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Dear Jean-Francois Today is Giving Tuesday, the Global Day of Giving! And we have exciting news: we have just secured our 25th safe house for LGBTQI people fleeing persecution! But we need your help to get it ready so four new residents can move in. It costs about £5000 to buy everything for a new safe house, including beds, chairs and the housing pack each resident needs. Can you help us? There are three ways you can help: 🏠 buy a household item from our Amazon wish list for a housing pack 💸 make a one-off donation, or 🤗 become an ally (our top choice as it means committing to support us all year round) How can my donation help LGBTQI people fleeing persecution? •           £10 can buy a duvet cover set •           £20 can buy a clothes airer •           £30 can buy a toaster and kettle set •           £40 can buy a set of cookware •           £50 can buy a vacuum cleaner •           £100 can buy a lawn mower   Once open, this new house will expand our capacity to over 35,000 safe bed-nights a year. It’s a huge number, but we know it’s nowhere near enough to keep the 2000+ LGBTQI people who seek protection in the UK every year safe. Donate now! Why do we need this support? 2024 has seen positive and negative developments in LGBTQI rights around the world. Same-sex marriage become legal in Thailand and Greece, and Namibia and Dominica decriminalised homosexual acts. However, in Ghana, the situation for LGBTQI people became even more dire after a new, even more punitive anti-LGBTQI law was proposed in February. Same-sex sexual activity between men is already criminalised in Ghana and punished with a three-year prison sentence. The new Bill proposes 10-year sentences for people engaging in LGBTQI advocacy aimed at children, and encourages citizens to report LGBTQI people to the authorities. Micro Rainbow already supports several LGBTQI people from Ghana. If this new law passes, it will force even more LGBTQI Ghanaians to try and find safety in the UK. We are ready to support them, and by becoming an ally you can help ensure that they can access safe and inclusive housing, activities and support when they get here. Thank you for thinking of Micro Rainbow this Giving Tuesday! We will keep you updated with the progress of the new safe house. The Micro Rainbow Team #ChangingLGBTQiLives A sneak peek! Can you help us buy the things we need to furnish more rooms in the new safe house? Do it now! A big thank you 2024 has been a bumper year for one-off fundraising donations to Micro Rainbow! Our amazing supporters have donned their running shoes, bought zines, attended parties and cackled to drag kings, all to benefit LGBTQI people fleeing persecution. Runners Our congratulations to Jordan, who completed the Valencia marathon, Ana who ran The Wall ultramarathon, Barry and the team who ran the Pride Run 10km, Ryan and JP who ran the Chester marathon, PLUS Lom who has been doggedly fastpacking the England Coastal Path since July!  Readers and ravers The team from 77 Years Zine donated the profits from the sale of The History Between Us graphic novel to support our community. In June the TGTHR Pride fundraiser and raffle gave us a boost, as did Parma Ham's Wraith queer party in July, and Drag Down the Borders’ drag night in September also raised much appreciated funds for Micro Rainbow. Thank you so much for your support. If you are interested in fundraising for Micro Rainbow, please get in touch, especially if you are a keen runner – we have places for the London Landmarks Half Marathon, taking place on 6 April 2025! Email info@microrainbow.org   The latest from the website Reclaiming his narrative: Charles' story  Black History Month with Sista Sista

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Last chance to book for next week’s employment rights reform conference | Hear from the Government, Institute of Employment Rights, trade unions, businesses and more | 20% discount available*

Employment Rights Bill - Preparing for Change Conference  Wednesday 4th December 2024 | 9:30 - 14:00 | Online Under the Employment Rights Bill, organisations are being urged to prepare for huge changes to employment rights in the UK. Are you ready for the biggest shake up to employment rights in decades? There is now limited time remaining to book your place for next week’s Employment Rights Bill - Preparing for Change Conference taking place online on Wednesday 4th December. Register your place with our 20% autumn discount code autumn24 today. Attend Westminster Insight’s timely conference to get the latest updates on the Bill, insights from the Consultation, the Next Steps document, and how your organisation should prepare. You’ll hear a keynote address from Lee Barron MP, Labour MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire and Chair of the Modernising Employment All Party Parliamentary Group. Learn more about the direction of travel from a range of unions, business groups and employers. Join us for a half-day of networking, learning and crucial updates. Ensure you are prepared for the reforms ahead. Book now Expert Speakers: Chaired by: Professor Lydia Hayes, Professor of Labour Rights, University of Liverpool & Vice-President, Institute of Employment Rights Keynote address by: Lee Barron MP, Chair, Modernising Employment APPG Sarah Woolley, General Secretary, Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union Christina Duru, Chief People Officer, Catch22 Emelia Quist, Head of Policy Research, Federation of Small Businesses Professor Abigail Marks, Professor of the Future of Work, Newcastle University Tim Sharp, Senior Employment Rights Officer, Trades Union Congress Monica Stancu, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Lloyd’s Alison Spencer-Scragg, National Officer for Equalities – Women, Unite Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research, Business Disability Forum Sandra Kerr, Race Equality Director, BITC Simon Ursell, Chair, Tyler Grande David Regan, Partner, Lewis Silkin Sessions will cover: Understanding your new legal responsibilities as an employer Future timelines and what you can do to prepare Day One Rights and probation periods: what employers need to know and consider Updates to the Code of Practice for Dismissal and Reengagement (Fire and Rehire) and Zero-Hour contracts What is next for flexible working Preparing for changes to Pay Gap reporting and preparing menopause action plans  Proposals to reform parental leave, statutory sick pay, and safeguard pregnant employees Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace – new requirements and next steps View agenda Book now Who should attend: Representatives across all organisations and sectors including: Board Members and Senior Leadership  HR and Personnel Teams  Legal Teams Recruitment Teams Venue Details : Online: The conference will be recorded and live-streamed via a custom digital platform. The content will be available on demand for 14 days. * Discounts available: Autumn Discount – 20% off – available until Wednesday 4th December (please enter code autumn24 in the payment section when booking online) For group bookings please email info@westminsterinsight.com Pay online by credit card and receive a further 10% off (This will be automatically applied when you book online) If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Westminster Insight t: 0345 647 9000 e: info@westminsterinsight.com

Pop'N'Olly Black Friday sale

 

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Hello Jean-Francois,

Our Pop'n'Olly story bundle is still available for half price - that's seven books for £22.50!   A super thoughtful (and powerful) Christmas gift, or perhaps the perfect addition to your classroom ahead of LGBT+ History Month next year.   Don't miss this sale (it's the biggest one we do!)

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GPN with Paul Harvard 26th November 2024

 

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Showcase your LGBTQ+ Business

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NEW – showcase your  LGBTQ+ business

I’d like to introduce you to the LGBTQ+ floor in the Exhibition Hall – which is part of The Networker platform.  We have a dedicated LGBTQ+ floor specifically for those businesses who want to trade within the community.

This is a brand-new way of promoting your business to 50,000+ business people across the UK every month.

 

The format is a free-to-use virtual Exhibition Hall, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Here you can easily find the goods and services you need to run your business. Each one of the 60 floors are dedicated to different specialisms. Each floor contains a maximum of just 30 booths, showcasing only 30 companies who are experts in their field.  

 

Next year we will launch a dedicated LGBTQ+ Suite as there has been a fantastic response already from the community.

 

If you want to speak about this further, please drop me a note and I’ll be glad to show you around this brand new and exciting networking site.

 

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Sam

 

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