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| B/ME/BIs of Colour flat/space at BiCon |
[May. 29th, 2012|07:07 pm] |
Hi BiCon Attendees.
Over the past two years there has been a Bis of Colour workshop at BiCon. This has been a great way for some of us (Black and Minority Ethnic Bi people of Colour) to get to know each other and share our stories, dreams and issues. It has been great to have this safe space and time. But some us need and want more than one hour a year. So we have come up with an idea to organise our own Bis of Colour/BME Bi people flat for BiCon this year. . So this is just to let people know that this will be happening, what our thoughts are about how it may work and how you can book if you want to.
( details below )
If you would like to be accommodated with us in the Bis of Colour/BME Bi people's flat you can request this on your registration form. As with other requests, the logistics of organising accommodation are complicated, so there are no guarantees, but the BiCon2012 team are aware of this development and have said they will treat such requests seriously and do their best.
Please feel free to pass on this information to other Bis of Colour/BME Bi
people who you think may be interested in receiving it.
Thanks for reading, any questions or issues please contact Sam Rankin at sam@equality-network.org. |
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[May. 19th, 2012|01:01 pm] |
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If I want to tell people about BiReCon where should I direct them to find out more? |
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| BiReCon 2012 - extra time for papers + some keynote speakers |
[Mar. 1st, 2012|08:19 pm] |
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Call for Papers - BiReCon 2012: Bisexuality and mental health
**Deadline extended to 31st March 2012**
Please circulate
Research suggests that bisexual people are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidality than lesbian, gay or heterosexual people. Biphobia and bisexual invisibility can mean that if bi people seek help from health professionals and therapists they are not always well supported. However it is also clear that many bisexual people experience benefits to their mental wellbeing from being bi, such as a sense of independence, self-awareness and authenticity and an ability to develop identities and relationships without restrictions. In this conference we aim to explore both mental health problems and mental wellbeing for bisexual people.
BiReCon is a conference for anyone with an interest in contributing to, or finding out about, current work on bisexuality. The conference aims to bring together academics, professionals, activists, and the bisexual community. It is organised by BiUK (www.biuk.org) and is held every two years – see the BiUK website for information about past BiReCons. This year it will take place on Thursday 9thAugust 2012 at Bradford University.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
- Dr Roshan das Nair (University of Nottingham / Nottingham University NHS Trust) 'Intersectionality: Complicating debates around sexuality and ethnicity'
- Dr Meg Barker (The Open University) 'Depression and/or oppression: bisexuality and mental health'
- Christina Richards (West London Mental Health NHS Trust) 'Mental Healthcare and Bisexuality within the UK: Pragmatics and Aspirations'
We invite papers and workshop sessions on these and other related themes: - Bisexuality and mental health problems
- Bisexuality and mental wellbeing, resilience and adaptability
- Bisexual people's access to, and experiences of, mental health services
- Bisexuality and therapy
- Representations of bisexuality and mental health issues in media, culture and literature
- Intersections with other aspects of experience such as physical disability, age, race/ethnicity, nationality, gender (both trans- and cis-gender) and social class.
We welcome papers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines: social sciences, health sciences, humanities, therapeutic practitioners, activists etc. During the day there will be opportunities to: - Find out about issues affecting bisexual people
- Hear from experts about cutting-edge research on bisexuality
- Discuss ways in which organisations can better work with, and for, bisexual people, drawing on good practice
- Take part in workshops on specific issues
If you would like to present your research at BiReCon, please provide a 250 word abstract and a brief biography, by 31st March 2012 to birecon2012@biuk.org If you are interested in facilitating a workshop at BiReCon, which can include data gathering for current projects or research, then please email birecon2012@biuk.org with a brief description of your workshop by 31st March 2012 For attendees, please watch www.biuk.org and www.bicon2012.org.uk for registration details.
BiUK and BiReCon are community organisations so unfortunately there are no funds for presenters or travel expenses. However, BiReCon provides an excellent opportunity to network with others working in the field, to share good practice, and there will be spaces available to conduct research which fits within the ethos of the event.
