activism in the Indian diaspora

Eliana Rubashkyn: Intersex activism

We are really pleased to be one of the free Proud Centre events hosted by Auckland Council venues. A huge thank you to Ponsonby Community Centre for the venue and our sound system.

Eliana Rubashkyn and Jack Byrne

on behalf of Rainbow Path