Rainbow Network in Bundoora, Victoria | Educational research centre

Rainbow Network

Locality: Bundoora, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9479 8870

Address: Building NR6, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University 3086 Bundoora, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.rainbownetwork.com.au

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23.01.2022 Great infographic from Switchboard Victoria . Stay safe x

22.01.2022 Coming up soon,18-27 September: Stand Bi Us, 2020, Multi Gender Attraction at the Intersections. Bi+ organisations from across Australia and New Zealand are coming together for this conference to celebrate Bi+ Visibility Day and offering a great range of workshops, speakers, discussions and social opportunities. https://www.standbius.com/

22.01.2022 COVID-19 has been so hard, but we recognise and celebrate the strength and resilience of LGBTIQA+ young people in our community. We're proud to be a HEY Partner and support HEY Grants, which will provide $10,000 of support for initiatives aimed at supporting LGBTIQA+ young people’s mental health and wellbeing through COVID-19 and beyond. You can also join a free grants writing workshop if you are interested in applying for a HEY Grant on Thursday 17 September from 2pm to 3.30pm. To find out more, go to http://yacvic.org.au/hey

22.01.2022 Wear it Purple Day is coming up next week - make sure you sort out some 2020 style celebrations

20.01.2022 Today is R U OK? Day, a national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? This page of resources includes a guide to asking "Are you OK?" specifically created for the LGBTI Community https://www.ruok.org.au/lgbti-resources

19.01.2022 Help support, celebrate, empower and connect LGBTIQA+ people across the Great South Coast, with opportunities to apply for one of six, small grants valued to $500. Applications open until 30 Nov. Find out more or apply here ... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfFrgsbRs3At8r7q_/viewform

19.01.2022 Will you be a trans ally this Trans Awareness Week? Nov 13 to 19 is a week-long chance to celebrate the trans community, AND dive into all-important education no matter if you're a seasoned ally or just starting out. At work, school or with mates, get involved via our mates at Minus18! https://www.minus18.org.au/campaigns/trans-awareness-week

17.01.2022 Knox City Council and the iconic bookshop ‘Hares & Hyenas’ are hosting an event, 'Celebrate Rainbow Literature'. They invite you to come and celebrate literature featuring or written by people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex communities. Founded in 1991 'Hares & Hyenas' has seen nearly three decades of change. During this time they have developed one of the strongest book collections on gender and sexuality in the world. Things have really changed since 1991, especially in literature. Come and find out what! https://www.stickytickets.com.au//celebrate_rainbow_litera

16.01.2022 The Victorian government has created a new captioned Auslan video about face masks explaining why specific exemptions apply to Deaf and hard of hearing people. The video also explains how Deaf and hard of hearing people can order free face masks. https://www.youtube.com/watch

15.01.2022 Today is World AIDS day. It was announced at the parliamentary breakfast this morning that Medicare ineligible people living with HIV will now be funded to receive HIV treatments. This is the result of years of leadership from PLHIV organisations, along with clinicians, researchers and advocates from across the HIV partnership. https://www.miragenews.com/australian-hiv-response-strengt/

14.01.2022 A lovely tribute on Transgender Day of Remembrance from our friends at Yumcha Brophy in Warrnambool

13.01.2022 To mark NAIDOC week 2020, we have put together this resource for you to download and to share. It is a compilation including all of the stories, resources and services, relevant to young LGBTQIA+ indigenous folk, that we have shared in the Indigenous Voices section of our newsletter in 2020. We have produced this material in collaboration with our young, queer, indigenous guest contributor, Courtney Hagen. http://www.rainbownetwork.com.au//naidoc-2020-special-edit

13.01.2022 A Bisexual Visibility Day event for young people with games, prizes and celebrations!

13.01.2022 Orygen are seeking expressions of interest from gender diverse young people (16 to 25 years old) to be involved in the development of workforce education resources about gender diversity and youth mental health. Expressions of interest close November 25th 11:59pm. Young people will be reimbursed at the rate of $30 per hour for their work. Find out more ... https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com//form/SV_9od94yXZJ8

11.01.2022 Today is World AIDS Day 2020 - the theme: "now more than ever".

11.01.2022 November 13-20 is Trans Awareness Week. Minus18 have prepared a set of resources you can download with lots of ideas about how to get involved ... https://www.minus18.org.au/campaigns/trans-awareness-week

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Carers Victoria who have received their Rainbow Tick accreditation!!! They are holding this special event on Thursday August 13 to celebrate:

10.01.2022 To celebrate the 10th year of the HEY Grants we have put together a 10 Year Showcase in which we will profile some of the fantastic projects that have been funded by HEY Grants. This week we are excited to share with you: Queer Voices Maroondah City Council Youth Services Youth Affairs Council Victoria

10.01.2022 Our research centre ARCSHS is hiring a Level A Research Officer to work on LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing projects. Please share! http://careers.pageuppeople.com//j/559880/research-officer

10.01.2022 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) IDPwD is held on 3 December each year and is a United Nations observed day celebrated internationally. It is a day for awareness raising and celebration of people with disability. The theme for IDPwD 2020 is Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World... To mark the day, ACON will be launching their new QueerAbility ToolKit, assisting LGBTQ people with disabilities in navigating the NDIS. To find put more and register: https://www.aconhealth.org.au/queerability

10.01.2022 BRAND CONSULTATION - Qrise are looking for LGBTQIA+ Young People aged 16-25 to consult on their brand identity/logo, gift vouchers will be given as payment. Check it out ... https://qrise.org.au/2020/08/17/brand-consultation/

09.01.2022 Rainbow Network recently partnered with headspace to create training for headspace staff about gender identity and inclusive practice. Check out this video of young people talking about pronouns and inclusive language, with a sneaky guest appearance from one of our team at the end.

09.01.2022 Check out these amazing new posters!!! Available to download

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08.01.2022 Happy Wear It Purple Day 2020 everyone! Love from Rainbow Network and ARCSHS

07.01.2022 It is Trans Awareness Week, a time to celebrate trans/gender diverse people and take action to make our society more welcoming and inclusive for trans people. YGender have put together an online workshop to help everyone learn more about being an ally and give you the tools to support trans people at work, in community, healthcare, and education settings, and as friends and family members. Registrations here: : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trans-awareness-week-worksh

06.01.2022 PROUD 2 PLAY ONLINE HUB LAUNCH The Proud 2 Play resource hub is launching and you are invited to join this free online event. The resource hub is a series of brand new resources on LGBTI+ inclusion for Australian sports clubs. Check it out - Tuesday 22nd September 2020 10:00am Register for the event... https://vicsport.com.au/events/view/1336 See more

03.01.2022 Please share this information from the Victorian government regarding current restriction fact sheets in Easy English and the call-to-test service for people with disability. https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/information-people-disability-c

03.01.2022 Today we celebrate Bisexual Visibility day! This is a great read an interview between our own Rainbow Health Victoria and ARCSHS Dr Jen Power on this significant day in our LGBTIQA+ calendar. #BiWeek #pride