Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.359
Object Name
Leaflet
Title
Cake Competition
Date
2015
Description
Political Pride Manchester was set up in August 2015 as an alternative to the Pride event set up by Manchester Pride following an open meeting by the LGBT Centre in Manchester to gauge the needs of the LGBT community in Manchester. Political Pride had around 40 core volunteers representing different activist groups around the city, and activities were hosted at the Sidney Street LGBT cafe as well as the Manchester Metropolitan University campus. The idea behind Political Pride was to take Pride back to its roots as a protest, using it as a tool for collective organising to further the rights of LGBT people. Central to the idea of Political Pride was providng an alternative space to the club and pub scene of the Gay Village in order to attract a wider representation of the LGBT+ population and emphasise that Pride is about more than partying.
This leaflet advertises a cake competition on Sunday 30th august at 1:30pm at the MMU Business school. Information about the event is given in black text in front of an image of a baking apron coloured in the Pride flag colours. Text reads: "#POLITICALPRIDE Bake a cake and bring it along or alternatively, just come and decorate. Exciting prizes will be given out, including ones for "best political slogan", "best decoration", and "best taste" / WWW.POLITICALPRIDE.WEEBLY.COM" The Political Pride MCR logo is in the centre of the page surrounded by illustrations of a whisk and a spatula.
The back of the leaflet uses black text on top of a pastel rainbow tree with dark roots. Text reads: "29th-30th AUGUST 1-7pm / At All Saints Park MMU and the LGBT Centre / #POLITICALPRIDE / A weekend of alternative events to TAKE PRIDE BACK TO ITS / ROOTS / www.politicalpride.weebly.com" The logo for Political Pride MCR is in the top left corner- a black circle with white text and the word 'PRIDE' in rainbow colours.
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