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SUMMARY:Queer Diary: Zine-Making Evening
DESCRIPTION:Grab a pritt-stick and join the Queer Diary team for an evening of nostalgia\, crafting & chance to create your own personal Queer Teenage History Zine! \n\n\n\nDesign the teen mag you wish you’d read\nCollage your fantasy prom-night\nCreate a fanzine for your first crush\nWrite a letter to your younger self\nDraw a coming-of-age cartoon\n\nOr simply sit and doodle with a friendly queer crowd\, to a throwback soundtrack. \nBring your pals\, your date\, or come alone to meet some new friendly faces. \nAll crafting materials are provided by us:  \nPaper + pritt stick + scissors + felt-tips + gel pens + pencils + stencils  🖍 \n+ a load of old teen mags to cut up & re-cycle into your own queer-tastic zine ✂️✂️ \nWe also provide instruction (how to fold a basic zine) and zine-spiration in the form of some zines we’ve enjoyed\, and some we’ve made before\, along with a collaborative playlist\, where you can add your own fave throwback tracks from your teenage years. \nIf you wanna use your own life as inspiration\, we invite you to bring something you’ve kept from your past: a favourite object\, a picture\, a song\, or treasured memory* to use as inspiration on turning them into a Queer-tastic Zine (this is not required – just if you want to!) \n🎟 All tickets to this event are Pay What You Can – booking is essential and spaces are limited\, if you can no longer make it\, please let us know in advance so we can free up a place for somebody else. \nThis event is brought to you by the team behind Queer Diary (the night where LGBTQIA+ adults read their teenage diaries on stage). Find out more about us here: Instagram | TwXtter | Facebook | Linktree | TikTok \nIf you have any questions\, concerns\, or access needs you’d like us to know about\, please email Beth & Josie at: hello@queerdiary.org.uk (we often miss messages sent through Outsavvy). \nQueer Diary Zine-making sessions at the LGBTQ+ Community Centre are supported by funding from Southwark Council. \n*Non-treasured memories also welcome! Teenage troubles\, angst & cringe are all part of life.  Please look after yourself & consider others if choosing to explore or share anything difficult or sensitive.  \nLocation and access: \n\nThe LGBTQ+ Community Centre is in Central London\, near the Tate Modern. The nearest stations are Blackfriars\, Waterloo\, London Bridge\, and Southwark tube.\nLGBTQ+ Community Centre has a quiet room with weighted blankets and sensory toys.\nLGBTQ+ Community Centre cafe serves non-alcoholic drinks only\, with Pay What You Can options available.\nThere is blue badge parking a few metres from the entrance.\nThe venue is step-free\, and entirely on the ground floor with a wide entrance and a lowered counter in the cafe. However\, the toilet is not wheelchair accessible. The Centre has an agreement with several nearby venues (less than 2 min away) that guests can use accessible toilets at Blackfriars Station\, Starbucks\, and the Founders Arms\, and staff can provide an escorting service for anyone using these.\nDogs are welcome.\nThe LGBTQ+ Community Centre is a shared community space. During our session there may be other visitors using the centre\, or other activities going on – you’ll find us by the Queer Diary signs & table of craft materials.\n\nFull information about access at the LGBTQ+ Community Centre is on their website\, and we recommend contacting the Centre directly if you have any specific questions about physical access to the building. \nCovid safety: \nEvent organisers are fully vaccinated and use lateral flow testing regularly. \nWe also welcome the wearing of masks. \nDo not attend this event if you have either Covid symptoms or a positive test result. \nInclusivity and community safety: \nPlease note this event is themed around memories of teenage years gone by\, and is aimed at adult audiences. \nThis is an-LGBTQIA+ centred space. As hosts of this workshop\, we will not assume your gender or sexuality\, or apply gendered pronouns or honourifics (until we learn which ones you use). To make sure everyone feels welcome in this space\, we ask attendees to do the same. \nToilet signage will be gender-neutral. \nDiscriminatory language or behaviour will not be tolerated (including – but not limited to – transphobia\, biphobia\, homophobia\, sexism\, racism\, xenophobia\, classism\, ableism\, fatphobia). \nIf anyone makes you feel uncomfortable in the space\, please tell the event organisers. \nWe may take a few photos at this event\, to publicise future workshops like this – if you’d prefer not to be in photos\, or want to be anonymised in any pictures we publish on our social media\, etc\, please let us know\, we want to make sure we respect your privacy.
