USI Pink Training 2024
University of Galway
29 November to 1 December 2024
USI Pink Training is Europe’s largest LGBT Training and networking event for third level students, first run by USI in 1992.
We’re looking forward to a great weekend with some incredibly valuable training and learning for our fabulous delegates.
Delegation leaders may now register the names of their delegates for Pink Training
If you’re a possible delegate: go and read the Code of Conduct and also What to Bring.
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Timetable
| Day | Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | From 7am | Please go out and use your vote in the General Election | Your assigned Polling station |
| Friday | 4pm | Arrival & Registration | Foyer Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Friday | 5.30pm | Plenary: USI/AMLÉ Welcome & Safety Alphabet Soup by Gillian | O'Flaherty Lecture Theatre Concourse |
| Friday | 7pm | Consent Session and Information with ActiveConsent* | O'Flaherty Lecture Theatre Concourse |
| Friday | 8pm | Check In at Hostels | Kinlay House Eyre Square, Galway City Centre |
| Friday | 9pm | Drag Show and Music in Electric Galway. | Electric Galway City |
| Day | Time | What | Where |
| Saturday | 10am | Safety Talk for Delegates arriving on Saturday from USI/AMLÉ | The Cube Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 10am | +101 Gillian McInerney |
HBB G019 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 10am | Running and LGBTQ+ Society Niamh Kennedy |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 11am | Queer Ballroom Tino Wekare from Haus of Schiaparelli |
HBB B001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 11am | Queer Health in Ireland Gillian McInerney |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 12pm | Angels at the Table: Artistic Practices for Community Building Dr. El Reid Buckley |
The View Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 12pm | Transition Toolkit: Practical Tips for your Transition Lavender Jane Gartlan |
HBB B001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 12pm | OMG Gays Play Sports!!!!! LGBTQ+ sports inclusion: how to make sports truly inclusive Gearóid Folan |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 1pm | LUNCH Recording for Trans Healthcare Liberation | SULT Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 2pm | Decolonising Queer Identities : Strengthening the movement to counter the anti-rights rhetoric Eppy Mutetwa |
HBB G019 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 2pm | Questioning Your Gender Kyran Keogh |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 2pm | Being a Queer Activist Jenny Maguire |
The View Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 3pm | How Not To Have Sex: Spectrums of Love and Attraction AJ Shipley |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 3pm | Kink 101 Aoife Murray |
HBB B001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 3pm | How to Thrive with HIV Dr. Robbie Lawlor |
The View Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 4pm | Disability & Identity Oisín Putt |
HBB B001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 4pm | Pride Without Profit: Organising Trans Prides for True Liberation Ollie Bell, Trans & Intersex Pride Ireland |
The View Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 4pm | Film Club to Festival: Exhibiting Trans Film James Hudson, Small Trans Library |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 5pm | Queer Activism in Ireland Robbie Lawlor |
HBB G019 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 5pm | Sex on the Peach Aoife Murray |
HBB B001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 5pm | Neurodiversity and Queerness Gillian McInerney |
HBB G001 Human Biology Building |
| Saturday | 6pm | Dinner | SULT Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 8pm | Social | SULT Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Saturday | 8.30pm | Drag, Caberet, Music, Burlesque, from The Dirty Circus | SULT Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Day | Time | What | Where |
| Sunday | 11am | Chill out Space with Gillian, there will be colouring, quietness, and no expectations | Students' Union Boardroom Áras na Mac Léinn |
| Sunday | 12pm | Community Spaces | Bisexual Space: The View |
| Sunday | 12pm | What is a community space? A community space is a brave space where you reflect on your journey at Pink Training. Discuss, ask questions and engage with your community. Formerly known as 'Coming Out Spaces', refering to coming out into the world after Pink Training with your learnings, memories and friendships with our lovely facilitors. You are free to roam within different spaces- you not tied to the one space! | |
| Sunday | 12pm | Transfemme Space: HBB B001 | Transfemme Space: HBB B001 |
| Sunday | 12pm | Transmasc Space: HBB G019 | Transmasc Space: HBB G019 |
| Sunday | 12pm | Lesbian Space | The Space |
| Sunday | 12pm | Gay Space | Meeting Room 1 and 2 |
| Sunday | 12pm | Non-Binary Space | Large Acoustic Room |
| Sunday | 12pm | Bisexual Space | The View |
| Sunday | 12pm | Asexual Space: HBB G001 | Asexual Space: HBB G001 |
| Sunday | 1pm | Lunch Collection | SULT Áras na Mac Léinn |