Auckland University Students' Association’s Pride Week begins today, and will tonight hold a panel on the role of the lgbti media. The discussion will look at the role of the queer media and whether it’s serving the community. The panellists will include GayNZ.com Editor Jay Bennie. Tomorrow Kelly Ellis from TransAdvocates and Rainbow Labour will speak on trans activism, followed by a panel looking at lgbti material unearthed from Auckland University’s archives. Other features of the week include a look at growing up queer while Maori and Pasifika, a Rocky Horror Show screening and a closing party. Full events guide: Monday Join us for a fantastic opening event in Queerspace! Come and see the new renovations that have taken place, have some delicious nibbles, and meet other queer students! 12PM. www.facebook.com/events/1618534675032192/ Then, for something more intellectual, join us again in Shadows for a great panel on the queer media at 6pm. www.facebook.com/events/672876162840382/ Tuesday Come for an afternoon tea with Kelly Ellis, head of Transadvocates and Labour candidate for Whangerei. She'll be discussing her trans activism. 3pm, Queerspace. www.facebook.com/events/784196618361585/ AUSA recently discovered a whole lot of old LGBT activist material in our archives - join us as a panel of people who were around and who was there, a very long time ago (thirty years)! 5.30pm www.facebook.com/events/1053149248047145/ Wednesday Student Forum is there, and now Student Forum is queer! Come along for a forum on AUSA is doing on queer issues; what you think you could improve, and the occasional silly motion. www.facebook.com/events/372478749622190/ ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! While this is relatively self-explanatory, please come dressed up and ready to crunk. 7pm Shads www.facebook.com/events/1567260710218398/ Thursday Join UniQ for a nice long coffee date in Strata, complete with queer people. 1-4pm Strata www.facebook.com/events/779451905503795/ Come along for as four young queer students give us the perspective of growing up queer while Maori and Pasifika. Should be in the Fale 6pm. www.facebook.com/events/371429669727006/ Friday Come and see a big variety of queer groups on campus! Join political parties, AUASA, rainbow faculty groups and anybody I haven't mentioned! 12pm University of Auckland Quad https://www.facebook.com/events/932148793511759/ Then see the week off with a huge party at Shadows, thanks to AUASA! www.facebook.com/events/541759372631265/
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Monday, 4th May 2015 - 3:31pm