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SUMMARY:The Community Acupuncture Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Discover a natural way to improve your overall health\, energy and sense of wellbeing through Auricular Acupuncture\n\n\nThis alternative therapy is based on the concept that the ear is a microsystem reflecting the entire body – in a similar way to reflexology. \nThere’s over 200 points on the ear! By placing several acupuncture needles into a selection of these points creates a targeted response in the body\, promoting natural self-healing of the concern being treated. \nSome of the benefits include: overall sense of well-being\, restore body to a state of homeostasis (Balancing Yin and Yang)\, increased calmness\, pain relief\, improved sleep\, relief from stress and/or emotional trauma\, inner quiet\, strength and connection to self. \nThe treatment can also be tailored to specific concerns such as – anxiety\, depression\, musculoskeletal pain\, addictions\, migraines\, side effects of steroid treatments\, allergies\, insomnia and more. \nPlease note: Acupuncture is not suitable for the following: \n\nPregnant people\nAnyone who has epilepsy/prone to fits or haemophiliacs\n\nAccessibility: \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nCovid and mpox safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre: \nTo keep our community safe\, we ask that all visitors do not visit the Centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 and/or mpox symptoms including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough\, chills and unusual spots\, scabs or ulcers. \nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. \nFor current information on Covid and mpox please visit the NHS website. \nDonate to the CentreWe rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. \nTo donate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our website.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/the-community-acupuncture-clinic-7/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Community Meditation
DESCRIPTION:This guided meditation group creates a unique space for LGBTQ+ people to foster friendship and practice meditation.\n\n\nThe sessions will feature a variety of mindfulness\, loving-kindness and wisdom meditations. There’ll also be sharing & connecting\, poetry and more. Through this\, we’ll cultivate a warm awareness of our own experience and go beyond the individual to explore how we can grow and flourish as a community. There’ll also be the option to socialise in the cafe area after. \nNo prior meditation experience required. Also suitable for those who are trying to establish a regular practice within a supportive environment. \nSessions are free\, with an optional donation towards establishing a permanent LGBTQ+ community centre. Please note that we are unable to refund donations. \nDuring this session\, the cafe will be closed. \nPlease ensure that you register before attending. \nAbout the organisers \nOur community meditation is led by a group of rotating facilitators who come from various backgrounds and practices. \nAccessibility: \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nCovid and mpox safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre: \nTo keep our community safe\, we ask that all visitors do not visit the centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 and/or mpox symptoms including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough\, chills and unusual spots\, scabs or ulcers. \nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. \nFor current information on Covid and mpox please visit the NHS website. \nDonate to the CentreWe rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. \nTo donate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our website.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/lgbtq-community-meditation-9/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Queer Moves: Dance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This dance workshop invites anyone of a marginalised gender (or no gender) to explore our creativity in a caring space.\n\n\nThis dance workshop invites anyone of a marginalised gender or no gender (i.e. trans and cis women\, trans men\, gender non-confirming and non-binary people) to explore our creativity in a caring space. \nThrough fun and playful workshops\, you are invited to find out what dance means to you. All sessions include check-ins\, warm-ups and cool-downs and creative tasks and/or fun choreography. \nWe take a gentle approach to dancing in this workshop\, allowing you to go at your pace and move in your own way. It’s all about having a good time dancing! \nThere is no prior experience required. This is a great opportunity for you to try something new\, boost your confidence in dance\, explore your creativity and boogie. Together\, we aim to create an appreciative\, caring atmosphere for everyone to feel comfortable in. \nAbout the facilitator: \nAshley (they/them) is a movement artist and facilitator based in Britain.  \nThey aim to create space where empathy and exploration can thrive by focusing on joy and creative exploration using movement to form connections with others in a caring space.  \nThey currently work with people with different abilities\, young people\, older adults and LGBTQ+ community. \nAccessibility: \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nDuring the workshop\, Ashley encourages you to dance in a way that feels comfortable and safe in your body\, whether that’s standing\, seated or a mixture. \nThey’re always happy to find adaptations where wanted. In the workshop\, we’ll be using a lot of your own movement rather than set movement. \nWe will be taking regular breaks and you are always welcome to take additional breaks when needed or step out. \nAs Ashley is facilitating on their own\, please note that their ability to give 1:1 support is limited. \nCovid and Mpox safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre: \nTo keep our community safe\, we ask that all visitors do not visit the Centre if they are feeling unwell including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough\, chills and unusual spots\, scabs or ulcers. \nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. \nFor current information on Covid-19 and mpox please visit the NHS website. \nDonate to the Centre: \nWe rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. \nTo donate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our website.