We get proud at Pride - Blog Archive - 2012 Paralympics

Our vision

Neil, Community team12 April 2012

Pride '08 provided the latest setting for the LOCOG smiling staffers tour of London community events, with six of us working at the rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Our friends from the LDA brought their roadshow, asking what Londoners wanted to see in the Olympic Park after the Games, and we worked alongside them to make sure that any questions people had about the Games themselves could be answered – from Games venues in the City of Westminster to plans for development at Eton Dorney, the Rowing venue. As the afternoon wore on and we burnt in the beating sun along with the crowd, the party-goers started to enjoy the entertainment on stage and became much more attracted by the stickers we were giving out as the photo shows:

Pride is one of the most important celebrations of diversity in the London calendar and our involvement will continues to grow.

Last year, we sent a statement to Pride but, as part of our ramping up towards a more detailed engagement, this year Steve the Cultural Programme Advisor went on stage to deliver the message about our commitment to and the importance of challenging all forms of discrimination, including homophobia.

During the afternoon Richard Barnes AM, revealed that he wanted World Pride to come to London in 2012, a perfect time to host the event, in the lead up to the most diverse and inclusive Games yet.