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Hi everyone,

My name is Tamsin (she/they) I am a womb care practitioner and traditional birthworker based in Manchester, I have just started taking on clients within the North West area.

Sessions can be held either in central Manchester or at your home. I’m also offering online herbal womb care consultations and menstruality mentoring.

Please note: Birthwork offerings are still on hold for the summer.

Head to my website www.tamsinwillow.com to find out more!

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🌈 Volunteers wanted for Manchester Pride! 🌈

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🌈 Volunteers wanted for Manchester Pride! 🌈

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Prevent Breast Cancer is looking for volunteers to join us at Manchester Pride this August!

We're the UK's only charity dedicated entirely to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer. Based right here in Manchester, we're working towards a future where breast cancer can be prevented before it starts.

We're looking for volunteers to:
✨ Help decorate and set up our parade float
✨ Walk with us in the Manchester Pride Parade
✨ Help raise awareness of Prevent Breast Cancer and our vision of a future free from breast cancer

If you're interested in volunteering, please email rebecca@preventbreastcancer.org.uk to find out more.

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We are working on a new project at the University of Edinburgh, and are very much hoping that people in the Rainbow Network can help.

The project is exploring suicide among LGBTQ+ communities in the UK. We want to help shape the future of suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ people – which, as you know, is very deeply needed. The project is entitled Rain Within The Rainbow and is funded by Wellcome Trust.

We are conducting several rounds of interviews, and the next phase involves LGBTQ+ people who have experienced suicidal feelings.

Discussing suicidal feelings, and sharing aspects of LGBTQ+ identity, can be difficult. But Dr Hazel Marzetti and myself – who will conduct the interviews – are sensitive to these questions, and have robust safeguarding procedures in place.

For more information about the project see link.

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The lasting impacts of the UK AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 90s on gay and bisexual men 

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The lasting impacts of the UK AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 90s on gay and bisexual men 

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I am writing to ask for your help recruiting participants to a research study I am conducting through Durham University. The study is called Where Have All the Young Men Gone? It explores the lasting impact of the UK AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 90s on the gay and bisexual men who lived through it.

I am looking to speak with men who were part of communities most devastated by that crisis, including men of colour, whose experiences have often been absent from how that history has been told and remembered. The AIDS crisis did not affect all communities equally. Gay and bisexual men of colour carried a particular weight: navigating racism within gay communities, homophobia within communities of colour, and the specific losses that came with both.

I want to hear those stories.

I am a white gay man. I was there in the 1980s and 90s, and those years shaped me profoundly. That is part of why I am doing this research. But I want to be clear: I am not assuming my experience is the same as that of men of colour. I will follow all ethical protocols to conduct interviews with care, humility, and respect.

Participants will be in control throughout. They can stop, pause, or withdraw at any time without question.

Interviews are one-to-one, in person, and I am able to travel to meet participants in their homes or at any place they would find comfortable and safe. Sessions last no more than 90 minutes and each participant receives a £50 high street voucher as a thank you for their time.

To be eligible, participants should:

- Identify as male and as gay, bisexual, or queer

- Have lived in the UK during the 1980s and/or 1990s

- Be approximately 55 or older

- Be able to take part in a conversation of up to 90 minutes in English

- Be able to give informed consent

If you know of men within your networks who might be willing to take part, I would be grateful if you could share this message with them or pass on my contact details. I am also happy to come and speak to your organisation about the study if that would be helpful.

A Participant Information Sheet is available on request. The study has received ethical approval from the Psychology Ethics Subcommittee at Durham University.

Please do get in touch with any questions. I welcome honest conversation about how I can make this research as inclusive and respectful as possible.

With thanks

David Woodhead PhD

Email: david.woodhead@durham.ac.uk

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Black Gold Arts Commission for QTIPOC Artists

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Black Gold Arts Commission for QTIPOC Artists

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https://blackgoldarts.co.uk/bga-seed-commission-2026-callout/

Bold Performance for Public Space

The BGA Seed Commission is an opportunity for Global Majority & QTIBPOC artists to develop bold, experimental performance work for outdoor and non-traditional spaces.

We are looking for artists with ambitious ideas who are interested in pushing creative boundaries, testing new approaches, and engaging audiences beyond conventional theatre settings.

What’s Included
Selected artists will receive:
A commission fee of £4,000
Eight days of rehearsal space at HOME Arches, Manchester
Producing support throughout the process
Professional mentoring

Who Can Apply?
We welcome applications from individual artists and companies working across:
Dance
Physical theatre
Circus
Drag
Interdisciplinary performance
Vocal and live performance practices

Eligibility
Applicants must be:
Global Majority and/or QTIBPOC
Based in the North of England
Aged 18+
UK residents

How to Apply
Please submit:
A link to examples of previous work
A pitch deck (maximum 1 A4 page) outlining your idea
If you would prefer to discuss your idea verbally, you can arrange a conversation instead of submitting written materials.
Send applications and enquiries to:
blackgoldarts@gmail.com

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Bold Performance for Public Space

The BGA Seed Commission is an opportunity for Global Majority & QTIBPOC artists to develop bold, experimental performance work for outdoor and non-traditional spaces.

We are looking for artists with ambitious ideas who are interested in pushing creative boundaries, testing new approaches, and engaging audiences beyond conventional theatre settings.

What's Included
Selected artists will receive:
A commission fee of £4,000
Eight days of rehearsal space at HOME Arches, Manchester
Producing support throughout the process
Professional mentoring

Who Can Apply?
We welcome applications from individual artists and companies working across:
Dance
Physical theatre
Circus
Drag
Interdisciplinary performance
Vocal and live performance practices

Eligibility
Applicants must be:
Global Majority and/or QTIBPOC
Based in the North of England
Aged 18+
UK residents

How to Apply
Please submit:
A link to examples of previous work
A pitch deck (maximum 1 A4 page) outlining your idea
If you would prefer to discuss your idea verbally, you can arrange a conversation instead of submitting written materials.
Send applications and enquiries to:
blackgoldarts@gmail.com

Selection Criteria
Applications will be assessed on:
The artistic quality of previous work
The proposed use of public or non-traditional space
The strength of the idea and development process
How the work responds to the themes of the commission
The potential benefit of the opportunity to the artist's practice

Timeline
Application Deadline
19 June 2026
Applicants will be notified by 26 June 2026
Rehearsal Space
HOME Arches
2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN

Week 1
Mon 3 Aug - 1pm-4pm
Tue 4 Aug - 12pm-6pm
Wed 5 Aug - 12pm-6pm
Thu 6 Aug - 12pm-6pm
Fri 7 Aug - 12pm-6pm

Week 2
Wed 12 Aug - 6pm-9pm
Thu 13 Aug - 6pm-9pm
Fri 14 Aug - 6pm-9pm

Artists will develop a 15-minute extract to be presented at the BGA Festival at Aviva Studios on Saturday 15 August 2026.
BGA Seed Commission 2026 is supported by Arts Council England, HOME and Aviva Studios.

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The Rain Within the Rainbow - Understanding LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention through the life course

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The Rain Within the Rainbow - Understanding LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention through the life course

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Are you an LGBTQ+ person, living in the UK, aged 13+, with personal experience of suicidal thoughts, feelings or a suicide attempt?

We are currently recruiting people to take part in our research aiming to understand LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention through the life course. The aim of this research is to find out more about what contributed to distress or crisis, what has helped people to stay safe and well, and what support people with personal experience think should be available.

We are interested in connecting with people from across the LGBTQ+ community, and with a diversity of experiences of suicide – so if you are LGBTQ+, aged 13+, living in the UK and have personal experience of suicidal thoughts, feelings or attempts – we want to hear from you!

There are three ways to get involved:

You can have a confidential one-to-one conversational interview with one of our researchers (to do this you can register your interest here or email RainWithinTheRainbow@ed.ac.uk).

You can share you story in writing using our Story Book (which can be shared with us digitally or in the post)

You can fill in our online, anonymous survey

For more information email RainWithinTheRainbow@ed.ac.uk or take a look at our website https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/rain_within_the_rainbow/getting-involved/

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Queer Muslim Voices Theatre Workshop: Romeo & Hamed (Online)

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Queer Muslim Voices Theatre Workshop: Romeo & Hamed (Online)

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Online event

Saturday, Apr 11, 2026 from 2 pm to 6 pm UK

Overview

Join Sinew Productions Theatre Company to share perspectives and ensure authentic Queer Muslim storytelling through Theatre.

Queer Muslim Voices Theatre Workshop: Romeo & Hamed (Online)

Join us for an empowering theatre workshop celebrating Queer Muslim voices in this reinterpretation of Romeo & Juliet!
We’ll explore our reimagining of the timeless story of Romeo & Juliet, focusing on themes and experiences of Muslim characters. Participants will hear actors perform key scenes from the play, followed by guided group discussions and reflections. This is a safe and inclusive space to share your perspectives and help us ensure that our portrayal of the Islamic faith—and our central Queer Muslim character, Hamed—is authentic, respectful, and true to lived experiences.

