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ArtsCultureNWTPride14TuesdayJuly222014TobookatTwinFallsGorgeTerritorialParkvisitTwinFallsGorgeTerritorialParktogetalittlecloser.Campingisaboutgettingaway.Awaytoapicturesqueparkwithplaygroundswaterfallsandcampre-roastedmarshmallows.Teressomethingaboutgettingintouchwithnaturethatalwaysgetsyoumoreintouchwitheachother.GotheextramilethissummerandexploreNWparks.NWTPridefestivalstrivingtowardsolidarityByDALICARMICHAELThethirdannualNWTPridefestivalisinitsnalplanningstagesandwithaweekendjam-packedwithanarrayoflocaltalentandprominentLGBTQartistsfromacrossCanadaitprom-isestobeasentertainingasitisinformative.FromAug.8to10patronswillocktoYellowknifeandpaintthetownwithrainbowsinacelebrationoftheLGBTQcommunityanditsallies.ThisyearsthemeofbeingInSolidaritywiththeLGBTQcommunitywassparkedbyinternationalre-actiontoaRussiananti-gaypropagandalawandthesubsequentcontroversythatarosewhenthe2014WinterOlympicswerehostedthere.ThroughouttheyearwhenahumanrightscrisishappensaroundtheworldthatswhenpeopleythePrideagortheyshowtheirsupportfortheLGBTQcom-munitywhichisamazingImanKassamthedirectorofNWTPridesaid.Butthethemethisyear...isalsoaboutstandinginsolidaritywiththeLGBTQcommu-nityoutsideofthosehumanrightsdisasters.Beanallyeveryday.Standinsolidaritywithuseverydayallthetime.Dontwaitforsomethingbadtohappen.Dontwaitforsome-thingtomaketheheadlinenews.ThesearetheselittlestepswecantakeeverydaytoshowthatwesupporttheLGBTQcommunitiesinDenendehandacrossCan-adaKassamsaid.RaisingawarenessinthecommunityAdiversesetofworkshopswillgivefestival-goerstoolstoactonthisyearstheme.Oneinfosessionwilldis-cussindigenoussexualityexaminingtheconceptoftwo-spiritpeopleandmod-elsformedbyPlainsCreecommunities.Anotherwillhighlighttheevolutionofanti-LGBTQlegislationinCanadabyexaminingthecaseofGeorgeEverettKlip-pertaNWTcitizenwhowasthelastpersoninCanadachargedwithhomosexuality.DJDislexiaIllScarlettDJCozmicCatandCazwell.FridaynightfestivitieswillincludetwoshowsatSombaKePlazaaQueerlesqueperformanceinuencedbyalocalburlesquetroupeandasoloperformancebyTo-rontosSunnyDraketitledAtenderandhilariouscon-fessionofaqueerromance-a-holic.FollowingthatlocalartistDJCodiakwillhostaneveningofdancing.ForthersttimethisyearPridewillalsoofferasched-ulespecicallyforkidsandtheirfamilieswithactivitiesandworkshopsgearedtowardsyoungeraudiences.OurpartnerinthePridefestivalisItGetsBetterYellowknifeandtheyrehostingaworkshopaboutexpressingidentitiesforkidsKassamsaid.Talk-ingandbreakingdownbi-nariessoyouthunderstandtheiridentitiesatayoungerage...Itssobeneficialtohaveyoungpeoplehavingthoseconversations...Itjustsetsthemupforcondenceintheiridentitiesinthefu-tureKassamsaid.RainbowsinthenightHeadlinersforthisyearsfestivalhailfromoutsideoftheNWT.TheyincludeentertainmentmadeupofduoDJBettiFordeandSaturdayeveningwillfea-tureapoetryslamfollowedbyperformancesbylocalartistsJonathanChurcherKellygrrlCaseyKoyczanandWillyMammoth.Thisisverymuchacom-munityeventsowhenpeoplecomeouttheyknowthatitsasafespaceandtheyknowthatitsapositivespaceandthisisaspaceforpeopletobecelebrat-ingKassamsaid.WehavefullsupportfromtheNWTandtheCityofYellowknife.ForthersttimethisyearaPrideguidebookletwillbedistributedovertheweekendwithinformationonfestivalentertainmentworkshopsandevents.NWTPrideiscurrentlyacceptingadver-tisementsforthepublication.Tovolunteerorformorein-formationemailNWTPrideatnwtpridegmail.comndthemFacebookorfollowthemonTwitterNWTPride.Beanallyeveryday.Standinsolidaritywithuseverydayallthetime.Dontwaitforsomethingbadtohappen.Dontwaitforsomethingtomaketheheadlinenews.ImanKassamNWTPrideFestival-goersdancetothebeatsofDJAttemptressatlastyearsPridefestival.CodyPunterleftbetterknownasDJCodiakhangswithbuddyDanielCampbellatlastyearsNWTPrideFestivalinYellowknife.CodiakwillbeDJingthisyearsfestivalagain.PhotosMeaganWohlberg