Right to Community - HUP is Helsinki Pride Community Partner
Helsinki and Uusimaa district (HUP) is a Helsinki Pride Community Partner along with the central office and Youth Shelter. Helsinki Pride Week will be celebrated from June 24-30, 2024, and we will offer programme and activities for volunteers, members, and employees during the week.
Join us in making the Helsinki Pride programme! There are many ways to participate.
Webinar on the Loneliness of Rainbow Seniors - June 25 (in Finnish)
The webinar on the loneliness of rainbow seniors provides an overview of the loneliness experienced by older people from a rainbow perspective and is suitable for anyone interested in the topic. The webinar will cover topics such as the history and legislation of rainbow identities.
The trainers are Suvi Kehälinna and Laura Väihkönen from the Rainbow Seniors Project of the Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged. The webinar will also feature a peer expert.
The webinar will be held on Teams on June 25 from 16:00 to 17:00.
You can join through this link. 🌈🫂
You can also set a reminder for the webinar via Oma.
Dakota Robin: Rainbow Identities in Volunteer Work - June 26 (in Finnish)
Human rights trainer, DEI expert, keynote speaker, and the person behind gender-neutral menstrual products, the charismatic Dakota Robin, will share his experiences and ways to consider rainbow identities in volunteer work in this training webinar.
The webinar is suitable for all volunteers or those considering volunteering.
The webinar will be held on Teams on June 26 from 17:30 to 18:30.
The training will be recorded, and a link to the recording will be sent to registrants. So, it's worth registering even if the timing doesn't suit you this time.
Helsinki Pride Parade - June 29
All volunteers, members, and employees of the Helsinki and Uusimaa district are welcome to join our partner block in the Helsinki Pride Parade on June 29. In the parade, we will march behind the common message of the Red Cross: Everyone has the right to a community! 🌈🪭
The parade starts from Senate Square at 11:00 and ends at Kaivopuisto at 13:00.
Read more and sign up soon! The block has space for 50 participants.
Kesäkumi Condom Kiosk - June 29
We will distribute Kesäkumi condoms from a pop-up Condom Kiosk during the Helsinki Pride park party. You can sign up to participate once you have completed the sexual health online orientation (there's still time!). 🌈📎
We will have the Condom Kiosk at Tehtaankatu 1 on June 29 from 13:00 to 19:00.
Read more and sign up.
Read more about the Kesäkumi campaign.
Red Bench - June 29
We will set up the Red Cross central office's Red Bench at the corner of Kaivopuisto during the Helsinki Pride parade and park party. The Red Bench is aimed at young people aged 18-29, but anyone passing by can sit down to talk about things that are on their mind. A volunteer from the Red Cross Youth Shelter or Friendship Activities will be on the bench to chat. 🌈🎈
The Red Bench offers conversation, as well as coffee and water, at Tehtaankatu 1 on June 29 from 13:00 to 19:00.
Would you like to volunteer for the Red Bench? Note: The tasks require completing the Red Cross friendship course or having experience as a volunteer at the Youth Shelter. You still have time to complete the friendship course by June 12th – the courses are very popular, so sign up soon! Also, basic skills in Finnish are very useful.