Opening Doors London Listings June by Opening Doors London

LISTINGS JUNE 2018

ODL Members Event Don’t forget to register for the ODL Members Event on Wednesday 30 May – your chance to meet new members, share valuable feedback and learn more about what’s planned for the future. There will be a lovely tea party and social at the end. https://membersevent2018.eventbrite.co.uk

Section 28 – 30 year anniversary – special events On 24 May 1988, what was known as Clause 28 became the law and local authorities around the country were told that they must not ‘intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality’. This had a particularly corrosive impact on schools, teachers and those working to support LGBT young people. Section 28 galvanized the community to come together to confront and oppose institutionalised homophobia. CONFIDENT LGBT COMMUNICATORS Opening Doors London is looking for members to train as Ambassadors of our work to local councils, business corporations and community organisations. You don’t need qualifications but you do need to be a good communicator and confident to identify and talk about your life as an LGBT person. We are particularly interested at this time in anyone with a business, management or finance background, but all enquiries are welcome. There is an application process and training that needs to be undertaken but first steps are to make contact with Jim Glennon the Opening Doors London Training and Consultancy Manager at jim.glennon@ openingdoorslondon.org.uk

To mark the 30 year anniversary of Section 28, we will be holding two events: Women’s activism & Section 28 on Wednesday 6 June, 6-8pm at UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. Book via Eventbrite or by calling the office. ODL Annual Lecture on the Legacy of Section 28 with Lisa Power Lisa, who co-founded Stonewall in response to Section 28 at the time, will share her insights and reflections on Section 28 and its impact. This will take place at Tavis House on the afternoon of Monday 2 July. Book via Eventbrite or by calling the office.

Have something special we could auction at our birthday fundraiser on July 18th? Know a restaurant that could offer us a meal for two, an artist who could donate a work or a club that could donate membership? The more unusual the gift the better, as they attract interest from collectors, e.g. a script signed by a famous actor, the book signed by the author or the music manuscript signed by the composer. The auction will be online initially attracting buyers from around the world, so the more one-off the gift the higher the bids. Please contact: suzy.barber@openingdoorslondon.org. uk or call 020 7 239 0400 - Thank you!

FUTURE EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY:

Make new friends and try new activities with members of the older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* community. ODL membership is free and is aimed at all who identify as LGBT*, and are over 50. We have members from across London, and beyond. As well as our events, we also offer: •

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Policy, campaigning and training

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Opening Doors London is a charity (1167919) and a company limited by guarantee (10123607) Opening Doors London is supported by:

Register for Sunday Lunch and Film Club on in 1st June: https://hendersoncourtjuly.eventbrite.co.uk Pride in London 2018 with ODL It’s almost that time of year when we get out our glad rags, sun hat and shades and board an open top bus through London town. We have less tickets available for this year than we did last year but the booking hotline is almost open! Tickets will be available from 6th June by clicking on this link https://odlpridelondon2018.eventbrite.co.uk Join us for the ODL Summer Party! Last year we threw a bash to celebrate Opening Doors London’s first birthday and to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. This year we’re throwing a bash because the last one was so good. There will be on stage entertainment, live music and dance acts, an auction of fabulous money can’t buy prizes hosted by Simon Fanshawe and a disco. To keep it swinging there will be FREE drink and delicious canapes. Get your tickets via eventbrite by calling the office. And please circulate to all your friends, colleagues and family! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/odl-summer-party-tickets-44186535116

ODL Annual Lecture with Lisa Power on The Legacy of Section 28 Monday 2 July, 3-5pm Tavis House A special one-off lecture given by Lisa Power on her experiences and reflections of campaigning around Section 28, and the legacy of this legislation 30 years on. More info to come. Refreshments provided. https://lisapowersection28.eventbrite.co.uk

We will be introducing our office staff and sessional workers in the upcoming listings! Send them an email if you have any questions or ideas of things ODL can do to improve our organisation.

Sally Knocker LGBT* Memory Café Coordinator Sessional Worker LGBT* Connect Tel: 020 7239 0400 sally.knocker@openingdoorslondon.org.uk Sally is developing a new monthly group for LGBT* people experiencing memory problems and living with a diagnosis of dementia, and for LGBT* partners, family members and friends affected by dementia. The ‘Café’ style event will combine peer support, information about dementia and care services and some social activities to keep minds and bodies active. Sally has published a range of LGBT* and ageing and dementia related books and articles including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Perspectives on Ageing – Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals, Loving, the Essence of Being a Butterfly in Dementia Care with Hawker Publications and a forthcoming guide with Age UK and Opening Doors London called Safe to be Me. She has over 30-years experience of working with people living with dementia and is also a Consultant Trainer with Dementia Care Matters working in the UK, Canada and Australia.

Alice Wallace Director Tel: 020 7239 0400 alice.wallace@ openingdoorslondon.org.uk Alice has had a leading role with LGBT`+ organisations, community development, grants administration, mental health and public health. She has worked for voluntary and statutory organisations and freelance, as volunteer through to senior manager. Her role is to develop Opening Doors London to ensure that it is a vibrant organisation meeting the needs of the LGBT* community.

Please note that addresses and transport information for all venues are now included at the end of the listings.

