As Head of Stage, Sound and Lighting, your primary task is to plan and coordinate the collaboration with the external suppliers of stage, sound and lighting for Copenhagen Pride Week in August. You will work closely with the program responsibles and the production manager to map the needs and then manage the dialogue with the[…]
Author: Steve Taylor
Job opportunity: Production Coordinator
Copenhagen Pride organises Denmark’s biggest human rights events and we are recruiting a skilled Production Coordinator to join our Secretariat on a full time, permanent contract. Reporting to the Production Manager but working closely with several colleagues across the organisation, the Production Coordinator will support the volunteer and staff team in planning and delivering every[…]
The importance of creating a community of allyship
Article by Deloitte, one of the main partners of Copenhagen Pride 2023 As human beings we all have the need for a safe space where we can freely expressourselves. The aftermath of the pandemic has underlined the need for making meaningful connections with our co-workers. This is essential to a healthy work-life balance and well-being[…]
Human Rights: Highlights
Our human rights group has once again put a tremendous amount of work into creating an exciting and diverse programme that puts the conversation at the centre and creates spaces where we can learn from each other. Here are a few highlights, the full programme can be found here. When did drag become dangerous? In[…]
Wanted: Head of Culture
As Head of Culture at Copenhagen Pride, you will be responsible for Copenhagen Pride’s cultural collaborations and the culture group. Your tasks include facilitating cultural collaborations, planning cultural content, seeking out new collaborations, and leading a volunteer culture team, including defining volunteer roles and responsibilities. Collaborations could be the MIX LGBTQIA+ film festival, queer exhibitions[…]
Statement regarding partnerships
There have been stories in the press that have tried to cast doubt on Copenhagen Pride’s collaboration with named partners. We must emphasise that we trust all our partners and their sincere commitment to our cause. Copenhagen Pride is always receptive to points of view, and we are constantly working to promote LGBTI+ rights at[…]
Editorial: Welcome to Pride Week 2023!
By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, editor in chief (She/Her) For the 13th time, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our official magazine and to yet another Copenhagen Pride Week! This edition also marks the three year anniversary of HeartCore. A lot has happened since the magazine was founded in 2020 – the world certainly[…]
Copenhagen bids for international Pride conference in 2024
A delegation from Copenhagen Pride will travel to Cardiff, Wales this week to present a bid to bring Europe’s international Pride conference to Denmark in 2024. The annual conference of the European Pride Organisers Association can see up to 200 delegates from more than 100 Pride organisations coming together for a weekend of networking, training, debates, and votes[…]
Opening speech – Pride Week 2023
See this year’s opening speech here or read the full transcript below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWALIXmoFU&t=364s Dear all. Dear Copenhagen. Dear LGBTQIA+ Community. Welcome to Copenhagen Pride 2023. I am here today with a very special feeling, as this is the 10th Pride Festival I have had the pleasure to help organize as chair person wherefore I would[…]
The importance of inheritance
By Anne Sophie Parsons (She/Her) Matthew Lopez’s 2019 theatre play The Inheritance (in Danish: Arven) showcases the importance of remembering the battles fought – and lost – when it comes to self-acceptance and LGBTI+ rights. Through reminiscing about the AIDS epidemic during the 80s and the resulting trauma it left upon a scarred queer community,[…]