August: When RMIT Vietnam’s Pride Week shines

To the RMIT Vietnam community, the last week of August carries a different meaning. It’s when we celebrate the signature Pride Week with our peers in RMIT Australia. Have you ever wondered why we selected August for this event?

RMIT is committed to building a safe and inclusive environment for everyone to study and thrive. Pride Week, an annual event at RMIT Vietnam, is dedicated to fostering inclusivity, raising awareness, and celebrating the LGBTIQA+ community. This initiative aims to celebrate diversity and inclusion, raise awareness of issues and barriers to inclusion, and create a welcoming space for sharing stories that connect people in society, regardless of their genders or identities within the RMIT community.

During Pride Week at RMIT Vietnam, Pride-themed and rainbow decorations were prominently displayed across the campus to support and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.

As an international university, RMIT Vietnam choses to celebrate Pride Week in August together with RMIT campuses in Melbourne. An outstanding activity of RMIT Pride Week in Vietnam is Wear it Purple Day, amplifying the celebration takes place at RMIT Melbourne in August. This event is dedicated to empowering LGBTQIA+ youth to dream big and express their passion and pride across various campuses. As it is called, everyone is encouraged to wear purple to show support and solidarity on this day.

Students and staff shows support by wearing RMIT Pride T-shirts, purple clothes and accessories.

Building upon the essence of this special day from RMIT Melbourne, RMIT Vietnam also organises Pride Week in August every year, with a series of events and activities led by RMIT Student Council and student clubs, including RMIT Mind Club, RMIT Queer & Alliance Club, and more. Alongside a vibrant array of activities on campus, there are numerous online resources available for everyone to delve deeper into the understanding of inclusion within the community, making individuals engage with diverse initiatives and access valuable resources to support the LGBTQIA+ community, fostering a culture of acceptance.

To name a few, ever since the inaugural celebration, RMIT Pride Week has featured insightful workshops about basic Diverse Gender, Sex, and Sexualities (DGSS) knowledge, as well as health and wellbeing support for all students and staff to explore. Vibrant festivities, like demure exhibitions, DIY workshops, and epic flashmob performances, are also significant initiatives that the Student Council and Student Clubs have brought to the RMIT Vietnam community to celebrate inclusion and diversity.

Pronouns Culture

In the spirit of RMIT Vietnam Pride Week 2023 themed ‘R-Doore You’, RMIT students presented a video on gender identity and pronoun usage importance.

RMIT Vietnam's Pride Week stands as a testament to the university's commitment to inclusivity and diversity, championing an environment where all individuals feel empowered, respected, and supported for all.

Now as you've got the scoop on why RMIT Pride Week happens in August, let this also be the steppingstone to discover other meaningful celebrations at RMIT Vietnam and Melbourne!

This article is written by Thanh Thao Pham, a Professional Communication student at RMIT Vietnam, and does not reflect the views of RMIT University.

28 August 2024

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August: When RMIT Vietnam’s Pride Week shines