Sign up for tickets below:

Friday 10th April - Online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-muslim-voices-theatre-workshop-romeo-hamed-online-tickets-1985280632815?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday 11th April - Online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-muslim-voices-theatre-workshop-romeo-hamed-in-person-tickets-1985278254702?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Hi!

We are two 34-year-old queers wanting to expand our family in the next year or so. I am Ezra, a queer Muslim revert who is white and uses they/them pronouns, and my partner is a South Asian transgender man. Because I will be the one carrying any potential baby, we are looking for a sperm donor of South Asian descent.

We are looking for our sperm donor to be queer-positive if not queer, and willing to sign a contract which states they will have no input with our child for the duration of its life. In return the contract will be clear that we cannot pursue for child maintenance. I am willing to provide a yearly update if requested.

If anyone is willing to chat to us about this (it isn't an imminent need) please contact me on 07500006564.

Very grateful for you reading this far and any support you can give us in building our family 🙏

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Rooted is a free three-part wellbeing programme designed for LGBT+ people interested in nature and creativity. Over three sessions we'll explore a green space, create recycled paper and inky artworks using botanical materials. Sessions take place at Platt Fields Market Garden in Fallowfield and across south Manchester throughout late Spring. More info: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mycomanchestermushroomcooperative/2069440 

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Who wants to come with tomorrow to fight for Britain First

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Who wants to come with tomorrow to fight for Britain First

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Let's fight the racist Britain First.

https://anticapitalistresistance.org/events/resist-britain-first-manchester/

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We are keen to engage:

people with lived experience of mental health (whether or not you have accessed formal support)

carers, advocates and family members

community and VCFSE organisations supporting people affected by mental health issues.

Each session will be a facilitated discussion in a culturally competent environment about access to support, experiences of care, communication, dignity and respect, cultural safety, and what needs to change.

To book a place please click here and complete the booking form

Duration: 90 minutes

Participants will be reimbursed for their time and travel to in-person sessions. Kindly reserve your place as soon as possible, as there are limited slots available for each session.

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Queer Up North Artist Commission from HOME - Deadline 4th March 2026

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Queer Up North Artist Commission from HOME - Deadline 4th March 2026

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To coincide with the launch of Queer Up North 1992-2002: Celebrating Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Heritage digital archive, HOME is commissioning one early career visual artist to respond to selected material from the archive, culminating in an exhibition in HOME’s Granada Foundation Galleries.

Over the course of three months, the selected artist will respond to selected archive material through their own artistic visual arts-based practice, to produce a new body of work for public exhibition.

To do so, the successful artist will:

·       Have access to selected Queer Up North digital archive material. This documents significant artists and events that played a pivotal role in shaping Manchester’s identity as an inclusive and vibrant LGBTQ+ city, selected by Queer Up North Project Co- Directors and QUN festival directors Gavin Barlow and Tanja Farman.

·       Develop and deliver one practical visual arts workshop for one Youth Group from the Proud Trust. This will be done with support from HOME’s Creative Engagement Team.

·       Be offered making space in HOME Arches (June)

·       Present a solo exhibition in HOME’s Granada Foundation Galleries

·       Receive a fee of £2,000

·       Receive expenses up to £1,000 towards materials, transport and other production and exhibition-related costs.

·       Receive mentoring support from Queer Up North’s Directors as well as HOME’s Artist Development and Creative Engagement Teams

Link to apply

Visual Art Commission Call Out - Creative response to the Queer Up North Archive | HOME

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Volunteer Recruitment Event for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Grassroots Football Groups

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Volunteer Recruitment Event for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Grassroots Football Groups

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It’s Football vs Homophobia Month of Action this February. Grassroots LGBTQ+ inclusive football groups from around Manchester are joining up on February 28th to support each other by running a volunteer speed meeting event!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/inclusive11s/2046519

If you want to see more LGBTQ+ gender inclusive football happening in Manchester, this is your sign to get involved and make it happen! All of our grassroots organisations depend on volunteers to keep us going.

Sign up to meet inclusive football organisers, find out how you can help on and off the pitch, watch a film together and enjoy some food and drinks!

This event is supported by grant funding from Football vs Homophobia and Fare Network.

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Poster with text reading: Make It Happen! Building Community Capacity for Inclusive Football. VOLUNTEER SPEED MEETING.  Part of Football v Homophobia Month of Action. Meet LGBTQ+ inclusive football teams and groups in Manchester. Find out how you can get involved as a volunteer. Watch a film about LGBTQ+ football. Enjoy free food and drinks! FEBRUARY 28TH 3-5PM. Bridge 5 Mill, 22A Beswick St, M4 7HR. Sign up for FREE: www.tickettailor.com/events/inclusive11s/2046519.

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MAV UK, Hulme Hall, 4 Jarvis Road, M15 5FS

2:00 – 2:45 pm | Wellbeing through Movement
A gentle, energising movement session to release tension and reconnect with your body.
Mats provided (bring your own if you prefer).

2:45 – 3:30 pm | Mindfulness Practice
A calming, guided space for reflection and grounding.
Bring a journal if you’d like and dress warmly.

Tickets (per session):
• Standard – £10
• Donation – Pay What You Can

✨ Attending both? Get 50% off the second session — select Donation and pay £5.

Reserve your spot: Wellness with Amina

Let’s move, pause, and recharge together.
Warmly,
Amina – Wellness with Amina

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/wellness-with-amina-109955652191?_gl=1*1tq6n48*_up*MQ..*_ga*Mjc1Mjk4NTIyLjE3NjU4MDIzMTA.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NjU4MDIzMTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjU4MDIzMTAkajYwJGwwJGgw

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Home photographic  darkrooms: call out for participants!

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Home photographic  darkrooms: call out for participants!

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My name is Molly Caenwyn and am a photographer, photo historian and second year PhD student at the University of Westminster in collaboration with the Museum of the Home. I am currently looking for participants for oral history interviews for my research titled "The Home Darkroom and the Freedom of Photographic Production in Britain, 1950s-present".

The text on the image reads:

Are you LGBTQIA+ or non-heterosexual?
Do you have experience of darkrooms in the home or in spaces that feel like home to you?
If so, then this project is for you!

I wish to speak to people who have experience of one or multiple of the following as part of my PhD research:

Have you ever made or owned a home darkroom, permanent or semi-permanent?

Do you work with analogue and/or alternative photographic processes at home?

Do you have memories of home darkrooms? Has this influenced your photography?

Do you have experience of setting up or running a home or community darkroom?

Have you been part of a community darkroom that felt like home?

You can take part in the project anonymously if you wish. If you are interested in taking part or would like to know more about the project, please send me an email over at m.warren@westminster.ac.uk :)

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At the Rainbow’s End by Clare Summerskill

Coming to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre on Sat 21st March (3pm and 7pm)

and Sun 22nd March (3pm).

A new verbatim play addressing homophobic and transphobic abuse of older LGBTQ+ people in care and receiving care in later life.

THESE PERFORMANCES ARE FREE BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

This is the booking link:
https://hopemilltheatre.co.uk/event/at-the-rainbows-end/

At the Rainbow’s End by Clare Summerskill will be presented script in hand by members of Artemis Theatre Company at Hope Mill Theatre, 113 Pollard St, Manchester, M4 7JA.

Clare’s latest piece is based entirely on interviews with older LGBT people who

have experienced homophobia and transphobia in care settings and when receiving care in their own home. It tackles an extremely important issue concerning older LGBT people who, having perhaps been out for their whole adult lives, are faced with the possibility of having

to go ‘back into the closet’ at the point of accessing care in later life. Each script in hand performance will be followed by a Q&A with the writer, the audience, and informed panellists.

All performances are FREE and we welcome audience members who work in any capacity with older people, including health & social care sector workers, care home managers and carers, voluntary sector staff, housing officers, Council staff etc. Members of the LGBTQ+ community (groups and individuals) are also warmly invited to attend.

The performances last approximately 50 minutes each followed by a Q&A session (Total length 1 ½ hours).:

Feedback from audience members:

“This is amazing- if you haven't been go. Funny, tragic, Sad, insightful and really well put together”

“Wow, wow, wow, what a powerful and moving piece of work. Exceptional”

“Such a great piece. So moving and infuriating. Congratulations”

“Thank you again to you and the actors for a powerful, moving and thought-provoking performance today. You really stimulated some interesting reflections and conversations, which I know will continue to improve the work we do here in Camden across our whole health and care system for the LGBTQ+ community”

Chris Lehmann. Director of ASC Strategy and Commissioning and Deputy DASS, London Borough of Camden.

THESE PERFORMANCES ARE FREE BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

This is the booking link:              https://hopemilltheatre.co.uk/event/at-the-rainbows-end/

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Our QTIPoC meet ups generally alternate between Socials (relaxed communal space) and Activity Nights (focused theme/workshop/activity we do together) 

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Info about our monthly QTIPoC Socials and Activity Nights 

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Info about our monthly QTIPoC Socials and Activity Nights 

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Save the dates! Please note our QTIPoC meet ups are ONLY for Queer, Trans, Intersex People of Colour aged 18+! Come through to the Proud Place, M1 7HB from 7pm, every second Thursday of the month!

