Dear All
 
Next Wednesday LGBTQ+ History Club at London Metropolitan Archives welcomes the Future Female Project as our guest speakers / work-shoppers. Everyone is welcome:
 
Wednesday 6 September
6pm-7.30pm
London Metropolitan Archives, 40, Northampton Road, London, EC1R 0HB
FREE – Drop-in or let us know you’re coming here: https://lgbtq-lmafuturefemale.eventbrite.co.uk
 
Future Female Project (FFP) is a new international female empowerment network supporting pro-feminist and pro-queer networking. This taster workshop opens discussion around heritage activism, reflects on the discourse and presence of women and explores future FFP events at LMA. All sexualities, backgrounds and nationalities welcome! www.facebook.com/futurefemaleproj 
 
PLUS - FFP have also asked if anyone would like to help as volunteers for their fundraiser on 8-10 Sept, https://www.facebook.com/events/142721672989406/ . If you are interested let them know via the Facebook page. 
 
Coming up:
 
CLUB NIGHTS
 
AJAMU: Queer Kink Stories PROJECT
4 October
https://lgbtqlma-ajamu.eventbrite.co.uk
Artist and activist Ajamu will be leading an informal workshop to launch his new project, Queer Kink Stories: LGBTQ+ Social and Material History. More information on Eventbrite
 
REBOOTING XENA…
1 November
https://lgbtqlma-xena.eventbrite.co.uk
Rebooting Xena: the radicalisation of lesbian identity through social networking and fan fiction narratives.  Explore the bringing together of a hybrid of queer ideas and the use of a lesbian internet site which fostered a virtual community. Speaker Dr. Rosalind Hanmer, academic and writer.
 
Blowing the Lid: Gay Liberation, Sexual Revolution & Radical Queens.
6 December -  BOOKING ESSENTIAL
https://lgbtqlma-blowingthelid.eventbrite.co.uk
Stuart Feather will be reading from his remarkable book about the history of the Gay Liberation Front 1970-74. Discover more about the GLF, protest and confrontation and the sometimes bitter, often hilarious experiences of those involved.  A participant in many of the actions described, Stuart also includes contributions from many other activists.
 
CONFERENCE
 
TALKING BACK!
Saturday 2 December       
9.30am-4.30pm
£10-£15 (Lunch included)
Booking essential:  https://talkingback.eventbrite.co.uk 
The fifteenth LGBTQ+ History and Archives conference hosted at London Metropolitan Archives is being programmed by the Oral History Society LGBTQ Special Interest Group. The day will explore powerful histories expressed through oral recordings, ways of collecting and sharing in heritage and community settings and how marginalised histories can be brought into sharp focus through effective oral history practice.
 
Twitter:       @OHS_LGBT   Facebook:  @LGBTQOralHistory   OHS website: http://www.ohs.org.uk/about/introducing-special-interest-groups/lgbtq/
 
SATURDAY SPECIAL
 
Culture Queens Meet LGBTQ+ History
Saturday 9 December
11 am - 4 pm
FREE Booking essential: https://culturequeens-lgbtqhistlma.eventbrite.co.uk
 
Join us for a film screening, discussion groups and workshops exploring how feminist discourses, LGBTQ+ history and cultural expression can empower people and bring about social change which is good for everyone. The programme will be updated on Eventbrite as it develops. All welcome. https://www.planet-nation.com/community-support/collaborations/social-culture-queens
 
All the best
 
Jan
 
 
 
 
 
 
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