We are leaving from the Aircoach bus stop onPatrick’s Quay at 9am on the 14th and back down on the 7pm bus.

Return tickets are €22.

Booking online would be advised:  http://www.aircoach.ie/

We will be making banners for the March and having a Coffee Posse on
Saturday the 13th of August at 3pm in the Other Place. Do come and we will
make awesome posters. . . . . . nobody wants to March with a group with lame
posters. . . . .

As usual, newcomers are more than
welcome. If you want anymore information contact info@meetngreetcork.com
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First up is our event this Wednesday, March 16th at 5pm will be on CIT
campus. They are having a talk between the Gay Cork Project and LinC. We
will be meeting outside the Student Centre at 4.15 to get the number 5 bus.

The debut magazine of ‘LGBT Writes’ will be online this week so keep an eye
out for it!

We will be having our GOscars awards next week, March 23rd. Check out our
Facebook to vote for who you would like to win!!!

Our AGM will be on Tuesday, March 29th. If you are interested in any of the
positions, please email us by Monday 28th! Anybody who is thinking about
running or has any questions about the various positions can contact us at
this address as always! I would encourage anyone to run! Speechs will be
required to be about two minutes in length. All newly elected committee
members will receive handover manuals and a detailed briefing form former
officers. New auditors receive a full day of training and Finance and PRO
also receive training for their jobs from the guild. Below are brief details
on each position:

*Auditor:
*Coordinator of the society; ensures that everyone else is doing their job;
helps out other committee members and is responsible for answering a
large amount of the society’s correspondence (Candidates who run must be
able to give the necessary time for this position).

*Secretary:
* Books rooms for every event and committee meeting; takes minutes at each
committee meeting and forwards them onto committee members
afterwards;responsible for keeping track of archives.
*Finance Officer:
*Handles all financial aspects of the society’s affairs; applies for finance
from the guild for our events; advises committee members about
finance; keeps all receipts

*Campaigns Officer:
*Is responsible for our campaigns; generally has a campaigns sub-committee;
organises the Human Rights
Award

*Public Relations Officer:
* Will be responsible for creating and putting up all of our posters;
promotes
our events via website; keeps website updated; will send emails and texts to
members

*Members’ Officer:
*This position is by *interview only*. Candidate must show maturity. MO runs
the Buddy System; provides support to members; organises coffee posses
and is generally the first point of contact for new members.

*Rainbow week Convenor:
*Organises Rainbow Week: this involves inviting guest speakers; deciding
which events to hold; ensuring we are visible during that week and applying
for funding from the guild for each event during the week.

*Events Officer:*
Organises events for each week. Must be able to give time to this postion.
Organisation skills and delegation are a must.

If you have any questions, just email us!
Have a great Patrick’s Day!!!

Hi Everyone! We are having our Coffee Posse TONIGHT at 7PM in the Pavillion!!! We are meeting outside the Student Centre at 6.45! As always, all new people are more than welcome!

Also there is an L night on in Cypress Avenue this Saturday for L B and T ladies. Tickets are 5euro at the door, opening at 11pm if you want to check out a new night

For R&G week this year we are having a Fancy Dress Run on WEDNESDAY at 1pm outside the library. Sponsership cards will be provided. Bring friends!!!

If you´d prefer not to run then you can always sponser someone and donate
your money to the worthy R&G week 2011 charities!

On Thursday we are having a Coffee Posse in The Pavillion at 7pm. We will be
meeting outside the Student Centre at 6.45. Don´t forget, if you re still
interested in getting a hoodie, Gavin will be at the Coffee Posse to collect
payment. The cut-off date for getting a hoodie is Monday, February 21st as
Gavin will not be taking orders after this date.

On this Saturday, February 19th at 2pm in the North Mall is:

*‘LGBT LOVE – why the civil marriage campaign is a feminist issue’*

19th February 2pm -4pm
LGBT Love – why the civil marriage campaign is a feminist issue
Confirmed speakers: Hazel Cullen, LGBT Noise and Moninne Griffin,
MarriagEquality.

Hope to see you at an event!

It will take place on Sat, 19th Feb at 2pm in 8 North Mall.
19th February 2pm -4pm
LGBT Love – why the civil marriage campaign is a feminist issue
Confirmed speakers: Hazel Cullen, LGBT Noise and Moninne Griffin, MarriagEquality

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Goddess Gathering, 18th & 19th February, Clonakilty
Goddess Gathering aims to hold spaces for women to gather, physically & virtually, in love, to gain inspiration & strength while connecting with, & embodying, the Divine Feminine within ourselves & creating new ways of being in the world.

One of the ways in which we do this is to hold physical gatherings that are either for women only or that are focused on feminine energy; the Spring Gathering in February 2011 is a physical gathering of remarkable women in the beautiful setting of West Cork on the south west coast of Ireland. For more info, check out out the Facebook page!

