Gay Men's Week 16-23 August, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway
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16 August 2007: Gay Men's Week 16-23 August
A Gay Men's Week organised by members of the Edward Carpenter Community at one of our regular, well-loved venues. Visit our website for more information about this and our other events (www.gaycommunity.org.uk).
An opportunity for first timers and regulars to enjoy building a community of gay men who subscribe to our ‘principles and intentions'.
The week aims to be laid back, open, relaxing, supportive and above all fun. We will be sticking to a tried and tested, simple structure for the week, including an opening gathering at the start of the week and a closing gathering towards the end, where all participants will have the opportunity to speak. There will also be the option of `base group' meetings, where a smaller number of people meet each day to check in with each other in confidence and offer mutual support. Beyond this, what happens on the week depends largely upon what the participants bring to it.
The organisers aim to kick-start the process and maintain the week on an organisational level with minimal intervention. Participants are encouraged to take responsibility for events within the week and choose their own level of activity and involvement. This could range from sitting quietly by the fire or enjoying a sing song round the piano, to organising an activity such as a workshop, lighting the sauna, volunteering to help co ordinate the cabaret team from an early stage, facilitating a base group, overseeing smooth running of the timetable or duty rota, helping first timers to settle in etc. Any number of responsibilities can be adopted by participants, giving the organisers more time to enjoy the space, and just as importantly, giving participants the opportunity to develop their organisational skills and take responsibility and credit for achievements and events throughout the week. Hopefully for some, this will lead to the confidence or additional skills required for them to consider participation in organising a future event.
Activities and workshops in the past have included meditation, circle dancing, drama, storytelling, singing, poetry, Tai Chi, circus skills, jelly fights, creative arts, psychodrama, massage, guided fantasy, music therapy, 5 rhythms dancing, Sufi dancing, Yoga, shamanic rituals, healing ... the list goes on. This time round, who knows? But you can bet your life that someone will organise a cabaret.
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This event has been added to the OUTeverywhere calendar by Rob Rob Rob from Turnpike Lane in the London area.
The heart has reasons which reason cannot know (Pascal)... Well here am I, 5 months on, having quit work & moved back to London. Seeking connection over cleverness, sprinkled with raucous laughter. Can't be doing with endless online interactions or virtual 'friends'. Currently clean-shaven. Things wanted/offered are all interchangeable...
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