Pride Foundation News May-June 2019

Message from the Chair

It's been an exciting few months for Pride Foundation Australia! Deakin University has started their research project on the lived experiences of LGBTIQA+ people living with disability, we have brought on a new Marketing and Administration Officer, taken part in a social fundraising fellowship with Our Community, and kicked off our End of Financial Year fundraising efforts with a campaign to raise awareness and funds that will support our work with LGBTIQA+ refugees and asylum seekers living in Australia.

Board member Ian Gould and myself were able to meet with some of the LGBTIQA+ Disability research team at Deakin University, as well as representatives from State government and Inclusion Melbourne.

All of this has been made possible through the support of people like you, so thank you.

Ruth McNair, Pride Foundation Australia Board Chairperson

Save the date! 

guest speakers Professor Kerryn Phelps, and our Patron Professor Dennis Altman. 

 

Supporting LGBTIQA+ Refugees and Asylum Seekers

This year, Pride Foundation Australia identified LGBTIQA+ refugees and asylum seekers living in Australia as one of our areas of focus for 2019. We have been working alongside our LGBTIQA+ refugee and asylum seeker advisory group to identify the priority issues that would benefit from our funding, including grant rounds, commissioning research, and supporting collaboration.

In the lead up to the End of Financial Year, we are running a grassroots fundraising campaign to raise the funds we need to support this work in better understanding and addressing the needs of LGBTIQA+ refugees and asylum seekers living in Australia, as well as the needs of other vulnerable groups within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Connection and community have always been the greatest strength of LGBTIQA+ advocacy. That’s why we’re asking you to help us raise $30,000 to support this work, either by donating or by taking 5 minutes to create your own Crowd Raiser page that you can send to your friends and networks. 

For a guide to setting up a Crowd Raiser, click here

LGBTIQA+ Disability Research Project-
Pride Foundation Australia and Deakin University

After the success of our Disability Forum in February, and our work with Inclusion Melbourne last year, Pride Foundation Australia has continued our focus on LGBTIQA+ Disability and raised funds for a new project with Deakin University.
 

Ruth McNair and Ian Gould attended the first meeting to get updates on progress, plans, and met half of the research team, including one of our panel members from the Disability Forum, Jake Lewis. It’s great to see people with lived experience playing a vital role in this research, and we look forward to keeping you updated on the outcomes of this project.






















Left to right: researcher Jake Lewis, PFA director Ian Gould, Acting Manager of Policy and Strategy  from the Victorian Government Office for Disability Dr Alastair Stewart, researcher Ruby Mountford, Project Lead Dr Amie O’Shea, Nathan Despott from Inclusion Melbourne, Cam Bloom from Rainbow Rights

Congratulations to Ruth!

We Need Your Support

Pride Foundation Australia is 100% reliant on community donor support to make our work possible.

We are incredibly grateful for the funds we receive from our generous donors throughout the year.

Your donation will help fund essential programs for the most disadvantaged people in our LGBTQIA+ community.

To make a tax deductible donation, large or small, visit https://www.givenow.com.au/galfa.
If you would like to leave a bequest, please visit https://pridefoundation.org.au/get-involved/.