Upcoming events for LGBT History Month February 2024.

LGBT+ History Month

For LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY 2024) Hackney Council have made 15 grant awards supporting a diverse range of events made for, by and with LGBTQIA+ people and beyond. From walks and talks to zine making, drag and Queer history, get involved, see below for the programme…..


Reboot: An Introduction to Publishing & Royalties in Music with Uniq Being
Mar
15

Reboot: An Introduction to Publishing & Royalties in Music with Uniq Being

Clod Ensemble and Petok Productions are proud to present the latest season of Reboot: Behind The Scenes, Screen and Lens. The hugely popular workshop series in which leading figures from the backstage and production industries run sessions that provide participants with crucial insights, tips and wisdom.

Offered exclusively to people who identify as women, trans and non-binary. Ages 18+.

Publishing and royalties payments are two of the most crucial income streams for any recording artist. This session will focus on some of the crucial elements of the process of securing publishing rights and royalties payments.

Workshops are free to access, with donations encouraged but not essential. Reserve a spot.

This event will take place online via Zoom.

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Reboot: An Introduction to Backstage Photography with Ambra Vernuccio
Mar
8

Reboot: An Introduction to Backstage Photography with Ambra Vernuccio

Clod Ensemble and Petok Productions are proud to present the latest season of Reboot: Behind The Scenes, Screen and Lens. The hugely popular workshop series in which leading figures from the backstage and production industries run sessions that provide participants with crucial insights, tips and wisdom.

Offered exclusively to people who identify as women, trans and non-binary. Ages 18+.

Backstage photography is a crucial part of many major arts and culture industries, including fashion, theatre and dance. In this session, you will learn some tricks of the trade from a photographer who has shot behind the scenes at fashion weeks all over the world.

Workshops are free to access, with donations encouraged but not essential. Reserve a spot.

This event will take place online via Zoom.

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Reboot: An Introduction to Artist Liaison in Music with Felicity Hall
Mar
1

Reboot: An Introduction to Artist Liaison in Music with Felicity Hall

Clod Ensemble and Petok Productions are proud to present the latest season of Reboot: Behind The Scenes, Screen and Lens. The hugely popular workshop series in which leading figures from the backstage and production industries run sessions that provide participants with crucial insights, tips and wisdom.

Offered exclusively to people who identify as women, trans and non-binary. Ages 18+.

In this session, you will learn about what the role of artist liaison entails, including ways to deal with difficult situations including conflict. We'll explore ways to find work as an artist liaison, and the kind of experience that is useful to have for this role.

Workshops are free to access, with donations encouraged but not essential. Reserve a spot.

This event will take place online via Zoom.

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RIO Cinema: Pink Palace Queer Cinema
Feb
26

RIO Cinema: Pink Palace Queer Cinema

Dalston’s Rio Cinema curates an inclusive programme of film all year round. With the Pride365 microgrant guest speakers and discussion, events are supporting the LGBTQIA+ history month programme:

Break My Fall

Sunday 26 Feb, 3pm

Premiere screening of a new edit of this provocative lesbian drama filmed around Hackney in 2010 - with zoom intro by director Kanchi Wichmann. Curated by Club Des Femmes.

£5. More information and book tickets.

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Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey
Feb
26

Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey

Learn the significance of Stoke Newington Town Hall in relation to the ‘Pits and Perverts Support the Miners’ campaign in the 1980s, lesbian suffragettes associated with Stoke Newington Library, Stokey's contribution to alternative pop culture and new identities and comparisons between the now lost and thankfully still thriving lesbian spaces.

Discover the legendary residents of Abney Park Cemetery, including pioneering drag kings and the doyennes of Music Hall. Accessible tours available.

Free. Reserve your place and find out more.

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Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey
Feb
25

Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey

Learn the significance of Stoke Newington Town Hall in relation to the ‘Pits and Perverts Support the Miners’ campaign in the 1980s, lesbian suffragettes associated with Stoke Newington Library, Stokey's contribution to alternative pop culture and new identities and comparisons between the now lost and thankfully still thriving lesbian spaces.