Do you have access requirements? If there’s an event you’d like to attend but you’re not sure if you’ll be able to make it due to your access requirements, please contact us so we can help make sure you get the most out of being part of Opening Doors London. Contact us on 020 7239 0400 or info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk

Feel free to share events, exhibitions and happenings with one another by including them in the Alternative Doors listings. Email: alternativedoors@openingdoorslondon.org.uk

One of the things I am really proud of at ODL is the amazing intergenerational aspect of our work. From conversations I have had with members there is a real richness from the fact that we have many people involved with ODL from their teens to their nineties – the youngest volunteer is currently 18 and the older is 91. We are all influenced by each others life experiences, by how people want to identify around gender and sexuality, and their interests. Every year we celebrate Volunteers’ Week. It is a chance to be part of the UK’s biggest celebration of volunteering, recognising the contribution of 23 million people who volunteer in their communities across the UK – and more specifically the contribution of 286 people who have volunteered for ODL this past year. This is an awesome number of people who give up their time to support the work we are doing. And especially awesome for me is the fact that 27% of those who volunteer for ODL are also Members! I love the fact that we have so many opportunities for folk to get involved – that you do - and it makes such a difference! We currently have lots of opportunities being advertised on our website. They include supporting some of our social activities and events, helping out in the office, befriending, supporting the Rainbow Memory Café, becoming an Ambassador, joining the Partnership team talking to corporate LGBT+ networks … and lots more. I urge you to join the merry throng by having a look at our Get Involved section on the website. Then maybe next year you will be joining our Volunteer Awards Party! Existing volunteers can sign up here: https://volunteerawards2018.eventbrite.co.uk This month sees ODL hosting a national conference – Pride in Care. It is aimed at health and social care professionals, providing an opportunity to consider the needs of our communities, share the work of ODL and our partners, and help identify new approaches to service delivery. We are so grateful to all the wonderful people who have agreed to speak and run workshops – we have a fabulous line-up.

We will also be launching our Pride in Care quality standard for health and social care organisations working with older people – giving them an opportunity to show that they aspire to deliver quality services to us! Please let Jim know if you would like to become involved in helping us roll this out across London and beyond. Tickets for our famous Summer Party have now gone on sale. You can get your tickets here . There are a limited number of discounted tickets for members – so I hope you will come along and celebrate our achievements of the last year – and help us raise funds for our work. And if that wasn’t enough, Opening Doors London will have a presence at Pride in London on 7 July, Black Pride on 8 July in Vauxhall and Trans Pride in Hove on 21 July. For Pride in London, we will be releasing tickets on Wednesday 6 June and you will be able to book here or call direct to reserve a space: https://odlpridelondon2018.eventbrite.co.uk There are limited spaces available so please only book if you are able to attend. The location of the pre-Pride brunch and full details of the day are still being worked out so please watch this space. We will release information about Trans Pride and Black Pride soon but if you are interested in supporting our stalls at these events please email info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk or call the office. And last, but not least: thank you to all who took part in the annual survey. We had over 140 responses and will be looking in detail at what you told us over the coming weeks. Enjoy June!

Alice Wallace Director of ODL

JUNE 2018

Friday 1st Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café

Against the odds afternoon stroll or NOT that Abbey Road.

Everyone is welcome to come along to our Friday cafe social. It is run by members for members and is always a busy and friendly place to meet new people and chat to exsisting friends. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes and biscuits.

Leaving the Abbey, Passing beneath The Greenway path on the Northern Outfall Sewer. Down the Bow Backwaters to Three Mills Island, Crossing Bow Locks, Going down The Cut to The Basin. …. Lots of Innuendo creative choices there!

Every Friday 10am – 12pm

A chance to pass beneath major roads and see local landmarks in traquility. A gentle stroll Approx 4 miles.

MEETING POINT: Stratford Station, old Stratford Centre side (Not Westfield) As you leave the station with the bus garage in front of you turn a short distance left to meet outside Pret A Manger. If we stick to the planned 40 mins at Three Mills Island Park and 30 minutes resting at various points along the Limehouse Cut we should easily finish by 5.00pm (no excessive dawdling). Walk led by Clive and Simon. 1.30

Sunday 3rd

Monday 4th

Sunday Lunch & Film Club Henderson Court Resource Centre

Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café

Join us for a lovely home cooked lunch and film. We will select the film on the day instead of in advance.

Every Monday the wonderful Black Olive Cooks at the lovely Lumen Café will provide space for ODL members to play Bridge and Scrabble. Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided. Lumen Café are offering ODL members discounted tea for 50p and filter coffee for 80p.

Booking for lunch essential via:

https://june18odlﬁlmsunday.eventbrite.co.uk or by calling 020 7239 0400 Social: 12pm. Lunch: 1pm. Film starts: 2pm, Cost £5.

2pm – 4pm Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre Come along to a free and friendly singing course at the Mary Ward Centre run in partnership with Opening Doors London. Develop your singing voice and learn songs covering a range of material including traditional folk, songs from yesteryear (30s-60s) and Pop with the main focus being fun! Learning to sing in harmony, listen and blend our voices together.

