Reflections on the Queer Rights Summit

August 9, 2024

From August 1 to 3, the first-ever Queer Rights Summit was held through Canada Pride. MoveUP’s Human Rights & Multicultural Committee, through our national union’s Equity Education & Learning Fund, sent six of our members to attend the historic summit, which provided a space for activists and leaders to share stories of their work ensuring and defending access to fundamental human rights for themselves and their communities.

One of our activists, Misty, who works at Coastal Community Credit Union, shared their story of what being at the summit meant to them:

“I was one of the six members of MoveUP that were selected to attend the Queer Rights Summit in Vancouver this past Pride weekend. I sat for two-and-half days and got to listen to, and be a part of, some very educational and important conversations. The safeness that this space offered for people to just be themselves was absolutely moving. I made new connections and rekindled some old ones too. As the president of the Discovery Islands Pride Society, I just want to thank MoveUP again for choosing me and allowing me to bring all this new knowledge and support leads back to my community.”