Rainbow Network Calendar 2022

Welcome to the Rainbow Network's 2022 calendar. This includes details of national and international dates of significance to the network and our members, as well as information about the events we hold and support at the University and other local LGBTQ+ events.

Our monthly on-campus socials take place on the first Thursday of every month unless the calendar below indicates differently.

Rainbow Network Calendar 2022

January

Social

Committee meeting

Holocaust Memorial Day

13 Jan

18 Jan

27 Jan

12pm

12pm

-

Teams (email us to register)

Zoom (email us to register)

-

February

LGBTQ+ History Month

Social

Rainbow Network Me in 3

LGBTQ+ allies workshop (open session)

Committee meeting

LGBTQ+ allies workshop (for existing allies and EDI Leads)

-

3 Feb

10 Feb

16 Feb

17 Feb

28 Feb

-

4pm

12pm

12pm

12pm

12pm

-

Teams (email us to register)

Zoom (register here)

Zoom (register here)

Zoom (email us to register)

Zoom

March

Social

Rainbow Network Lunchbreak for Commonwealth Day (with guest Michael Gunning)

Fit Focus Forum: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Sport

Room at the top - the importance of inclusive leadership

Committee meeting

International Trans Day of Visibility

3 Mar

14 Mar

14 Mar

17 Mar

21 Mar

31 Mar

12pm

1pm

5:15pm

3:30pm

12pm

-

Teams (email us to register)

Zoom (register here)

Sport and Fitness Centre

Location provided upon registration

Zoom (email us to register)

-

April

Social

LGBTQ+ allies workshop

Committee meeting

Lesbian Visibility Day

7 Apr

11 Apr

14 Apr

26 Apr

4pm

12pm

12pm

-

Teams (email us to register)

Zoom (register here)

Zoom (email us to register)

-

May

International Family Equality Day

Social

National Day For Staff Networks

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia

Committee meeting

Pansexual Visibility Day

1 May

5 May

11 May

17 May

20 May

24 May

-

5:15pm

12pm

-

12pm

-

-

Bratby Bar

Great Hall, Aston Webb

-

Arts 237

-

June

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Social

Committee meeting

AGM

-

9 Jun

20 Jun

23 Jun

-

4pm

12pm

12pm

-

Teams (email us to register)

Arts 237

Learning Centre UG10

July

Social

Committee meeting

International Nonbinary People's Day

7 Jul

13 Jul

14 Jul

5:15pm

12pm

-

University Centre Costa

Arts 237

-

August

Social

Committee meeting

11 Aug

12 Aug

5:15pm

12pm

Bratby Bar

Zoom (email us to register)

September

Social

Committee meeting

Bi Visibility Day

Birmingham Pride

1 Sep

7 Sep

23 Sep

24 Sep

 5:15pm

12pm

-

12pm

Costa, University Centre

Zoom (email us to register)

-

Birmingham City Centre

October

Social

National Coming Out Day

Committee meeting

International Pronouns Day

Spirit Day

Ace Week

Intersex Awareness Day

6 Oct

11 Oct

17 Oct

19 Oct

20 Oct

24-31 Oct

26 Oct

5:15pm

-

12pm

-

-

-

-

Bratby Bar

-

Zoom (email us to register)

-

-

-

-

November

Social

Intersex Day of Remembrance

Committee meeting

Trans Awareness Week

LGBTQ+ STEM Day

Trans Day of Remembrance

3 Oct

8 Nov

9 Nov

13-19 Nov

18 Nov

20 Nov

5:15pm

-

12pm

-

-

-

Costa, University Centre

-

Zoom (email us to register)

-

-

-

December

World AIDS Day

Social

Committee meeting

Pansexual Pride Day

Human Rights Day

1 Dec

1 Dec

2 Dec

8 Dec

10 Dec

-

5:15pm

12pm

-

-

-

Bratby Bar

Zoom (email us to register)

-

-

Colleges

Professional Services