Saturday, December 26, 2009

School's Out Summer events

School's Out will start up again when secondary school starts.

But until then we have a whole lot planned!

PROUD 2010 kicks off with Out in the Square
Sat 23 Jan, Civic Square
Get in touch to volunteer as a fair fairy!

Other events in the two week festival include a Pool Party, a Beach Party and much more!

Watch this space for updates

There's also a Queer Youth Camp in Nelson!
29-31 Jan

get in touch if you are keen to go!

0277 639 793
queer_schools_out@hotmail.com

or facebook Brendan

:)

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Hannah's Farewell

Tuesday 15 Dec

5:30pm Anvil House

But it's not all about me, its the WGWG Xmas "do" also, and we will probably be welcoming our new Community Development Worker to the raucous circus that is School's Out.

So come along and say Goodbye to me, Welcome our newbie, and send the year out in merriment with Wellington Gay Welfare!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Sexuality and Dis/Ability

Thurs 3 Dec

School's Out Wgtn hosts the delicious and fabulous Claire as our esteemed guest speaker!

Claire will host a session with us about Sexuality and Dis/Ability

Red Ribbon Day

Friday 27 Nov

As part of World AIDS Day, the Awhina Centre will be holding their annual street collection in Wellington on November 27, 2009.

The Awhina Centre has supported School's Out for many years now, so we want to support them and support World AIDS Day by doing some collecting!

Brendan will be on the streets as the stunning Ellie Kat, and Hannah shall be lurking around jangling a bucket.

(it's also a great excuse to get chatting to hotties...)

Come join us!

Email or phone Don if you can help in anyway

Awhina Centre: 381 6640
don.barclay@nzaf.org.nz

Or bowl along to the Awhina Centre from about 7am that morning

Women Reclaim the Night

Friday 27 Nov

Wellington Women Reclaim the Night 2009

Reclaim the Night is an international event putting the issue of women’s safety from male violence on the agenda for this night and every day.

They are marching to demand our right to be free from the fear or reality of rape, of sexual harassment, of domestic violence, of stalking.

In Aotearoa/New Zealand

* 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence from a partner in their life

* 99% of sexual violence incidents reported to the Police are perpetrated by men

* 95% of them on women

* A woman is killed in a domestic violence incident every 3 ½weeks

* 92% of protection orders are taken out by women

* 1 in 3 women report sexual harassment in the workplace

This year the Wellington Reclaim the Night march addresses:

“The culture of violence towards women”

and is focused around being safe in our city; in our homes, at work, while out exercising or walking, going clubbing or out for a drink with our friends

When:
Friday the 27th of November, 6.00pm Where:
Assemble at the front of the Wellington Railway Station for speakers including Labour’s Lynn Pillay on the changes to ACC for sexual violence survivors
Performance by the Real Hot Bitches (tbc)

Who:
All self-defined women and their children

After party:
Ivy, Dixon Street from 8pm with performances from…
Edwardene Tanaki, Tyree Robertson Mahinarangi Maika, Rachael Wright Freya Eng, Palace This! And others…

Let’s celebrate being safe in our city

New Moon: Twilight Saga

Saturday 21 Nov

9:30am Reading Cinema Fishtank (to get tickets for the 10am session)

Oh yes you know it!

For all you vampire and werewolf festishists, Edward and Jacob lovers and haters, and "love to hate Edward" fans, we are going to go see the second Twilight movie, New Moon.

meet 12 noon by the fishtank Reading Cinemas, Courtenay Place

we will get our tickets for the 1 pm screening early as it will be busy and packed!

Forget the pink info, there are so many Twilight fans the 1pm Sat session is a no go. And because I know you love waking up early, we are meeting at 9:30am to HOPEFULLY get tickets to the 10am session


Wahoo!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Coming Up at School's Out Wgtn

Thursday 19 Nov

Internet forever: perks and perils. Internet dating, facebooking and web cam stripping



Thursday 12 Nov

Esme takes us for a wild and wacky Creative Writing session