Event Lineup:

• • Mandy Goodhandy: Transgender Entertainer and Speaker

• • Mark Cassius: Musician and Actor

• • Naach for Fun: Bollywood Reimagined

• • Rev. Junia Joplin: Celebrating Authenticity and Courage

• • Crane Creations Theatre Company

• • Indigenous Drumming with Eagle Spirits

Vendors:

• • Artsy Crafts Mosaic

• • Enfleurage Organics

• • Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters

• • Paintings by Raine Adams

Sponsors:

We want to thank our Rainbow Silver Sponsor: City of Mississauga and Rainbow Platinum Sponsor: Peel Teachers Union! As well as our other Sponsors: Seva Food Bank, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Ontario Real Estate Association, TD Bank Trust, Mississauga Real Estate Board

Join us for a day of celebration and community!

RSA Toronto Pride March with the City Of Mississauga

Thanks for joining us for an unforgettable Pride Weekend! Shoutout to everyone who joined us on June 30th for the Pride Parade in Toronto and marched with us.

 

Caledon Pride

Picnic, community partners, partnership with Goodlot Brewery, farm tour, production tour, live music, board games. Caledon Park

Caledon Day

Join us from 2 to 10 p.m. on June 15 for family fun including kid’s activities, local vendors, musical acts, fireworks and more. Drag show, resources and more.

RSA Flag Raising with the City Of Mississauga

Raise your spirits and the Pride flag! Join us on June 1st at 11am in Mississauga Celebration Square to kick off Pride month with love, acceptance, and solidarity.

Clarkson Village Live!

Live music by Clark Schlesinger, Denise Leslie, Shanaya Patel, Stephanie Braganza, John Amato and more. Performances by balloon artist The Twisted Ones. Pop-up Community Market featuring amazing vendors, located at Clarkson Community Church and hosted by Maker Market Collective. 

Pride Fair

Vendors, indoor and outdoor activities, focus on Pride in Canada. Sheridan College, Hazel McCallion Campus, 4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga

Peel Police Flag Raising

Raising the Rainbow flag has become a Peel Regional Police tradition.  Flag raising, Keynote address by Michelle Douglas, BBQ, refreshments Peel Regional Police Headquarters, 7150 Mississauga Road, Mississauga

Brampton Pride

Vendors, activities and games, live entertainment. Garden Square, 12 Main St. North, Brampton. We are a city committed to addressing the unique challenges that face the community as a result of their intersectional identities, and champions to creating safe and inclusive space for Pride to be celebrated.

Halton Pride 2024

Halton Pride Fest ’24 is an all-ages 2SLGBTQIA+ pride festival (rain or shine!) Drag shows, vendors, food, music, vendor market, community and more!

General admission is $10 per person. All ages. Children 6 years and under are free!

Senior Showcase

Mingle & shop at 1:00, showtime at 2:00, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St., Toronto The afternoon event will feature performances by our cohort of Rainbow Seniors, who’ve been working over the past few months to develop their pieces through our Rainbow Seniors Project. Plus, we’ll have vendors and other opportunities to meet new people throughout the day.

MIX & MINGLE – MARCH 26TH 5-7pm

On March 26th we had our Mix & Mingle event at the apricot cafe in Mississauga. This event was FREE to attend with complimentary coffee and cake. Gifts from lush cosmetics. Thanks to all who came!

 

A TRANS JOURNEY FROM DIVO TO DIVA – MARCH 8TH 7:30pm & MARCH 9TH 7:30 PM

RSA had a wonderful time learning about the dynamic and challenging process of accepting one’s true identity, coming out to family and friends and what it’s REALLY like to live as a trans woman in today’s world.

EPIDERMIS CIRCUS – AN ADULT PUPPET SHOW

SAVE THE DATE! March 12th at 7pm and March 13th at 10am 2024

Watch a Jim Henson Company puppeteer make a live puppet film before your very eyes, using only household objects, a camera, and her bare hands. Ingrid Hansen animates cheeky vignettes in the palm of her hand and projects them onto a huge screen. This spicy puppetry cabaret features mind-bending illusions. Get your comedy fix and stretch your brain into surreal worlds.