Complete beginner to confident singer - everyone is welcome. Contact Erica at the Mary Ward Centre 020 7269 6035 or Adrian at ODL 020 7239 0400 to find out more. 3:45pm – 5.15pm Peer led coffee and tea social The Breakfast Club Battersea Rise The team from The Breakfast Club are providing free tea and coffee for ODL members at this peer led monthly social. Just turn up to meet other ODL members. Sometimes The Breakfast Club team will be able to pop in to say hello too. 4pm – 6pm

JUNE 2018

Tuesday 5th

Tuesday Group Havering LGBT over-50s Social New location! HOPWA House, Inskip Drive, Hornchurch Essex, RM11 3UR Hornchurch is on the LUL District Line . Havering LGBT+ Forum is proud to present a new social group for LGBT* older people in the east London/ Essex area. This is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones from in and around the Havering area in East London/ Essex. So, if you are age 50 or over and would like to experience some smashing social company within a safe and welcoming space, please get in touch and come along. There will be free nibbles and drinks on offer, plus a great team of dedicated volunteers who will warmly greet you and introduce you to like-minded people also identifying as LGBT. Please contact Alan Giles for more info on 07757 122 749 or info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk 2pm – 4pm

Cinema, Chats & Coffee Club Greenwich Picture House

LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House

Everyone is welcome to join us for a movie, chats and coffee at Greenwich Picture House. Those attending can also join us afterwards at LGBT pub Ye Old Rose & Crown for a sociable drink and chat.

Warm, constructive and supportive writing together.

We meet in the Cinema’s cafe at 2.30pm for a film showing at approximately 3pm – 3.30pm for an afternoon social with free hot drinks and concessional entrance price of £6.20 and free Silver Screen Membership. Silver Screen membership gives you access to regular Tuesday and Thursday Silver Screen film shows.

This group welcomes new writers for writing exercises and a chance to read your own work. First and third Tuesdays every month. With biscuits! 3pm – 5pm

Film choice will be advertised a week in advance and you will receive an email the week before the screening about which film we will be watching. You must sign up via Eventbrite to receive information about the film or contact the office. Call the office for information if you do not use email. 2.30 – 5 pm

https://greenwichjuneﬁlm.eventbrite.co.uk

JUNE 2018

Wednesday 6th Men’s Pimlico Social Pimlico Room In the mood for a night of laughter, a good chat while enjoying coffee and cake, a nice glass of wine and nibbles? Come join us at this popular and welcoming group! 6pm – 9pm Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court Why not try this friendly and informal drop-in? Meeting at 2pm every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. All materials for a variety of activities and range of abilities are provided free, as are the refreshments.

Thirty years since Section 28: women’s activism panel event Unison Centre Join us for a special panel event to mark the 30 years’ anniversary since Section 28. We will be joined by a spectrum of women who were at the forefront of various forms of activism setup in response to this pernicious piece of legislation introduced on 24 May 1988. This is a public event but we hope to see many ODL members in attendance for a lively and interesting evening. Book online or call/email the office. 6-8pm https://womenactivismsection28.eventbrite.co.uk

Advice and guidance are on offer from Philippa, the volunteer/ artist. The venue is pleasant and fully accessible. Call Philippa for more info on 07951540640 2pm – 4pm

Historic England

Thursday 7th 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project 50+ Coffee Morning in Wandsworth, at the Furzedown project for older people. The Wandsworth LGBT forum hosts this coffee morning with Vito from ODL. Every Thursday 10 – 12. A fee of £2 after your initial visit which pays for room hire and drinks.

We hope you may become members and join in some of the other activities on offer. We sometimes have interesting speakers, visits from local councillors/MPs/community workers etc. But if you just want to chat and have coffee that’s fine too. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm

Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House Our Age UK Camden LGBT* friendly drop-in session provides you with an opportunity to receive IT assistance and guidance from knowledgeable volunteers and staff. For more information please contact Callum on 020 7239 0400. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm

JUNE 2018

Friday 8th

Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1 Friday for more info. st

Every Friday 10am – 12pm Out and About at the Barbican Barbican Centre Join us for this group at the Barbican Centre for afternoon tea and activities. Meet at the Block Space, a.k.a the old shop, on the ground floor of Barbican Centre (opposite the Terrace).

May’s planned talk with Peter Scott-Presland, author of Amiable Warriors, will happen in July. Amiable Warriors tells the story of the gay pioneers who founded the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, 1954-1973. No booking needed. Email linnea.frank@openingdoorslondon.org.uk

or call the office on 020 7239 0400 for more information. 2pm – 4

Tuesday 12th Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre

A supportive space for anyone from the LGBT`+ communities concerned about memory loss, anyone who cares for someone with memory loss or those with a dementia diagnosis.

See the 1st Monday of the month for more information.

https://rainbowmemoryjune.eventbrite.co.uk

or call on 020 7239 0446 2pm – 4pm

3:45pm – 5.15pm Cake, Cuppa & Cha Cha Tea Dance Tavis House Join us for our early evening tea dance in the Tavis House café at 5.30. We will provide the tea, the snacks and the music to dance to with some lessons for those who are beginners and want to get up on the floor and experienced dancers too. Come and join in with our new format, get some exercise and meet friends over a cuppa and a cha cha. 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café See first Monday for more info. 2pm – 4pm

Join us for the Community Eats meal at 2pm and then we will be leaving by 2.45pm to walk to the Chelsea Physic Garden which is 15 minutes just down the river. More information about the garden can be found here at www. chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk but it’s sure to be a lovely visit. Limited entry is available so please only book if you are attending. 1.30 – 4.30pm

Rainbow Memory Café Tavis House

We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Tavis House. To book, please click on

Second Sundays Chelsea Theatre

https://secondsundaysjune.eventbrite.co.uk

Monday 11th

There’s refreshments and a relaxed atmosphere with occasional guest speakers, time to talk about your concerns and the opportunity for carers to talk together about things that matter to them.

