Why the WorldPride Human Rights Conference Embraced a ‘Radical Joy’ Approach

One of several panel discussions that happened at the WorldPride Human Rights Conference.

“We are going to be joyful. We are going to celebrate this whole community and the work that the community does in spite of all that’s going on around us. We’re doing it with thoughtfulness and we’re doing it [while also being] realistic.” - Valerie Sumner

Valerie Sumner, owner, VRS Meetings and Events Inc., spoke to Convene several months ago about the WorldPride Human Rights Conference, which the VRS team supported as the conference management firm for the event. The HRC was one of the pillar events for WorldPride, which took place in Washington, D.C., May 17 to June 8. Read the full article here.