Women on Women

Hello-and we’ve just picked up a message from Norwich Pride-
“Hi everyone, Thursday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day and there are a week of activities to mark it. Norwich Pride are taking part in three events and we’d love your support.

STALLS, DISPLAYS AND LIVE MUSIC AT THE FORUM
Saturday 22 January 2011 – 10:00 am
Stalls by Citizens Advice Bureau, The Ormiston Trust, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People, Norfolk Traveller Education Service, The Norwich Pride Collective, Unite Against Fascism. Live music from Swingball.

A LOVE TO HIDE (cert 18) at Cinema City
Thursday 27th January – 8.15pm
A LOVE TO HIDE is a stirring drama that takes place in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942. The story revolves around a gay male couple who must keep their love a secret for fear of persecution. Their lives are further complicated by the appearance of a young Jewish woman seeking refuge and the return of one of the men’s brothers from prison. The resulting tale is one of love, trust, fear, and betrayal.
Introduced by Mike Stonard, Future Radio presenter, community activist and member of Pride, and Jan Ainsley, member of the Norwich and Norfolk Holocaust Memorial Trust planning group. There will also be a short performance from the Norwich Pride Choir, with the main feature starting at approximately 8.45pm.

LOVE MUSIC, HATE RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA GIG
Take 5 Crypt, Tombland
Saturday 29 January 2011 -7:30 pm – 12:30 am
Bands include:
Lost in Plastic (punk / alternative)
Swing Ball (swing / jazz / klezmer / dance)
Plus music to dance to by DJ Outlaw
Cost: £3/£2 concessions – tickets available on the door

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY (HMD) is commemorated internationally on 27th January each year. This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the day in 1945 on which the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Each year, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust urges everyone in the UK to pause and reflect on what can happen when racism, prejudice and exclusionary behaviour are left unchecked. On HMD we take the time to see how the lessons of the past can play a part in our communities today. The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2011 is Untold Stories.
http://www.facebook.com/l/95222Jy7E_iPrPFkZt7_lVRYPTw;www.hmd.org.uk

OUT AT THE MOVIES is a monthly celebration of LGBT films from Cinema City and Norwich Pride.

You are invited to join the facebook group- and tell us your favourite movies and we’ll try our best to include them in the programme. We’re always looking for speakers to introduce the shows.

We also run competitions to win two free tickets to each screening.Here’s the link-

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=103545608048

and check out tonight’s Halloween Special-Saturday 30th October Cinema City, Norwich -10.30pm

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/event.php?eid=122198281169774

OUT140 – cud u tell ur coming out story in 140 characters or less? – is a project by Shelly Telly and Vince Laws for Norwich Pride. It began life on the giant Fusion screen in the Forum in January 2010, moved to a couple of old tellies at the Dandies at St Margarets Church in May, became a text installation at the Arts Centre in July and now reaches COAST – the Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival in October. The exhibition is on all this week at Merchants Place, 16 Church St, Cromer NR27 9ES and ends on Sunday 31 October with a special closing party from 2-4pm featuring a lovely range of homemade cakes and a performance from the Sing with Pride Choir, including a song specially written for the event “Grandma Said” based on an OUT140 story.

To read all the OUT140 stories go to: http://twitter.com/out140 We’ve also got a facebook group so you can post your stories on our wall: www.facebook.com/OUT140or become our friend (Out OneForty) Coming soon in 2011 – OUT140 The Play!