Sunday 10th

Men’s Speakers Night: Henderson Court Resource Centre: Jason Moore, Wellbeing Consultant & Coach Self-Belief and Self-Doubt, how both are equally important and can be the greatest gift to trusting intuition again? Jason will speak of his journey from performing in the west end to bankruptcy to being asked to speak about well-being around the world. Jason has the unique ability to engage with people who wish to gain and rediscover their own self-awareness. In the past decade, he has combined his experience in Theatre with Coaching and Mentoring both privately and with various organisations, amongst others Future Foundations. Jason is often invited to speak about the benefits of self-belief and self-doubt, he is also often asked to be part of discussions on podcasts about our life purpose. 6pm

JUNE 2018

Wednesday 13th London Friend tea & biscuits older LGBT* drop-in London Friend In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games! 12.30pm – 2.30pm The Long and The Short of It Return visit to Breakfast Club East Another visit is for people who like to explore hidden corners... or just relax and drink coffee, Option #1 Join Clive at Bromley By Bow Station at 1.00 from where we will go to Three Mills Island to relax a while before setting of on an hours stroll passing lock gates and other features alongside the canalised River Lea to arrive at Breakfast Club East by 3.00.

We will pass beneath Bow Flyover (joy) and alongside the A12 where section that goes from the M11 to the Blackwall Tunnel (noisy). BUT we will be below all that and alongside the Olympic Park in a fairly tranquil area. (Parts are quite wild.) Option #2 entirely your own initiative – a short walk. Take The train to Hackney Wick overland .(one stop from Statford) Look north east for the orange “Here East” sign if possible. Leave the station turning right. Ask locals for directions over the canal.Work out your way to the bridge crossing the canal. You will see the Here East sign.Walk canal towpath. And arrive at Breakfast Club East at 3pm.

OR Option #3 From Stratford City ( Westfield side) Take the 388 bus at Bus Stop W towards the Copper Box and Here East. Alight at Bus Stop P and walk towards the canal.There is a parade of catering facilities including The Breakfast Club. The 388 goes from Elephant and Castle and Blackfriars, Liverpool Street etc – your own initiative! OR look at local maps on site near Stratford and devise your own short . Walk across The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park towards the canal and Here East. No booking necessary. Just turn up. 1.00pm – 5:00 pm

Thursday 14th Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House

Screening of Beginners film with refreshments Credit Suisse

See 1st Thursday for more info.

Credit Suisse are kindly hosting us at their annual LGBT network event. They will screen ‘Beginners’ a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. The film is based on the true-life coming out of Mills’ father at the age of 75, five years before his death. There will also be canapes and drinks after the screening. Please book online or by calling the office.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See 1st Thursday for more info. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm 6-9pm

beginnersﬁlmodl.eventbrite.co.uk

6– 9pm

Temperate House, Kew Gardens

JUNE 2018

Friday 15th Women’s Trip to Kew Gardens Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm

Join other women members of ODL for an informal visit to the world-leading botanical gardens, Kew Gardens. There is the option to stay together or split off into smaller groups. Bring your own lunch or buy something on site. https://kewgardenstrip.eventbrite.co.uk

11- 4pm

Mixed ODL Dinner Club At Positive East Later in month than usual. We look forward to welcoming you to the warm and friendly Positive East dinner club. As usual, we will have a tasty meal with a meat and veggie option for the brilliant price of £6.50. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements. See you there! Book online, by email or by calling the office. https://positiveeastjune.eventbrite.co.uk

6.30 – 9.30pm

Sunday 17th

Monday 18th

Lunch at The Ledger Room

Women’s Breakfast at the Albany The Albany, Deptford

Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre

Start your day at the Albany community café meeting other women for a chat/discussion. Have a cuppa or breakfast. As the venue is near the Thames, we also have the option to go for a walk along the Thames occasionally.

See first Monday for more info.

Sights to enjoy: Docklands Fountain and Dockside Catering , The Docklands Museum AND/ OR The Ledger Room, The Thames Riverside above the Limehouse Tunnel, Parkland, Limehouse Basin, The Shard and other London Skyline features, Famous Riverside Pubs – for those who want an extra walk towards Wapping. Meet: Stratford Station on the old Stratford Centre side (Not Westfield) As you leave the station with the bus garage in front of you turn a short distance left to meet outside Preta A Manger. We take the DLR towards Canary Wharf via Poplar. Walk led by Clive and Simon. Less than 3 miles Riverside. 1.30

10am – 12pm Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café See first Monday for more info. 2pm – 4pm

