DIY Pride
Want to build a community with LGBTQIA+ folks interested in collective action and mutual aid? Join our loose collective of Reading-based queer groups, communities, and organisations for Reading’s first DIY Pride event!
At DIY Pride, everyone can get involved, making it more of a do-it-together Pride. We are looking for trans-inclusive, intersectional, anti-racist, anti-capitalist folks, who firmly believe there is no Pride in Genocide, to take part in (volunteer, fund-raise, perform, create) our one-day event.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Once the venue opens at 1pm, we will be hosting a series of workshops, talks and activities for participants of all ages. As well as several family-friendly activites for children and teens to get stuck into, there will be live music, talks and performances taking place, a bar serving a variety of alcoholic + non-alcoholic beverages, and delicious refreshments provided by Serving.Bristol. The daytime activites will be free to attend, although throughout the day we will be raising awareness about the crisis taking place in Palestine currenty and accepting donations towards mutual aid funds for those affected.
At 6pm, the venue will convert into an 18+ only space for our community to meet, mingle and socialise. In the main stage area, a live cabaret featuring local LGBTQ+ artists and perfomers will be available to watch on a Pay-What-You-Can basis. The lineup of artists has yet to be confi rmed, but will be co-curated by the incredible teams behind two of Reading’s smash-hit cabaret events: Howling @ The Moon and Sheer Obsession’s Suspenders.
There will also be a programme of live music throughout the event, curated by Reading based singer-songwriter HATS™️, and closing out the party, Anitah.DJ will be spinning tracks live from the main stage.
WHO IS INVOLVED?
The committee behind DIY Pride (in alphabetical order) are:
Alice Flynn (She/They), Basia Gorska (She/Her), Becs Lees (They/Them), Emeline Nevers-White (She/They), Gauthier Jardon (He/Him), George Turner (He/Him), Hats Taylor (They/Them), Kit Paschal (He/Him), Laura Ludtke (She/They), Milly ‘Anitah Oui’ Allwood Rose (She/Her) + Ollie Musson (They/Them)
In addition to our individual committee members, we are supported by the following grassroots groups + orgs:
- Dogmouth Theatre - A DIY Riot Grrrl Theatre company based in RDG, best known for producing Howling @ The Moon: Reading’s Biggest LGBTQ+ Cabaret + Sluts With Consoles
- Double Okay - A DIY Art Collective from RDG who host free arts and makers sessions once a month, as well as organising Sheer Obsession’s Suspenders, one of RDG’s best loved drag events
- Reading Queer Social - A monthly, free social event for RDG’s LGBTQ+ Community to hang out, socialise and meet in a safe and supportive space
- Reading Sapphic Social - A newly established social club for Sapphic individuals in RDG to connect with one another, make friends and have fun
- Serving.Bristol - A grassroots supper-club based in Bristol that donates all the proceeds from their events towards Gender Affirming Surgeries + Trans+ Healthcare costs
Join our mailing list for updates on the event
Email doubleokaygroup@gmail.com if you’re interested in volunteering!
