Why We March began with a simple but urgent truth: when one community is targeted with hate, exclusion, or invisibility, our response must be collective, compassionate, and loud. Founded in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub Massacre, our organization emerged not only as a memorial to those tragically lost, but as a living commitment to creating safer, braver, and more connected spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in London and across Canada.
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Over the years, our work expanded from activism to infrastructure. We listened to the community — to youth seeking mentoring and belonging, to newcomers seeking guidance, to queer and trans individuals seeking safe spaces for expression, to families wanting to learn how to support their children, and to organizations wanting to do better in their inclusion and community practices.
From that need grew our next chapter: the Prism Community Hub — a physical and virtual centre designed to provide programs, mutual support networks, shared workspaces, and community-accessible resources. It will be a space where people don’t have to explain who they are before they are welcomed — where they are not only accepted, but celebrated.
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The Prism Community Hub is the next evolution of Why We March’s commitment to community connection, belonging, and empowerment. Designed as both a physical space (coming soon) and an already-active virtual gathering network, the Hub will provide programming, resource navigation, co-working and meeting space for community groups, creative arts initiatives, peer-support circles, family-inclusive learning spaces, and a home for grassroots advocacy. Prism isn’t just a centre — it’s a living ecosystem where people can show up as themselves and connect with others who understand their journeys, identities, and aspirations. It will be a place where collaboration replaces isolation, and where community knowledge is treated as a shared asset.
People can get involved in many ways: by attending our programs, volunteering time or skills, contributing knowledge as facilitators or mentors, offering financial or material support, building partnerships with organizations across the region, or simply showing up and being part of the community we’re building. Whether someone wants to lead a workshop, join a peer group, help with outreach, sit on a committee, or simply walk through the door and be welcomed — there is space for them. Prism is built on the belief that communities thrive when everyone has the chance to participate, and we are eager to work with collaborators, neighbours, and allies who want to help create a region where 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals don’t just survive — they thrive.
Please share with us why you are a Pillar Nonprofit Network Member. What have you gained from being a Pillar Member?
We've proud to be members of the Pillar Nonprofit Network since our beginning; why — because it connects us with a wider community of organizations who share a vision of equity, inclusion, and collective impact. Through Pillar, we’ve built meaningful
relationships, found supportive partners, shared knowledge, and strengthened our capacity to better serve the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Being part of this network reminds us that we’re not doing this work alone — we’re linked to a community of changemakers who lift each other up and create a stronger, more connected London together.
Contact Name: Dustin Boam
Contact Email: dustin.boam@whywemarch.com
Website: https://whywemarch.lgbt/
Link to featured initiative, project, or campaign: www.prismcommunityhub.ca