Wheelworks Exhibition Launch

On April 15, 2016

Cara-Friend LGBTQI+ Youth Belfast took part in an eight-week creative arts programme from January-March, facilitated by Wheelworks. The focus was on representation in media and LGBTQI+ advocacy. The young people were involved in creating art installations that represented their own identity as young LGBTQI+ people. The exhibition was launched on Thursday, April 14th at an […]

Educating the Educator Training

On April 14, 2016

Cara-Friend, as part of LGBTQI+ Awareness Week 2016, are delivering an evening of training for professionals and volunteers who work with young people, particularly those in schools and youth clubs. The session, entitled ‘Educating the Educators’ will be delivered in the Belfast LGBTQI+ Centre, 9-13 Waring Street, on Thursday May 19th from 6.00pm-8.30pm. The session’s […]

Cara-Friend LGBTQI+ Youth Residential

On April 13, 2016

Cara-Friend recently organised a residential weekend for young LGBTQI+ people at the East Coast Adventure Centre in Rostrevor. The residential weekend had a focus on good relations and was funded by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Education Authority. As well as thirty young people from our […]

Cara-Friend Study Trip to Athens

On April 7, 2016

The staff of Cara-Friend recently took part in a European LGBTQI+ conference in Athens, Greece. Organised by the local branch of AEGEE- Europe, the European Students’ Forum, the event ran from March 17th-20th. Participants, in addition to Cara-Friend from Northern Ireland, attended from across Europe, including LGBTQI+ organisations from Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, and the Netherlands. […]