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We need you !! Let's change the narrative of research by making it more inclusive and diverse. Scan the QR or follow this link https://forms.gle/Jehk9e1CXPwWeCaW8 and we will be in touch with you !! It is a qualitative study including an interview session, more information will be sent to you via email :) see ya !

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Hello, feel free to scan the QR and we will be in touch with you via email. Participation is a mean for us to change the narrative of substance use research. Let's make research more inclusive together !!

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LGBTQ+ Individuals Needed for PhD Research on LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse

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LGBTQ+ Individuals Needed for PhD Research on LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse

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You do not need to have experienced domestic abuse to take part! We want to hear from all LGBTQ+ individuals especially QTIPoC!

Follow the link https://run.pavlovia.org/pavlovia/survey-2024.1.0/?surveyId=a8850141-1859-4d73-9cc9-ae06a02d7433

Rylee (R.Spooner@chi.ac.uk)

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Were you there? Manchester's Gay Liberation Movement, c. 1970-1990s

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Were you there? Manchester's Gay Liberation Movement, c. 1970-1990s

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A student researcher at the University of Manchester is looking for people to interview for a dissertation on Manchester's gay liberation movement in the 1970s-80s.

You might be a good fit if you:

Were involved in or witnessed the LGBTQ+ rights movement in Manchester during this period.

Have attended LGBTQ+ venues, events, or community groups in the city.

Have personal stories or memories you are willing to share.

What's involved:

A one-on-one interview at a time and place that is comfortable for you (or online).

Your insights will help preserve an important part of our city's history.

If you are interested, please contact the researcher directly at:
mae.murphy@student.manchester.ac.uk

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Hi all,

We're two black queers who run Manchester's Over Here Zine Fest. All welcome, free entry, free workshops throughout the day, and a bunch of amazing zines, comics, and crafts. It's a v friendly, DIY event.

Date: Saturday, 25th October

Time: 10am-4pm

Location: People's History Museum, Leftbank, M3 3ER

https://www.instagram.com/overherezinefest/

Hope to see you there.

Melissa and Seleena x

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Over Here Zine is on 30th September 2023!
This year's programme (PDF format). For an online list of stallholders, see our blog post.

Over Here Zine Fest is a not-for-profit event showcasing the work of global majority zine makers, artists, writers and activists. Everyone is welcome to attend. The aim is to build self-sustaining alternative models for publishing, art, activism and collaboration in our communities. It is organised by a group of global majority people from Manchester.
What is happening on the day?
Over Here Zine Fest is happening on Saturday 30th September 2023, at the People's History Museum Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER. There will be a zines, talks, workshops and spaces to just hang around and chat with other people. All are welcome to attend the zine fest. If workshops and activities are for global majority people only, we will advertise this. There is more information about the venue on the Apply for Stall page.

What is a zine?
A zine (pronounced "zeen") is a magazine or booklet that you produce independently. People usually give them away, swap them or sell them for the cost of printing. The zine maker(s) produces their own copies of work e.g. using a photocopier or printer, distributing it by themselves e.g. at zine fairs, at gigs or events etc.
What is a zine distro?
Distro is short for 'distribution'. It is a collection of zines distributed by a single person or a group of people, either in person, online or by mail order. The collection may have zines by a number of different zine makers or by a single zine maker.
Why zines?
They are cheap and easy way to be creative and get your work out there. All you need is a photocopier to print a batch of them. You don't have to be a professional writer or artist to make one. It can be as long or as short as you want. You don't need any special equipment or any special knowledge to make one and distribute it.

Zines often cover subjects and topics that you often won't find online, in mainstream newspapers or magazines. It is a good way for you to share your work with other people and for other people to share their work with you.
What can I put in a zine?
Anything you want! Things other zine makers have done include: fiction, non-fiction, personal rants, journal entries, reviews, poetry, comics, art, recipes, instructions on how to do or make things. The list is endless.
How do I get a stall?
Applications are now closed. We will have a communal table on the day. Get in touch for more information
How do I get in touch?

Email: overherezinefest@gmail.com

Instagram: @overherezinefest

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overherezinefest/

Twitter: @OHzinefest

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Over Here Zine is on 30th September 2023! This year's programme (PDF format). For an online list of stallholders, see our blog post. Over Here Zine Fest is a not-for-profit event showcasing the work of global majority zine makers, artists, writers and activists. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Hi Everyone,

I’m hosting two rejuvenating and recharging sessions on 25th September at MAV UK, Hulme Hall, 4 Jarvis Road, M15 5FS.

• 2:00 – 2:45 pm — Wellbeing through Movement

– Yoga mats provided for the warm up

feel free to bring your own especially if you’d to stay for both sessions)

• 3:00 – 3:45 pm — Mindfulness Practice

– Bring your own journal/materials for reflection; yoga mats

available – However feel free to bring your own

Ticket (per session):

– Standard – £10

– Donation – Pay What You Can (To promote accessibility, all income levels are welcome)

Please note that each ticket admits you to one session only.

If you intend to attend both sessions with a standard ticket. You are entitled to a 50% discount for the second session, please select donation and only pay £5 for the second session.

Reserve your spot at

Wellness with Amina

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/organizations/events

Info: https://www.artandwellnesswithamina.com/ | info@artandwellnesswithamina.com

Let’s move, breathe and reconnect!

Warmly,

Amina - Wellness with Amina

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Lihaaf: A Desi Dyke Zine

By and for South Asian lesbians, sapphics, butches, and femmes🪻

💌 Submissions open till 13th September

https://www.instagram.com/lihaafzine?s=09

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I am a lived experience BACP-accredited psychotherapist who specialises in trauma, LGBTQIA+, disability, and the experiences of ethnic minorities. My service is called Therapy Without Barriers. I believe it's important to see ourselves reflected in the services that offer support and to have the option to not have explain every aspect and underlying nuance while also navigating life as a minority. It is your time to express and not feel its your responsibility to educate at your time of need.

Feel free to get in touch if you're looking for support.

Here is my Psychology Today profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1586641

I would also  like to offer Rainbow Noir individuals a discount. If you'd like to enquire, please mention "Rainbow Noir." in your message.

Thanks,
Therapy Without Barriers – Stephy

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https://adaeravama.com/call-outs

Fee:

£2,000 total fee, plus some travel expenses

Location:

Waterside Arts, Sale,

Dates:

Actor Auditions- 30th September 2025

R&D Dates - 13th - 24th October, 2025

Production Meetings - Dates TBD

About The Project

Roots & Eye is an Arts Council-funded R&D. Led by Ada Eravama, the team will create a devised theatre piece exploring the struggles of self-identity within a multi-generational Black immigrant family. It will also involve exploring creative access, particularly creative audio description for blind/visually impaired audiences.

At the end of a 2 week R&D process – including working with 2 actors, sound & set designers, and a movement director – there will be a sharing & feedback session for members of the community.

About The Artist, Ada Eravama

I'm a writer, performer, and access consultant. My work transforms the personal into universal stories rooted in lived experience that audiences recognise in themselves or the people they love. I interrogate the complexity of community and its absence, asking what it means to belong and how shared rituals like gatherings create connection.

Specialising in integrated audio description, I reimagine access not as an add-on, but as part of a story’s creative DNA, shaping both how it is made and how it is experienced. My work invites moments of community, even if only for a brief moment.

About You

You should apply for this role if:

You’re a director who loves a playful creative process

You’ve led devising processes before

You have experience in physical theatre and/or using music in theatre

You’re excited to experiment with form

You’re interested in creative access for blind/visually impaired artists and audiences

You want to help a Black visually impaired artist birth her ideas

We’re especially interested in hearing from disabled/neurodivergent candidates, and have a strong preference for Black/Global Majority directors

How to Apply

Send your CV and a covering letter to <rootsandeye@gmail.com> before 5pm Friday 4th September

Interviews will take place over zoom on Wednesday 10th September

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Can you support the first long-term study of LGBTQIA+ relationships in the UK and Ireland?

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Can you support the first long-term study of LGBTQIA+ relationships in the UK and Ireland?

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The ECHO Project is a major research study based at DCU, exploring LGBTQIA+ relationships and mental health.

The study aims to provide vital insights into how LGBTQIA+ people experience relationship abuse, and what kinds of support are most needed.

All LGBTQIA+ adults (18+) living in the UK or Ireland are eligible to take part – whether or not you’ve had any negative relationship experiences. Participants will receive a One4All voucher as a thank-you for their time.

Take the survey here: www.echoproject-research.com

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LGBTQIA+ relationships and mental health UK (1)

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21st August - Pride Night @ People's History Museum

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21st August - Pride Night @ People's History Museum

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Kick off your Manchester Pride weekend at an all ages friendly community social. This event is free, and PHM pride ourselves on disabled community access.

Meet old and new friends in our sober social space, make your placard for the march, come on a staff led LGBTQIA+ gallery tour, or learn how PHM cares for queer collections from QTIPOC curator Jaime Starr.

Bring your mates, your kids, your nan! See you there!

