Upcoming events and things to get involved with
The following information gives you details of the events that we are arranging or supporting and any University business we have been asked to comment on.
LGBT History Month February 2013
Enfys will be involved with various events across the month of February. Below are some of the events we are attending and/or promoting as part of the continued celebrations. Further details about these events can be found on our Facebook page,
If you have any suggestions or want to add your event to this list, please email us to let us know.
Date | Event | Details |
| Friday 01 February | Rainbow Flag Raised | Main Building, Cardiff University |
| From Friday 01 February | Pink Portrait Exhibition The Pink Portraits is a series of portraits of successful gay and lesbian professionals working in the film industry, by acclaimed photographer Donald MacLellan. The exhibition includes notable individuals such as Sir Ian McKellan, Stephen Fry, and Berwyn Rowlands | Second floor of Central Library, Cardiff City Centre |
| Tuesday 12 February | What is Marriage Anyway? Professor Adrian Thatcher explores the historical dimensions of the current controversy about same sex marriage and opens up new perspectives on the place of same sex relationships in church and society. | Chaplaincy at the University of Glamorgan at Treforest invites you to a special lecture for LGBT History Month 6pm in the Meeting House, followed by refreshments. (The Meeting House is at the north end of the Treforest Campus, near the Brook Street entrance.) |
| Tuesday 19 February | Cardiff Council LGBT History Month Event Stonewall Cymru, LGBT Network of Cardiff Council and Show Racism the Red Card will all discuss the importance of LGBT history month, and what is happening in Wales to help us celebrate the LGBT community. | Lower Hall of City Hall, 12pm – 12.30pm refreshments 12.30pm - 2pm presentations |
| Tuesday 19 February | Celebrate LGBT History Month with EnfysOpportunity to network and presentations from Professor Karen Holford (PVC College of Physical Sciences), Karen Cooke (Chair of Enfys) and Jack Oakley (Student Union LGBT+ association). Evening includes a short film about the life and work of Alan Turing. | 6-8pm Main Building Council Chamber, Cardiff University refreshments provided |
| Thursday 21 February | BCS/IET Annual Turing lecture The speaker will be blinkx founder and Chief Strategy Officer Suranga Chandratillake FREng. The School of Computer Science & Informatics is very pleased to that Cardiff has once again been secured as one of four venues to host the event. | Places are free but attendees do need to book a place. For further information and booking details, please see the links below: http://www.bcs.org/category/17401 https://events.bcs.org/book/486/ |
| Thursday 21 February | An audience with Gareth Thomas He will be sharing his experiences of living with the realisation that he was gay, followed by a question and answer session. | 7pm at St Fagans: National History Museum, Cardiff, CF5 6XB. Tickets are £24. Booking is via the St David's Hall website or by ringing 029 2087 8444. |
| Sunday 24 February | Craftivists Cross stitch mini protest banners to celebrate LGBT month. All materials will be provided, but please bring along ideas and quotes for your banner! Suitable for age 16+ | 11am-1pm (Drop In) St Fagans: National History Museum |
| Sunday 24 February | Rainbow Day Music, talk and film to celebrate LGBT History Month. | 1.30pm - 4pm St Fagans: National History Museum |
| Tuesday 26 February | FILM: Call Me Kuchu Uganda/USA/2012/87mins/12a | 7pm - 10pm Lavender Screen, Chapter Arts Centre + Lavender Screen post-film discussion led by Sara Huws from St Fagans: National History Museum |
| Wednesday 27 February | IRIS Prize Film Evening A selection of short films from the 2012 Iris Prize Festival will be shown including: | 5pm in the Atrium, central Cardiff. |
| Wednesday 27 February | Gay Men’s Book Club First Meeting Book: The Absolutist by John Boyne - a historic book with a gay theme set in World War I. | 7.30pm-9.30pm Chapter Arts Centre www.facebook.com/GayMensBookClubCardiff/info |
(News on 2014 Survey to follow)
Stonewall wants your views!
As part of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2013 submission the University is keen to encourage all LGBT+ members of staff to share their views of working for Cardiff University with Stonewall. This makes up a vital part of the submission process and all comments go directly to Stonewall.
To complete the staff survey please visit: www.stonewall.org.uk/wei2013/survey and enter the code 605 which identifies you as a member of staff at Cardiff University.
The deadline for the survey is Friday 14 September 2012. If anyone has any questions about the survey or the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index you can contact Karen Cooke, Chair of Enfys (Staff LGBT+ network) on enfys@cf.ac.uk or 70063.
(News on 2013 Leadership Programme to follow)
Stonewall Leadership Programme 2012 – Call for Applications
Stonewall’s Leadership Programme is the UK’s only specifically designed course for high talent LGB leaders. Over two days the programme enables gay professionals to look at their leadership from the dual perspectives of their sexual orientation and their workplace context. It provides a space where delegates feel safe to discuss how their difference as gay people impacts on their leadership experiences and outcomes. The unique freedom delegates experience to bring their sexual orientation into exploration of their leadership strongly influences their learning about why they operate at work in the way they do and how this impacts on their outcomes as leaders.
The University would like to fund two members of staff to attend the programme. A maximum of two applications per organisation will be accepted and successful applicants will be notified in October. The Leadership Programme takes place on the 22nd and 23rd November at Ashridge Business School.
Karen Cooke, Chair of ENFYS our staff LGBT+ network attended the course two years ago and said 'The Stonewall Leadership Programme is without doubt the best leadership development course I have attended. The environment that is created on the course, the range of people you meet from different sectors and the opportunity of discussing the importance of sexuality and leadership really does make it a unique experience and one I have hugely benefited from in the way that I work and perform.'
We are therefore asking those who are interested in being nominated to apply to the University using elements of the application process required by Stonewall themselves:
1. Send us an 850 character (approx 125 words) Giving personal insights, please tell us about your motivation for applying to the Stonewall Leadership Programme.
2. Include 550 characters (approx 100 words) What role do you think your sexual orientation currently has in your leadership outcomes?
3. In 450 characters (approx 75 words) What do you hope to do achieve through your leadership on your return to your workplace?
4. Send us a one-page version of your current CV.
Staff who are interested can send their applications to Karen Cooke via email at CookeK1@cardiff.ac.uk or address hard copies to Karen at 11th Floor, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0DE. The deadline for applications is Monday 3 September 2012. Once we have received applications we will set up a small panel to be chaired by myself and including members of the LGBT+ Staff Network to select our two nominees. We will then give them our fullest support in their applications to Stonewall.
Further information is available from Ashley Thomas, Client and Leadership Programmes Manager on 0207 5931888 or at leadership@stonewall.org.uk or by contacting Karen Cooke on Ext 70063 or at Enfys@cf.ac.uk
You can also download copies of the programme brochure from:
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_work/stonewall_leadership/leadership_programme/default.asp
Professor Terry Threadgold
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Staff and Diversity