Winnipeg ProPride 2025
Winnipeg ProPride 2025
May 28 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
May 28, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm CT – This in-person event is free and open to all who wish to register. There is a paid workshop connected to the event for those who wish to participate.
Join Pride at Work Canada for an engaging evening of networking and connection, dedicated to advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and fostering inclusive workplaces. This event brings together professionals, community members, and job seekers from diverse industries to share experiences, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships.
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in conversations about human rights in the workplace, inspired by the exhibit Love in a Dangerous Time, which reflects on the LGBT Purge and its ongoing impact. Hosted by the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, this gathering offers a welcoming space to expand your network, gain new insights, and connect with like-minded individuals committed to driving positive change.
HOST PARTNER
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L5
Learning Objectives:
- Connect with leaders from a variety of industries.
Audience:
- 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals, job seekers and community organizations
- HR & DEI professionals
Accessibility:
- Spoken language: English
- Format: In-person networking event
- Venue accessibility: Canadian Museum of Human Rights Accessibility
- Please register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca
Fireside Chat with Harini Sivalingam: Legal Challenges Facing the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
May 28, 2025 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm CT
Canadian Museum of Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L5
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking fireside chat with Harini Sivalingam who is the Director of Equality Programs at the Canadian Civil Liberties Union, a distinguished legal expert and advocate, as part of Pride at Work Canada’s Winnipeg ProPride event. In this conversation, we will explore the current legal challenges faced by the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, including barriers to equality, discrimination in workplaces and public spaces, and the evolving landscape of human rights protections in Canada.
With a wealth of experience in social justice and legal advocacy, Harini will provide valuable insights into pressing legal issues, recent policy developments, and strategies for fostering greater inclusivity and protection under the law. This discussion will offer attendees an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the legal landscape and how they can contribute to meaningful change.
Whether you are an employer, a community advocate, or simply interested in learning more about legal rights and protections, this fireside chat is an essential conversation on the ongoing pursuit of equity and justice for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with an expert and be part of a dialogue that shapes a more inclusive future.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Current Legal Landscape – Gain insight into the key legal challenges affecting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, including discrimination, barriers to accessing justice, and recent policy changes in Canada.
- Explore the Impact of Legal Barriers – Examine how legal and systemic challenges impact 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals in workplaces, healthcare, and public life, and discuss strategies for addressing these barriers.
- Empower Advocacy and Action – Learn how individuals, organizations, and allies can support legal advocacy efforts, promote inclusive policies, and contribute to meaningful change for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in Canada.
Audience:
- 2SLGBTQIA+ community members
- Lawyers and legal professionals
- Allies looking to understand the legal challenges facing 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
Tickets:
- Member ticket price (Proud Partners and Community Partners): $100 + taxes
- Non-member ticket price: $150 + taxes
* The workshop includes a post-event VIQ reception from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM CT, where you’ll have the chance to network with fellow guests.
For in-person access, please register here (limited capacity).
Keynote Speaker:
Harini Sivalingam (she/her)
Director of the Equality Program, CCLA
Harini Sivalingam (she/her) is Director of the Equality Program at the CCLA. She oversees and executes advocacy strategies for marginalized individuals and groups whose right to full equality has not been realized. Her work at CCLA includes monitoring significant equality issues and egregious violations across Canada, strategizing on litigation interventions, public outreach and education, and engagement with policymakers of issues concerning equality.
Harini is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and has law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB) and McGill University (LLM). She is in the process of completing a PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at York University, pursing research on the lived experiences of maritime forced migrants as they navigate legal and non-legal governance over borders and mobilities.
Harini is also an adjunct instructor in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law at Queen’s University and has taught courses on the Foundations of Canadian Immigration Law and Refugee Protection Law.
Harini has advocated for access to justice in low-income communities as a law student and lawyer working in community legal aid clinics in the area of worker’s rights, tenant’s rights, advocating for social assistance and ODSP recipients, and newcomer and refugee communities.
For over two decades Harini has been involved in anti-racism activism and community organizing on domestic and international human rights issues. She was an intern at the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva, monitoring and reporting on various United Nations human rights bodies. Harini has also served on the Board of Directors for Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada.
Moderator:
Jade Pichette(they/them)
Director of Programs, Pride at Work Canada
Jade Pichette (they/them) is an inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA!) professional based in Tkarón:to/Toronto. Currently, Jade serves as the Director of Programs at Pride at Work Canada, where they work with over 250 large employers across Canada around gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation inclusion. Previously, Jade served as the Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator at the ArQuives, the Education Programs Coordinator at Kind Space, and an independent inclusion consultant. They were one of the authors of Transitioning Employers: A survey of policies and practices for trans inclusive workplaces and are the cohost of the Uncovering Belonging Podcast. In their spare time they can be found geeking out over queer, trans, and Norse histories, disability justice, interfaith advocacy, firekeeping, and spending time with their chosen family.
