Unlike in years past, there will not be a pride parade due to concerns about spreading COVID-19, Shaw-Smith said. We are updating this website every day so check in.
Shaw-Smith, creative director at Wickham Works, creates art-based programming for teens in the Warwick Valley Community Center's Youth Task Force, Youth Advisory Board, and for their Gay-Straight Alliance. Welcome to the Norwich Pride website The 14th Norwich Pride is on Saturday 30th July 2022. "Something the students are telling us is that one of the biggest obstacles they face at their age is coming out to their parents and being accepted by their parents," said Shaw-Smith, who worked with the students on the event. The new theme came about after some of the students voiced concerns about high suicide rates among teens over the past year, and the particularly high rates among young LGBTQ people, said Melissa Shaw-Smith. Though the group hosts annual youth pride celebrations, this will be their first Day of Acceptance organized by students at the center. Pride or Gay Pride as it is also known, has transformed from a day or a weekend or a month of celebration to PRIDE 365 Waving pride flags in the.