URL:https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/queer-diary-zine-making-evening-southwark/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250511T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250511T193000
DTSTAMP:20251012T023703
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SUMMARY:The Werkroom: Creative Writing Workshop with Nkenna Akunna (Dope Black Queers)
DESCRIPTION:Join Dope Black Queers for The Werkroom\, a series of workshops facilitated by a member of the community who’ll lead you in nurturing your skills and talents. \nDope Black Queers is an space for and by the Black LGBTQIA+ community\, to provide grounding\, connection\, and to feel seen & heard. \nThe Werkroom is a series of workshop in collaboration with a guest facilitator who will lead us in the exploration of our skills and talents. \nCome meet new people\, build a community\, and dedicate yourself to nurturing you. We are incredibly excited to welcome Nkenna Akunna to lead us in a Creative Writing workshop\, exploring Grief and Mourning Tradition. \nNkenna Akunna (she/they) is an Igbo playwright\, performer and lecturer from London whose work primarily explores friendship\, time\, labour\, and power. Her debut play cheeky little brown opened at Bristol Old Vic to critical acclaim. They are also Editor at Large at Skin Deep Media\, a collective that makes space for Black creatives and creatives of colour through cultural production. \nThis event is exclusively for the Black LGBTQIA+ community! (Allies are welcome to donate to help continue our work.) \nComplimentary snacks will be provided. Affordable hot and soft drinks are available for purchase on-site. \nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \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 unwell 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-19 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/creative-writing-with-nkenna-akunna/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts,BPOC events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250518T190000
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SUMMARY:Queer Stories\, Queer Legacies: Social Mixer and Storytelling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Queer Global for a QTIPOC social mixer and storytelling workshop at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre! \nAs part of our heritage project\, this special event features interactive icebreakers at the intersection of queerness\, history\, and identity. Together\, we’ll delve into the ways our pasts—both personal and collective—shape who we are today. \nWhat to expect: \n5:30pm – Doors open – settle in and grab a refreshment \n5:45pm – Welcome and introduction – learn more about the Queer Global Heritage Project \n6:00pm – Fun and interactive mixer \n6:30pm – Creative workshop – reflect on your journey by writing a letter to your younger self or another young queer person \n7:00pm – Event concludes – with time to connect informally afterward \nWhy attend? \n•⁠ ⁠Participate in a meaningful creative writing activity\, with the opportunity to contribute your letter to a public exhibition at Chiswick House and Gardens \n•⁠ ⁠Be part of a wider heritage initiative amplifying QTIPOC stories through interviews\, media\, and exhibition \n•⁠ ⁠Meet like-minded individuals and build community \nAdditional details: \n•⁠ ⁠Free to attend; booking required \n•⁠ ⁠Books available for purchase (including signed copies) \n•⁠ ⁠Letters created during the workshop can be featured in our project exhibition and documentary (with consent) \n•⁠ ⁠Refreshments available at the venue \nThis event is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Special thanks to London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. \nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nCovid safety at the 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/queer-legacies-social-mixer-and-storytelling/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts,BPOC events,Meetups
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250519T200000
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SUMMARY:Life Drawing the Queer Body
DESCRIPTION:Home Studio invites members of the queer and trans Global Majority community to learn life drawing with nude models taught by Maya Vivas. \nThis event is created for people who are part of both communities: Black or Global Majority and queer or trans. Thank you for respecting this intentional space. \nWithin a small intimate group\, artists will be able to learn new techniques of drawing or practice what they already know with the intention of fostering relationships with fellow artists over the course of five classes throughout the year. \nMaya Vivas is a multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums such as ceramic\, performance\, painting\, social practice and installation. Maya has exhibited work\, spoken on panels and hosted workshops at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art\, The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts\, Louisiana State University and Yale. Vivas is also co-founder of Ori Gallery. Whose mission is to redefine “the white cube” through amplifying the voices of Queer and Trans Artists of color\, community organizing and mobilization through the arts. \nIn the beginning we will have an introduction of each other and the Home Studio project. We will each share what drew us to gather around life drawing and then Maya will spend 10-15 mins explaining their technique. The class will then begin to draw in 20 minute intervals of live posing with 5 minute breaks in between. At the end there will be an opportunity to share and receive feedback. \n\nNo printouts needed\nNo handouts needed aside from materials\nThere are moments to socialise between intervals\, moments to observe others work.\nNo groups will be assigned.\nWe do not have access to a BSL interpreter but there is an app we can use\n\nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \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. \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/life-drawing-the-queer-body-2-2/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts,BPOC events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250524T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250524T200000
