Events

London LGBT Learning Network - reflecting back / thinking forward Wednesday 13 June 2012

2pm Workshops
4pm Debate: Funders should strategically support community of identity organisations
6pm Launch of the London LGBT Almanac 2nd Edition

Venue: Graeae Theatre Company, Bradbury Studios, 138 Kingsland, London E2 8DY

BSL Interpreted Event

Who the event is for:

This event is for diverse LGBT VCOs, organisers, volunteers, activists, funders and infrastructure organisations

2pm Workshops:
i) Community fundraising
ii) Who supports the non-paid contribution
iii) Internet asking (for more details please see the website)

4pm Live debate:
‘Funders should strategically support community of identity organisations’
Deborah Gold / Galop
Gaynor Humphreys / London Funders
Jackie Fernandez / Broken Rainbow
Rob Berkeley/The Runnymede Trust

6pm – 8.30pm Almanac Launch and Focus on Volunteering and Activism
This event offers a lively combination of small afternoon workshops for learning and sharing, followed by challenging debate with LGBT organisations, funders and infrastructure organisations, and ending with the release of the main findings of the London LGBT Almanac 2nd Edition, including some footage and special content around volunteering and activism in the sector.
We aim to maintain an equalities focus throughout the event and workshops and provide networking and relationship building opportunities.

6pm Dinner from Jollof Pot

Please book on our website www.kairosinsoho.org.uk and follow the link to the Learning Network or phone 020 7437 6063 if you have any problems.

Expenses:
Organisations with no paid staff can claim a £50 consultancy fee for their organisation plus travel and access expenses. Bursaries are available up to a maximum of eight organisations and must be claimed within four weeks of the event. Additional expenses are available to facilitate access for disabled people and parents/carers.
Sign Language Interpretation provided.

 After a couple of years’ hiatus, London BiFest is back at a new venue! This year we’re holding our one-day event for bisexuals and bi-friendly people at Resource for London, on Saturday 23rd June.

You’re welcome to join us if you’re bisexual or interested in bisexuality – maybe you have a bi friend or relative or partner, maybe you’re curious, maybe you’re just interested in talking about bi issues. Whatever the case, we’d love to see you for a day of discussions and socialising. There’ll be sessions on topics such as Intro to Bisexuality, How Bi is Bi?, trans issues and bisexual health.

We’ll have a craft corner and a reading corner as well as space for hanging out, so if you’re nervous about meeting people, we promise you’ll have things to do. We’re also hoping to provide some information on UK bi history, since this year marks the 40th anniversary of the UK’s first known bisexual gathering.

The event runs from 10am to 5pm with a break for lunch (which we don’t provide, sorry!) and will cost £10 for a full day or £5 for a half day, or £5/£2.50 for a half day with concessions. (No need to bring proof.)

Merton LGBT Forum will hold its next quarterly meeting on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 from 6PM to 7:30 PM at the Mansel Road Centre, Mansel Road, Wimbledon SW19 1TP.

Agendas will be sent out nearer the date. If you have any items that you would like to be included on the Agenda, then please do email us here at mertonlgbtforum@hotmail.com.

The meeting will be followed by a social event at a local Wimbledon venue.