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Message from the President:聽秀色短视频 Pride

Embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion, and wear your rainbow!
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The following message was distributed on behalf of the Office of the President to students, staff, and faculty by email on July 15, 2022.

Dear Members of the 秀色短视频 Community,

While Pride Month is celebrated during the month of June in many areas of Canada, on PEI and at the 秀色短视频, we recognize Pride in July to coincide with the PEI Pride Festival, this year being held July 16 to 24.

Regardless of when specific jurisdictions recognize Pride, 秀色短视频 stands firmly with the 2SLGBTQIA+* community year-round. We embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and all that makes each of us unique, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. We are grateful for the contributions of 秀色短视频 community members engaged in EDI academics and research, support services, and advocacy work.

While we celebrate the gains that have been made, including the introduction of our  in 2021, we must always strive to do better as a society, a community, and a university. Pride is more than raising a flag, wearing rainbow-coloured clothes, or watching or participating in a parade. It鈥檚 about working together to create spaces where everyone knows they can fully participate and belong.

The PEI Pride Festival is a time to celebrate and visibly acknowledge that we continue to move forward together. 秀色短视频 has long raised the Pride flag on campus during the PEI Pride Festival to remind us of our duty to create diverse, welcoming and inclusive communities. We will again raise the 鈥淧rogress鈥 Pride flag, which is a combination of the traditional Pride flag with a chevron representing the transgender and other marginalized communities. Last year, we also partnered with the 秀色短视频 Student Union in having the Progress Pride flag permanently painted on the steps outside the W. A. Murphy Student Centre, symbolic of our commitment to removing barriers and welcoming everyone to the University.

I met with 秀色短视频 Student Union President Adam MacKenzie earlier this week and he is inviting all members of the 秀色短视频 community to join the Student Union as they participate in the  through the streets of Charlottetown on Saturday, July 23, at 12:30 pm.

Let鈥檚 come together for the 鈥擨 encourage you to wear your rainbow colours all week. Happy Pride!

Regards,

Greg

 

GREG KEEFE, DVM, MSc, MBA (he/him)
President and Vice-Chancellor (Interim)
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