Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Count me in too. What next?
Since 2005, the Count me In Too research project has been exploring LGBT lives in Brighton & Hove, working in partnership with LGBT people, groups, and service providers to identify issues that affect local LGBT people and how to plan to address them. What has the research found so far?
What difference has it made?
What will the project do next?
The project is nearing the completion of plans outlined at the initial findings launch in June 2007. Producing nine reports with local service providers on a range of themes including recommendations on how to address the issues and needs identified from the 819 questionnaires completed by respondents and testimonies of the 69 people who took part in 19 focus groups.
This event marks the start of the next exciting phase of the project, which has secured funding into 2010.
The community event on Wednesday April 1 will provide an opportunity for anyone who has an interest in, or has been part of,
progressing positive social change for LGBT people. Allies, supporters, critical friends and those interested in LGBT issues are invited to connect with Count Me In Too’s research: to reflect, make suggestions, and celebrate the work undertaken, and to talk about the future and shape what is yet to come.
If you are interested in LGBT issues, are a member of the local LGBT community or just want to find out more about the Count Me In Too project, drop into the Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, any time between 4pm and 8pm on Wednesday April 1 and find out what’s been going on.
Refreshments will be available throughout the event. The venue is wheel chair accessible and BSL interpreters are available.
There will be a quiet space for those who need it. Please contact the project to let them know of other access needs.
For more information about Spectrum the LGBT community Forum go to: www.spectrum-lgbt.org/cmiToo/downloads/