3:45pm – 5.15pm

JUNE 2018

Tuesday 19th

Thursday 21th

LGBT Creative Writing Group Tavis House

Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House

See the 5th for more information. 3pm – 5pm Gardening session with Rainbow Grow Hackney Join Hackney’s Rainbow Grow to try some light gardening, socialise with a friendly group of LGBTQI+ people and sample some homemade cake. We have kindly been invited to contribute to this project which happens every Tuesday across two sites in Hackney. This month we will join them at Hackney CVS garden on Dalston Lane. The session in May was fantastic so we encourage members to go along and give it a go. Call coordinator Clair if you are having difficulty finding the group: 07949 240565. Call the office/Go online to book: https://junerainbowgrow.eventbrite.co.uk

5-7pm

Wednesday 20th Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court See the 6th for more information. 2pm – 4pm

Friday 22nd Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday for more info. Every Friday 10am – 12pm

See 1st Thursday for more info. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See 1st Thursday for more info. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm

Opening Doors London Pub Club Ye Old Rose & Crown Social group drop-in for 50+ LGBT people to meet in a lovely LGBT pub in the heart of Greenwich Village. Please note that the toilets for men are down one flight of stairs and the toilets for women are up one flight of stairs. For people using wheelchairs there are toilets just across the road at the Ibis Hotel. 7pm to late

Women’s Film Night Tavis House We will be showing: When Night is Falling (1995) This month we will screen a Canadian feature film about an uptight and conservative woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a freespirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival that comes to town. The film night will take place at Tavis House for this month and potentially more long-term as we are still looking for a new home. Socialising from 5.45 Film at 6.30

When Night is Falling (1995)

JUNE 2018

Saturday 23rd Film Screening: Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival Birkbeck Cinema We will go and see Of Great Events and Ordinary People at Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image this Saturday! Taking its title from that of a 1979 TV documentary by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz, Of Great Events and Ordinary People is a programme of two recent, acclaimed films, The House on Coco Road (Damani Baker, 2016) and Memories of a Penitent Heart (Cecilia Aldarondo, 2016).

Southwark group visits Queer and Now at Tate Britain Southwark group outing to Tate festival just across the river to a day-long programme of free events that welcomes people all ages and identities to engage in a host of live performances, talks, tours, music, film and dance from artists rooted in the UK’s queer community. Meet at the front of the gallery next to the main ticket desk. 2 -5pm

Meet by entrance of Birkbeck Cinema 2.15. Book by calling the office or via: Of Great Events and Ordinary People (1979)

https://ordinaryppl.eventbrite.co.uk

2.15 – 4.30 pm

http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/festival/queer-and-now

Monday 25st Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café

Cake, Cuppa & Cha Cha Tea Dance The Two Brewers

Bi The Way Group Tavis house

See first Monday for more info.

This week, to celebrate the run up to London Pride the tea dance will be held in the back bar at The Two Brewers, Clapham. As usual there will be cake and music to dance to with lessons for beginners. Members should say ‘ODL’ at the door to get free entry. Classes to get you moving will start at 7pm and go on throughout the evening until 10.30pm.

Join us this month for a free Biodanza session with Carol Pound. Suitable for older people and people with disabilities, Biodanza is an enjoyable, inclusive dance practice. Any questions? Email biodanzagreenwich@hotmail. co.uk. This group is open to all ODL members, bisexuals over 50 and allies of any age or orientation.

7pm – 10:30pm

Snacks and drinks available or bring and share. Please arrive promptly for session!

2pm – 4pm

Singing for fun! Room 13, Mary Ward Centre See the 1st Monday of the month for more information. 3:45pm – 5.15pm

6-8pm

JUNE 2018

Tuesday 26nd Picnic at Archbishop’s Park Location: Picnic area at Archbishop’s Park, Lambeth Road, Lambeth North, SE1 7LE Join Tony for a visit to Archbishop’s Park, near Waterloo. Here’s hoping for some sun! How to get there: Lambeth North tube (Bakerloo, 20 steps up), cross road, go directly ahead along Hercules Road, take the 5th right along Lambeth Road, go under the railway bridge, opposite no. 109, is the alleyway that leads to the park (total distance 1/2 mile). Buses 3, 344; alight at stop ‘Pratt Walk’, very close to the alleyway entrance.

What to bring: Food and drink to share, picnic plates, cups and cutlery as needed, a cushion to sit on, and your pet dog. (Drinking water available at the entrance to the park) In case of rain: We will adjourn to the Blue Wooden Shelter, dating from 1937, near the picnic area. Attractions: The views of central London, information boards about plants and animals, the Keep Fit equipment, Lambeth Millennium Pathway, the statue, by Jessica Wetherly, symbolising human kindness; and of course, our company! Time: 2pm – 4pm (or later)

Toilets: There are toilets in the sports centre at the north end of the park.

Gentle Exercise Class Henderson Court Resource Centre Exercise is free medicine! Come and join a class to stretch, energise and have fun. You don’t need to bring any kit, just come along and give it a go. Suitable for all abilities and levels of fitness. Free to attend. 6.30pm – 7pm Men’s Films Night Henderson Court Resource Centre Untouchable is a 2011 French comedy-drama film directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Untouchable has broken box offices records in its native France and across Europe. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire and his street smart ex-con caretaker. Movie in French with English subtitles. Running Time : 107 Mins Social: 6pm. Film starts: 7pm

Wednesday 27th

Thursday 28th

London Friend tea & biscuits older LGBT* drop-in London Friend

50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project

Southwark Thursdays group Stone’s End Day Centre (as previous)

See the 13th for more information.

