Lavender Teatime (in-person) - Bring Your Own Craft Night

Feel free to bring an art or crafting project you've been working on or want to start! You're also welcome to just come by and hang out with us!

Lavender Teatime is a twice monthly community group hosted through Calgary Outlink that serves as a supportive social space for those whose identities are informed and understood in relation to experiences of queer womanhood, including trans, non binary, and cis folks as they feel comfortable in this space. It will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month.

We understand and recognize that there can be a lot of nuance to how each of us identifies and that we do not all use the same language even when we might share similar experiences. We recognize also that our unique identities can shape the ways we experience and are experienced by the world and that our experiences might not align even when we share identities. We celebrate these differences and strive to create space where all our beautiful diversity can shine! There are endless ways to identify and even more ways of being in community. If you feel that you align with this group, you are welcome here!

This meetup is intended as a space for casual connection. This is not a structured therapy group nor is it a dating space. If you are looking for further support, Outlink staff are available to meet with you one-on-one or in small groups by phone, text based messaging, or video call upon request. They can also help connect you to other counselling and support services.

Please note that this meeting is moderated by Outlink staff/volunteers who reserve the right to remove anyone from the group who is in violation of our Safer Space Ground Rules.

If you'd like to take any pictures of the room or the group, please ask facilitators and participants first.

This group meeting will be held in-person at the CommunityWise Resource Centre at The Place (#103 with the Pride flag painted on the door), located on the main floor (please see below for public health safety precautions). When you arrive, dial 320 on the intercom at the front door to let us know you're here. The CommunityWise building is located at 223 12 Ave SW. There is street parking outside the building. Nearby LRT stations include Victoria Park, 1st Street, and 3rd Street Stations.

We'll be letting folks in until 7:00, so please arrive before then!

Public Health Safety Precautions:
Public health and the safety of our communities is very important to us! The following safety practices are put in place for our in-person programming:

• Wearing a mask is strongly encouraged.
• If you have any cold, flu, or Covid symptoms (ex. fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose), we ask that you please do not attend.
• There is a Shigella outbreak in the Beltline area. Please wash your hands before eating and after using the washroom to prevent the spread. Hand sanitizer is available as well.