Summer Camp
The London Friend Summer Camp is a series of one-off workshops and discussion groups designed to bring people together during the time of the ongoing pandemic.
In order to provide a COVID secure environment all of the Summer Camp events will take place Friends House close to Euston station. You can find it on the map here.
Please read our Safer Spaces Policy before attending any of these sessions.
SESSION 1: IMPROV AND JOKE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH CERYS BRADLEY
When: Tuesday 20th July, 1:45pm-4:30pm
What: Intro to Improv and Joke Writing is an introduction to the world of performing improv and writing jokes. Through games and short activities, we’ll cover the basics of being funny – everything from saying “yes” to being specific to writing the perfect punchline.
Book via Eventbrite to secure your space.
SESSION 2: COMMUNITY AND BELONGING WORKSHOP WITH CLARA MONROY
When: Tuesday 27th July, 6:15pm-8:45pm
What: In this workshop you will have an opportunity to explore how you have experienced community and belonging in the past and what kind of connections have been meaningful to you. You will be able to reflect about the impact that these experiences have had on you and how they compare to your experience within the LGBTQ+ Community.
The session will include a small group exercise and a group discussion.
Book via Eventbrite to secure your space.
SESSION 3: DISCLOSURE SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH SIOBHAN SNOWDON
When: Tuesday 3rd August, 1:45PM-4:45PM
What: Join us for a screening of Disclosure (2020), which reveals the cultural power and consequences of trans representations within the media. The screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Siobhán (one of our very own volunteer counsellors).
Book via OutSavvy to secure your space.
SESSION 4: LGBTQ+ CREATIVE STORYTELLING WORKSHOP WITH QUEER BRITAIN
When: Tuesday 10th August, 6:15PM-8:45PM
What: Join Queer Britain's LGBTQ+ creative storytelling workshop to explore and share your own narrative, by creating a piece of LIVING HISTORY!
An opportunity to come together post-lockdown, and celebrate the importance of storytelling in the LGBT+ community! Explore and share your own narrative, by creating a piece of living history - through written and visual artistic expression - that will be immortalised in the Queer Britain museum archives
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SESSION 5: 'SELFISH' CREATIVITY WORKSHOP AND PERSONAL POETRY WITH ANTONIA KING
When: Tuesday 17th August, 1:45pm-4:30pm
What: So much of our writing is done to be read, but this workshop is all about writing for yourself! Learn how to use writing to better understand yourself and events in your life with poet Antonia King.
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SESSION 6: BREATHWORK AND THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION WITH JORDAN TURNER
When: Tuesday 24th August 2021, 6:15pm-8:45pm
What: Join Jordan for an informative, interactive workshop where you will be taught practical breathwork tools that you can utilise in your everyday life. Jordan’s aim is to offer all inclusive mindful approach to health and wellness that take into account your mental health, your physical health, your emotional health and your own individual wants and needs.
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SESSION 7: NON-NORMATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOP WITH LJ POTTER
When: Tuesday 31st August, 1:45pm-4:30pm
What: Join LJ for an informative, interactive workshop where you will get the chance to explore various types of relationships outside of mainstream expectations. LJ’s aim is to offer a space for you to explore other/new ways of doing relationships that meet your own individual wants and needs.
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SESSION 8: CREATIVE WRITING AND NARRATIVE BUILDING WORKSHOP WITH JULIET JACQUES
When: Tuesday 7th September, 6:15pm-8:45pm
What: In this workshop, writer/filmmaker Juliet Jacques will discuss how to write a narrative, for fiction or memoir. We will discuss how to pin down what you want to write about, what makes a story relevant to the LGBT+ community, how to create a central character and structure a plot.
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