Here are examples of talks and workshops and the breakdown of each one. Note that each talk or workshop can be adapted to suit the needs of your organisation.
Talks & Workshops
Identity: Being Black and LGBTQ+
- Historical, social and political contexts of what it it means to be Black and LGBTQ+ in the UK
- Understanding identity from a perspective of a Black LGBTQ+ person
- Navigating identity under the current political climate
- Examples of LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ people of colour that are making history
Allyship: Strengths and Weaknesses
- Racism and LGBTQ+phobia
- Allyship and its importance for the LGBTQ+ community
- Examples of allies and demonstrations of allyship within the LGBTQ+ community
- Understanding privilege and how to uplift marginalised voices
- Advocating for the rights of people of colour and LGBTQ+ people of colour
Activism: Building and Strengthening Community
- The importance of community for LGBTQ+ people
- Li Benedetti’s experience running events and doing community based work
- Activism and what it means to be an activist
- Understanding the needs of your community
- Strategies to build community and create a sense of belonging
- Examples of community projects that benefit LGBTQ+ people and LGBTQ+ people of colour
Performance & Movement
- Warm up and theatre-based icebreakers
- Performance and movement experimentation through exercises
- Devising performance work both individually and collaboratively
- Developing performance and movement skills that can be applied to different performance contexts
- Performing a piece of work at the end of workshop and receving feedback on the material presented
Insight Talks
Diversity & Inclusion
- An overlook on race, class, gender, sexuality and disability politics
- Understanding privilege, prejudice and discrimination
- Implementing an inclusive approach in different organisations (work space, school, community group, etc)
- Inclusion or profit? The relationship of identity politics and monetary gain
- Advocating for diversity and inclusion
Accessibility
- What is accessibility and the importance of accessibility in an unaccessible world
- Disability and types of accessibility
- Understanding the needs of your audience
- Accessibility planning in physical spaces and event and examples of accessible spaces and events
- Immediate practices to put in place to ensure more accessibility in your current space or event
