Gaymenswellbeing | from the Gay Men's Team of Positive East

from the Gay Men's Team of Positive East

Positive East provides a wide range of social and support groups for a variety of different communities. For all of our groups, we suggest that you come along for an introductory informal chat before attending your first group.

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> Himat
> Friday Group
> Kaleidoscope
> Living Well
> Positive Life
> Workshops on Thursdays

Course Details

If you'd like information regarding the course, call Positive East Stepney Centre on 020 7791 2855 and we'll send you details, or send us an email and we will forward you the course details.

When sessions are being held, WoT meets on Thursdays from 6.30pm - 9.00pm and it gives the opportunity of displaying your work as part of a final showcase/exhibition at the end of the session.

Location of the workshops is at Positive East Stepney Centre, 159 Mile End Road, London E1 4AQ.

All workshops are FREE. Some workshops, though, there is a voluntary donation of £10 to help cover the extra costs for materials, etc, so please check the info on each workshop for more details.

To complete the application form, simply:

download (PDF) and return the application form by clicking here;
complete the form online at the Workshops on Thursday website
phone us on telephone 0207 791 2855.

If you would like to find out more, or simply curious and want to have a chat as to what services Positive East can offer, send us an email and we will forward the details.

Additionally, you can also visit the WoT blog site at www.letsmakeartnow.blogspot.com and on MySpace www.myspace.com/wedoitonthursday.
You might also like to visit the WoT Archives to view find out about previous years' workshops.

e- Newsletter

If you would like to receive a newsletter about services and activities provided by Positive East and the Gay Men's team, please send your email address to GMST Newsletter, or telephone Positive East on 020 7791 2855 with your details.

Click here for our latest e-Newsletter.

Putting the spring into inspiring

The Spring/Summer Workshops on Thursdays started on Thursday 10th April, at Positive East Stepney Centre.
This session we're running three courses:

Making Movies, with Dylan Stone
(Art/Film/Dreaming)

Anyone can do it. Making art and films out of your stories. All you need is a simple digital (or DV) camera.

Mucho Men, Minimal Minutes with Alberto Lado Rey
(Spanish for Sea Sun and Sex)

A beginners course in Spanish for those who want to get by on holiday, or just talk to the guy in the pub. Lots of vocabulary, some grammar but no experience (in Spanish) needed.

Magical, Mystery Muse with Andra Simons
(Creative Writing Workshop)

Through practical creative writing exercises, we'll explore the places, people and passions that inspire us. Poets and prose-writers welcome.

Places have been allocated for this session of Workshops, but we will be running another series in the autumn and in the new year. To download the Spring 2008 flyer (pdf format), click here.

What is Workshops on Thursdays?

Workshops on Thursdays (WoT) an arts-based programme undertaken by Positive East Gay Men's team, has been running for over eight years. Providing a fresh and inspiring programme, the Workshops are open to all gay and bisexual men regardless of HIV status.

With no previous art experience needed, the Workshops provide opportunities for creative and artistic expressions that celebrates difference and fosters community and offers a unique opportunity to get involved and explore your own artistic expression.

If you wish to be updated regarding the forthcoming programmes, email us at wot@positiveeast.org.uk or download the flyer (pdf) by clicking here.

You might also like to visit the WoT Archives to view find out about previous years' workshops.

All workshops are FREE there is a voluntary donation of £10 to help cover the costs of materials.

Interested?
What to know more? Of course you do!

It couldn't be easier to register for a place
(places are on a first-come-first-served basis).

Either:

download (PDF) and return the application form by clicking here;
complete the form online at the Workshops on Thursday website;
get the form from any Positive East site or telephone us on 0207 791 2855.

At the end of each Workshop session a showcase is held which exhibits the work done.
The summer 2007 exhibition - Look at Me! Look at Me! - provided a showcase for the Self Portrait workshop, along with performances on the opening night from the monologue course, with over 50 people attending on the first night.

You might also like to visit the WoT Archives to view find out about previous years' workshops.

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