Due to the harassment board members have received, including individuals posing as board members on social media and implicating our workplaces, our wellbeing and livelihoods have been negatively impacted. In order to ensure our own safety, that of our performers, and our volunteers, Fierté Fredericton Pride has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2024 festival. This decision has not been made lightly and all other alternatives were considered.

 

To clear up confusion regarding the decision to cancel last night’s fundraiser, the cancellation was not due to any concerns we had in regard to safety involving Monarch or its staff. The safety concerns we had were specifically from harassment on social media and via email towards board members and performers that posed serious risk to the wellbeing of the individuals affected. Please do not direct any harassment towards Monarch or its staff as our decision to cancel last night’s fundraiser, and the festival as a whole, is in no way related to them.

 

We will ensure payment of any outstanding invoices are made and that administratively everything is in good order for the future board. We will be in touch with performers, artists, partners, and sponsors over the next few days.

 

We ask for the media to please respect our privacy during this time. We also ask that no further harassment be directed towards resigning board members. Fierté Fredericton Pride has always been made up of volunteers. We did our absolute best we could with the resources we had available to us and under the guidance provided to our team.

 

We recognize this announcement is alarming and incredibly difficult for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, as well as survivors of various forms of harassment, discrimination, and abuse. If you need help, resources are available on Fierté Fredericton Pride’s linktree here: https://linktr.ee/fiertefrederictonpride.