The Auckland Pride Festival is holding the first of two community forum events this coming week. The information sharing sessions have been created as an opportunity for the public to learn more about the inner-workings of the festival. They come as a perceived lack of transparency and communication with the wider community has left many lacking confidence in the Auckland Pride governance. The latest update to the board was the resignation of General Manager Linda Heavey earlier this month. Feedback and suggestions for the future will be welcome at the forums. The forums are open to the public however for the purposes of managing numbers it is requested that people email their RSVP at least 48hrs beforehand to – info@aucklandpridefestival .org.nz. Auckland Pride Community Forum Tuesday 20 October 6.30pm - 8.30pm Studio One Toi Tū, Ponsonby
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First published: Saturday, 17th October 2015 - 10:51am