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SUMMARY:Sign and Banner Making with London Dyke March
DESCRIPTION:Join the London Dyke March team in making banners and signs for the London Dyke March 2025. \nWe are focusing on sustainability\, trying our best to reuse and repurpose materials for sign-making purposes. \nSupplies will be provided\, but feel free to being your own materials – especially if you have a box lying around that is just waiting to be painted with dykey things! \nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \nCovid safety at the 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/sign-and-banner-making-with-london-dyke-march/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250525T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250525T200000
DTSTAMP:20251012T023703
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SUMMARY:Hausing Crisis: Open Mic Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:A writing workshop and open mic fundraiser for LGBTIQ+ Outside.  \nFacilitator Harry Cousland will take you through writing queer characters with the themes of community and family. \nThis workshop will be followed by an open mic opportunity for those who wish to share any written work from the session or what they have brought along. \nAccessibility \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \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 unwell 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-19 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/hausing-crisis-open-mic-fundraiser/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250529T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250529T200000
DTSTAMP:20251012T023703
CREATED:20250529T162328Z
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SUMMARY:Fortifying Vocal Freedom: Sounding and Collective Voice
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to embody sound? To be heard not just as one\, but within a collective? \nJoin My Blood is My Voice this summer\, in a three-part\, trans-led vocal healing space; exploring the alchemy of fortifying the voice through sounding with sonic embodiment\, improvising\, sharing and learning songs\, and vocal jamming.   \nWe invite you to explore your voice as a tool of expression\, release\, and connection. Sounding is a method of exploring what the body needs to release tension and expressing this authentically through the voice. It doesn’t always mean musical sounds; we are focused on finding frequencies and vibrations which feel instinctive to make when we listen deeply. \nWe will also learn some songs together and explore different tonalities of our voice – to safely explore the range we want to inhabit vocally outside of gender binaries. \nThis work is not about perfection\, performance\, or pitch. It’s about sounding from the body\, from instinct\, from the parts of us that need to speak\, especially when words fail. \n Together\, we will: \n\nEngage in meditative work and deep listening\nExplore sounding and vocal improvisation\nLearn and share songs in communion\nUtilise the voice as a tool to release tension and discover our expressions\nMove gently to support vocal fluidity and embodiment\nReimagine the voice beyond binaries –  and beyond fear\nExplore the potentialities within fortifying the voice as a way to connect to ourselves and the collective\n\nWho is it for? \nThese sessions are for anyone curious about their voice – no singing experience needed. \nThis space is trans-led\, queer-centred\, and trauma-informed. All bodies and experiences are welcome. You can participate actively or just listen. Presence alone is powerful. Come as you are. Let your voice find you. Let us hold that voice together. \nEvery part of the experience is an invitation – never a demand. \nOur only ask\, is that attendees are mindful of who this space was created by and for – as we seek to cultivate the shared tenderness needed to be seen and held in vulnerability \nAccessibility at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre \nThe Centre’s accessibility statement is here. \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 symptoms including headache\, fever\, sore throat\, consistent cough\, chills and unusual spots\, scabs or ulcers. \nMasks and hand sanitiser are available for use free of charge. All yoga mats are cleaned between sessions. \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/fortifying-vocal-freedom-sounding-and-collective-voice/
LOCATION:London LGBTQ+ Community Centre\, 60-62 Hopton Street\, Thames Path\, Bankside\, London\, England\, SE1 9JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts and crafts
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