Beginning Saturday 16th January and running every Saturday till 2nd April, our Winter Wellbeing Evening Cafe will give you an opportunity to get some advice, company and hot food at the coldest time of year. The cafe takes place at ELHFA, 41-47 Cromwell Mount, Leeds LS9 7ST. Everyone welcome and pay what you feel. Saturday evenings 6pm to 8pm.
Christians from across the world have spoken out about how they have embraced lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality within their faith, in a new book published by Stonewall. The book features the personal experiences of 20 Christians from countries across the world. Some of those featured in the guide are risking their personal safety by speaking out. Not only have of the stories had to be anonymised, their
Why the 16 Days of Action? The 16 Days of Action run from 25 November to 10 December, overlapping the following events to highlight the connection between human rights and domestic violence: International Human Rights Defenders Day (29 November) World Aids Day (1 December) The anniversary of the Montreal École Polytechnique Massacre (6 December). Did You Know? 25% of women are affected by domestic violence during their adult lifetimes 16% of men are
Bullying does not just happen in school, nor is it always children who are the bullies or the victims of bullying. Bullying can and does happen everywhere. Anti-Bullying week is about raising awareness of what bullying is and works to help people stand up to the bully in their community, be that home, work or play. Every year the Anti-Bullying Alliance co-ordinates Anti Bullying week and at Touchstone, we have
Touchstone's Annual Celebration will be held on Thursday 3rd December at Leeds Bangladeshi Centre, Roundhay Road, LS8 5AN. The Celebration is an opportunity to review our progress over the last year and to find out about our future plans. The theme of this year's meeting will be "Peer Leadership and Lived Experience".
When: Tuesday, 17th November 2015 Where: Tiger 11 Hillside, Beeston Road, LS11 8ND Time: 12 – 2pm. Lunch will be provided. RSVP: office@touchstonesupport.org.uk While growing up in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s and 30s, Iby Knill was not aware that she and her fully-assimilated family were Jews, and did not even know what it meant to be Jewish. But its significance became all too apparent when Nazi racial laws were imposed, leading
To celebrate the International Day of Older Persons, Sikh Elders Service came together with Cathy (a massage therapist working on the Positive Care Programme) and East St. Arts to provide some of their most frail and elderly service users with a few hours of relaxation and creative enjoyment. The celebration took the place of the Cha Da Cup tea and chat social group on a Thursday morning, where service users
National Inclusion Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion in the workplace and the business benefits of having an inclusive workforce. The National launch event for the week will be at the Civic Hall in Leeds on Monday 21st September. You can book your place online.
Continuing our series of Leadership Masterclasses, which has already included sessions led by Touchstone staff and by guests from other organisations, Touchstone trustee Dr Satwant K Rait will be talking at the Hamara Centre, Beeston on Tuesday 15th September. Satwant will talk about "A History of Migration:-Overcoming Barriers". Come and hear about her experiences, successes, and challenges. When: Tuesday 15th September 2015 Where: Hamara HLC, Tempest Road, LS11 6RD Time: 12 – 2pm.
Leeds BME Dementia Workers Forum invites you to Making Chapeltown a Dementia Friendly Community 9:30 to 11:30 on Wednesday 22nd July at the Reginald Centre, 263 Chapeltown Road. To book your place, or for further information, please contact: Ripaljeet Kaur on 0113 219 2727 or email office@tuchstonesupport.org.uk.