Free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-night-at-phm-tickets-1372772241729

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Creative Professional Needed: Website & Logo Design for Dhamaka Arts

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Creative Professional Needed: Website & Logo Design for Dhamaka Arts

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Hi everyone! 👋

I’m looking for a creative professional to help me design a website and logo for my theatre company, Dhamaka Arts, which celebrates stories of queer people of colour.

I’ve recently received a £1k grant from Bradford Producing Hub after completing their Expanding Horizons programme, and I’m excited to use it to build my organisation. I already have a domain and use WordPress, so the work would involve designing on that platform and helping me learn to manage things like mail merges, newsletters, and general website updates.

If you or someone you know has experience with WordPress design, logo creation, and email/newsletter setup, I’d love to hear from you! Please email me at info@dhamakaarts.com with:

A bit about yourself and experience

Examples of your previous work

Ideas on what could be done within a £1k budget

Deadline for submissions: 30th September 2025.

Thanks so much! 🙏✨

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✨ SEEKING PARTICIPANTS ✨

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Voices 🏳️‍🌈

Hi, I’m Elena, a queer trainee psychologist, committed to making the world safer for our community 💛

I’m researching how queer women relate to their identity after experiencing s&xual vio1ence (from verbal to physical) that intended to punish or ‘change’ their sexuality.

🌿 Why? To amplify marginalised voices, advocate for better support, and contribute to systemic change.

💬 What? A one-hour confidential conversation with me, focused on care and resistance. No questions will regard the event(s).

🌈 Who? Queer cis women (18+, UK-based). Future phases will explore other queer and trans communities.

The study has full ethics approval (UEL). Confidentiality is held with deep care and participation is entirely voluntary.

💌 Interested or want to know more?

It’d be lovely to hear from you

Email me: u2631805@uel.ac.uk

Please feel free to share this with anyone it might speak to 💛

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Afternoon All,

I’m hosting two rejuvenating and recharging sessions on 24th July at MAV UK, Hulme Hall, 4 Jarvis Road, M15 5FS.

2:00 – 2:45 pm | Wellbeing through Movement

– Yoga mats provided for the warm up

feel free to bring your own especially if you’d to stay for both sessions)

3:00 – 3:45 pm | Mindfulness Practice

• Bring your own journal/materials

• Yoga mats available – However feel free to bring your own

Tickets (per session)

·        Standard – £10

·        Donation – Pay What You Can (To promote accessibility, all income levels are welcome)

If you intend to attend both sessions with a standard ticket. You are entitled to a 50% discount for the second session, please select donation and only pay £5 for the second session.

Let’s move, create. Breathe. Become

Warmly,

Amina - Wellness with Amina

Book now: Wellnesswith Amina Events - 8 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite

Info: https://www.artandwellnesswithamina.com/ | info@artandwellnesswithamina.com

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This course is a self paced course delivered via email.

You will recieve 1 email a week which is also recorded as audio so you can listen to it.

In the first week you will also get access to some videos of me demonstrating some grounding and centering exercises.

The following weeks will have tips about managing a sustainable and gentle practice, why I think this skill is so important and some information about the autonomic system.

If you use the code RAINBOWNOIR25 you can get the course at 50% off price of £47

Don't let finances be a barrier if you want to take the course but are not able to afford it get in touch and we will work something out.

You can contact me on oskar@digitaloskar.co.uk

Registration form link :

https://forms.gle/rQjraGUb2JJKDB5N8

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Order form for the Centring and Grounding email course.

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Mane Xperience - Global textured hair styling directory

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Mane Xperience - Global textured hair styling directory

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For anyone that owns a business to do with black hair styling Meesha is setting up a website called Mane Xperience that shows all the places you can visits wherever you are in the world so you can get your hair done and if you want to add you business to this platform or if you’re just interested in the website theres information if you follow the link

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNHbW8AHdgyrm-T8rvN/

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Hi, Looking for a DJ for Saturday 20th September in Manchester, M4 7HR.

Times: 19:00 - 20:30

Equipment: Preferably can supply your own equipment (decks etc)

Music: RnB, HipHop, Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeat, Amapiano (music from across the diaspora)

Please state your fee and we'll do our best to meet it.

It is a conference of black activists and organisers. The DJ set will end the day after workshops and activities.

Please email quamina@kinfolknetwork.com

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Event Photographer/Videographer 20th September 2025 - Manchester Based

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Event Photographer/Videographer 20th September 2025 - Manchester Based

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Hi, Looking for a Photographer/Videographer for Saturday 20th September in Manchester, M4 7HR.

Available between the hours of 12 - 8pm.

Please state your fee and we'll do our best to meet it.

It is a conference of black activists and organisers. 50 people in attendance with a number of workshops throughout the day

need images to capture the energy and activities of the day as well as edited summary video.

Please email quamina@kinfolknetwork.com

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Queer researcher looking for research participants for 1hr interviews into LGBTQ+ experiences of parent loss. Register your interest here: https://tinyurl.com/queerlybereaved.

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Support transgender/gnc neurodiverse research! Share your voice!

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Support transgender/gnc neurodiverse research! Share your voice!

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I'm a psychology student at Leeds Beckett University conducting a study looking at how discrimination and community belonging affect well-being in trans/gnc neurodiverse individuals. I need participants!

·       Open to anyone 18+ living in the UK

·       You do not need to be transgender/gender non-conforming/neurodivergent to participate

·       Takes only 10-15 minutes

·       Voluntary and confidential

·       You can stop at any time

·       If you find questions around well-being, discrimination, and community belonging  distressing then you may want to reconsider your involvement

Link to the survey:

https://tinyurl.com/NDTRANS25

Your input matters. Let's make psychological research more inclusive! 💜

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I'll be hosting a community discussion event to introduce my new book about chemsex, but also most importantly learn from the LGBT+ community what they want from research and services over the next few years. There will be discussions between activists, city council representatives, and artists. All welcome!

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Join us to discuss the new book by Maurice Nagington “The Moral Lessons of Chemsex” and tell us what new research projects need to happen

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Join an Inclusive Community Archaeological Exacavtion in Manchester's Gay Village

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Join an Inclusive Community Archaeological Exacavtion in Manchester's Gay Village

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Join an exciting and inclusive community archaeology excavation in Sackville Gardens, the heart of Manchester's Gay Village. No prior expereince in archaeology needed, we are open to all and hope to use this event to help build and foster a sense of community and place in Manchester's LGBTQ+ community.

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Sackville Gardens Community Archaeological Excavation 2025

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Join us for an exciting archaeological excavation in Sackville Gardens! No prior archaeological expereince needed!

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Telling History On Our Terms

We are creating an intracommunity docudrama based on the voices that were pushed to the margins in the history of trans healthcare in the UK.

We are looking for four contributors/actors to share their stories about the GIC, and participate in historical enactments.

These enacments are based on archive material that hints at a multitude of trans lives that were pushed to the side – in particular focusing on the experiences of people of colour, intersex people, and people who otherwise didn’t easily fit within binary medical models of existence.

We’re very keen to offer opportunities to people excluded from acting opportunities, so feel free to apply with whatever experience level you currently have, and just let us know.

Details

Dates: Three days of filming end of July/early August 2025 – precise dates TBC

Salary: £354 for three days. Travel costs and catering covered by production

Send questions and apply to: revolvingdoorproduction@outlook.com

To read the full description/character breakdowns please visit our instagram

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Join Leigh Film Factory for a special Pride film screening at the end of the month. Everyone’s welcome—LGBTQ+ folks and allies alike—for a relaxed evening of great cinema and community.

Got questions? Just message us - enquiries@leighfilmfactory.com

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💅🏽 Brown. Gay. Fabulous.
No more shrinking to fit in — it’s time to own every inch of who you are.

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Brown, Gay & Fabulous: Owning ALL of You

🌈 A power-packed workshop for queer Desi men ready to stop code-switching and start living boldly.

We’ll explore:
💭 What it means to be both Desi and queer.... unapologetically
🚫 How to break free from outdated cultural expectations
✨ Building a personal identity rooted in truth, pride, and joy

This isn’t just another feel-good session. It’s deep coaching, identity reclamation, and bold AF self-celebration.

You’ll leave with:
✔️ Clarity about what’s been holding you back
✔️ Confidence to own your space
✔️ A plan to live life on your terms

🎟️ £13 – Community (Take One If You Need One – limited)
£20 – Standard
£30 – Standard + Pay It Forward
🗓️ Sunday 25th May 2pm
📍 Online – come as you are (trackies or tiara, both welcome)

Link to book → https://www.outsavvy.com/event/26579/brown-gay-fabulous-owning-all-of-you

Come for the empowerment. Stay for the fabulousness.

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✨ Closets are for clothes… not for hiding who you are.
A bold, soulful workshop for queer brown men ready to step into their truth.

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Closets Are for Clothes, Not Brown Boys
🌈 A transformative 2-hour online workshop for queer South Asian men navigating identity, culture, and the coming out journey.

Together we’ll explore:
🧠 Cultural pressure vs. personal truth
💬 Fears, hopes, and the reality of coming out
🛠️ Personalised strategies to move forward with confidence

This space is raw, real, and rooted in compassion. Whether you're out, questioning, or somewhere in-between, you're welcome here.

