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Celebrating & Supporting LGBTQ2S+ in our Community

About Us

Mission Statement

The purpose of the New West Pride Society is to empower, celebrate, and promote inclusivity, acceptance, and respect among persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in New Westminster and surrounding communities.

New West Pride Society exists on the unsurrendered and taken land colonially known as New Westminster. This is the land of several nations, including Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem/kwikwəƛə̓ m, Musqueam/sχwəye̓ m̓ , Qayqayt, Semiahmoo, Tsawassen, and Tsleil-Waututh.
We recognize the ongoing colonial systems which actively harm Indigenous people, and we thank the land and water defenders past, present, and future.
New West Pride is committed to continuous learning, relationship-building, and supporting further autonomy of the First Peoples of this land.

This statement was formed through a workshop of our community’s members and allies. We hired an Indigenous guide who helped provide understanding and direction to what our acknowledgement can be.