About Wood Buffalo Pride

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 Our collective well-being comes first. We treat each other with kindness and compassion, move at a pace that respects each other’s time and capacity, support one another, and ask for help when needed. We amplify voices of lived experience and prioritize creating joyful and connective spaces and programs that meet the needs of the community.  

We center the voices of underrepresented and under resourced community members, prioritize harm reduction, and actively resist upholding hierarchical and oppressive systems. We bring an intersectional feminist lens to all our work. We actively work to decolonize, by ensuring our work coincides with reconciliation and indigenization. We actively listen to understand without interjecting or interrupting and regularly ask for feedback.  

We know that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and we work in a way that fosters our passions and strengths. We know everyone has something to offer and we value each person’s contribution and voice. We actively seek opportunities to collaborate with organizations that share our values and fulfil our collective visions. 

 We value diversity in all its forms and take care into ensuring that everyone can meaningful engage and participate in our programs and events.  

We center our values in our interactions and decision making and call each other in with love when we are not acting in alignment with our values. We ensure there are processes and systems in place to uphold our accountability to each other and to our community.

We commit to showing up as we are and encouraging others to do the same. We strive to create safer and braver spaces and foster trust, openness, and connection within our community. 

We are intentional about crafting a narrative of optimism for our community by sharing stories of hope and joy, fostering intergenerational connection, and curating uplifting and playful experiences for individuals of all ages across the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 

We continuously reflect on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ we do things to challenge biases, and we openly share our journeys of unlearning with honesty and vulnerability. We meet people where they are at, connect people to the programs and resources they need, and create opportunities to learn about our collective history.