10th THESSALONIKI PRIDE PROGRAMME
Monday, 20.6
19:00-20:30 Thessaloniki History Centre (Ippodromiou Sq.) ADOPTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICIES: Roundtable with parliamentary party representatives on educational reform and the inclusion of the LGBTIQ dimension
20:30-22:00 Urania bar (Paikou 4, rooftop) UNDERWEAR FASHION SHOW by Men and Underwear and Kamasutra [wheelchair inaccessible]
22:00-02:00 Wonderwall (Egyptou 18, Ladadika) RAINBOW KARAOKE [wheelchair inaccessible]
Tuesday, 21.6
18:30-20:00 Thessaloniki City Hall, Water Hall (Vas. Georgiou 1) A LESSON AGAINST HOMO/BI/TRANSPHOBIA: Discussion on the challenges of the teachers in the school environment, case management, networking and good practices, by the Helpline “11528-By Your Side”
20:30-21:30 Wonderwall (Egyptou 18, Ladadika) PATHANTHES – a queer performance: Elaris’s book presentation via performance and discussion [wheelchair inaccessible]
22:00-23:30 Cine MAKEDONIKON (Filikis Eterias 44) TAF GOES PROUD: Short animated film screening by TAF-Thessaloniki Animation Festival
Wednesday, 22.6
18:30-20:30 starting point: Morichovou Sq., Ladadika THESSALONIKI QUEER TOUR: Guided by the words of the poets and the novelists and the stories of the people, we discover the LGBTIQ points of interest in the urban web by Thessaloniki walking Tours [admission fee, please register here]
Cine MAKEDONIKON (Filikis Eterias 44)
- 20:00-22:00 FILM SCREENING: “Hello, World” by Kenneth Elvebakk (87΄, Norway 2021) by Thessaloniki International GLAD Film Festival
- 22:00-23:30 DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: “Tilos Weddings” by Panagiotis Evangelidis (74΄, Greece 2022)
Thursday, 23.6
10:00-12:30 online SOLIDARITY NOW: Educational workshop for professionals working with LGBTI immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers – Project Not Alone in Europe by SolidarityNow [please register here]
Navarinou Sq. SQUARE OF ACCEPTANCE: GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE: Party, street actions, bazaar, sexual health, educational activities
- 12:00-16:30 ActionAid Youth Centre (Navarinou Sq. 7) Youth and Us: Job Interview Preparation by TaskUs [please register here]
- 17:00-18:30 ActionAid Youth Centre (Navarinou Sq. 7) Drag Queens reading fairy tales for children up to 13 years old [please register here]
- 19:00-23:00 starting point: e-fantasy (L. Iasonidou 13) Dungeons & Drag – LGBTIQ variant of the famous interactive role-playing game around the city centre [please register here]
- 18:00-23:00 Bazaar
- 20:00-23:00 Rapid test for HIV by ThessCheckpoint
- Art installation in memory of Zak Kostopoulos by ThessCheckpoint and BAU’s
- Screening of Tasos Stamnas’s short documentary “In the eyes of the people” by BAU’s
Friday, 24.6
Thessaloniki City Hall, “M. Anagnostakis” Multipurpose Hall (Vas. Georgiou 1)
17:30-19:30 WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS: Introduction of LGBTIQ+ terminology and family structure diversity in class By Colourful School, Rainbow Families and Raft in the city [please register here]
19:30-20:30 PRIDE FORUM – SEX ED IN THE GREEK SCHOOL: its introduction, significance and inclusive application
20:00-2:00 White Tower Sq. STREET PARTY with DJ sets and drag shows
Saturday, 25.6 White Tower Sq.
12:00-18:00 PRIDE FAIR: info kiosks, body painting, souvenirs, rapid test, games, various other informative and recreational activities
18:00-18:30 STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT by participating organisations, bodies and the Mayor
18:30-21:00 PRIDE PARADE: Pride march at the center of Thessaloniki (Ethnikis Aminis, Tsimiski, Venizelou, Nikis)
21:30-01:00 PRIDE CONCERT: Concert by the rainbow-illuminated White Tower
PARALLEL ART EXHIBITIONS
- 22-24/06, Bensousan Han (Edessis 6): “Visual-bility”, collective exhibition of 30 artists, curators: Alexandros Kapetanou and Stylianos Dokouz [wheelchair inaccessible]
- 20/06-01/07, Toss Gallery (Vilara 1, inside La Doze): “Inter-visibility braille”, exhibition by Dimitris Kapetanou, curator: Alexandros Kapetanou