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| BiReCon 2012 - free to BiCon attenders! |
[Jan. 12th, 2012|09:21 pm] |
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Call for Papers BiReCon 2012: Bisexuality and mental health Please circulate
Research suggests that bisexual people are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidality than lesbian, gay or heterosexual people. Biphobia and bisexual invisibility can mean that if bi people seek help from health professionals and therapists they are not always well supported. However it is also clear that many bisexual people experience benefits to their mental wellbeing from being bi, such as a sense of independence, self-awareness and authenticity and an ability to develop identities and relationships without restrictions. In this conference we aim to explore both mental health problems and mental wellbeing for bisexual people.
BiReCon is a conference for anyone with an interest in contributing to, or finding out about, current work on bisexuality. The conference aims to bring together academics, professionals, activists, and the bisexual community. It is organised by BiUK (www.biuk.org) and is held every two years – see the BiUK website for information about past BiReCons. This year it will take place on Thursday 9th August 2012 at Bradford University. We invite papers and workshop sessions on these and other related themes: - Bisexuality and mental health problems
- Bisexuality and mental wellbeing, resilience and adaptability
- Bisexual people's access to, and experiences of, mental health services
- Bisexuality and therapy
- Representations of bisexuality and mental health issues in media, culture and literature
- Intersections with other aspects of experience such as physical disability, age, race/ethnicity, nationality, gender (both trans- and cis-gender) and social class.
We welcome papers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines: social sciences, health sciences, humanities, therapeutic practitioners, activists etc. During the day there will be opportunities to: - Find out about issues affecting bisexual people
- Hear from experts about cutting-edge research on bisexuality
- Discuss ways in which organisations can better work with, and for, bisexual people, drawing on good practice
- Take part in workshops on specific issues
If you would like to present your research at BiReCon, please provide a 250 word abstract and a brief biography, by 29thFebruary 2012 to birecon2012@biuk.org If you are interested in facilitating a workshop at BiReCon, which can include data gathering for current projects or research, then please email birecon2012@biuk.org with a brief description of your workshop by 29th February 2012 For attendees, please watch www.biuk.org and www.bicon2012.org.uk for registration details.
BiUK and BiReCon are community organisations so unfortunately there are no funds for presenters or travel expenses. However, BiReCon provides an excellent opportunity to network with others working in the field, to share good practice, and there will be spaces available to conduct research which fits within the ethos of the event. |
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| Date of BiCon 2013? |
[Nov. 7th, 2011|09:29 pm] |
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I know this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone know when BiCon 2013 will be yet? The partner I live with & I are planning a commitment ceremony for August 2013, and it would be convenient to have it either the weekend before or the weekend after BiCon, since all of our friends who'd be visiting from outside the UK would also want to go to BiCon if they have enough holiday time to stretch that far. |
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| First draft of a reworded Section B to the BiCon Guidelines |
[Sep. 15th, 2011|09:31 pm] |
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I'm willing to be told I'm wrong/speaking out of turn/failing etc, [being white British, female, cis-gendered and able bodied] but I have had a go at redrafting Section B of the BiCon Guidelines to deal with equalities issues more generally (particularly to include race properly) than it currently does.
I'm very much seeing this as a first draft that we've (err, the BiCon community) has nearly a year to refine into something suitable for the DMP next year. I have read much of the discussion to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) asrana's recent post about the problems with the current guidelines, but have no doubt missed things. I think discussion about text is usually easier when there is something in existence to work from, even when it needs lots of amendment.
I will respond to comments, but work office hours and some of these issues are complicated and need thinking about, so replies may well be quite slow.
( Read more... ) |
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| on race awareness training |
[Sep. 12th, 2011|09:22 pm] |
Hey Bicon community,
For those who weren't there, this year, Bicon's decision-making-plenary approved funds to cover the travel/accommodation expenses for providing some race awareness training at a future Bi Activists' weekend.
I thought people would be interested in the following account of what happened when a feminist organisation in the US received some race awareness training.
White Privilege Diary Series #1 - White Feminist Privilege in Organizations
Just to be clear, I don't claim any special insight into anti-racist work by posting this. I'm guilty of lots of problematic things, and I can easily see myself as one of the people in this account.
~ Cas |
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