Photograph courtesy of Gareth Watkins

Alison Laurie Memorial gathering

A memorial gathering to remember the life and work of our friend Alison Laurie, will be held in Wellington at 2pm on Sunday 13 October at The Pines, 50 The Esplanade, Houghton Bay. There is limited parking on site, so a shuttle will run between the bus stops at Reef Street, Island Bay, Houghton Bay and the Dorrie Lesley Park, Lyall Bay to The Pines for an hour before the event. The memorial will be live streamed at vimeo.com/1010038729/c5a7442ac2 and will available afterwards as a recording.

Alison Laurie died on 16 August, in Copenhagen, where she had been living. Born 1941 in Island Bay, Te Whanganui a Tara. Lesbian, activist, feminist, scholar, writer, teacher. Active internationally in lesbian and gay organisations from the 1960s. Loved and respected.

Read Julia Glamuzina's obituary which describes her full and active contribution to lesbian, women's and gay rights.

Paekākāriki Pride Festival 2024

Celebrate our wonderful diverse rainbow communities in the fabulous seaside village of Paekākāriki. The programme is out ... so don't book to go away over Labour Weekend ... well no further than Paekākāriki.
Some highlights:

• Fri 25^th Oct 6pm Meet & Mingle @ Finn's Hotel - celebrate the beginning of the Paekākāriki Pride weekend festivities. Nibbles, spot prizes and fun to be had! Free event
• Sat 26^th Oct 10am Paekākāriki School Rainbow Gala & Plant Sale @ Paekakariki School - stock up on plants for your summer garden! Stalls, food, coffee, baking, games and entertainment will make it well worth a visit.
• Sat 26^th Oct 3pm Paekākāriki Pride Parade - assemble at Campbell Park to stroll to St Peters Village Hall. Dress in your brightest colours, bring musical instruments, your dog, your friends and whānau.
• Sat 26^st Oct 4pm Kid's Pride Disco @ St Peter's Hall – an epic kids disco with all of the rainbows and all of the moves. MC'd by youth! All kids must be with a supervising adult. Free event
• Sat 26^th Oct 7pm Adults Pride Disco @ St Peter's Hall – ticketed event - ON SALE SOON $25 (Waged) $15 (Low waged). Tickets on eventfinda - get in soon as numbers are strictly limited. This years dance theme is ... Seven Sassy Sins! Pride. Slay queen. ENBY. Queer rage. Fabulousness. Glamour. Vogue. DJ tunes from Vinyl & Proud. Cash bar and yummy treats by Paekākāriki School PTA
• Sun 27^th Oct noon Plunge for Pride - meet at noon on the beach in front of the Paekākāriki Surf Club and take the plunge for Pride. Feel free to dress up in ocean appropriate costumes.
• Sun 27^th 1-3pm Picnic and Puppy Pride Dog Show @ Campbell Park Playground. Bring a picnic and your whānau and friends for a paws-itively wonderful afternoon! Koha to enter your pup - registration on the day with loads of spot prizes to be won! Join us for some fun in the sun and give our pups a round of a-paws! Sausages will be sizzling on the BBQ too!
• Sun 27^th Oct Live Music @ Finn's Bar & Restaurant - time TBC. Come and listen to some cool queer music on the deck whilst reminiscing the wonderful weekend.

Monday 28th is rain day.
Keep an eye on the facebook page and website for updates.

Armstrong & Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians

The Armstrong and Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians was established in 2001 by the late Bea Arthur for the benefit of lesbian community groups in the Wellington region. The Trust is named to recognise and remember the 57 year relationship of Bea and her partner the late Bette Armstrong. The Trustees invite applications for funding assistance, as grants, for projects and activities that will benefit all or part of the lesbian communities in the Wellington region. Visit the Trust website www.armstrong-arthur-trust.nz for information about how to apply for grants, and how to donate or make bequests to the Trust.

Application forms and guidelines are available from the Trust's website.

Leonie's email list

This is a service for distributing your notices to the lesbian community. To join the list, email leonies.email.list@lesbian.net.nz.
If you were once on the email list but have not received any messages for a long while you may need to rejoin - email Leonie.

Once you are on the list, you can send email notices to the same address for distribution. Any notice that will help or inform us as lesbians is sent out.

• When sending in a notice please include any relevant contact info in the content of the message or at the end - your email address in your message's header will be stripped out before the notice is distributed.
• Political notices and attachments are not sent out.
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