See 1st Thursday of the month for more information.

Join us for our regular Thursday night group at the welcoming Stone’s End Day Centre near Borough with guest speakers to be confirmed.

12.30pm – 2.30pm

Every Thursday 10am – 12pm Rainbow Surfers’ 50+ LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House See 1st Thursday of the month for more information. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm

5 – 7pm https://southwarkthursdaysjune.eventbrite.co.uk

JUNE 2018

Friday 29th Friday Coffee & Cake Club Café Tavis House Café See 1st Friday of the month for more information. Every Friday 10am – 12pm

Informal Art Group Tavis House Join Allan for an informal art group for all abilities - come and do your own creative thing, or improve and expand your drawing skills with gentle guidance from an experienced volunteer teacher. Whether you are a traditional sketcher or an outrageous avant-gardist this group will supply encouragement, support, plenty of dialogue.... and maybe an exhibition. Basic materials provided, but feel free to bring your own sketchbooks and nonmessy kit. Contact: juliet.chard@ openingdoorslondon.org.uk for more info. 12:30 for a 1pm start

Archbishop’s Park

The GMDC offers a creative outlet, a place to express yourself in a safe and supportive environment while keeping fit, socialising and learning or developing a new hobby. We're a community, once you join you become part of our family. We use a private Facebook group and organise regular theatre trips, dinners, nights out and many other social events. All great ways of meeting & getting to know the other members, building selfconfidence & having fun! Come and try a taster class now, just ÂŁ10 (this comes of the fees if you join the term) FB events page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/GayMensDanceCompany/events/?ref=

The Albany Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG Trains/Overground: New Cross and Deptford DLR: Deptford Bridge Bus: 41, 171, 172, 225 Archbishop’s Park, Picnic area Lambeth Road, SE1 7LE Underground: Lambeth North, Waterloo Bus: 53, 59, 76, 344, 453, 507 Barbican Centre Silk St, EC2Y 8DS Underground: Barbican. Bus: 153, 214 Battersea Rise Breakfast Club 5-9 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG Underground/Overground: Clapham Junction Bus: 35, 37, 87 Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD Underground: Euston, Euston Sq. Bus: 18, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188, Chelsea Theatre World’s End Place, 7 King’s Rd, SW10 0DR Underground: Sloane Sq., Earl’s Court Overground: Imperial Wharf Bus: 11, 22, 328, C3 Chigwell Court 99 Ballance Road, E9 5SQ Overground: Homerton Station Bus: 26, 30, 388, 488 Credit Suisse 1 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, E14 4QJ Underground/DLR: Canary Wharf Bus: D3, D7, 135, 277 The Furzedown Project 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ Train: 20 mins walk from Streatham Common Bus: 57, 249, 319, 333 Greenwich Picture House 180 Greenwich High Rd, SE10 8NN Station: Cutty Sark, Greenwich, Greenwich Pier Bus: 177, 180, 199 Havering LGBT. Tapestry Stanton Gate, Mawney Road, Romford RM7 7HL Transport: 0.7 miles walk from Romford station Henderson Court Resource Centre 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London NW3 6NS (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road) Underground: Hampstead. Bus: 46 HOPWA House, Inskip Drive, Hornchurch Essex, RM11 3UR Hornchurch is on the LUL District Line

London Friend 86 Caledonian Road, N1 9DN Underground: King’s Cross. Bus: 17, 63, 91 Lumen Café 88 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RS. Underground: Russell Square King’s Cross Mary Ward Centre Room 13, 1st Floor 42 Queen Square, WC1N 3AQ Underground: Russel Square Bus: 59, 68, 168, 188 Norton Rose Fullbright 3 More London, Riverside Train: London Bridge Bus: 42, 78, 188 Tavis House (Age UK) Tavistock Sq. 1-6, WC1H 9NA Underground: Euston Sq., Euston, Kings Cross Bus: 168, 59, 68 Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ Underground/Overground: Clapham High St., Clapham Common Bus: 88, 155, 345 Pimlico Room and Church Hall (Back of St. Saviour’s Church) St George’s Square, SW1V 3QW Underground: Pimlico Bus: 87 Positive East 159 Mile End Road, E1 4AQ Underground: Stepney Green Bus: 25, 205 Stone’s End Day Centre 11 Scovell Road, SE1 1QQ Underground: Borough Bus: 68, 168, 172, 344 Unison Centre Euston 130 Euston Road, NW1 2AY Underground: Euston, Euston Sq. Bus: 30, 59, 68, 168, 188, 205 Ye Old Rose & Crown 1 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER Underground/Train: Cutty Sark, Greenwich Bus: 180, 199

