About

The Saskatoon Diversity Network was incorporated in February of 2002 to organize Pride festivities in Saskatoon. SDN’s motto is Living Out Loud, Saskatoon Proud, adopted at the 2005 AGM.

Vision

The Saskatoon Diversity Network showcases queer culture through the organization of a Pride Festival, and strives toward building equality, sustainability, and a supportive community.

Mission

SDN is a volunteer-driven non-profit organisation which serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, two-spirit, queer, and questioning community, family, and supporters. We exist to raise awareness of queer community and culture by facilitating, organizing, promoting, and presenting a queer pride festival.

This annual week-long festival provides an accessible space in which to celebrate queerness, fosters community pride, and raises awareness of queer culture within the larger community. SDN cultivates community support and partnership within and outside of the queer community; we encourage and promote involvement in SDN, the festival, and the queer community by individuals and organizations. SDN is committed to a network of pride organisations on a regional, national, and international level.

SDN values professionalism, accountability, and transparency in its operations. SDN is non-discriminatory; we embrace LGBTTI2QQ people of all races, cultures, ages, sizes, abilities, sexes, genders, orientations, relationships, economic groups, and affiliations. We acknowledge and value the contributions of all our volunteers, members, and supporters.

Our guiding principles are:

• Engagement of our diverse communities

• Equality

• Visibility

• Cooperation

• Respect

We aim to organize events which are:

• Creative

• Innovative

• Fun

• Safe

• Accessible

• Diverse

• Welcoming, supportive, and social

SDN believes that queer culture is a vibrant and valuable aspect of any community, to be recognized and celebrated.