Discover the legendary residents of Abney Park Cemetery, including pioneering drag kings and the doyennes of Music Hall. Accessible tours available.

Free. Reserve your place and find out more.

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Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey
Feb
23
to Feb 24

Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey

Learn the significance of Stoke Newington Town Hall in relation to the ‘Pits and Perverts Support the Miners’ campaign in the 1980s, lesbian suffragettes associated with Stoke Newington Library, Stokey's contribution to alternative pop culture and new identities and comparisons between the now lost and thankfully still thriving lesbian spaces.

Discover the legendary residents of Abney Park Cemetery, including pioneering drag kings and the doyennes of Music Hall. Accessible tours available.

Free. Reserve your place and find out more.

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Reboot: An Introduction to Social Media Management with Charlie Kelly
Feb
22

Reboot: An Introduction to Social Media Management with Charlie Kelly

Clod Ensemble and Petok Productions are proud to present the latest season of Reboot: Behind The Scenes, Screen and Lens. The hugely popular workshop series in which leading figures from the backstage and production industries run sessions that provide participants with crucial insights, tips and wisdom.

Offered exclusively to people who identify as women, trans and non-binary. Ages 18+.

This session will focus on how to manage and grow the main five social media channels - Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter - for yourself or a brand. The session will cover everything from devising a brand strategy, creating content, reporting growth, and personal organisation.

Workshops are free to access, with donations encouraged but not essential. Reserve a spot.

This event will take place online via Zoom.

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Sappho Events hosts an intergenerational panel exploring LGBT+ Queer Women’s history in London
Feb
21

Sappho Events hosts an intergenerational panel exploring LGBT+ Queer Women’s history in London

This intergenerational panel and quiz will uncover the incredible strength of the LGBT+ community and the rights they've fought to keep and establish, examining the visionary ideas that the young generation of queer women are championing.

Panellists will be chaired by Sappho Events CEO, Maryann Wright. Attendees can team up for the interactive LGBT+ history quiz, led by Stonewall Lesbian Role Model for 2020, Laila El-Metoui.

Reserve your place here.

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Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey
Feb
21

Queer Tours of London and Unity Arts Present: a new Queer Tour of Stokey

Learn the significance of Stoke Newington Town Hall in relation to the ‘Pits and Perverts Support the Miners’ campaign in the 1980s, lesbian suffragettes associated with Stoke Newington Library, Stokey's contribution to alternative pop culture and new identities and comparisons between the now lost and thankfully still thriving lesbian spaces.

Discover the legendary residents of Abney Park Cemetery, including pioneering drag kings and the doyennes of Music Hall. Accessible tours available.

Free. Reserve your place and find out more.

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ParaPride 2023: Making LGBTQ+ History
Feb
19

ParaPride 2023: Making LGBTQ+ History

ParaPride is committed to creating inclusive, accessible and enjoyable events in a safe

environment for the intersectional disabled / LGBTQ+ community, as well as for friends and allies.

This will be a spectacular line-up of creative acts with comedy royalties, Drag Kings & Queens, aerial artists, pole performers, poetry, comedy, DJ sets and more.

With a community networking area for everyone to connect, engage, share information, learn and have fun, including an interactive panel discussion with special guest speakers focusing the conversation on Disability/LGBTQ+ Inclusion.

Book tickets here (concessions available, incl free tickets for accompanying carers).

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Revisiting Lesbian Theatre of the 70s and 80s
Feb
18

Revisiting Lesbian Theatre of the 70s and 80s

Come along to this exclusive evening where extracts will be read, along with invited speakers and including actors from original productions like Chiaroscuro (1986) by Jackie Kay, Pulp by Tasha Fairbanks, Siren Theatre (1985)  and Theatre of Black Women. 

We will be sharing reminiscence and reflections on how the plays speak to today with audience participation.

Free. Book your tickets.

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