This is a list of support and health services available for LGBT-people in London. Though we do not have direct connectiins with all of these organisations, we encourage our members to contact them for support with a range of issues. 56 Dean Street 56 Dean Street is a friendly, convenient and free NHS sexual health service run from 2 locations in Soho. (56 Dean Street and Dean Street Express). The service based in London’s West End also offers full outpatient HIV clinic services. http://dean.st/ 020 3315 6699 The Albany Trust The Albany Trust provides high quality therapy and counselling services, committed to improving the emotional and sexual wellbeing of our clients and of the community. http://www.albanytrust.org 0208 767 1827 Albert Kennedy Trust Working to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment. https://www.akt.org.uk/ 020 7831 6562 Antidote Antidote is the UK’s only LGB&T run and targeted drug and alcohol support service. http://londonfriend.org.uk/get-support/ drugsandalcohol/#.WtYCHC-ZPkI 020 7833 1674 (10am-6pm, Mon - Fri). Ask for one of the Antidote Team. CliniQ A team of friendly and open health & well-being professionals and trans* community members, dedicated to enhancing the lives of trans* people, their partners and friends. https://cliniq.org.uk/about/ 020 3315 6699 Elop Elop is a holistic lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social, emotional and support services to LGBT communities, and our core services include counselling and young people’s services. http://www.elop.org/ info@elop.org / 020 8509 3898 Galop Galop is the LGBT+ anti-violence charity. Contact them if you have experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse. They also support LGBT and queer people who have had problems with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system. http://www.galop.org.uk/ London LGBT+ Advice Line: 020 7704 204 National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 help@galop.org.uk

Islington Mind: Outcome Outcome is a client-led LGBTQ+ servicethat has been run by a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans team for 15 years and is one of the few LGBT mental health services in London. They meet every Tuesday between 10:30am and 4:00pm at Mind Spa at 35 Ashley Road, London N19 3AG. www.islingtonmind.org.uk/outcome.asp sigal.avni@islingtonmind.org.uk 020 7272 5038 LGBT Consortium A national specialist infrastructure and Membership organisation focusing on the development and support of LGBT groups, organisations and projects so they can deliver direct services and campaign for individual rights. http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/ admin@lgbtconsortium.org.uk 020 7064 6500 The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Domestic Abuse Forum A network of practitioners, activists, researchers, service providers, commissioners, funders and representatives from public sector departments working in or around the issue of LGBT* domestic abuse. http://lgbtdaf.org/ info@lgbtdaf.org 0207 359 6242 The Lesbian Therapist Directory www.thelesbiantherapistdirectory.co.uk/ London Friend London Friend is the UK’s oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans charity. Here to support the health and mental well-being of the LGB&T community in and around London. http://londonfriend.org.uk/ office@londonfriend.org.uk +44 (0)20 7833 1674 Maytree Maytree is a registered charity supporting people in suicidal crisis in a non-medical setting. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from a one-off stay in a safe and confidential space. http://www.maytree.org.uk/ maytree@maytree.org.uk / 020 7263 7070 Metro Center Providing health, community and youth services across London and the South East for anyone experiencing issues around sexuality, gender, equality, diversity or identity. https://www.metrocentreonline.org/ hello@metrocharity.org.uk 020 8305 5000 Naz Project NAZ provides sexual health promotion and HIV support services to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in London. We specialise in providing culturally appropriate services and a supportive environment enabling people to access healthcare. http://naz.org.uk/ naz@naz.org.uk / 020 8741 1879

Positive East Positive East has been on the forefront of HIV service and care for over 26 years; supporting people from point of HIV diagnosis to longer term care.Providing a holistic range of health and wellbeing programmes from counselling to workshops to HIV testing and prevention. http://www.positiveeast.org.uk/ talktome@positiveeast.org.uk +44 020 7791 2855 Victim Support An independent charity, we work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and the respect they deserve. Helping people feel safer and find the strength to move beyond crime. Support is free, confidential and tailored to your needs. https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ Supportline: 08 08 16 89 111 Spectra Provides supportive, knowledgeable, non-judgemental and peer based engagements to marginalised communities. https://spectra-london.org.uk info@spectra-london.org.uk 0800 587 8302 / 020 3322 6920 Stonewall Housing Stonewall Housing is the specialist lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) housing advice and support provider in England. http://www.stonewallhousing.org/ info@stonewallhousing.org Advice Line: 020 7359 5767 Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline “We are here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and we understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone.” https://switchboard.lgbt/ chris@switchboard.lgbt 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm every day) TAGS TAGS are a provider of body positive spaces for transgender and non-binary identified people. http://www.tagswim.co.uk/ robertatrans21@gmail.com megan.zoe.faulkner@gmail.com TransPALS TransPALS is a south London based social support group, providing a safe space for transgender people of all genders and backgrounds. http://transpals.org.uk info@transpals.org.uk.

Become a friend of Opening Doors London and support older LGBT-people in your community and know you are making a difference! How to join friends of Opening Doors London: – Pay online using via: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/donation-web/charity?charityId=1008801&stop_mobi=yes – Set up a regular payments via online banking: Account name: Opening Doors London Name of Bank: CAF Bank Ltd Account number: 00029589 Sort code: 40-52-40 – Make a payment by cheque, made payable to Opening Doors London. Thank you!

