Pride 2018
PRIDE Barcelona is an event for everyone, a space where collectively we can can be heard and become visible, a place to celebrate and make a stand. From here we want to send a message to the world:
We have to love ourselves more. We have to love the outsiders, the people around us, those who are different from us and also those who think differently from us. We also have to show more respect for ourselves, it is because love has thousands of shapes and colours. Many times that’s the only thing we need. A little bit of love. A hug. A smile.
Barcelona has always been a city with an open heart and respect for diversity. We cannot forget about this. It’s time to get this feeling back. We want to gout out and scream that there is love for everyone. No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, this is for you.
LGBTI Refugees
In more than 80 countries, something so normal here as being LGTBI, falling in love with someone of the same sex, or daring to be yourself is cause for persecution, torture, imprisonment and even assassination attempts. Many people in this situation only have the option to run away and seek asylum in another country in search of a better future. Did you know that some of these victims are refugees in Barcelona? This is the reality and we can not look the other way.
You can help them
LGTBI refugees need resources, psychological support, learn a language, understand our culture, company, etc. And they are very close to you. Would you like to collaborate? Contact the ACATHI association and they will inform you how to do it. Together, we can help them start a new life.
1. Make a donation
Collaborate with ACATHI contributing the amount you want and give a decisive boost to the support we can offer to LGBTI applicants and refugees:
- Donations campaign via bank transfer to the ACATHI Association account. ES53 2100 3005 4722 0045 5903
- Campaign to be part of a teaming group, contributes € 1 per month. More info here
2. Solidarity companies
Do we fit into the corporate social responsibility of your company? We need companies and companies like yours to continue advancing in the defense and support we can offer to LGBTI applicants and refugees. Contact the ACATHI association and they will inform you how to do it.
3. Other needs:
People require elements that complement their needs, not all the time we can count on resources to support them, some ideas are: metro cards, computers and smartphone mobile phones that work, gift cards for clothing stores and supermarkets, mobile phone top-ups, professional time (dentists, hairdressers, etc.), among others.
During the month of June you can donate the objects at the headquarters of Pride Barcelona, at Diputació 163 in Barcelona.
4. Help creating some buzz
The defense and support for refugees is a great economic investment and we need our projects to reach everywhere. You can help us by acting as an ACATHI speaker through your social networks, friendship circles, family … Anything that makes us known makes us bigger and we are interested, because maybe your tweet or a photo on Instagram will generate a decisive contribution for many people’s lives who need us.
Team
PRIDE BCN was born as an initiative of ACEGAL and it has an Organizing Committee formed by more than 20 people with a common mission: to raise awareness, defend, educate and celebrate diversity.
Ferran Poca
Pride! BCN Festival Director
Maria Giralt
Pride! BCN Social Area Director
Juan Julià
Pride! BCN Institutional Relations Director
Xavier Saula
Pride! BCN HR, Administration, Finance and Legal Director
Eduardo Suñer
Pride! BCN HR, Administration, Finance and Legal Subdirection
Dani Morales
Pride! BCN General Coordinator
Daniel Fernández García
Pride! BCN General Coordination Assistant
Sónia Molina
PR Manager
Benito Eres (GAG)
Social Area
Montse Mota (FLG)
PRIDE KIDS
Rogrido Araneda (ACATHI)
(ACATHI) International social Area
Toni Travieso (Panteres Grogues)
Sports field
Nac Bremón
Trans field Coordinator
Sergio Soler
Volunteer Coordinator
Xavier Valero
Volunteering & Act 28J
Toni Mejías
Village
Henrique Lisboa
Bar Logistics
Álvaro Maldonado
Ticketing
Walter Lovera
Information Points & Volunteer Card
Alba Guarch
Activities support
Sandra Mateo
Activities support
Chriss Elgueda
PRIDE floats
Cristina Ros
PRIDE floats
Raquel Pérez
Village
Ángel Herrezuelo
Interviews
Ana Cervantes
International Conferences
Entities
Behind PRIDE BCN we have the support of more than 35 entities related to social, cultural and sports environment, family and health that work so that Barcelona continues to be a reference city for the LGTBI collective.
History
Barcelona hosts every summer, since 2008, the main LGBTI pride celebration in the Mediterranean: PRIDE BCN. For more than a week, the city celebrates an event of both a protesting and a festive nature, reinforcing the commitment of Barcelona with the struggle for the rights and freedoms of the LGTBI collective. More than 250,000 people come every year, making it one of the most popular Prides in Europe.
PRIDE BCN offers a program for everyone. We can find large events such as the Pride Parade or mass concerts, and also social and cultural activities such as conferences, talks, movies or exhibitions. And of course there is also space for families and proposals for the little ones. All supported by a great volunteering team that makes this experience all possible.
In our fight for LGTBI rights every year we commit ourselves to a social cause to provide visibility, create awareness and generate debates. These have been some of the main themes of the previous years:
Prides Friends
In PRIDE BCN we think that strength comes in numbers, and we also think that we have many reasons to continue campaigning and celebrating Pride, and not only in Barcelona. That’s why we want to invite you to participate in our Prides Friends. Take notes!
Press
Certifications
If you want to make a special report, interviews or have access to press areas during the event, you can request your certification through press@pridebarcelona.org
Press Kit
You can download the press release, images and logos here