Anarcha feminist skillshare, Sat 19-Sun 20th Feb 2011, Rossport Solidarity House, Mayo
A weekend of sharing and learning skills, run by women for women. Accommodation provided, food will be cooked collectively, donations welcome.
Call out for workshops & ideas – get in touch if you would be up for sharing a skill or have an idea for something you’d like to see happen….you don’t have to be an expert to share your skills http://www.rossportsolidaritycamp.org

Feminism & Truth Recovery, 28th Feburary 2011, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
How have women’s roles shaped their experiences of conflict and how can this be recognised within truth recovery
To register email Shauna on info@wrda.net

Endangered Species Summit, London, 4th March, 2011
At the summit, body image activists from all over the world will be talking about the hot topics in their countries, the positive changes that are being made and the issues that still need to be addressed. I know that there is a lot of interest in the topic of body image and I wanted to invite members of the Cork Feminista to meet with me ahead of the summit to share their views and ideas so that their voices are heard at the international event in March. If anyone is interested, please get in touch: deirdre.cowman@any-body.org. For more info on the summit check out the website http://www.endangeredspecieswomen.org.uk.

A Carnival of Feminist Cultural Activism, University of York, UK, 3-5 March 2011
This carnival is part-festival, part-conference. We seek to bring together artists, activists and academics from many nations to learn from each other, celebrate our creativity, and advance feminist work. We ask, can feminist art save the world, and if so, how?

Turn the Light On: An arts day for women filmmakers, artists, photographers, March 2011
We are hoping to exhibit artwork and screen films by women artists to coincide with International Women’s Day in March. Please have a look at our website: https://sites.google.com/site/turnthelighton2011/home . And send us in examples/photos or descriptions of your work to turnthelighton2011@gmail.com. You don’t have to be a professional to submit works! For those interested, before the opening of the exhibition, we are organising an informal roundtable discussion for women to talk about why and how they got involved in their particular area of the arts. It’s hoped that this discussion will be useful for anyone looking for advice or inspiration on how to get involved in the Arts scene in Ireland.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Feminism, women’s movements and women in movement
Interface: a journal for and about social movements, issue 3/2, November 2011, (deadline for submissions May 2011). Click here for more info.

1 x Fashion Show for Irish Cancer Society in Chambers Bar with models from many UCC Societies

Total raised for different charities so far: 2,056 euro

1 x Bakesale for MarriagEquality

1 x Rainbow Party

1 x Submission to Government’s Gender Recognition Advisory Group

1 x Meeting with/Presentation to Government’s Gender Recognition Advisory Group in Dept of Foreign Affairs

1 x Coming Out workshop

1 XComing Out Video with UCC’s LGBT Staff Network

1 X LGBT Walking Tour Of Cork

5 X Coffee Meetings/Posses

1 X Mature Students’ LGBT Coffee Meeting

3 x Movie Nights (2 with SCI-FI Soc)

1 X Audio Quiz

1 X UCC’s Got Talent Event with International Development Society for World Aids Day

Collaborated with many Scoieties including Int Dev, Microbiology,Atheist Soc, SUAS, Doctors Without Borders and Slainte Soc for HIV Awareness Week

1 X HIV Awareness Stand with loads of sexual health information

600+ condoms distributed to UCC students

1 X HIV Awareness Week Movie Screening

1 X MSM Blood Ban Campaign (filmed by film soc, photos by Sam Marks, Julia Healy) collaborated with Auditor of Atheist Society

1 X Human Sexuality Talk in collaboration with Psychological Society

1 X Bowling and Karaoke Night with UCC Atheist Society

1 X Net Society collaboration Gaming Night

Attended LGBT Noise’s March for Marriage in August

1 X banner – making event for March for Marriage

1 X Buffy Night/Hallowe’en games/Fancy Dress Party with Cork’s Meet n’ Greet

Promotion of Society’s Buddy System

1 X Introduction to Gaycork & Team Games Night

1 X Christmas card-making night with free hot chocolate

Attended and organised UCC’s delegation for USI Pink Training in Cork last November

1 X Article in UCC’s Motley Magazine by our Campaigns Officer

1 X Article in UCC’s Express Newspaper by our Campaigns Officer

1 X Motley Current Affairs coverage of Blood ban campaign

3 X Express items of coverage of Blood Ban campaign

Won 1 X Rebel Award for Best LGBT Social Society in Cork

2 X items of media coverage by others outside of college media

2 X Irish Times Letters by Campaigns Officer (since elected)

3 X Irish Examiner letters by Campaigns Officer (since elected)

1 X Irish Independent letter by Campaigns Officer (since elected)

1 X photo in GCN by Sam Marks

1 X EGM

Increased communication and formed links with other LGBT Organisations within Ireland

…And there is still another term to go which will include amongst other events- Rainbow Week 10th-14th January (with surprise guest speakers, a campaigning workshop, a play, a mock-wedding with a just married after party in Freakscene!), our Annual Human Rights Award, a Bisexuality and Trans Awareness Talk, A Mystery Tour, MarriagEquality Campaign, Poster campaigns, LGBT Rights Open Forum, coffee meetings, the Strauss Ball (which we are collaborating on), more articles, more fundraising events, more guest speakers, more collaborations, more visibilty and more FUN!

Meeting outside the Student Centre at 7.15

Also,a huge Thank You to everyone who came along to or was involved in our
Fashion Show last week! We are proud to announce we raised 1,005 Euro for
the Irish Cancer Society!

On another topic, The Sexual Violence Centre in Cork are currently carrying
out research
regarding the attitudes and knowledge that 3rd level students have on the
topic of sexual violence. The centre offers great services to victims and
their aim for this is to raise awareness and knowledge on the topic among
college students. The survey is now up on survey monkey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JVM5C68
It should only take a few minutes to fill out if you wish.

Hope to see you Wednesday!