HERe NI

Please see attached flyer for further details.

Start Together is a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (age 3-7), hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast on the first Sunday of every month. This group has a variety of events and activities including, games, arts and crafts, cookery, and more! 

This month the Start Together (3-7) group are on an outing to the Ulster Museum, followed by a picnic (please provide own picnic) and games in Botanic Gardens! 

We additionally run Start Together Rhyme Time, a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (age 0-3). Rhyme Time runs on the third Friday of every month and is hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast.  

To register, or for more information, please contact Sabrina at: earlyyears@hereni.org 

The WOW Group (Wednesday Older Women) is a space for older women (30+) who identify as lesbian or bi-sexual to meet, talk about important issues and have a laugh over a cuppa!

This month the in-person WOW Group will include a sound meditation session, so please feel free to bring a yoga mat and blanket! 

The in-person WOW Group is hosted on the first Wednesday of each month.

The WOW Group also runs online sessions on the third Wednesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

*See attached flyer for more information*

The Here Together Family Group will be taking part in a series of workshops with Beat Carnival! 
The Here Together Family Group is open to all families with an LGBTQIA+ parent or carer and their children aged 7-25. 
To register for these workshops, or for more information, contact Gráinne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org

If you’re a lesbian or bisexual woman, why not log on, grab a cuppa and have a chat? Our online coffee hour is hosted via Zoom.

Our online coffee hour runs on the second Tuesday of each month.

We also host an in-person coffee hour on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Drop into Café Menopause for a cuppa and chat! Hosted in the LGBTQIA+ Centre, this group is open to all LGBTQIA+ individuals who experiencing menopause, or perimenopause.  

To register, or for more information, please contact Amanda at: amanda@rainbow-project.org

*See attached flyer for more information*

The Here Together Family Group will be taking part in a series of workshops with Beat Carnival! 
The Here Together Family Group is open to all families with an LGBTQIA+ parent or carer and their children aged 7-25. 
To register for these workshops, or for more information, contact Gráinne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org

The WOW Group (Wednesday Older Women) is a space for older women (30+) who identify as lesbian or bi-sexual to meet, talk about important issues and have a laugh!

*Please note that the June Online WOW Group Session is on Tuesday the 18th*

The online WOW Group is hosted on the third Wednesday of each month.

The WOW Group also runs in-person sessions on the first Wednesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

*Please see attached flyer for more information*

Start Together Rhyme Time is a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers, and their children (age 0-3). Rhyme Time runs on the third Friday of every month within the LGBTQIA+ Centre, Belfast.  

Additionally, Start Together runs a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers, and their children (age 3-7) on the first Sunday of every month within the LGBTQIA+ Centre, Belfast.  

To register, or for more information, please contact Sabrina at: earlyyears@hereni.org 

*See attached flyers for more information*

A family group for all LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (all ages), running every month! This group has a variety of events and activities including, games, arts and crafts, cookery, and more!  

We additionally run our Here Together Belfast Family Groups and Workshops, hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast.   

For additional information, or to register, please contact Gráinne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org 

If you’re a lesbian or bisexual woman, why not call in for a cuppa and chat over some biscuits? Our coffee hour is hosted in the community space of the Belfast LGBTQIA+ Centre.

Our in-person coffee hour runs on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

We also host an online coffee hour on the second Tuesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Are you an 18–30-year-old woman? Do you identify as LGBTQIA+? If so, come join our Young Women’s Group at the LGBTQIA+ Centre on the last Tuesday of every month!  

This month the group will be watching ‘The Troubles I’ve Seen’, a documentary by the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project which hears from those who were involved in the beginning of the LGBTQIA+ movement in the North of Ireland.

To register, or for more information, email Sophie at: policy@hereni.org 

The LGBTQIA+ History Club is a monthly online group which focuses on important events and people within the LGBTQIA+ history of the North of Ireland.  

This month’s LGBTQIA+ History Club features guest speaker, Patrick Corrigan. Patrick is the Northern Ireland Programme Director and Head of Nations & Regions at Amnesty International, he will be discussing his involvement in the Love Equality campaign!

To register, or for more information, please email Joe at: joe@hereni.org 

Bored at home? Why not board (game) with us? Our Games Night includes board games, craic and a space to socialise!

Our games night is open to all lesbian and bisexual women and is hosted on the fourth Wednesday of every month within the Belfast LGBTQ+ Centre.

To register, or for more information, please contact Amanda at: amanda@rainbow-project.org

A family group for all LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (age 7+), hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast. This group has a variety of events and activities including, games, arts and crafts, cookery, and more!  

This month we will be going on an outing to Delamont Country Park for a picnic (please provide your own picnic)!

Look out for our additional midweek workshops and events for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (7+)!  

We additionally run our Foyle Group for LGBTQIA+ Parents, carers, and their children of all ages! 

For additional information, or to register, please contact Grainne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org 

This session from HERe NI and The Rainbow Project provides an informative and safe space to learn about fostering and adoption processes as an LGBTQIA+ individual! This is a great opportunity to come and ask questions that you may have!

This event is open to all LGBTQIA+ individuals and families who may be interested in fostering or adopting.

To register, please contact Tracey at: tracey.mcdowell@hereni.org

The Young Women’s Group and The Crystal Queer Film Club are showing ‘Saving Face’ in the Bean Bag Cinema!

Tickets are by donation and can be purchased on Eventbrite at: Young Women’s Group & Crystal Queer Film Club: Film Night

This event is open to all LGBTQIA+ Women aged 18-30!

For more information, contact Sophie at: policy@hereni.org

This walking tour guides you through Belfast, exploring its LGBTQIA+ heritage!

