Held on Friday November 1, 2019 at the CLB Armoury

Our annual Pink Tie Galas have sold out each year to a room full of passionate, powerful feminists who have enjoyed an incredible time.

The evening brings together an exciting mix of women and men supporting both the arts and our feminist philosophy.

Hosted by Toni-Marie Wiseman

Entertainment by Julia Halfyard & Shelley Neville
as Two Divas, One Spotlight
accompanied by Bill Brennan

Also featured performances by Halifax poet laureate
and fierce feminist icon El Jones

 A four-course gourmet meal,
paired with Argentinian-grown,
Newfoundland-owned Chayee Bourras wines,
was prepared by four of St. John’s finest chefs:

Andie Bulman (Artist Cafe & Catering)
Ashley Kelly (Vu)
Brittany Oram (Blue on Water)
Carolyn Power (Hungry Heart)

Live Auction hosted by Wayne Bartlett

Plus silent auction, raffles and more!

2019 Menus

Regular menu

1st course
A sweet potato and tahani custard, surrounded by shaved turnip, micro greens, edible flowers, bacon and hazelnut crumble, charred onions, in an apple lemony dressing
Created by Andie Bulman

2nd course
Spicy Thai chicken coconut soup
Created by Ashley Kelly

Main course
Smoked beef brisket with bbq sauce, served with a ragout of black eyed peas, squash, mushrooms and greens
Created by Carolyn Power
Vegan menu
Created by Brittany Oram

1st course
Mini toasted quinoa tacos with grilled corn salsa,
red cabbage slaw, spicy sour cream

2nd course
Roasted cauliflower with smoked date puree,
garam masala, pistachios, cilantro, lime

Main course
Sweet potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms,
roasted cashew cream, sage, pumpkin seeds
and vegan parmesan
The dessert course was by table auction with dozens of gourmet goodies to choose from St. John's finest bakers.
d"Pink Tie" is our cheeky take on the masculine "Black Tie" - most folks are take that to dress for formal, but some definitely take it literally to honour the spirit of the event. We encouraged everyone to use their own creative expression as they may have desired for their own level of comfort.
The 3rd annual Pink Tie Gala was proudly sponsored by
St. John’s is home to a rich, diverse, and vibrant urban Indigenous community. Located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Beothuk, the lands and waters in and around the City have traditionally served as a gathering place for the Mi’kmaq. The broader region of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to be home to diverse Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We honour and pay respect to the past, present, and future caretakers of these territories.

We also must acknowledge, as we gather together this historic evening, the labour theft extracted from people of African descent, used to build European wealth and economies globally, and in the Canadian nation state, including Newfoundland and Labrador’s shipbuilding and cod fishery industries, through the violence of trans-Atlantic enslavement.

We thank both First Light and the office of the Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism at Memorial University for crafting and sharing these words that provide us with important perspectives.

As Armine Nutting Gosling herself reflected, “No class, or race, or sex can have its interests attended to...​unless it is represented by direct suffrage,” and in doing so she appropriately recognized the overlap of multiple forms of discrimination.