Shift Hui
June 28 – July 1, 2025 ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Shift is our long-running national hui (gathering) for rainbow, takatāpui, MVPFAFF+ and intersex young people aged 16-20. It is a safe place for rangatahi to connect, grow, and learn about different issues facing the rainbow community in Aotearoa.
Participants take part in a variety of informative workshops and fun activities, gaining new skills and knowledge that they can utilise in their lives, schools and communities.
Shift Hui 2025 In-Person will be held on a marae in the Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) region over four days from June 28 to July 1.
Note: Shift Hui is free to attend but accepted participants will need to organise their own transportation (please reach out to us if this is a barrier).
“Coming from a smaller town, I was one of the only people I knew in the rainbow community. It makes everything a lot less lonely, and gives one hope for the future.” – Shift Hui participant
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Inside Out is a national charity, and our vision is to support all rainbow young people across Aotearoa to have a sense of safety and belonging in their schools and communities.
We provide a range of support to schools, workplaces and community organisations to create more rainbow inclusive spaces.
We also run a range of youth development programs in Wellington to support young people to connect with others like them.
Rainbow young people in New Zealand are five times more likely to attempt suicide because of the discrimination that they’re facing.
Inside OUT believes that every young person has the right to be safe and free to be who they are.
Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa
Tuesday June 3 – Friday June 6, 2025
Held by InsideOUT Kōaro every June, Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa is a nationwide campaign celebrating rainbow staff, students and whānau in school communities across the country. In 2023, a record 300+ schools from around Aotearoa took part in Schools’ Pride Week, including over 60% of all Secondary Schools.
Inside OUT Kōaro is developing a wide range of activities, programming, and competitions that schools, classrooms, rainbow diversity groups, QSAs, and individual students and staff can easily get involved in.
To keep up to date with this campaign, sign up to our mailing list (make sure you tick ‘updates about events’), or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
A huge thank you to all schools, staff, QSAs, and individual students who participated in 2024!
OUT ON THE SHELVES
CAMPAIGN MONTH: JUNE 2025
Out on the Shelves is a month-long awareness campaign held annually in June. It provides an important opportunity for school and community libraries to build, promote and celebrate their rainbow collections. The Out on the Shelves campaign not only helps to connect rainbow young people with their stories and with each other, but also contributes to rainbow visibility and inclusion in our schools and communities!
Out on the Shelves is also an online resource that lists books from around the world with rainbow themes and characters. It aims to support all rainbow young people to find stories that represent their identities in positive and affirming ways.