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SUMMARY:Remembering Rainbow: LGBTIQA+ memorial for World Suicide Preventi
 on Day
DESCRIPTION:World Suicide Prevention Day is an opportunity for LGBTIQA+ c
 ommunities and our supporters to unite in action toward preventing suicid
 e\\, show our support for LGBTIQA+ people who experience suicidality and 
 to remember those in our communities who have sadly died by suicide.\\nCe
 remony and ritual are woven into the fabric of LGBTIQA+ histories. At Swi
 tchboard\\, we know the power of collective spaces to come together in th
 e face of loss and pain to generate hope through action.\\nThis year\\, w
 e are inviting our community to pay tribute and remember the lives of our
  LGBTIQA+ loved ones we have lost to suicide by participating in a Rememb
 ering Rainbow Memorial.\\nEvent information\\nWhere: Collingwood Town Hal
 l\\, 140 Hoddle Street\\, Abbotsford\\, 3067\\nWhen: Thursday September 1
 0th\\, 6PM &#8211\\; 8PM\\nWho can attend: Anyone who would like to honou
 r LGBTIQA+ lives to suicide. You may bring along anyone you would like to
  have with you to be part of this evening.\\nEvent Activities\\n6pm &#821
 1\\; 7pm\\nShare in space with other LGBTIQA+ people who are bereaved thr
 ough suicide and those who are supporting our communities take action tow
 ard preventing suicide and honouring folks we have lost.\\nWe will have a
 ctivities available on the evening\\, including embroidering / sewing the
  names of LGBTIQA+ people who have suicided on colourful ribbons for the 
 Remembering Rainbow. We will have volunteers guiding craft activities and
  offering help &#8211\\; no prior craft experience is required.\\nYou may
  wish to attend simply to be in a LGBTIQA+ space\\, drink tea and coffee 
 and connect with community. You are welcome to use our community space as
  you need.\\n7pm &#8211\\; 8pm\\nHear from LGBTIQA+ lived experience spea
 kers share their reflections on loss after a suicide\\, as well as Franki
 e Siegerma from Aftercare and the Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Com
 munities\\, Joe Ball.\\nA memorial ceremony will be held where we tie the
  ribbons on the Remembering Rainbow\\, inviting people to say the names o
 f LGBTQIA+ folks they are remembering.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/asia-aus/
 australia/melbourne/events/remembering-rainbow-lgbtiqa-memorial-for-world
 -suicide-prevention-day-2026-09-10-2
LOCATION:Victorian Pride Centre
URL:https://www.gayout.com/asia-aus/australia/melbourne/events/remembering-rainbow-lgbtiqa-memorial-for-world-suicide-prevention-day-2026-09-10-2
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