Note on General Data Protection Regulation - May 2018 Opening Doors London promises to respect any personal data you share with us, or that we get from other organisations. We take all reasonable precautions to keep your data safe. It is important for us to have a good understanding of who our members are. Having as much data as possible allows us to make better decisions, fundraise more efficiently and provide an effective service. We have made improvements to this policy to make it more understandable.Overleaf is a schedule detailing what information we hold for members and why. Overleaf is a schedule detailing what information we hold for members and why. Our monthly newsletter, the Listings provides information on events and activities, as well as additional marketing from ODL for one-off fundraising events, campaigns and volunteer opportunities. If you would like to opt out of receiving this information, please tick the following box and return the form to Opening Doors London, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA, call 0207 239 0400 or email info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk and we will remove you from our marketing communications. You do not need to reply or take action if you would like to continue receiving marketing communications from Opening Doors London. To opt out via post please tick this box: Name: Address: Tel: To opt out via email click: info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk To opt out via telephone call: 020 7239 0400

Data protection principles In collecting and processing your personal information, we will comply with the data protection law in force at the time. This requires that the personal information we hold about you must be: Privacy Notice:

1. Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way.

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2. Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes.

What is the purpose of this document? Opening Doors London is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. We are a data controller. This means we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. This notice explains to you what decisions we have taken in relation to that information. Our contact details are as follows: Address: Opening Doors London Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA Telephone: 0207 239 0400 E-mail: info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your working relationship with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We encourage you to read this notice carefully, together with any other privacy notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you, so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information. It applies to all employees, workers and contractors, volunteers, supporters and clients/members. We do not have an appointed Data Protection Officer and any queries in relation to how we hold and use your personal information should be directed to the appointed Data Controllers - Callum Burke Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll, Governance Officer or Angela Ward, HR Manager. If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact the Data Controller. As a data controller, we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. This notice explains to you what decisions we have taken in relation to that information.

3. Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes. 4. Accurate and kept up to date. 5. Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about. 6. Kept securely.

The kind of information we hold about you We will collect, store, and use a variety of categories of personal information about you. Those categories are detailed in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. We may also collect, store and use â&#x20AC;&#x153;special categoriesâ&#x20AC;? of more sensitive personal information, which are also detailed in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. How is your personal information collected? We collect personal information about our employees, workers and contractors, volunteers and clients through the application and recruitment, registration and telephone enquiry process, either directly from candidates or sometimes from a 3rd party organisation, employment agency or background check provider. These will be listed in the relevant Information Schedules. We will collect additional personal information in the course of job-related activities throughout the period of you working/volunteering/accessing services with us. How we will use information about you We will only use your personal information when the law allows us to and as detailed in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. Situations in which we will use your personal information There are a variety of situations in which we will use the information we collect about you and these are detailed in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. The information in the Schedule includes the use we make of particularly sensitive personal information, such as information about your physical or mental health and criminal records information.

Where we use your personal information to pursue the legitimate interests of the business, we will only do so provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. Some of the above grounds for processing will overlap and there may be several grounds which justify our use of your personal information. If you fail to provide personal information If you fail to provide certain information when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have entered into with you (such as paying you or providing a benefit), or we may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations (such as to ensure the health and safety of our workers, volunteers and clients). Change of purpose We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so. Please note that we may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law. Do we need your consent to use particularly sensitive information? We do not need your consent if we use your personal information in accordance with our written policy to carry out our legal obligations or exercise specific rights in the field of employment/care law. In limited circumstances, we may approach you for your written consent to allow us to process certain particularly sensitive data. If we do so, we will provide you with full details of the information that we would like and the reason we need it, so that you can carefully consider whether you wish to consent. You should be aware that it is not a condition of your contract with us that you agree to any request for consent from us.

All our third-party service providers [and other entities in the group] are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information in line with our policies. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions. Any third parties with whom we might share your personal information and the basis on which we do so are detailed in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. Data security We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal information on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality. Details of these measures may be obtained from the appointed Data Controllers - Callum Burke Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll, Governance Officer or Angela Ward, HR Manager. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so. Data retention We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal information are set out in the Information Schedule attached to this notice. In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use such information without further notice to you. Your duty to inform us of changes

Why might you share my personal information with third parties? We may have to share your data with third parties, including third-party service providers. We require third parties to respect the security of your data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We may share your personal information with third parties where required by law, where it is necessary to administer the working relationship with you or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so.

It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.

Your rights in connection with personal information Under certain circumstances, the law grants you specific rights. These are summarised below. Please note that your rights may be limited and subject to restrictions in certain situations: • Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it. • Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected. • Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below). • Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes. • Request the restriction of processing of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it. • Request the transfer of your personal information to another party.

If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal data, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact the appointed Data Controllers - Callum Burke O’Driscoll, Governance Officer or Angela Ward, HR Manager. No fee usually required You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances. What we may need from you We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

Right to withdraw consent In any circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact the appointed Data Controllers - Callum Burke O’Driscoll, Governance Officer or Angela Ward, HR Manager Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law. Complaints to the ICO You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues. Call ICO on 0303 123 1113 Changes to this privacy notice We reserve the right to update this privacy notice at any time, and we will provide you with a new privacy notice when we make any substantial updates. We may also notify you in other ways from time to time about the processing of your personal information. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact the appointed Data Controllers - Callum Burke O’Driscoll, Governance Officer or Angela Ward, HR Manager Address: Opening Doors London Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA Telephone: 0207 239 0400 E-mail: info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk

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