Community Cinema at UCL East – Pride

We're bringing students, community members and charities together to celebrate our LGBTQ+ Student Network's chosen theme: Queer Joy as Resistance. This event is delivered with Students' Union UCL's Social Impact Team.

Come along from 5pm to enjoy a vibrant programme of pre-film activities:

• A badge-making session led by Badge Cafe
• Networking with local LGBTQ+ charities - find out about the amazing work these organisations are doing and how you can get involved. Organisations include Positive East, Forest Gate Pride, and East London Out Project.
• Meet the founder of Footprints of Love - a community storytelling project preserving the LGBTQ+ history of Newham, and find out how you can get involved!
• A delicious selection of free vegan refreshments provided by Queer Brewing and The Female Glaze

A screening of Pride will begin at 7pm sharp, followed by a short student-led panel discussion themed around Queer Joy as Resistance, with panel members Ben Walters and Ana de Matos.

In 1984, with Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party in power, a group of lesbian and gay activists, led by Mark Ashton, find unlikely allies in a collective of Welsh miners taking industrial action following pit closures.

With both groups equally despised by Thatcher, Ashton proposes a show of solidarity between them, but tabloid smears and a frosty reception from the miners' families threaten to derail his plans.

· Release date: 2014

· Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes

· Age rating: 15

· Content warnings: Homophobia; Homophobic violence; HIV and AIDS, mild violence, strong language

This screening is part of the Community Cinema programme at UCL East, a series of free screenings on Wednesday evenings with films specially selected by students, academics and community partners from the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries. Check out the other films we're screening.

This event will take place on Floor 2 of One Pool Street. There is step-free level access throughout the building on all floors. For more information about parking, toilets and changing facilities, please see our AccessAble guide to 1 Pool Street.

Info: Get stuck in to a badge-making activity delivered by Badge Café and connect with local LGBTQ+ charities offering exciting volunteering opportunities. Enjoy craft beers (non-alcoholic options available) from Queer Brewing, the UK’s first queer and trans-owned brewery. Pair your beverages with delicious treats from the Female Glaze, a vegan and LGBTA-owned bakery offering a wide range of treats celebrating feminist icons through history.

Info: Film fill be followed by a short student-led panel, reflecting on Queer Joy as Resistance.

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