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Domestic Violence Survey

Exeter Women's Aid is looking to improve services to lesbians, bisexual and transgender women affected by domestic violence and would appreciate your time in filling in a questionnaire they are circulating. You can download the questionnaire by clicking here.
All completed surveys are totally confidential, in line with Exeter Women's Aid Confidentiality Policy. Please send these back direct to EWA.

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IDAHO: International Day Against Homophobia

The IDAHO picnic scheme turned out to be a great success, in spite of the weather! Both the Exeter and the Falmouth picnics flourished in spite of the rain; the only casualty was the Weston-super-Mare picnic, so keep your fingers crossed for next year! The Falmouth picnic experienced torrential rain (apparently Camborne was the wettest place in the UK that day!) --- but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm or the cakes! The Exeter picnic went indoors --- the Community Centre was bright and lively with some 60-70 people (not all at once) and a dozen Anti-Homophobia Cakes --- and wow were they good! Thanks, love and congratulations to all involved! For those who missed this, here's a special page of cakes.

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More recruiting --- VOLUNTEERS this time!

Intercom has an abundance of worthwhile projects, but we are really short of volunteers to get them under way! As part of National Volunteering Week we held a big Volunteering Open Day on the beginning of June, and had a terrific response. Thanks to all who were there!

For more information about volunteering, call any of us on 01392 201015 or e-mail Tess (at) intercomtrust.org.uk.

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The Glastonbury Festival!

Here comes the summer and with it the Festival season and Intercom is not going to miss out on all the fun! This year The LGBT Heritage Project and the Community Development Project are setting up a stall at Glastonbury Festival Green Futures Field. With our wellies packed we are going to have a visible space with stalls, displays, workshops, activities... one of the things Intercom does with the people and Communities of the SW Peninsula. So ---if you are going to brave the weather and intend to go to Glastonbury this year --- come, find us, and share a cuppa!

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North Somerset Museum --- exhibition

We have greatly enjoyed working with our colleagues at the North Somerset Museum in Weston-super-Mare, who set up a terrific LGBT History Exhibition during May, offering an opportunity to experience the vibrant heritage of everyone’s diverse past in a wonderful and lively museum environment. May certainly turned out to be a second LGBT History Month in the South West peninsula this year!

 

Searching your local records!

Staying with the Heritage theme, we're delighted to announce that both Somerset County Records Office and Devon Records Office now have LGB/T Search Guides, and they're available free within the Records Office --- or contact each Records Office direct for a copy. (See below.)

Also... Devon Records Office are looking for LGBT related memorabilia to begin a dedicated LGBT archive. This can include old letters from friends, family or relations, poetry you have written or that was sent to you, reports, articles, newsletters, notes or pamphlets in short anything that is PAPER BASED. Contact the Records office direct to find out about the security that will keep your dusty old papers safe.

  • Contact Devon Records Office: devrec (at) devon.gov.uk
  • Contact Somerset Records Office: archives (at) somerset.gov.uk

Consultation --- now and always!

We are always keen to hear from people who want to talk about discrimination or prejudice or other issues we ought to be addressing. Contact us!