This workshop will run from 9:30 to 4:30 on the 20th & 21st of March, presented by hosts from the Jeder Institute & Tathra Street!

Come out and join us for this transformative two-day community building workshop. Discover how to create the conditions to empower individuals, organisations, and businesses in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Together we’ll explore how we can collectively build stronger, more resilient communities by leveraging our unique strengths, talents, and experiences. Rather than focusing on needs and deficits, we’ll explore ways of mobilising local wisdom and community assets to address complex, intergenerational challenges.

Facilitated by LGBTQIA+ community members Dee, Lee, Steph and Tathra with a deep care for queer community building. We will deep dive into foundational concepts like Asset-Based Community Development, Trauma-Informed Community Building, Community Conversations, Power and Privilege and Conscious Co-design, all tailored to the unique dynamics of queer communities.

Whether you’re a community member, pride organiser, or part of an LGBTQIA+ organization, this session will offer a fresh perspective of what’s possible in our diverse communities. At the end of the two days you will come away with practical tools, frameworks and processes that can be put into practice right away, to foster sustainable, inclusive change.

For ANYONE wanting to explore and gain further understanding of Queer Community Building

• Queer Leaders
• LGBTQIA+ Not for Profit organisations
• Individual community members and change-makers
• Queer social connection and social groups
• Public sector Advisors and Policy Officers
• Pride/event organisers

This will be a two-day participatory event, with plenty of space to stretch out, walk in nature and grab a coffee or tea. To keep the cost of coming together to a minimum, we will be asking participants to bring a lunch plate to share.

Note: if you have specific dietary requirements, please feel free to cater for yourself only.

We want you to be comfortable as we gather and learn together, feel free to wear your most comfortable clothes and kick-off-able shoes.

This event will have no cost to attend, however, participants will be invited to contribute to cover costs of the venue.

Below is an example of what contributions could look like:

• Government and Corporate, $300
• Not for profit organisations, $200
• Community members – $150
• Youth and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander – $75

At the end of the two days participants will be invited to contribute to event costs based on their means and the value they experienced.

Please contact us if contribution is a barrier to your participation.