http://thethunderbird.ca/2008/11/13/pride-parade-fights-for-city-dollars/ News, analysis and commentary on Vancouver Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thethunderbird.ca/2008/11/13/pride-parade-fights-for-city-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-27198 Video: Ken Coolen on the notion of “pride” : TheThunderbird.ca Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:01:51 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/?p=894#comment-27198 [...] “The whole concept behind Pride is not just about the celebration, Pride is based in a human rights history. When Pride started 30 years ago in Vancouver, it was 17 guys walking down the street doing a protest march and being booed, hissed, and having things thrown at them.  So, the reality is that we’ve come a long way, but there’s still a long way to go.” Related: Pride Parade fights for city dollars [...] [...] “The whole concept behind Pride is not just about the celebration, Pride is based in a human rights history. When Pride started 30 years ago in Vancouver, it was 17 guys walking down the street doing a protest march and being booed, hissed, and having things thrown at them.  So, the reality is that we’ve come a long way, but there’s still a long way to go.” Related: Pride Parade fights for city dollars [...]

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