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| Volunteer for Mardi Gras! The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above! |
| Volunteer for Mardi Gras! The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above! |
| Volunteer for Mardi Gras! |
| The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above! |
| Volunteer for Mardi Gras! The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above! |
| Volunteer for Mardi Gras! |
| The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above! |
Volunteer for Mardi Gras!
The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events. Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am This is one of our major fundraising nights for the season. We need volunteers to help us collect donations late on the Saturday night from various Oxford Street venue. Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. For further information or to RSVP click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Fair Day – Sunday the 20th of February from 10am-6:30pm Come join the GLRL at this year’s Fair Day. For Fair Day we require the assistance of volunteers to help with the following tasks: • Collect donations and manage the running of the Sea of Hearts • Help at the GLRL stall answering questions and looking after membership enquiries. • Help set up and pack down the GLRL stall and Sea of Hearts We will need people for the following shifts: 10am to 12:30pm, 12pm to 2:30pm, 2pm to 4:30pm and 4pm to 6:30pm. The last shift will be required to help with pack down. Politicans "Say Something" – Thursday the 24th of February from 6.30pm-8.30pm Taking place in the first week of the Mardi Gras season and just a month before the NSW State election, this important event could not be timed more perfectly. Presented by New Mardi Gras, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association, Politicians Say Something provides an opportunity to engage with key political leaders and discuss key issues that affect our community. The evening will be MC'd by Ricardo Goncalves (SBS News). Canapés and drinks included in the ticket price. Question Time starts at 7pm. Tickets prices are $25 to members of the GLRL, SGLBA or New Mardi Gras. $35 for general admission. Click here to book tickets. Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm As in previous years we require the help of volunteers to help collect tickets, run the cloak room, and carry out various other tasks. This is normally a major fundraiser for the GLRL where we collect a significant portion of our annual income. Volunteers receive a free entry to the party once they have completed their shift We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day. ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm At ToyBox the GLRL manages the cloakroom with all the proceeds collected given to the GLRL. Volunteers receive a free ticket to the rest of the party upon completion of their shift. We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras . TO VOLUNTEER To express your interest in volunteering for the GLRL this Mardi Gras season, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (02) 9571 5501, with your name, contact number and email address, events you are interested in and t-shirt size. To become a member of the GLRL, please click here . On behalf of the GLRL we say Happy Mardi Gras and hope to see you at the many events listed above!
The GLRL will participate in the 2011 Mardi Gras events outlined below. We invite you to attend or volunteer at these events.
Launch Night – Saturday the 12th of February from 10:30pm-1:30am
Placing Discrimination part of Mardi Gras Queer Thinking – Saturday the 19th of February from 10:30am-12pm
Senthorun Raj, Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, will facilitate a consultation workshop examining the specific places people experience harassment, vilification and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Harbour Party – Sunday the 27th of February from 2:30pm-11:30pm
We will need people for the following shifts: 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, and 8:30pm-11:30pm.
Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day.
ToyBox – Sunday the 6th of February from 11:30am-8:30pm
We will need people for the following shifts: 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm.
Please note, places are limited and preference will be given to those who also volunteer for Launch Night and/or Fair Day
To find out more about the parties, visit New Mardi Gras .
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