🎟️ Accessible tickets:
£13 – Community (Take One If You Need One – limited)
£20 – Standard
£30 – Standard + Pay It Forward

🗓️ Sunday 20th April 2pm
📍 Online – join from anywhere
💬 Come as you are. Leave lighter.

Link to book your place →

https://www.outsavvy.com/event/26578/closets-are-for-clothes-not-brown-boys

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Monthly, book online to help out, if fully booked still come along!

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Co-Production Psy Therapies Service (Online Event) 9th May

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Co-Production Psy Therapies Service (Online Event) 9th May

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https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=isSqdaspMEKtrGnT5-0-d6gr3YExRVNKk4O4fZ1DBudUN01DTkw1QUo1WUxRMFNCR1pXU1lWM0tPMS4u to book a place

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APPTS SID Programme - Co-Production.pdf May 2025

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African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality and Mental Health

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African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality and Mental Health

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We invite Black or African/Caribbean creatives and storytellers to Join artist Divine Southgate-Smith in a series of creative workshops offering a space to rethink spirituality, psychoactive and mental health. Participants will engage with African objects from Manchester Museum’s Living Cultures collection and have an opportunity to uncover new meanings, histories, and current cultural significance.

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African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality and Mental Health

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Participant open-call. Join us to shape this groundbreaking art project!

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Be What You See are Hiring a Partnerships Manager 

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Be What You See are Hiring a Partnerships Manager 

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Our Partnerships Manager will lead our Adults' EDI

Champions programme and deliver Neurodiversity Inclusion and Active Bystander training supporting employees across the North West to champion inclusive workplace practice.

You will also co-lead our partnerships with a focus on clients at the start of their Be What You See journey.

Deadline: 10am, 14th April 2025

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: £33,000 per annum (FTE)

Location: Hybrid with an office in Manchester.

To read the full job description/how to apply click the link in our bio or visit www.bewhatyousee.co.uk/bwys-jobs

to find out more.

We'd love to hear from you!

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Reproductive Rights Activist Collective (RRAC) Bootcamp programme is open for applications!

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Reproductive Rights Activist Collective (RRAC) Bootcamp programme is open for applications!

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We are the Reproductive Rights Activist Collective (RRAC), a volunteer-led initiative seeking to establish a network of community organisers for reproductive justice in England and Wales.

As part of our work, we offer free, virtual training on our Activist Bootcamp programme which provides knowledge and practical skills in Reproductive Justice and Community Organising. This initiative will equip new activists with the skills, support and network to lead real change within their local communities - they will be empowered to establish and lead their own RRAC organising group and engage in community outreach activities in their region or area.

At the end of the Bootcamp, you will have started to build a local group, or to embed a reproductive justice approach within your existing organising work. You'll be supported to continue this work as part of our Activist Collective once you graduate from the Bootcamp programme.

Right now, we are recruiting activists to participate in our Bootcamp which starts in May 2025!

🔗Learn more and apply now: https://www.reprorightscollective.org/takeaction

The deadline for applications is Sunday 23rd March, 23:59 GMT

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Our QTIPoC meet-ups are monthly for the rest of 2025!

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Our QTIPoC meet-ups are monthly for the rest of 2025!

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We've added more dates this year, so every second Thursday of every month is either a QTIPoC social or activity night!

More info to come -> bit.ly/RNmails

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Dates for our QTIPOC-only bi-monthly socials at The Proud Place, M1 7HB.

More info in our new year round up -> http://eepurl.com/i7PpxM

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Events, Happenings and Updates for LGBTQI people of colour across Manchester Pride weekend!

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Call for LGBTQI people aged 40+ to join Gary Clarke Company in DETENTION, a new show exploring Section 28, at The Lowry in May 2025

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Call for LGBTQI people aged 40+ to join Gary Clarke Company in DETENTION, a new show exploring Section 28, at The Lowry in May 2025

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Call for people ages 8 to 18 who identify as trans/non-binary/a gender beyond the perceived binary to join in the creation of new children's dance show 'Little M'

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Call for people ages 8 to 18 who identify as trans/non-binary/a gender beyond the perceived binary to join in the creation of new children's dance show 'Little M'

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Little M is a story of transformation as a celebration of difference and acceptance. It’s a new dance show which retells the classic fairytale The Little Mermaid, considering trans experiences and showing how important it is to feel at home in your own skin. Little M is a proudly trans-led show, in which we are seeking close collaboration with the trans, non-binary and gender expansive community. The show will premiere at The Place theatre in October 2025.

In April 2025, Luke Skilbeck (he/they, Writer & Co-Director) will host exciting Little M vocal workshops in Manchester, offering you the chance to be a part of the show. After introducing Little M, there will be an opportunity to get to know the group through a fun and relaxed warm up. You’ll get to have a read through the Little M script and play with different character roles. Musical theatre experience is desirable, but not essential. You will then be cast and invited to another session of script work and have your voice recorded for the show itself.

More information in the document attached.

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3 x Visitor Team Assistant Jobs at The Whitworth

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3 x Visitor Team Assistant Jobs at The Whitworth

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The Whitworth, The University of Manchester is looking for 3 x Visitor Team Assistants.

You will be supporting a team that brings an enthusiasm to all forms of art and does so by proactively engaging with our visitors face to face and across all our digital platforms. Together, we use art for positive social change. We aim to transform the way that art is experienced and used, by using art as a tool to open up conversation, generate empathy and actively address what matters most in people’s lives - here and now. We achieve this by learning together through making and doing, creating a place of care, consideration and community as well as taking action.

Interested in this way of working? If so, we are keen to hear from confident and caring individuals who are naturals at enabling and facilitating conversations, both in person and online. Our Visitor Team Assistants are the eyes and ears of the Whitworth. They require flawless communication skills and a great degree of empathy to ensure every visitor not only feels welcome in our building, park and surrounding gardens but also connected with and valued. To be a successful Visitor Team Assistant you should also have the curiosity to challenge how we function and operate, understanding that you play a crucial role in improving our services, helping cultivate and embed our values into our daily operations.

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Visitor Team Assistant (3 posts available) :Oxford Road

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We are a team that brings an enthusiasm to all forms of art and does so by proactively engaging with our visitors face to face and across all our digital platforms. Together, we use art for positive social change. We aim to transform the way that art is experienced and used, by using art as a tool to open up conversation, generate empathy and actively address what matters most in people’s lives - here and now. We achieve this by learning together through making and doing, creating a place of care, consideration and community as well as taking action.

Interested in this way of working? If so, we are keen to hear from confident and caring individuals who are naturals at enabling and facilitating conversations, both in person and online. Our Visitor Team Assistants are the eyes and ears of the Whitworth. They require flawless communication skills and a great degree of empathy to ensure every visitor not only feels welcome in our building, park and surrounding gardens but also connected with and valued. To be a successful Visitor Team Assistant you should also have the curiosity to challenge how we function and operate, understanding that you play a crucial role in improving our services, helping cultivate and embed our values into our daily operations.

Even if you’ve never worked in a gallery before but think you could bring the skills and energy we need, we want to hear from you. To help us be at our best, we are looking for people with a broad level of digital and communication skills. Particularly individuals who can speak additional languages, as we are keen to expand our language offer to further represent our visitors. Please note that we work across 7 days a week, and this role includes regular weekend and evening work. Example rotas or what to expect can be found attached below. Finally please mention which of the three positions you are interested in applying for during you application.

We are proud of and actively celebrate Manchester’s rich diversity and believe our teams should reflect our communities and visitors. Be that age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion or sexual orientation. Simply, we have a deep belief that inclusion and diversity create a more inspiring environment to work, where people are treated with respect and can be comfortable being themselves.

We provide adjustments for individuals during the recruitment process and flexibility throughout working career so you can be at your best.

Interviews for these vacant positions will be taking place on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th February in person at the Whitworth

What you will get in return:

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme

Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme

Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays

Additional paid closure over the Christmas period

Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Ashleigh Owen

Email: ashleigh.owen@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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Call for Participants: LGBTQIA+ Breast Self Examination Experiences

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Call for Participants: LGBTQIA+ Breast Self Examination Experiences

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Hi!

My name is Jas and I am part of a small research team doing a study on LGBTQIA+ experiences of breast self examination.

We are currently looking for participants to complete our brief survey, and in the future are also looking to recruit people from this survey who are interested in sharing more in depth experiences. As a QPOC identifying individual I want to make sure we collect experiences from a diverse range of members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

The survey takes 5-10 mins to complete and there are chances to gain compensation from participating in both the survey and in interviews.

The survey can be accessed via our linktree here: bsestudy | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

If you have any questions please contact a member of our team via the email bsestudy25@gmail.com

Thank you!

Jas

BSE Study Team

University of Cambridge

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2 x Curatorial Assistant Jobs at The Whitworth

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2 x Curatorial Assistant Jobs at The Whitworth

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The Whitworth, The University of Manchester is seeking to appoint a Curatorial Assistant (Exhibitions) and a Curatorial Assistant (Collections).

You will be supporting our curatorial team to develop and deliver our programme of collection displays and exhibitions including touring projects. The role requires working with, caring for, and providing access to our internationally important collections of modern and contemporary art, textiles and wallpapers.

