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Today, we are delighted to announce a new values-led partnership between UK Black Pride and Bleecker, the much-loved burger brand built on integrity, flavour and a deep belief in doing business with purpose. This partnership emerged not from a transaction, but from a meeting of minds and missions.

UK BLACK PRIDE, has officially partnered with the Rainbow Lottery, the UK’s only lottery that funds LGBTQ+ causes. This exciting collaboration means UK Black Pride is now a registered cause within the Rainbow Lottery, allowing supporters to contribute directly while having the chance to win up to £25,000. For years, UK Black Pride has created safe, joyous, and empowering spaces for LGBTQ+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, and Middle Eastern descent.

It has been four months since the horrific 7 October attacks in Israel and the Gaza Strip has become a place of death and despair. Tens of thousands of Palestinian people, mostly women and children, have been killed or injured. Families sleep in the open as temperatures plummet. Areas where civilians were told to relocate for safety have been bombed. Medical facilities are under attack and a public health disaster is unfolding as infectious diseases spread in overcrowded shelters.

UK Black Pride has consistently served as a beacon of unity and inclusivity for individuals of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Caribbean descent within the LGBTQIA+ community. As the world's largest celebration of its kind, we are excited to commemorate the 18th UK Black Pride by inviting community collectives to assume the reins and curate an electrifying and diverse stage.

UK Black Pride relies on volunteers to help run the event on the day. This year, Sunday, 14th August 2022 will see a variety of performers and organisations take to our event at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. If you would like to volunteer, we require a minimum of four hours work during Pride. Volunteering will include a compulsory training day. This will be in person with a digital option. Submission deadline is 17th June 2022. Successful applicants will be notified by July 1st 2022.

Piecemeal progress only works for the few it serves As Pride Month barrels through June with its cavalcade of rainbow flags and floats, UK Black Pride would like to acknowledge and honour those whose lives continue to be excluded from meaningful recognition and support all year round. While noble advances have been made to secure rights for some, we all know very well that many LGBTQI+ people continue to be left behind.

At UK Black Pride, we believe in the inherent and enduring power of LGBTQI+ Black people and people of colour to create the world we deserve to inhabit together. We do this in many ways, and UK Black Pride’s annual event is only one of them. Across the country, our communities have harnessed their power to stand up against police violence and draconian legislation. They have created spaces for healing, connection and warmth.

This year, the theme for LGBT+ History Month is “Politics in Art”, a timely reminder that artists from the communities we represent continue to make culture-shifting contributions in art, politics and beyond. Artists of all creative stripes play a vital role in UK Black Pride’s annual celebration, and each year, they take to our stages to shout, celebrate and entertain, driven by a collective understanding that our politics and our art are inextricably linked.

UK Black Pride: POWER UK Black Pride – Europe’s largest pride celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern-descent – is proud to announce the return of its annual in-person protest and celebration on Sunday, 14 August, 2022. UK Black Pride’s last in-person event saw over 10,000 people convene in Haggerston Park in Hackney, after outgrowing its presence at Vauxhall Park in Lambeth.

Saturday 30th of October, 2021 UK Black Pride – Europe’s largest pride celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern-descent – is proud to announce that we will be celebrating our very first Halloween-themed club night, Halloqweens.