[:it]
WAVE PRIDE, EIGHT PROCEEDS TODAY: CUNEO, PERUGIA, ENNA, FERRARA, PADUA, PAVIA, SAVONA, AND TARANTO. PIAZZONI (ARCIGAY): "VOTE IS IN A WEEK, WE'RE CHALLENGING EVERY ACTIVIST: EACH OF THEM MUST CONVINCE EIGHT PEOPLE BY JUNE 8TH."“
Bologna, June 1, 2024 – There are 8 Italian cities that today, on the first day of June, the month of LGBTQI+ pride, will be crossed by the Onda Pride parades., the large demonstration in support of the rights of LGBTQI+ people organized by Arcigay and other local and national associations. Today, the Wave reaches Cuneo, with the Cuneo Pride which will meet at 3pm in Constitution Square;’Umbria Pride he goes down to the street Perugia from 3pm, with gathering in Piazza Grimana; appointment in Sicily with the’Enna Pride, which has set the start of the event at 5pm at the Castello di Lombardia; the meeting point is set for 4pm, instead, for the Ferrara Pride, which starts from Coletta park; Padua Pride gathers at 2pm in Piazza de Gasperi, while the Pavia Pride leaves at 4pm from Piazzale Ponte Ticino; finally, the Savona Pride will meet at 3pm in United Nations Square, while the Taranto Pride meets at 6pm in Piazza Castello.
“"We have entered Pride Month, and therefore are at the heart of a wave that this year, from May to September, is sweeping through more than 50 Italian cities," says Gabriele Piazzoni, Secretary General of Arcigay. "But this year, June is also the month of European elections and, for some cities, local elections as well. This coincidence challenges us: we are mobilized to send a powerful message through next weekend's vote: we exist and we are fighting. We are challenging everyone in our community, as well as those who support it: let's bring eight people with us to vote on June 8th. This means, on the one hand, convincing the doubtful or the resigned, but on the other, supporting those who are struggling to exercise their rights. Let's make the strength and voice of free and self-determined people heard. I wish everyone an extraordinary Pride Month," concludes Piazzoni.
[:en]
Bologna, June 1, 2024 – There are 8 Italian cities that today, on the first day of June, the month of LGBTQI+ pride, will be crossed by the Onda Pride parades., the large demonstration in support of the rights of LGBTQI+ people organized by Arcigay and other local and national associations. Today, the Wave reaches Cuneo, with the Cuneo Pride which will meet at 3pm in Constitution Square;’Umbria Pride he goes down to the street Perugia from 3pm, with gathering in Piazza Grimana; appointment in Sicily with the’Enna Pride, which has set the start of the event at 5pm at the Castello di Lombardia; the meeting point is set for 4pm, instead, for the Ferrara Pride, which starts from Coletta park; Padua Pride gathers at 2pm in Piazza de Gasperi, while the Pavia Pride leaves at 4pm from Piazzale Ponte Ticino; finally, the Savona Pride will meet at 3pm in United Nations Square, while the Taranto Pride meets at 6pm in Piazza Castello.
“"We have entered Pride Month, and therefore are at the heart of a wave that this year, from May to September, is sweeping through more than 50 Italian cities," says Gabriele Piazzoni, Secretary General of Arcigay. "But this year, June is also the month of European elections and, for some cities, local elections as well. This coincidence challenges us: we are mobilized to send a powerful message through next weekend's vote: we exist and we are fighting. We are challenging everyone in our community, as well as those who support it: let's bring eight people with us to vote on June 8th. This means, on the one hand, convincing the doubtful or the resigned, but on the other, supporting those who are struggling to exercise their rights. Let's make the strength and voice of free and self-determined people heard. I wish everyone an extraordinary Pride Month," concludes Piazzoni.
[:]
