Free LGBTQIA+ Awareness and Inclusion Training for Arts Organisations, Community Arts Workers, Artists, Friends and Associates.
Rebus is teaming up with Meridian ACT to deliver two free LGBTQIA+ awareness and inclusion training sessions for artists, arts organisations, community arts workers and friends and associates. We are hosting two different sessions at Gorman Arts Centre Main Hall throughout November that will help you create safer and more inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ people in your arts practice.
These sessions are delivered at no cost to participants thanks to the generous support of Meridian ACT, the ACT Government under the Supporting and Strengthening LGBTIQA+ Communities Program; the Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs Capital of Equality Program and the SpringOUT Pride Festival.
Rebus Theatre is proudly supported by the ACT Government, the Australian Government and Ainslie + Gorman.
♿ Gorman Arts Centre Main Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue
Free LGBTQIA+ Awareness and Inclusion Foundations Training
When: Thursday 14th November 2024
Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Mode of Delivery: This training is best delivered face to face, but an online option is available!
Where: Main Hall, Gorman Arts Centre Braddon
Cost: Free!
If you: are just beginning your journey of LGBTIQA+ inclusion, have tried but aren’t sure you are getting it right, are just curious, or you need a refresher, these free sessions are suitable for you.
Light refreshments provided.
Training Outcomes:
1. Understand and Recognise Diversity: Gain a deeper appreciation for the rich diversity within the human experience.
2. Explore Evolving Concepts: Learn about the latest developments in sex, gender, and sexuality.
3. Build Confidence: Enhance your comfort and proficiency with language and terminologies related to LGBTQIA+ communities.
4. Enhance Inclusivity: Discover ways to improve our workplace practices and policies to be more inclusive.
5. Tailored Learning: Focus on topics specifically relevant to your experience or your organisations (information collected through a pre-course survey).
This two-hour session is about building people’s confidence, so we can co-create communities where everyone feels valued and respected together.
Free Allyship Training
When: Thursday 28th November 2024
Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Mode of Delivery: This training is best delivered face to face, but an online option is available!
Where: Main Hall, Gorman Arts Centre Braddon
Cost: Free!
Have you ever been frustrated by the way some groups are treated, and are wondering what you can do to make a difference?
Have you ever wondered how you can be a better ally in your personal and professional work?
Allies can raise awareness,
amplify voices and help create lasting
change.
This training module delivered by Meridan ACT
explores how we can all use our influence
and actions respectfully to improve the lives of
people outside the realm of our
experience.
TOPICS COVERED
What does it mean to be an ally?
What makes an effective ally?
Understanding our power and how it impacts others
Explore the difference between ally,
advocate and activist.
How to recognise examples of
effective allyship.
Practical application of allyship
principles in the workplace.
Training Outcomes:
1. Understand the meaning of allyship.
2. Apply an understanding of allyship to
an inclusive practice strategy.
3. Gain confidence in the use of
inclusive language.
4. Identify and develop ways to enhance
workplace inclusive practice and
policy.
5. Focus on topics of learning and
discussion specific to your
organisation (information collected through a pre-course survey).
6. Understand your power and how to
apply this to your role as an ally.
This two-hour session is about building people’s confidence and understanding, so we can co-create communities where everyone feels valued and respected together.
