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
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
Coming up:
CLUB NIGHTS
AJAMU: Queer Kink Stories PROJECT
4 October
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
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
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)
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.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
Culture Queens Meet LGBTQ+ History
Saturday 9 December
11 am - 4 pm
All the best
Jan