We are looking for an emerging curator who is dynamic, open-minded and collaborative. You must have a passion for the visual arts and its narratives, and an interest in making the Whitworth’s renowned programmes and collections accessible and relevant to the widest possible audience.

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Protest! -Project volunteers/ sharing stories

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Protest! -Project volunteers/ sharing stories

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Hello hello!

One of my current freelance projects is coordinating volunteers for PROTEST! with IAPMCR...

To mark the 21st anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, we are launching out latest project: PROTEST! – Documenting Dissent - a two-year long research and creative engagement programme, generously supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

If you'd like to volunteer collecting Oral Histories, or know anyone who might have stories and connections to Section 28 Marches in MCR please email me on volunteer@iapmcr.co.uk 🏳‍🌈

Upcoming events: Queer Village Fete on Saturday 1st February, and Oral Histories training on 1st March (details TBC)

https://www.iapmcr.co.uk/protest ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Marking the 21st anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, we are launching out latest project: PROTEST! – Documenting Dissent - a two-year long research and creative engagement programme, generously supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Gender Diverse Experiences of Accessing Support as a Teenager

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Gender Diverse Experiences of Accessing Support as a Teenager

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Hello, I would love if anyone here would like to get involved in this research. You have to be 18+ to take part but this looks to share your experiences of accessing or not accessing support for gender dysphoria as a teenager. If this interests you please do email me using j.e.webb-2018@hull.ac.uk

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LAYLA - the QTIPOC movie coming to Manchester!

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LAYLA - the QTIPOC movie coming to Manchester!

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From tomorrow, Friday 22nd November, LAYLA, directed by Amrou Al-Kadhi - aka drag queen Glamrou - is having a limited release in cinemas around the UK. We premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January this year to a great reception, opened BFI Flare Festival in London in March, and are finally able to share it with wider audiences here.

The film focuses on a British-Palestinian drag performer, Layla, as they fall in love for the first time, and lose and find themselves along the way. It is a celebratory, affirming antidote to the dark times around us - you can watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksw_phJpUAA !

It’s a film that centres queer characters, particularly QTIPOC characters, made by filmmakers from that community. We thought that many members of your community might enjoy the film and I hoped you might be able to help us spread the word to your network - both online and via word of mouth. We made this for our community with so much love and the feedback from audiences has been the most beautiful and affirming thing.

The film is going to be playing at HOME, and also Odeon Manchester Great Northern from TOMORROW!

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Call for Interview subjects for an upcoming Audio Documentary

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Call for Interview subjects for an upcoming Audio Documentary

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Black Purple Modern Typographic Call For Contributors Instagram Post

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Friday | 06.09.24 Hannabiell & Midnight Blue + DJ Andrew Abi + Sequinella - Band on the Wall

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Hannabiell & Midnight Blue + DJ Andrew Abi + Sequinella - Band on the Wall

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Hi, I'm a Clinical Psychology trainee at the University of East London. For my thesis I'm interested in understanding trans and non-binary birthing people’s experience of perinatal mental health support in the UK. Given the particularly gendered nature of the area I think it's important to consider how trans and non-binary folks are supported should distress arise around pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. I intend the findings to be used to improve access and experience of perinatal mental health support in the NHS and community organisations email me if interested: u2388793@uel.ac.uk

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Glitter Cymru is a QTIPOC social support in Cardiff. We’re looking to partner with other similar grass roots groups and 3rd sector organisations to potentially set up an international visibility day for queer people of colour in 2025. Please check out the survey below and gives us your feedback on whether you like this idea or not. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

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Glitter Cymru is a QTIPOC social support in Cardiff. We’re looking to partner with other similar grass roots groups and 3rd sector organisations to potentially set up an international visibility day for queer people of colour in 2025. Please check out the survey below and gives us your feedback on whether you like this idea or not. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

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Join us on Saturday 29th June with special guest Val the Brown Queen

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Register here: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/18712/manchester-community-hub-event Follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/hidayahlgbtqi/

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Queer research project looking for participants

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Queer research project looking for participants

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I am a post-graduate student on the Global Health, Social Justice & Public Policy programme at King’s College London. I am very passionate about high-quality and inclusive sexual health care. For my master’s dissertation I am researching how to normalise testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This research project aims to understand how people currently perceive STI testing and explore how we could promote testing for STIs as part of routine healthcare.

As a queer researcher myself I am very interested in perspectives from the queer community, particularly people that have been historically neglected in sexual health research. Therefore, I am looking for people that: identify as lesbian, queer or bisexual woman, intersex, transgender and/or non-binary; that are aged 16 or over and are currently living in the UK to complete an anonymous qualitative questionnaire online.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE: https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_eb10xSdroTSOoHs

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The Trans Learning Partnership (TLP) is seeking a trans person of colour with experience in graphic design to help create our research outputs. This may look like a report, a zine, or posters. If this is right up your street, please contact us at hello@the-tlp.org.uk with some examples of your work. This is a paid opportunity.

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'At The Rainbow's End' is a new verbatim play by Clare Summerskill based on interviews with older LGBTQ people about their experiences of homophobia and transphobia when receiving care in later life. Each show is followed with a Q&A.Ticket link below:

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Fancy marching at Manchester Pride? How about merch and some lunch? Sign up for our event here: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/19189/manchester-pride-2024

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March with Queer Muslims at Manchester Pride!

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March with Queer Muslims at Manchester Pride!

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For the third year running, Hidayah LGBTQI+ will be marching at Manchester Pride. Our lunch is open to those who don't want to march too. Tickets start from £10, but if you are a queer Muslim who is struggling financially, please contact events@hidayahlgbt.co.uk and we can organise a free ticket.

Don't forget to share the signup link with anyone you might think is interested!

https://www.outsavvy.com/event/19189/manchester-pride-2024

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Come be a part of Queer Roots Collective's Alternative Pride Festival, 7th + 8th September at Platt Fields Market Garden 🌱

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Come be a part of Queer Roots Collective's Alternative Pride Festival, 7th + 8th September at Platt Fields Market Garden 🌱

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We're putting on our second community Pride festival, a packed programme of music, crafts, workshops, talks, queer food vendors, queer beer, sober fun, and so much more. We will be welcoming groups already doing amazing things in our city and celebrating the amazing, diverse, radical heart of our queer community. Our doors are open to those of all ages, gender, sexuality or none ☀️

QRC acknowledges the radical roots of pride, its history of protest and struggle whilst also looking defiantly ahead in a world of climate catastrophe; we dare to envision alternative futures to consumerist bollocks that attempts to sell our identities back to us.

More about us and the festival on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5OMr_Tt9F5/

We have a couple of festival organiser roles going - signups for volunteering on the day coming soon!

Festival Volunteer Liaison/Co-Manager

Working with the Volunteer Manager before and after the festival, to check you’re on the same page about inductions, make sure you have access to contact details, and then report back.

A great role for someone who wants to help organise and be involved on the day, but without too much admin work - the volunteer manager will cover that, but isn’t available on the festival weekend.

You will be the main point of contact during the festival for volunteers.

Just before the festival, you will check if any volunteers have dropped out, and contact people from the backup list if so.

During the festival you will give an induction before the start of each shift (2 inductions per day Saturday and Sunday).

This role can be shared (you would take a day each).

Outreach and Communities

Working with the Marketing, Social Media and/or Volunteering teams to:

Identify and make contact with different local groups who may be interested in attending and/or volunteering at the festival, helping us to be as broad and inclusive as we can.

Get feedback from these groups (formal or informal) about what would make them feel welcome at the festival.

Where possible, follow up post-festival to see if we succeeded in making them feel welcome.

For more info, or if you'd like to be involved some other way, you can email Kati at qrcvolunteers@gmail.com, or sign up using the form above.

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Queer Roots Collective Volunteer Sign-Up

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We’re starting something new and we want you to be part of it! As the Queer Roots Collective finds it’s feet there will be lots of questions along the way - but one thing we know for certain is that we want your help to do it! We’re looking for volunteers for all sorts of things: fundraising, crafting and making, putting together and pulling off Queer Roots events and socials, and representing Queer Roots Collective at local events. More info on each of these below! We’re in the process of putting together a brilliant programme of events and workshops to bring some Queer Roots joy to Manchester. We need brilliant people like you to help us make sure the events and workshops are smooth and safe as can be. Platt Fields Market Garden is the current home of the Queer Roots Collective, and our pals at MUD are helping make it happen! We’re looking for excellent volunteers to help on: Crafting and Making Team:
Think designing and making banners, patches, fliers, zines, and merch to be used at our events. Also looking for help to facilitate creative workshops during events and sessions. Interested in running your own crafting/making workshop? Drop us an email! Fundraising Team:
We need your ideas and your enthusiasm to help us fundraise for the Collective to help us to make more spaces and opportunities for queer folk to rest and connect in nature. Event Team:
Event volunteers! These roles could be anything from helping set up the physical space for an event, stewarding, pot washing, being a welcoming first point of contact on the door for first timers, and doing odd jobs to keep events run smoothly and safely. Outreach Team:
Helping to spread the world online by helping to write the news letter, creating content, writing and sharing posts, or if digital isn’t your thing, attending other local events to spread the word about Queer Roots Collective. Perfect if you love chatting to new people! We will do our very best to hold a briefing for all roles and skill shares to help you feel confident in the roles. We’re not experts but we are doing our best to amass the knowledge we need. If you have skills to share, let us know below! Benefits of being a volunteer:
Meet new people, learn new skills, spend time outdoors, and a chance to make something really ace happen! For more information contact: qrcvolunteers@gmail.com

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Our monthly social event is happening on 22nd May. We will make a collective zine! Bring newspaper, cut-outs, images, prints and your favourite drawing/writing tools. we will make our self-publication. drinks and light snacks were provided. Register here: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/18712/manchester-community-hub-event

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Manchester Community Hub Event (OutSavvy) (A4 (Landscape))

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Manchester’s Trans Liberation Assembly is hosting a free, trans-led DIY HRT Info Social at Islington Mill this Spring.

