I was fortunate to attend the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Symposium 2024, at Queen’s University Belfast. Queens University the hosts, granted the community the opportunity to use the esteemed Canada Room.
Cara-Friend has expressed it’s heartfelt thanks to all the speakers and audience members who attended the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Symposium.
This symposium gathered a diverse group of academics, heritage institutions, LGBTQIA+ community workers, artists, students, and volunteers dedicated to preserving and exploring LGBTQIA+ heritage.
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Cllr. Micky Murray also attended and actively engaged with everyone in attendance.
This event was part of the ‘Founding Cara-Friend: Preserving At Risk LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project,’ which has received generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland for £24,900.
This funding will empower Cara-Friend to safeguard at-risk heritage related to its inception in 1974 and the crucial early years of the charity during the 70s and 80s.
Linked in this article are the three panels that ran as voice recordings (next time I will be better prepared), and also are photographs that I took during the symposium.
I would welcome any comments and observations that you have, as I am sure the Cara Friend will welcome all the support that you can offer them.
Links:
LGBTQIA+ Heritage Symposium 2024
- School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State University
- Cara-Friend
- NIGRA Communications forum
- The Carpenter Club