The tour will begin at Writer’s Square, please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable footwear.

This event is open to all those interested in the LGBTQIA+ Heritage of Belfast.

Registration is essential!

To register, or for more information, contact Mary Ellen at: maryellen@hereni.org

Join us in The Belfast Urban Garden (The BUG, Kent Street) to learn planting techniques and engage in mindful planting for Pride!

This event is open to all lesbian and bisexual women!

To register, or for more information, contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Our Here Together Group is open to all LGBTQIA+parents, carers and their children (age 7+). 
‘Exploring Identity’, considers and celebrateswho we are! 
For more information, or to register, pleasecontact Gráinne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org

In collaboration with the Upper Springfield Community Development Trust, this Pride Community Safety event provides free advice, guidance, information and safety products!

This event is open to the public and includes tea, coffee and refreshments! There are multiple community organisations for you to chat with!

For more information, contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Come along to borrow a ‘living book’ and explore the different decades of our local LGBTQIA+ heritage!

If you have a piece of LGBTQIA+ history, why not bring it down to have it scanned/ photographed for the online archive?

This event to open to all those interested in the LGBTQIA+ Heritage of the North of Ireland!

For more information, contact MaryEllen at: maryellen@hereni.org

HERe NI offers training workshops both online and in person on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity(SOGI) Awareness.

Suitable for workplaces, community groups, and a wide range of settings.

Our upcoming SOGI session will take place online, therefore registration is essential in order to access the Zoom meeting details.

To register, please contact Sophie at: policy@hereni.org

Start Together Rhyme Time & Song provides aspace for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and theirlittle ones (age 0-3) to get together for a songand chat! 

This group is open to all LGBTQIA+ families and their children (age 0-3, however siblings are welcome).

To register, please contact our early yearssupport worker, Sabrina at:earlyyears@hereni.org

This LGBTQIA+ History Club features a previous talk from Patrick Corrigan, the Programme Director and Head of Nations & Regions at Amnesty International!

This stream will begin at 8pm from the Facebook page ‘LGBT History NI’.

For more information, contact Joe at: joe@hereni.org

Please see attached flyer for further details.

Start Together is a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (age 3-7), hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast on the first Sunday of every month. This group has a variety of events and activities including, games, arts and crafts, cookery, and more! 

We additionally run Start Together Rhyme Time, a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers and their children (age 0-3). Rhyme Time runs on the third Friday of every month and is hosted within the LGBTQIA+ Centre in Belfast.  

To register, or for more information, please contact Sabrina at: earlyyears@hereni.org 

This event explores the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement in the North post-1998 and addresses where the movement stands today. The panel will take a deep-dive into campaigns over the past 25 years, hearing from those involved in the early stages of the movement, to those covering policy issues today.

For more information, please visit: https://buff.ly/4fqvavp

The WOW Group invites you to ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, produced by The Rainbow Factory!

Thank you to the Rainbow Factory who have provided us with reduced cost tickets (£5 per ticket)!

The WOW Group are attending on Wednesday the 7th of August (meeting at 7:10 for a 7:30 show opening).

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Jennifer to purchase a ticket at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Tickets are limited, so please purchase ASAP if you wish to attend.

This event is open to all lesbian and bisexual women aged 30+, new members welcome!

Start Together are holding a Paediatric First Aid Training session on the 12th of August at 6:30pm in the Belfast LGBTQ+ Centre.

This training session is open to LGBTQIA+ parents/ carers of children age 0-7. 

Spaces are limited, so registration is essential. 
To register, please contact Sabrina at: earlyyears@hereni.org

*Please note that this is an adult-only event!

If you’re a lesbian or bisexual woman, why not log on, grab a cuppa and have a chat? Our online coffee hour is hosted via Zoom.

Our online coffee hour runs on the second Tuesday of each month.

We also host an in-person coffee hour on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

*Please see attached flyer for more information*

Start Together Rhyme Time is a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers, and their children (age 0-3). Rhyme Time runs on the third Friday of every month within the LGBTQIA+ Centre, Belfast.  

Additionally, Start Together runs a family group for LGBTQIA+ parents, carers, and their children (age 3-7) on the first Sunday of every month within the LGBTQIA+ Centre, Belfast.  

To register, or for more information, please contact Sabrina at: earlyyears@hereni.org 

*Please see attached flyer for more details.

The Here Together Family Group is open to LGBTQIA+ parents/ carers and their children (7+).

This month we are creating grass head friends!

To register, or for more information, please contact Gráinne at: grainne.gibson@hereni.org

The WOW Group (Wednesday Older Women) is a space for older women (30+) who identify as lesbian or bi-sexual to meet, talk about important issues and have a laugh!

The online WOW Group is hosted on the third Wednesday of each month.

The WOW Group also runs in-person sessions on the first Wednesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

Did you spot us in the Foyle Pride 2024 Programme? 

Come join us at the Foyle Pride Family Fun Afternoon at the embankment behind Guildhall! 

Includes Face Painters, Arts & Crafts and MakeyUppers interactive storytelling performance of Mystery Bag.

If you’re a lesbian or bisexual woman, why not call in for a cuppa and chat over some biscuits? Our coffee hour is hosted in the community space of the Belfast LGBTQIA+ Centre.

Our in-person coffee hour runs on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

We also host an online coffee hour on the second Tuesday of each month.

To register, or for more information, please contact Jennifer at: jennifer.mckinnon@hereni.org

The LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project’s LGBTQIA+ History Club is the perfect opportunity to engage in local LGBTQIA+ history and heritage.

The History Club is hosted on the last Tuesday of each month.

For the Zoom link, or for more information, contact Joe at: joe@hereni.org