While the government is gutting pathways for trans youth, alternatives to the NHS and private clinics can be gatekept, uncited, or just plain confusing.

Our first event aims to map out the pathways of common HRT routes and DIY healthcare autonomy. On the night you’ll be able to learn about navigating the system; understanding the grey market; the chemistry behind hormone-affecting drugs; and take part in an open-floor discussion where we can share experiences and encouragement.

Questions or queries? Contact a member of our committee!

manchestertla@gmail.com

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A free, trans-led info-social at Islington Mill. Learn about HRT the DIY-way. Hot food + soft drinks provided.

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Join us for our first Manchester Community Hub event! This monthly inclusive gathering provides a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow members of the LGBTQIA+ Muslim community in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

Regardless of whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or any other variation of the rainbow spectrum, all are warmly welcomed! Come and enjoy a refreshing beverage in this alcohol-free space, share stories, and forge meaningful connections with individuals who understand and celebrate your unique journey.

The Manchester Community Hub offers a safe haven where you can freely express yourself and find encouragement. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with like-minded individuals and build a stronger local LGBTQIA+ community.

Get together with Hidayah members, engage in conversations, enjoy games, and get creative.

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Hi everyone, I'm Madeleine and I'm currently doing research on gender and non-binary parenting! If you would like to know more or to get involved please email me on mr970@cam.ac.uk.

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Demand Diversity: Take part in an online discussion

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Demand Diversity: Take part in an online discussion

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We are currently hosting COUCH Conversations, a series of community conversations about sex and gender diversity in healthcare to help inform the future of inclusive healthcare. Here’s our event page with more info: COUCH Conversations.

There will be four 90-minute online sessions which will explore different topics related to healthcare. The sessions will involve panelist speakers, interactive discussions, and Q&A. It is not essential to attend all four sessions and there will be options to pick and choose which sessions you are most interested in.

The aim of the research is to produce actionable how-to guides for both healthcare practitioners, to ensure best practice for inclusive and gender-affirming healthcare, and for LGBTQIA+ people, families, and allies to advocate for themselves and others with practical advice, tips, and resources for navigating healthcare experiences.

Would you or anyone from your community be interested in taking part?

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The Black Transcendental Suite - Concert

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The Black Transcendental Suite - Concert

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Written at the height of 2020's Black Lives Matter movement, The Black Transcendental Suite is a musical exploration of police brutality, racism and trauma - and the artists determination to alchemize this pain into something that is both healing and beautiful for him and for the wider collective.

This is an original composition by Gary Washington for string quartet featuring vocalist Bee Rosebud, MC Woddy Green and 2 violins, viola and cello.

This special event will be held at the magnificent and historic Rastafarian Church on Claremont Rd, Moss Side

There will also be a panel discussion with the composer and a revisiting of ‘A Story of a People Called Black’ after the performance.

Doors open at 4pm

Tickets from £5 and under 18s tickets are free

Saturday 2nd March HQ Rastafaran Church, 232 Claremont Rd, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4TS

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-transcendental-suite-tickets-814545155487?

If you have any questions or access needs please email upliftproject101@gmail.com

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Email us to book your place at next month's session

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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS/ADVERT NOTICE FOR STUDY

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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS/ADVERT NOTICE FOR STUDY

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EXPERIENCES OF THERAPY OF BLACK, GAY, BISEXUAL

AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN

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Growing Up LGBTQ+ Oral History Project – Get Involved! 

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Growing Up LGBTQ+ Oral History Project – Get Involved! 

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If you identify as LGBTQ+ and would like to share your experiences of growing up, I would love to hear from you!

My name is Lee (they/them) and I’m a queer historian and PhD student at Royal Holloway, University of London. I’m currently researching experiences of growing up LGBTQ+ in England since 1967 and am looking for people to take part in oral history interviews.

I’m looking to speak with LGBTQ+ people born between 1955 and 1985, who grew up in any part of England. I am especially keen to connect with LGBTIQ+ people of colour, disabled people, trans people, and those from working-class backgrounds. If you’d like to find out more or have an informal chat about the project, please get in touch at lee.dibben.2021@live.rhul.ac.uk.

You can also register your interest and read more about the project here: https://forms.gle/PbUBpZFaFKsHfXvMA

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Growing up queer - recruitment graphic (twitter)

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Save the date and keep an eye out for more info coming soon! 29.10.2023!

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Join us for the Global BLGBTQ+ Chat

where we queer the Renaissance World Tour. Is it honouring Black queer culture and the trailblazers behind the community?

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The Proud Trust have recently relaunched Fusion our provision for LGBT+ young people of colour, here are the details for your information:-

About Fusion

Fusion is an identity based group developed and delivered by the ‘The Proud Trust’ for young people of colour (13-19) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans (LGBT+).

When & Where

The group will be taking place every third Monday from August to October at 4-6pm. So the upcoming dates are:-

Monday 16th October - Zine Making

These sessions will be taking place at Hideout based on 1 Queens Ave, Manchester M12 5PX.

What to Expect

It will be a relaxed space to meet other young LGBT+ people of colour and explore identity, belonging & culture.

More session dates to be announced soon!

Please spread the word and let me know if there are any questions or if young people need support in any way to attend.

Please contact Emerciana at Emerciana.desouza@theproudtrust.org for more info/

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PAID RESEARCH EVENTS FOR TRANS AND/OR NON BINARY PEOPLE OF COLOUR AGED 18 & Over.  (LONDON, MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, & ONLINE) 

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PAID RESEARCH EVENTS FOR TRANS AND/OR NON BINARY PEOPLE OF COLOUR AGED 18 & Over.  (LONDON, MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, & ONLINE) 

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Levelling The Field (LTF) TPOC Research
Led by a trans research of colour, for and with trans people of colour.
Help us increase the representation of TPOC voices and experiences in research.
You can register via the Participant Registration Form
Participants will be compensated for their time as follows:
In-depth Interviews - £50
Focus groups - £30/hr
Surveys - £20
All participants can also apply for our LTF HARDSHIP/SOLIDARITY FUND by completing this application form
For more information, email tpoccoordinator@the-tlp.com or call/text/WhatsApp 07590807588

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Call out for artist/collective for Leeds Art Gallery & British Library commission

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Call out for artist/collective for Leeds Art Gallery & British Library commission

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The British Library and Leeds Art Gallery seek to commission an artist or artist collective based in the North of England in 2023 and 2024. This commission will culminate in the creation of new work by the artist to be exhibited at Leeds Art Gallery from July – December 2024. The research and production period is December 2023 – June 2024.

The artist fee for the project is £8,000 and there is a budget of £6,500 for materials to realise the project, along with additional resources to cover expenses.

Applications are especially encouraged from Disabled and LGBTQA+ practitioners, ethnically diverse artists who may identify as black, brown, people of colour or global majority. We also encourage applications from those who have experienced disadvantages due to their socio-economic background or who have otherwise faced barriers to a career in the arts.

More info here Collections in Dialogue: Artist Commission - Leeds Museums & Galleries

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LGBTTQIA+ politics and public/private space

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LGBTQIA+ research - Durham University _ £50 voucher to each participant

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LGBTQIA+ research - Durham University _ £50 voucher to each participant

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The research (doctoral-Durham university) is also suitable for any mix race migrant from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic minorities. In few words, the research tries to explore how the LGBTQIA+ politics have changed the urban space and if the black/mixed race/migrant from Africa, Middle East or south East Asia feel safe in specific corners of the city and how they negotiate their visibility. No identity will be published in public and the data will be stored in very safe place. Confidentiality is guaranteed. Use of photography or any other visual art will be included in the methods. So join to a very fun project. Six slots available.
Please email geo_his@hotmail.com or njtz38@durham.ac.uk. Also, visit my Facebook profile (Giorgos Pantos) or instagram page (Pantos G.).

