Online Bi+ Ireland Meetup - Welcoming Newcomers

Welcome to Bi+ Ireland chats on Zoom: Welcoming Newcomers on Friday 14th February at 8pm. For privacy reasons we ask you to fill out this form if you wish to participate. On the day, we will send you an email containing the link and password to join the meetup, if you don’t receive it by 12pm please pm us. 

Although all our meets are open to people who have never attended a Bi+ Ireland meeting, it was suggested to us that we should host an event specifically for easing in first time B+I zoomers or first-time B+I event attendees in general. Of course, our regular zoomers and all Bi+ Ireland peeps are allowed to join in. We will be having general chats and some getting to know you questions. But don’t worry: you are under no pressure to engage in the conversation once you are on the Zoom call. 

What to Expect from a Bi+ Ireland Zoom
Whatever you feel most comfortable doing, is what you should be doing. This zoom, like all Bi+ Ireland events, is there for the enjoyment and comfort of our members and that means different things to different members but each is valid.

Like always our meet-ups are open to all adults under the Bi+ Umbrella and their friends, partners, carers etc.
If multiple people from the same household are participating, you could all, of course, join us on the one video call.

First time going to a Bi+ Ireland Meetup? Not yet a member of our lovely online community group? Feel free to send us a message and our volunteers can add you to the group and look out for you on the day.

For the purpose of this event, we will be hosting over Zoom.
We will be using a paid version of Zoom so there is end-to-end encryption on the call. A link to the zoom meeting and its password will be sent on the day. You are not required to download Zoom onto any device as you can access the meeting through any web browser. Nor do you have to sign up to zoom.

Important to Note

• Saturday 16th January 2021
  • Starting at 8pm. Finishing at 9pm.
• Like all Bi+ Ireland events, this event puts consent first and foremost, you can choose if you have your mic and camera on or not, at any point.
  • You can type comments as well/ instead of using your voice .
• If you are running late, don’t worry pop into the call whenever you are free. Likewise, feel free to leave at any stage. Whether you are there for 5 minutes or the entire event, we will be happy to know you were there.
• Feel free to work away on crafts, knitting, colouring or such, if you like to keep your hands busy as you talk.
• If possible please wear headphones with a mic. This helps improve audio and reduces the amount of feedback in the call.
• You can have a public chat in the chat function, but no private messaging anyone
  • Please note, there will be Bi+ Ireland volunteers keeping an eye on the chat.
• Please use "content notices" if you are about to talk about sensitive or potentially triggering topics. 
  • If you're talking about a situation that is sensitive for you it might be helpful if you clearly say if you're looking for sympathy or if you're looking for solutions - but you don't have to do that .
• In the interest of consensual interactions we are implementing a "badge" policy, which we learnt from another group.

Just rename yourself to include the first letter of the colour badge you feel is appropriate.
Eg: G -Alex, O - Aaron, R - Eliza,

• Green (G) means I'd like to interact so please chat with me & I might not speak out myself.
• Orange (O) means prior permission - I only want to interact with people whom I've given permission.
• Red means - (R) I'm here, but not up for any kind of interaction
• No colour means you'll manage things as they come .
• You can change badges/ colour things many times during a conversation but just remember it might take others a few seconds to notice.
• Volunteers will have a V badge
• This is a Bi+ Ireland event and as such our guidelines are in play. Remember to respect each other, act in good faith and know that no racism, sexism or lgbt-phobia will be tolerated. 
  • For a full review of our guidelines please see http://tinyurl.com/irlbiguidelines 

Useful Links
To join us please fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/FStb5MLWwuTrufxJ6

To see Facebook event please see:
https://www.facebook.com/events/911208119622923