We’re BACK!! Join us on August 25th at 8:15am outdoors at the CUBE stage in the Exchange District to kick off the fall series of CreativeMornings. We are excited to see you after your summer adventures and explore the theme of PRIDE together!

EVENT INFORMATION

** Unfortunately, ASL Interpretation will not be offered at the August 2023 CreativeMornings Winnipeg event.**

BRING A CHAIR: Since this is an outdoor event, please bring your own chair and dress for the weather (our rainy day location is RRC Polytech Patterson Global Foods Institute beside the CUBE).

WEAR YOUR PRIDE: Since the global CreativeMornings theme for August is PRIDE, we also invite you to WEAR YOUR PRIDE to this event. Think about what lights you up and what you proud of – creatively, culturally, personally, professionally. Wear something that celebrates it! Proud of being part of a sports team? Wear a jersey! Proud of learning to sew? Wear your first quilt!
Proud of your cooking? Wear a chef’s hat or apron! Proud of your heritage? Wear your culture! Proud of your woodworking? Wear your tool belt! Be creative and let’s gather to celebrate each others’ gifts, talents and moments of pride together as a community.

MEET OUR SPEAKER: BARRY KARLENZIG

Talk Description: Barry Karlenzig, President of Pride Winnipeg, will join us to explore the theme of PRIDE! What kinds of creativity have you witnessed during your career? Barry Karlenzig will celebrate all the different types of creativity he has witnessed that has inspired him in his work with Pride Winnipeg, which extends over a decade. He will touch on how he has personally used creativity in his leadership work in his current role as President of Pride Winnipeg. Barry will also share his personal journey in the why behind his work. Since 1987, Pride Winnipeg has served the 2SLGBTTQIA* communities by celebrating their fights, victories, and reasons to be proud.

BIOGRAPHY: Barry Karlenzig (He/Him) has worked tirelessly for the Winnipeg 2SLGBTTQIA* community as a Board Member with the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, President of the Snowy Owl Monarchist Society, Co Chair of the Conference Structure & Integrity Committee with InterPride and for more than a decade in many capacities with Pride Winnipeg. Barry is currently the President for Pride Winnipeg.

CREATIVEMORNINGS AUGUST 2023 THEME: PRIDE

Pride is a powerful affirmation of authenticity. It gives us the grace to show up as ourselves and live in alignment with our values. It embraces every shade of our longings, our regrets, and our hopes — these beautiful and powerful things that make us who we are. Pride is when you stand tall and say, “This is who I am.” Pride is when you reclaim the parts of your identity that others might have scorned. Pride is when you raise your voice in defense of someone who is powerless, saying “Enough.” Because that someone might just be yourself. How will you unfurl yourself fully? How will you extend safety and solidarity so that we all may be unapologetically ourselves?

Our Palm Beach chapter chose the theme this month and our theme illustrator is Kayla Griffin.