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LBTQIA+ research - Durham University _ 50£ voucher to each participant

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LBTQIA+ research - Durham University _ 50£ voucher to each participant

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The research (doctoral-Durham university) is also suitable for any mix race migrant from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic minorities. In few words, the research tries to explore how the LGBTQIA+ politics have changed the urban space and if the black/mixed race/migrant from Africa, Middle East or south East Asia feel safe in specific corners of the city and how they negotiate their visibility. No identity will be published in public and the data will be stored in very safe place. Confidentiality is guaranteed. Use of photography or any other visual art will be included in the methods. So join to a very fun project. Six slots available.
Please email geo_his@hotmail.com or njtz38@durham.ac.uk. Also, visit my Facebook profile (Giorgos Pantos) or instagram page (Pantos G.).

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*NOTE FROM RAINBOW NOIR*

Hi, please can you reupload/edit this to include;

- a higher quality image, the QR code is currently unscannahle

- a link, date, timings, chat location / platform, and contact details in the text below for those who don't have QR code readers, and for visually impaired access / screenreaders.

Then delete this note from us :)

Thanks kindly
Rainbow Noir team*

Join the Global BLGBTQ+ conversation as we queer Civil Right Leaders

Do we ignore biases of leaders who fought hard for our own rights in our respective communities? Or do we hold them just as accountable for not being inclusive of ALL people to push a community forward?

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Fusion Group for Young People aged 13 - 19

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Fusion Group for Young People aged 13 - 19

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At the Proud Trust, we have relaunched Fusion our provision for LGBT+ young people of colour, here are the details for your information:-

About Fusion

Fusion is an identity based group developed and delivered by the ‘The Proud Trust’ for young people of colour (aged 13-19) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans (LGBT+).

When & Where

The group will be taking place every third Monday from August to October at 4-6pm. So the upcoming dates are:-

Monday 18th September - Badge Making

Monday 16th October - Zine Making

These sessions will be taking place at Hideout based on 1 Queens Ave, Manchester M12 5PX.

What to Expect

It will be a relaxed space to meet other young LGBT+ people of colour and explore identity, belonging & culture.

Please spread the word and let me know if there are any questions or if young people need support in any way to attend.

Emerciana (LGBT+ Youth Worker)
Emerciana.desouza@theproudtrust.org

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Job opportunity for UK-based Muslim woman artist with experience of facilitating creative workshops for disabled or chronically ill people.

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There is an opportunity for a UK-based Muslim woman artist with experience of facilitating creative workshops for disabled or chronically ill people to join the team working on an AHRC funded project exploring the future of health and social care with and for people with energy limiting conditions/chronic illness (ELC). The project includes collaborations with Chronic Illness Inclusion, The Lantern Initiative, and Healing Justice London.

The commission will involve working with the project team, in particular Dr Aaliyah Shaikh, to develop and run a series of workshops for Muslim women with energy limiting conditions to explore their ideas about the future of health and social care. This would include facilitating 2-4 online creative workshops, at least one of which will be asynchronous (with participants responding to prompts in their own time) and curating/producing creative outputs using or inspired by artwork from the workshops.

Budget

The budget (including commission fee and any costs for materials) for this commission is a maximum of £3,000 (including VAT if applicable). The project runs until April 2024, and the aim is for the workshops to take place before the end of January 2024.

To apply

Please send:

a max. two-page expression of interest, including an artist statement, your interest in the project, and your ideas for the workshops and creative outputs;

a CV and examples of previous work.

Closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 18 th September. Please send to bethan.evans@liverpool.ac.uk by that date/time. The selection panel will include Dr Bethan Evans, Dr Aaliyah Shaikh and Dr Morag Rose.

If you have any questions about the project, please email bethan.evans@liveprool.ac.uk or aaliyah.shaikh.4@city.ac.uk

Further information about the project

The project aims to use arts and creative facilitation to explore suggestions for the improvement of health and social care for people with Energy Limiting Conditions who experience marginalisation. These are conditions in which energy impairment is a key symptom, e.g. neurological, musculoskeletal, auto-immune diseases, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and Long Covid. The project includes collaborations with Chronic Illness Inclusion, The Lantern Initiative, and Healing Justice London.

This project builds on the team's previous research with Chronic Illness Inclusion which shows that people with ELCI often report feeling ignored, dismissed, or not listened to in health and social care. Building from that research documenting current and past experiences, this project turns to the future, working with artists to facilitate creative workshops that invite people to imagine better futures of health and social care for people with ELCI in two ways: (1) future improvements for people who will be diagnosed with ELCI in the future; and (2) hopes for future health and social care for themselves as they age with ELCI.

Many ELCIs are more common in women, and gender-based discrimination in medicine exacerbates the disbelief and dismissal many people with ELCI experience. Histories of racist discrimination in medical care also lead to inequalities, and institutionalised Islamophobia means Muslim people are more likely to be dismissed by medical professionals. People from these groups who have ELCI may therefore be marginalised in multiple ways. One of the main aims of the project is therefore to explore these experiences, through dedicated workshops for Muslim women as part of the wider project. The current commission is to develop the work with Muslim women.

There are 3 other artists involved in the wider project, working with other community groups, who are planning on using a range of creative methods to facilitate the imagination of speculative scenarios, including drawing, creative writing, zine making, photography, audio recordings and comic creation for their communities. In addition to online, synchronous workshops, there will be asynchronous options, allowing people to respond to creative prompts at their own pace and in their own time. This is important for people with ELCI who may need to pace their involvement.

Creative outputs will include: zines collated from the work produced in zine making workshops; an audio narrative in podcast form based on pieces from creative writing workshops; a website showcasing photographs, writing and drawings from the workshops; and a comic book illustrating possibilities for future health and social care. A pedagogical toolkit to allow the creative outputs to be used in education for current and future health care professionals will also be developed.

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Artist commission opportunity for a Muslim woman artist to work on AHRC funded project 'Imagining Better Futures of Health and Social Care with and for People with Energy Limiting Chronic Illnesses'

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There is an opportunity for a UK-based Muslim woman artist with experience of facilitating creative workshops for disabled or chronically ill people to join the team working on an AHRC funded project exploring the future of health and social care with and for people with energy limiting conditions/chronic illness (ELC).

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Please note we have changed the date to Thursday 31st at 7pm UK time

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Community Curator to oversee the Science and Industry Museum’s Cotton Connections. Deadline 13/8/23

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Community Curator to oversee the Science and Industry Museum’s Cotton Connections. Deadline 13/8/23

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We are looking for a Community Curator to oversee the Science and Industry Museum’s Cotton Connections project. Cotton Connections is a partnership project which, alongside cultural partners Salford Museum and Art Gallery and Manchester Central Library and Archives +, will work with Global Majority communities in Manchester to explore the Science and Industry Museum’s and our cultural partners’ textiles industry collections and their global stories, particularly those connected to colonialism and enslavement.

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Our current vacancies are listed below, enter criteria to refine your search.

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£1 tickets to Rafiki - Tuesday 15th August

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£1 tickets to Rafiki - Tuesday 15th August

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https://homemcr.org/film/rafiki-event/

Tickets on the link above, or grab a £1 ticket from us (email rainbownoirmcr@gmail.com ) if this makes seeing the film more accessible for you!

Another film and panel event not to be missed!

With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different young women must choose between love and safety surrounded by insular gossip, local politics and burgeoning maturity. Their magnetic pull draws us into a queer Romeo and Juliet romance, as they try to hide their relationship from their politically opposing fathers.

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This event is not included in the Film Pass.

With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different young women must choose between love and safety surrounded by insular gossip, local politics and burgeoning maturity. Their magnetic pull draws us into a queer Romeo and Juliet romance, as they try to hide their relationship from their politically opposing fathers.

Directed by Wanuri Kahiu, part of a strong cohort of Kenyan female filmmakers, Rafiki was the first Kenyan film to be included in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes in 2018 and was then controversially banned from being shown in Kenya by the Kenya Film Classification Board.
Programmed by HOME's Young Film Collective, a group of 16 - 25-year-old filmmakers, programmers and creatives. Following Manchester Pride's 2023 theme Queerly Beloved, they delved into queer cinema that explored love, romance and political challenges faced by the community. The Young Film Collective selected Rafiki for their Pride screening at HOME, a film that many of the participants have a strong connection with and that they felt captured the theme of the cities Pride celebrations this year. Event/ The screening will be introduced by two of our Young Film Collective participants, Linda Wachaga and Anita Ezeh who will then lead a post screening panel discussion with special guests.

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With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women.

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£1 tickets to Kokomo City - Friday 4th August

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£1 tickets to Kokomo City - Friday 4th August

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Email rainbownoirmcr@gmail.com to get a ticket

An intimate film telling the stories of 4 black trans sex workers in Georgia and New York, with a panel to follow of local black trans folks!

We think think is deffo one not to be missed!

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From Fri 4 Aug

Directed by two-time Grammy nominee D. Smith, Kokomo City takes up a seemingly simple mantle - to present the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia.

Shot in striking black and white, the boldness of the facts of these women's lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise, colliding the everyday with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths.

Accessible for any audience, unfiltered, unabashed, and unapologetic, Smith and her subjects smash the trendy standard for authenticity, offering a refreshing rawness and vulnerability unconcerned with purity and politeness.

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Email Mattie (they/them) at mattps139@gmail.com for more info!