LOVE IS LOVE – A TRIVIA DRAG BRUNCH

SAVE THE DATE! February 24th 2024

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SAVE THE DATE! February 13th 7-8:30 PM Via Zoom

Speed History

SAVE THE DATE! February 12th 6-8:30 PM

As a global pandemic disproportionately affects our queer communities, the need to create space for queer intergenerational dialogue is more important now than ever. Our Youth/Elders Programming offers both virtual and in-person spaces for formal and informal discussions about salient issues within our communities. 

Speed History isopen to queer youth, Rainbow Seniors, queer TWEENS and folks of any age interested in conversations across queer generations.

Take part in a round of Speed History where elders and youth will be grouped together to discuss identity, sexuality, community, and all things queer. 

Their next session is held online! Join them here: https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/create-with-us/youth-elders-projects/

Black History Month Event

We are thrilled to share the fantastic experience we had at the Black History Month Kick Off Event in Mississauga! The Rainbow Sauga Alliance (RSA) believes in the power of community, and are proud to have attended.

 

RSA Highlights 2023:

Rainbow Sauga Alliance has participated in many events in 2023! See some of our highlights below:

Merry Mingle Holiday Social

Rainbow Sauga’s Merry Mingle Holiday Social was a HUGE success! We would like to thank Mississauga City Councillor Alvin Tedjo for gracing us with his presence and also presenting our organization with a certificate from the City of Mississauga for all the work we’ve done and continue doing: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1ItsIeLkTu/?igsh=ZzR1aDJkZTBkOWc=

We would also like to thank Mark Cassius and comedian and creator of the Vong Show for being amazing entertainers to our guests! We appreciate your time and your talent. A big shoutout to The Apricot Tree Cafe for letting us use their beautiful space, and for keeping our bellies full with some absolutely delicious food!

Lastly, we would like to thank everyone that took time from their busy Holiday schedules to attend our first Holiday social! We appreciate YOU.

 

Members Meet & Greet

Members Meet and Greet session at The Apricot Tree Café. Held on Wednesday October 18th at 5:30pm. Complimentary Coffee and Cake was provided, and many stayed for dinner afterward (dinner at their own expense). We would like to thank the sponsors and appreciate all the support from those who attended!

 

RSA @ Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters National Day of Reconciliation September 30

RSA had a community booth at the Eagle Spirits event at the Small Arms Building on Lakeshore West. We were in attendance to show support, and recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as Orange Shirt Day. We had many visitors stop by at our booth.

 

Milton Pride Parade

RSA participated in the Milton Pride Parade this August! Through the heart of Milton, Ontario, we proudly painted the streets with a vibrant spectrum of love and unity at their first annual Pride Parade. There was an impressive turn out, and we packed the restaurant Pretty Rad for a meal following the parade. What a great way to socialize with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies!

 

Mississauga Pride Flag Raising Ceremony

Rainbow Sauga Alliance played a pivotal role in organizing the Mississauga Pride Flag Raising Ceremony. This event took place at Mississauga City Hall, where the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, allies, and local officials gathered to raise the progress Pride flag. Rainbow Sauga Alliance actively collborated with the city administration to ensure the event’s success. Board member Sue Aranha, founder of dance organization Naach for Fun, provided a theatrical and modern Bollywood performance with her team, that inclusively represented same-sex love. The ceremony aimed to symbolize the city’s support for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, inclusivity, and equality.

 

Peel Pride, Resistance & Persistance

On July 20, we also had a booth at Peel Pride, Resistance & Persistence at Burnhamthorpe Library. Then on July 28, we were front and center at the Pride Conference at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga sponsored by Impact Media and Events Corporation (IMEC). Board member Sue Aranha gave a very successful speech on “South Asians and Pride: Are we there yet?” Other speakers included a representative from PFlag Canada Peel Region, Acting Mayor Stephen Dasko, and the co-chairs of Toronto Pride.

Pride in Brampton

As an active participant in regional 2SLGBTQIA+ events across Peel, Rainbow Sauga Alliance once again attended Pride in Brampton, an annual celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity and culture. Rainbow Sauga Alliance members actively engaged in this event to grow membership, create community partners, and seek participation in future events.

Great Turnout for Mayor’s Pride Social

We were also at Mayor Crombie’s Pride Social at The Crooked Cue in Port Credit on June 30, making it a lovely way to wrap up Pride Month. These events provide a platform for dialogue, networking, and collaboration to address 2SLGBTQIA+ issues and explore avenues for positive change. Rainbow Sauga Alliance used this platform to raise awareness about their initiatives and were honored for their achievements at this event by Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

 

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