Hi Jean-Francois,

Hope you are well…

This is Andrew a Gay Professional Network member for some years now.

My organisation is a “Gateway Intermediary” for the Government’s new kick Start Scheme to provide young people whose salaries are paid for 6 months at minimum wage.

Would it be possible to pass the information around to the gay business community please?

It seems such a great opportunity to keep businesses going and helping young people stay in work.

Anyone interested must have a business or charity.

If you or organisations you know wish to take part, you/they can register interest at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeExMNBVkgn39yTAeUMBjdGqbAEN6Z3kpNdOiNXJTLp-uIVHg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Very much appreciate if you could spread the word amongst members.

Kind regards,

Andrew Waite

Chief Executive

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Westminster LGBT Forum

Newsletter - October 2020

Dear Friend

We are all living in challenging times at present but despite this, the Forum has put together a range of interesting events and activities to keep your spirits up, including a programme of events organised by Outings in Art, our arts and culture partners.

Westminster City Council are seeking your views on Housing Policy and Strategy and have issued a Homelessness Strategy, so check these out on our website. We also have some useful Help and Advice resources to support our members.

Subject to Covid-19 restrictions, we hope to hold a real Forum meeting in November. Details will be included on our website and in the next Newsletter.

We are always open to ideas for events and useful information for the benefit of our members, so feel free to contact us and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Note: Under current Government restrictions, pre booking for inside events is essential and the numbers attending may be subject to a maximum depending on the venue. Please check the venue’s website when making a booking. Facemasks are required to be worn within venues.

The Gay Liberation Front

Fifty years ago on 13 October 1970, the Gay Liberation Front was founded at the London School of Economics. The formation of the GLF was a watershed moment in British LGBT+ history. For the first time, thousands of LGBT+ people protested against our persecutors. Read More

To celebrate the GLF’s trailblazing activism, join a candle lit vigil on Tuesday 13 October 2020 at 6 p.m. outside the London School of Economics, Houghton Street, WC2B 4RR.

Write an Open Letter to Queer Britain

Throughout history, the experiences of LGBTQ+ people have been erased, overlooked or marginalised. Queer Britain want future generations to see themselves. History does not live in dusty archives, it is alive in us all in the here and now.

In partnership with Levi’s® and Post Office, members of the LGBTQ+ communities and allies are invited to write an open letter to Queer Britain. These will live in their collection and will record and preserve valuable accounts of what it means to be LGBTQ+ in Britain today.

Be part of history. Read More and see how to take part.

Frieze Sculpture in Regent’s Park

As parks go, Regent’s Park is well stocked with many interesting things, including a zoo, a boating lake, and an open air theatre. This autumn, they’ve added an armada of art as Frieze Sculpture takes up residence in the park’s English Gardens from 5 to 18 October 2020. It’s well worth a visit.

LIVE: A Programme of Sound & Performance for Frieze Week 2020

For the 2020 LIVE Programme, Frieze will present The Institute of Melodic Healing (IMH), an ‘institute of sound and performance’ from 8 to 11 October 2020 and broadcast online from 6 to 11 October 2020.

Curated by Victor Wang (王宗孚) (Artistic Director and Chief Curator of M WOODS Museum, Beijing), LIVE will take place at 9 Cork Street, where Wang, alongside a group of artists, will establish a temporary institute of sound and performance art inaugurated as the Institute of Melodic Healing, during Frieze Week.

Read More about the programme and how to access the Frieze Viewing Room.

Summer Exhibition

6 October 2020 to 3 January 2021

For the first time in history, the Summer Exhibition will fall in winter. But at the Royal Academy, summer is a state of mind, not a time of year. Discover a myriad of works by household names and emerging artists inside our joyous festival of art.

This year’s exhibition includes new works by Tracey Emin, Rebecca Horn, Anselm Kiefer, Julian Schnabel, Gillian Wearing, and Ai Weiwei.

Read More about the event and how to book.

The Young Artists Summer Show

The Young Artists’ Summer Show is a free, open submission exhibition for young people aged 5 to 19 years, taking place both online and on-site at the Royal Academy of Arts to recognise talented young artists.

All of the artworks are available to view online, with a selection appearing in the on-site exhibition taking place in the RA's Clore Learning Centre between 19 October to 22 November 2020.

The artwork shown above is titled 'We Are Not the Same' by Sahar, age 14. A portrait of his brother about how the modern world contrasts with his family's traditional Afghan culture.

Howard Hodgkin: Memories

1 October to 11 December 2020 at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, 38 Bury Street SW1Y 6BB from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday

This exhibition is devoted to the art of Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), who is widely regarded as one of the leading British painters of the last fifty years.

Bringing together nineteen of the artist’s most distinctive paintings, Howard Hodgkin: Memories focuses on the 1980s and 1990s, two decades during which Hodgkin’s art attained the stylistic maturity and expressive vitality that secured international recognition.

No booking required. Read More

The Photographers’ Gallery

Untitled: Source The Photographer's Gallery

9 October 2020 to 7 February 2021

The Photographer’s Gallery mounts the first retrospective of New Delhi-born artist Sunil Gupta..

From his involvement in New York’s gay liberation movement during the 1970s to more recent campaigning in India, Gupta employs photography to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ rights. Read More

Black History Month

1 to 30 October 2020

The Zari Gallery is presenting an exhibition featuring British and International Black Artists in celebration of Black History Month. Their team has carefully curated a number of artists each with their own story.

See Zari Gallery for more information and how to book.

My World and Your World

This sculpture by Eva Rothschild in Lewis Cubitt Park, Kings Cross, descends from a single point, diverging into branches which sink into the ground. The shape is inspired by the natural world; it could be the branches of an inverted tree, a river basin, a lightning bolt.

The entire artwork is painted in bold stripes using the artist’s distinctive palette of black, purple, pink, orange, green, and red. The stripes confuse the eye, seeming to split the solid structure into parts. See My World and Your World for further information.

Zanele Muholi Exhibition

5 November 2020 to 7 March 2021

Zanele Muholi is one of the most acclaimed photographers working today, and their work has been exhibited all over the world. With over 260 photographs, this exhibition presents the full breadth of their career to date.

Muholi describes themself as a visual activist. From the early 2000s, they have documented and celebrated the lives of South Africa’s black lesbian, gay, trans, queer and intersex communities.

For more information and how to book, see Tate Modern Exhibition.

Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Westminster LGBT Forum
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