Conferences

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Switchboards Association.

The meeting included workshop sessions on women’s health issues, mental health issues, men’s health issues, and rape, violence and incest.

Topics discussed in minutes include: training, funding, information systems, standards, and conference planning.

Papers from the Scottish Switchboards Association (SSA), including meeting minutes, working group records, associations constitution (including drafts), conference reports and planning records, correspondence, and information resources.

GD61/5/3/7 - contains the original colour-coded file dividers and index to the colour coding.

Topics discussed include: attendance at a Friend Conference and the Brook Advisory Centre conference; a meeting with a marriage counsellor regarding befriending spaces; an update on the Development Working Party; membership updates; hostility towards the Young People's Group; training; calls; and an update on the future of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group Edinburgh branch and the premises.

Topics discussed include: finances; redecoration of the Befriending room; amendment to the constitution of the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group; training; membership updates; and requests for speakers from the GaySoc Conference [GaySoc refers to a University's Gay Student Society], Nightline training, and the Samaritans.

Topics discussed include: the arrangement of a Christmas Hypermarket by the Edinburgh Council of Social Services; a workshop held by the Scottish Association of Counselling (SAC); proposal of a workshop or debate on young people and homosexuality at the SW Edinburgh Youth Festival; the management of the centre; membership update; and upcoming Switchboard Conference.

Topics discussed include: finances and the Befriending Team's grant allocation; election of office bearers; upcoming conferences; the Afternoon Show (BBC); the Switchboard Conference; new training procedure; and a membership update.

Topics discussed include: calls received by the BBC as a result of the Afternoon Programme; upcoming Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) meeting; training; Switchboard Conference; and financial independence.