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/queer-moves-dance-workshop-4/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Migrant Stories and Songs (two-part workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of free workshops inspired by The Copla Cabaret\, a performance created  by and for LGBTQ+ migrants.\n\n\n\nPlease note you’ll need to book a ticket to The Copla Cabaret performance on Thursday 7 November to attend these workshops. \nAre you an LGBTQ+ migrant wanting to share your story and explore your identity through creativity? \nJoin us for a series of free\, supportive workshops through songs\, acting\, and dancing\, inspired by The Copla Cabaret\, a performance created by and for LGBTQ+ migrants. \nThis show delves into social\, cultural\, and geographical displacement\, celebrating the resilience of those who don’t ‘fit in’ through music and humour. \nCopla is a genre of Spanish music that was repressed during Franco’s dictatorship but later embraced by drag artists and queer communities as a form of resistance. \nThe Copla Cabaret brings these powerful songs to life in English\, with a fresh take for today’s audiences. \nWorkshop dates: \n \n\nThursday 7 November at 8-10pm: Watch The Copla Cabaret together at The Cockpit Theatre (discount code for £10 tickets for workshop attendees – QUEERCOPLA)\n\n \n\nSunday 10 November at 4-6.30pm: Show debrief and sharing our migrant stories at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\n\n \n\nSaturday 23 November\, at 6-8pm: Developing our own stories through music and drama at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\n\nAbout the facilitator \nAlejandro Postigo (he/him) is a theatre maker and playwright inspired by the merging of music and identity in the performing arts. \nDuring the last ten years\, he’s developed The Copla Musical\, a theatre project involving the adaptation of Spanish folkloric songs with queer\, cultural and political undertones. \nThe Copla Musical'(2014-2023)\, has been performed in Europe and America\, most recently at the Kings Head in July 2023. \nRecent research has led him to address the cultural and linguistic barriers found in Anglophone theatre contexts\, and to champion the artistic contributions of audible minorities in my show Miss Brexit'(2022). \nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nPlease ensure you inform us prior to the session of any specific requests\, preferences or needs . We want to ensure our sessions are as accessible and engaging as possible. \nCovid safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre \nTo keep our community safe\, we ask that all visitors do not visit the centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 symptoms including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough and chills. \nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. \nFor current information on Covid please visit the NHS website. \nDonate to the Centre \nWe rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. \nTo donate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our website.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/lgbtq-migrant-stories-and-songs-two-part-workshop/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:DramaQueers
DESCRIPTION:A theatre group for marginalised people.\n\n\nWe meet every second Sunday of the month to explore different methods of performance. We usually start with some warm up games before then either devising some short scenes\, reading some scripts\, play with moving our bodies or whatever other creative activities take our fancy! \nWe are an informal group aimed at having fun and creating community and space for everyone to feel safe and be free to explore their selves through drama and performance. \nThe workshops are run by Beckah from the London Intersectional Arts Collective. They are trans/genderqueer and disabled and their aim is to make these workshops accessible for all. \nWe welcome everybody regardless of orientation\, gender\, age\, race\, ethnicity – all we require is an open mind\, a desire to try\, respect for pronouns and a wish to perform! Doesn’t matter if you are a newbie or pro\, just wear some comfy clothes and come along. \nSessions are free but we ask that you leave a donation in the bucket at the centre if that is possible. \nIf a donation is prohibitive\, please do not let that put you off – art needs to be accessible for all of us. \nAbout the organiser: \nBeckah (they/them) is a theatre maker/facilitator and genderqueer person. They studied acting/singing at Sylvia Young and recently graduated from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. \nThey are currently studying their Masters in Theater for Community and Education at Mountview Academy of Theater Arts and are a part of The Old Vic’s Frontline Facilitator’s. \nAccessibility: \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nCovid and mpox safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre: \nTo keep our community safe\, we ask that all visitors do not visit the centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 and/or mpox symptoms including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough\, chills and unusual spots\, scabs or ulcers. \nYou can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. \nFor current information on Covid and mpox please visit the NHS website. \nDonate to the Centre:We rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. \nTo donate or become a Friend of the Centre\, visit our website.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/dramaqueers-2/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
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