Hello,
Thanks so much to all the people who helped make the January event such a bold and warm experience. This is a really exciting time for this group. I feel like we’ve come out of incubation and new we’re charging ahead more decisively.
This newsletter is a “save the date” email - as well as a pretty shameless call out for speakers. The next newsletter will have actual booking links - we’re still getting everything sorted!
Here’s what we’ve got planned so far:
On the Sunday 17 March 1-4pm, we’re organising a meet-up for existing co-parenting families and your kids as part of the LGBTQ+ Community Centre’s family day in Blackfriars, London. It’ll be free. Event link pending - keep an eye on our Instagram or Linktree but also you can just turn up. It’ll be a great opportunity for people in queer co-parenting families to make friends.
On Sunday 24th March 2-8pm, we’re teaming up A Whole Orange at their Queer Farm Club event to run a special queer platonic co-parenting event at Spitalfields Farm. It’ll involve farm animals, an explainer and mixer event from 3pm and a meal from 5pm and will be aimed at LGBTQIA+ people who want to explore what platonic coparenting is and meet potential co-parents. Suggested donation - £10/ pay what you can. Event link pending - keep an eye on our Instagram or Linktree. We’re looking for speakers for this event - everyone from academics to people with personal experience of queer family building. Email queerplatoniccoparenting@gmail.com if you might be up for it. You’ll get a free meal and meet some cool people.
I’m in the process of planning an event on Sunday 21st April 3-5pm at the Peckham Pelican. If you’re a south Londoner looking to meet potential co-parents, or just learn about what queer platonic coparenting is, please come along. I’ll do another newsletter closer to the time with the event link. I’m also looking for people who might be up for helping out or even speaking at the event - if you’re in south London and/ or have some experience of or interest in coparenting, please email queerplatoniccoparenting@gmail.com.
On Sunday 26th May, there will be an event for people of colour interested in queer platonic co-parenting at the LGBTQ+ Community Centre in Blackfriars London. Event link and further details coming soon. If you have suggestions for getting the word out, email us queerplatoniccoparenting@gmail.com.
For all the above and more, keep updated via Instagram or Linktree, especially this linked google doc on future events.
And as ever, if you want to get involved in organising these events, email (you guessed it) queerplatoniccoparenting@gmail.com.
Have a good rest of the month,
Leo