This, the first ever edition of LGBT Writes, is a publication from the University College Cork LGBT Society which focuses on LGBT rights and issues! Edited and designed by Vice Auditor of UCC LGBT Society Brian Byrne.
March 15 2011 | Publications | No Comments »
Hi Everyone!
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!!!
March 14 2011 | Events and Of Interest and Publications | No Comments »
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 
March 10 2011 | Events and Of Interest | No Comments »
February 28 2011 | Events | No Comments »
Up this week we are having a Music Quiz night with Meet ‘n’ Greet and CIT
LGBT in The Other Place Café, South Main Street at 7pm on Wednesday 23rd
February. We will be meeting outside the Student Centre at 6.30:-)
The game will take a “name that tune” format with teams guessing the songs.
There will be a €2 entry fee with the money going towards the upkeep of The
Other Place resource centre.
On Thursday we will be having our Coffee Posse at 7pm in The Pavillion.
Meeting people outside the Student Centre at 6.45.
Hope to see you there:-)
February 21 2011 | Events | No Comments »
I hope everyone´s R&G week 2011 kicked off well!
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!
February 14 2011 | Events and Of Interest | No Comments »
‘LGBT LOVE – why the civil marriage campaign is a feminist issue’
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.
February 14 2011 | Campaigns and Of Interest | No Comments »
Hi Everyone,
This Saturday at 11am in UCC, presidential candidate, Senator David
Norris, will be opening our LGBT Rights Open Forum in Devere Hall,
UCC.
The forum will comprise of guest speakers including Anna McCarthy from
the Board of MarriagEquality; Noelle Moran, organiser with LGBT Noise;
Tanya ní Mhuirthile, Law Lecturer and Cathal Kerrigan, founder of UCC
LGBT Society & member of UCC Staff Network.
All discussion and audience participation is encouraged.
There will be lunch vouchers for attendees on the day!
This is open to EVERYONE!
If anybody needs directions for Devere Hall – just send us an email at lgbt@uccsocieties.ie
Hope you can make it along
February 11 2011 | Campaigns and Events | No Comments »
Hi Everyone
Up this week we have a Bisexuality Awareness Talk on Wednesday,
February 9th, at 7.30 in Elec Eng L2.
On Thursday, February 10th, we are having a Coffee Posse at 7pm in
the Quay Co-Op, meeting people outside the Student Centre at 6.45.
Hope to see you there!!!
February 06 2011 | Events | No Comments »
We made a film for International Coming Out Day 2010. If you missed the screening when we had it and would like to see it, check out part 1 here
February 03 2011 | Of Interest | No Comments »
