Events

Line-Up

By Louis FourieMon, 2009/11/09 - 11:19

2010

First Term 8 Feb to 19 Mar
Orientation Week 2010 1 - 3 February
First meeting of classes 5 February
Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill Protest 12 February
Opening Function
 19 February
Mr & Miss Cape Town Pride Pageant 20 February
Cape Town Pride 26 Feb - 7 Mar
Pride Full Moon Hike 28 February
Pride March 6 March
IGLYO LGBTI activists exhibition TBA
Second Term 29 Mar to 4 Jun
Kaleidoscope Legkotla April
Pink Loerie Mardi Gras 24 April - 2 May
Study Week 13 - 17 May
Mid-Year Function 14 May
International Day Against Homophobia 17 May
Exams start 18 May
Grahamstown Festival 1 - 7 July
Third Term 26 Jul to 3 Sept
GAT Party TBA
Ice Queens (Ice Skating) TBA
Same Sex Drive TBA
Fourth Term 13 Sept to 17 Dec
Rainbow Social 24 September
Out In Africa Film Festival 21 - 31 October
Year-End (Halloween) Function 22 October
Summer Holiday  
MCQP TBA

 

Faces of IGLYO

By Louis FourieWed, 2010/03/03 - 01:22

RainbowUCT cordially invites you to the Faces of IGLYO exhibition and Opening Seminar.

Faces of IGLYO has been exhibited at a the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Denmark, at a high school in Norway, a LGBTQ cultural week in Ukraine, at ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Malta as well as in Scotland. After being hosted by RainbowUCT, the exhibition will be featured in the IHLIA (International Gay and Lesbian Archives) in the Netherlands in April and all over Eastern Europe during Pride season.

At the Opening Seminar there will be a short presentation by Ian Ollis, MP and one of the only openly gay politicians in Africa, on “Gay Rights in Africa?!”. Refreshments will be served.

The exhibition will be showing from the 10th until the 22nd March.

RSVP for the Facebook event.

Pride Full Moon Hike

By Louis FourieTue, 2010/02/23 - 17:14

This is an evening event which forms part of the Cape Town Pride festival and is organised by RainbowUCT.

Enjoy spectacular views of the entire city and burn some calories at the same time – great for those glutes!

Bring a bottle of water, something warm to wear and refreshments to enjoy at the top. If you have a torch, bring it along (in case of cloud cover).

We meet at 19:00 at the parking lot on Signal Hill road. We'll start the hike at 19:15 to allow latecomers a 15min grace period.

For more info: contact Louis (084 299 3662) or Catherine (073 226 8735).

RainbowUCT does Cape Town Pride

By Louis FourieMon, 2010/02/22 - 22:57

The 2010 Cape Town Pride Festival is scheduled to commence on 26 February and run until 7 March 2010. RainbowUCT encourages you to get involved in the exciting events Pride 2010 has to offer – especially the Full Moon Hike, which RainbowUCT is leading, and the Pride Parade. We hope to have a float of some sort as part of the parade – but we'll send you details about that soon.
 
The annual Cape Town Pride Festival is a celebration of our wonderful diversity, and also creates awareness around issues impacting on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities locally and throughout Africa.

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Coming out: The good, the bad and the ugly

By Louis FourieThu, 2010/02/18 - 18:07

Hey Rainbow'ians

This Monday, 22 February at 16h45 'til around 18h00, we'll be having our first discussion group. The topic is "Coming out: The good, the bad and the ugly!"

Be sure to join us in ARTS 118 for good conversation, snacks and eye contact with some hot guys and girls.The rainbow team will be waiting outside the ARTS block on upper, to welcome you and direct you to the venue.

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RainbowUCT Opening Function

By Louis FourieSun, 2010/02/14 - 14:30

Hey Rainbow'ians

Friday 19 February is the official kick-off to the best year RainbowUCT has ever seen!

The Opening Function starts at 19h00 at the UCT Club, located inside the Sports Centre on Upper Campus. You’ll get a chance to meet the amazing, energetic, and crazy 2010 committee, meet your fellow members, find out more about RainbowUCT, and get up-to-date on all of the exciting events and activities we have planned for this year.

Having trouble trying to figure out what to wear? We’re here to help!

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Protest the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill!

By Louis FourieWed, 2010/02/10 - 16:08

RainbowUCT forms part of the “Coalition to End Discrimination” (CoED). Please join us this Friday, 12 February at 12:00 (RSVP on the Facebook event) as we speak out against the atrocious Ugandan "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" and against our government’s failure to take a firm stand against homophobia in Uganda.
 
If this bill passes in the Ugandan parliament, LGBTI people and their family and friends will live in fear of imprisonment and in fear of the death penalty. Some of the inhumane provisions of the Bill are that if a mother fails to report her son, or a teacher fails to report his student, that teacher or mother faces a prison sentence of up to 7 years. Under the bill, an HIV-positive person who has sexual relations with a person of the same sex would face the death penalty.

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International Human Rights Day Protest

By Louis FourieThu, 2009/12/10 - 13:00

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CAPE TOWN – Along with other student, special interest, and human rights organisations, RainbowUCT is leading the formation of a new coalition against hate crimes of all kinds, and recently protested a recent Swiss legislation that discriminates against Swiss Muslims.

The protest was held on 10 December 2009 at the Consulate General of Switzerland on Long Street, and coincided with the observation of International Human Rights Day.

As part of the protest, we hand delivered a letter to the Office of the Ambassador which strongly condemned a recent Swiss legislation that prohibits any new construction of minarets atop Islamic mosques in Switzerland.

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Trailer Trash Bash!

By Louis FourieFri, 2009/10/16 - 20:15

It's official, the theme for the Rainbow UCT Year-End Function is: Trailer Trash Bash!

The party will be happening at the Tennis Club on Friday the 23rd October from 8pm - 1am.

We'll send out more reminders closer to the time, but remember - the more plastic hair and blue eyeshadow you have on, and the longer your nails, the better you look. For the more butch among us, start growing that mullet out and collect stains on your wife-beater vests...

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Out In Africa Film Festival

By Kyle CarsonSun, 2009/08/30 - 21:52

The 16th OUT IN AFRICA South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival takes place in Johannesburg from 3-13 September and in Cape Town from 10-20 September 2009 and features 17 international feature films and 9 South African productions, five of which are world premieres.

The festival has a wide range of films to appeal to all with subjects that run the gamut of human experience. Themes range and include, amongst others: high school hilarities, forbidden love, coming out, the desire for children and ageing gigolos. Moviegoers can look forward to comedies, tragedies, dramas and thought provoking documentaries. Every genre of filmmaking is covered including homage to celebrated gay icons. Award winning international directors and actors will attend as guests of the festival.

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