Every year around Bi Visibility Day on 23rd September we work together to celebrate bi+ identities at an event with a wide range of workshops and fun activities. You don’t have to be bi+ to attend BiTastic, but we do want to create a “bi+ bubble” each year where we can share with others like us in a in a safe space.
Join us online from Thursday 23rd September – Sunday 26th September for fun and games, talks, workshops, and activities!
Feel free to attend as much or as little as you like during the weekend.
Full schedule including Zoom links will be send out to attendees from Wednesday 1st September.
The Equality Network is a leading national charity working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights in Scotland.
The 2nd Annual General Meeting of Scottish Bi+ Network will be held on Zoom at 8pm on Monday 9th August 2021.
Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Apologies 3. Chair’s Report 4. Treasurer’s Report 5. Election of Office Bearers 6. Proposals – Becoming a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) – Removing or reducing the role of Treasurer 7. AOB 8. Proposed Date of Next AGM 9. Close
If you wish to raise any items for the agenda, please email lorna@scottishbinet.org by 5pm on Saturday 7th August 2021.
For those who cannot attend the AGM, nominations for the positions of Chair and Secretary are to be received by 5pm on Saturday 7th August 2021.
For members who are attending the AGM, nominations for the positions of Chair and Secretary will be taken at the appropriate time during the AGM.
All members are welcome to attend the AGM.
Full details, including the link to the Zoom meeting, will be emailed to members.
If you have volunteered on behalf of the organisation since August 11th 2019, and have not yet received an invitation for membership, please email lorna@scottishbinet.org
Access Information: There will be auto-generated live captions and live transcript available.
Additional Information: See the following documents for more details on the roles of Chair and Secretary. To view our constitution, visit our Policies & Guidelines page.
We will have live captions, and a live transcript, provided by Zoom
For any additional accessibility queries, email info@scottishbinet.org, or send us a message through our social media channels.
We have a limited budget to help those who require financial assistance to attend, please email info@scottishbinet.org or send us a message through our social media channels for more details.
June is Pride Month – and that deserves a celebration!
Join us on Sunday 20th June from 11am to 5pm (GMT+1), for a day of pride themed online fun, activities, talks and workshops, and plenty of chances for everyone to socialise!
For more information, including any accessibility queries, email info@scottishbinet.org, or send us a message through our social media channels.
We have a limited budget to help those who require financial assistance to attend, please email info@scottishbinet.org or send us a message through our social media channels for more details.
Access Information
We will have live captions, and a live transcript, provided by zoom available for all of our zoom sessions.
All of our YouTube videos have captions available.
Our last Bi+ Gathering was so much fun that we’ve decided to hold another one!
Join us on Saturday 17th April from 11am to 5pm (GMT+1), for a day of online fun, activities, talks and workshops, and plenty of chances for everyone to socialise!
Provisional Schedule:
Time
Zoom
Discord
YouTube
11am – 11.20am
Welcome Chat
11.20am – 12.20pm
Learn to Juggle!
Speed Friending
12.20pm – 1pm
Lunch Break
Lunch Chat
1pm – 2pm
Neurodiverse Space
Speed Friending
2.20pm – 3.20pm
Crafty Social
Bingo!
3.40pm – 4.40pm
Mystery Session
Bingo!
4.40pm – 5pm
Thanks & Close
Sessions will be added as they are confirmed, along with information about videos!
Our Bi+ Gathering events keep getting bigger, and that means we need your help! If you can spare an hour or two, we are looking for discord moderators, zoom support people, workshop facilitators, performers, and people to deliver talks or information sessions. All volunteer expenses will be reimbursed.
For more information, including any accessibility queries, email info@scottishbinet.org, or send us a message through our social media channels.
We have a limited budget to help those who require financial assistance to attend, please email info@scottishbinet.org or send us a message through our social media channels for more details.
Access Information
We will have live captions, and a live transcript, provided by otter.ai available for all of our zoom sessions.
All of our YouTube videos have captions available.
Special Thanks:
Soul Scrub – Chris (they/them)
I like to juggle and sing. I also write poetry, play guitar and hanpan, and I produce music using Ableton. My favourite thing to do is collaborate with other creative people. SoulScrub is that.
Join us on Thursday, 4th March at 7pm for An Evening of Queerativity!
An Evening of Queerativity will consist of affirming meditation, light movement work, then a guided reflection surrounding queer identities. The session will act as a confidence booster for anyone wishing to create and share their LGBTQ+ themed artwork.
Our last Bi+ Gathering was so much fun that we’ve decided to hold another one!
Join us on Saturday 9th of January from 11am to 5pm, for a day of online fun, activities, talks and workshops, and plenty of chances for everyone to socialise!
Final Schedule:
Time
Zoom
Discord
11am – 11.15am
Welcome Chat
11.15am – 12.15pm
Unstick Your Creativity
Speed Friending
12.30pm – 1.30pm
Beyond Binaries*
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Beyond Binaries*
Lunch Chat
2.45pm – 3.45pm
Neurodiverse Space
4pm – 5pm
Battle of the Bis
5pm
Thanks & Close
*Please note that Beyond Binaries is a single 2 hour long session
For more information, including any accessibility queries, email info@scottishbinet.org, or send us a message through our social media channels.
Access Information
We will have live captions, and a live transcript, provided by otter.ai available for all of our zoom sessions.
All of our YouTube videos have captions available.
Special Thanks:
Robyn Ochs
Robyn Ochs is an educator, speaker, grassroots activist, and editor of Bi Women Quarterlyand two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men. An advocate for the rights of people of ALL orientations and genders to live safely, openly and with full access and opportunity, Robyn’s work focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of complex identities and mobilizing people to be powerful allies to one another within and across identities and social movements. Robyn was recently named by Teen Vogue as one of “9 Bisexual Women Who are Making History.”
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Scottish Bi+ Network will be held on Zoom at 8pm on Monday 19th October 2020 to elect a new Treasurer.
Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Election 3. AOB 4. Date of Next AGM 5. Close
If you wish to raise any items for the agenda, please email chair@scottishbinet.org by 5pm on Sunday 18th October 2020.
For those who cannot attend the EGM, nominations for the position of Treasurer are to be received by 5pm on Sunday 18th October 2020.
For members who are attending the EGM, nominations for the position of Treasurer, will be taken at the appropriate time during the EGM.
All members are welcome to attend the EGM.
Full details, including the link to the Zoom meeting, will be emailed to members.
If you have volunteered on behalf of the organisation since August 11th 2019, and have not yet received an invitation for membership, please email chair@scottishbinet.org
Additional Information:
See the following documents for more details on the role of Treasurer.