The various agencies that typically include law enforcement in their contingents and booths were notified last week.
The COVID-19 pandemic interfered with implementation in 2020 but, in looking ahead, we are moving forward.īeginning in 2021, uniformed and armed law enforcement officers will be disallowed from marching in the Portland Pride Parade and from exhibiting at the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival.
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Pride Northwest has also made the decision to update its policies regarding the participation of uniformed and armed law enforcement in the Portland Pride Parade and Waterfront Festival. In addition to supporting Don’t Shoot Portland in their efforts to support the legal needs of citizens exercising their Constitutional rights, we have been working to address the incredible needs of houseless people across the area. Over the last few months, Pride Northwest has acted in a number of ways, responding to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the violence perpetrated against Black people across this country. In the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade Pride Northwest Announces Policy Change Regarding Law Enforcement Participation You can find more information about all of our programs here. One of the ways you can #gayitforward with Pride Northwest is through a direct donation! Your contribution to Pride Northwest not only supports the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade but year-round programming as well. Not only do things get better, Pride is what better looks like! Pride Northwest is particularly committed to providing the Pride celebration, in order to create a safe and celebratory environment for our young people. LGBTQ+ community members travel here from all over the Pacific Northwest to celebrate themselves and each other, in what is often the only safe and open environment that they may experience for the year. In addition, the festival attracts thousands of visitors to Portland each year, bringing significant revenue to the local LGBTQ+ business community and to the city, as a whole. The Portland Pride Festival is the single, largest visibility avenue for our region’s LGBTQ+ community organizations and businesses, where they can attract new supporters and clients, increase their volunteer base, and raise much needed funds. has organized the annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade since 1994. Pride has been celebrated in Portland since the early 1970s, with the first outdoor celebration in 1976.