The NUT participates in a number of Pride events across the country each year. The Union’s presence at Pride events sends out a message of solidarity to all LGBT teachers and students.
London Pride
London Pride is taking place on Saturday 27 June 2015. The NUT will have a float in the TUC section of the parade. If you live in London please come along and join us either on the float or handing out materials alongside. Please note that we cannot reimburse any travel or subsistence expenses for the day. The theme of London Pride this year is ‘Heroes’.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE WISHING TO JOIN THE BUS/FLOAT AT Pride THIS YEAR
The NUT float will be setting up where Blandford Street meets Baker Street. Those wishing to come on the bus should arrive from 12 noon and the parade will set off by 1pm. If you are intending to come please let us know by emailing equality@nut.org.uk.
For your information the NUT is unable to pay expenses for members attending the Pride parade.
Brighton Pride
Saturday 1 August 2015. The theme is ‘Carnival of Diversity’. The NUT bus will be participating in the parade again this year. For further information about getting involved please contact d.thompson@nut.org.uk .
The NUT will again be taking part in the parade with an open top double decker bus.
We are asking Young Members to get involved in helping us decorate and be on the bus.
This is a great, lively event and really shows the NUT commitment to equality.
This year, the parade theme is “Carnival of diversity” and we are looking to decorate the bus.
We decorated the bus last year around the theme of “The Worlds a disco” and “freedom to live”
We have exciting news about what we will be doing in the parade
We have been given permission from Brighton Pride to have a samba band in the parade this year.
We are going to create this from NUT members with help from Ed Finch of Oxfordshire division who brings his samba band on demonstrations and rallies there.
There will be a workshop for you to hone your samba skills
This will be a great event at pride and really make us stand out.
Exeter - Saturday 16 May
Bristol Bear Fiesta - Friday 5 June
Gloucester - Saturday 13 June
Bournemouth Bourne Free - Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July
Bristol - Saturday 11 July
Bristol Pride is on July 11th. This year's theme is the Green Rainbow! Info at www.pridebristol.co.uk/ We will have a stall in Queen's Square at the start of the parade and possibly the NUT minibus will join in. Please contact Lisa Middle secretary@bristol.nut.org.uk Bristol Division NUT.
Pride in Plymouth - Saturday 8 August
Swindon - Saturday 8 August
Truro - Saturday 29 August
Totnes - Saturday 5 September
For further information about the South West Pride events, contact Sarah Allen-Melvin, South West Regional Organiser, at s.allen-melvin@nut.org.uk.
North West Pride events are listed below:
Blackpool Pride takes place on Saturday 13 June with a parade.
Liverpool Pride will take place on Saturday 1 August. The march starts at 12:00 pm and finishes at 1:00 pm approximately.
The largest pride event in the region takes place in Manchester over the August bank holiday weekend with the march taking place on Saturday 29 August with the march starting at 1:00 pm.
Chester Pride takes place on Saturday 3 October the event starts with a parade at 12:00 noon and will be finished by 1:00 pm at the latest.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Union's involvement in Pride please contact us on equality@nut.org.uk or talk to your local association or division secretary or equalities officer for information about local events.
Norwich Pride
A full programme of events start from Wednesday 21st July and can be found on the website www.norwichpride.org.uk.
On Saturday 25th July political, trade union and community stalls and stages will be located at The Forum in the city centre. Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners will be leading the march departing from Chapelfield Gardens. At midday there will be the annual Question Time debate in The Forum Norwich.
The NUT is supporting the National Rally and March organised by the TUC during this years' Conservative Party Conference.
The Rally and March have been called to have maximum impact, and send a clear message to Government - "Yes" to Workers' Rights and "No" to Austerity.
Details can be found below; the information will be updated as we receive it, and you can also check the TUC website for further information. If you sign up and pledge to march, the TUC will keep you up to date with the latest news on the Rally and March by email.
Programme (may be revised)
12:00 Assemble at Oxford Road, Manchester, from All Saints Park, southwards.
The Retired Teachers’ Convention 2015 will be held on Tuesday 13 October at NUT HQ from approximately 11.00am to 3.30pm. The theme is campaigning issues for retired members under a majority Conservative government. The cost is £20. Divisions and Associations are encouraged to make funds available for retired members to participate.
Anthony was a young man who was murdered in a brutal, racially motivated attack in Liverpool on 30 July 2005. The lecture is one of a range of activities that keep Anthony’s memory alive and continue the fight against racist violence. It is held every year during Black History Month.
The Black Teachers' Conference is an annual event that allows the Union’s Black members to discuss and address issues of race equality, education, and the workplace. The Conference plays an integral role in ensuring that the Union’s work is in the interest of its Black members and all Black teachers.
UK Disability History month (UKDHM) formally takes place between 22 November and 22 December each year, though many events and activities take place outside this time slot. It is supported by more than 100 organisations, including the NUT, and celebrates the lives and achievements of disabled people. Schools are encouraged to hold awareness raising activities about disability during the month of December
Each year the Union holds a conference for members of the Union who define themselves as disabled. This event enables teachers to share experiences, learn from each other and debate Union policy about campaigns to achieve disability equality in the profession.
The annual Young Teachers Conference will be held from Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May 2016 at the NUT’s training and conference centre, Stoke Rochford Hall, near Grantham, in Lincolnshire.