Our Point 3 - Creative Storytelling Series

Beyond Identity® Rainbow and Colour | Creative Storytelling Series 

What is the Creative Storytelling Series? 

Beyond Identity® Rainbow and Colour is a community led creative arts and storytelling program for LGBTQIA+ international students, alumni and allies from multicultural and multifaith backgrounds. 

Through a series of creative workshops, we will explore culture, heritage, gender, sexuality, healthy relationships, neurodiversity and family experiences through different forms of creative expression. 

You might explore your story through: 

🎨 Zine making and collage
✍️ Creative writing and poetry
🎭 Theatre and storytelling
🖐️ Shadow puppetry
💃 Dance and movement
💬 Story circles and paired exchanges
🌱 Wellbeing and creative activities 

The workshops are designed to create a welcoming space where people can express themselves, connect with others and share experiences in ways that feel comfortable to them. 

You don't need to have a particular story to tell. You can participate through listening, creating, sharing, or simply being part of the community. 

Who is this for? 

This series is for LGBTQIA+ international students, migrants and allies from multicultural and multifaith backgrounds. 🌈🌏 

You don’t need to have creative experience or advanced English to participate. We welcome people with different backgrounds, experiences, confidence levels and ways of expressing themselves. 

Come along to create, share, listen and connect in a way that feels comfortable for you. 💚 

What will we create? 

Throughout the series, we’ll explore different creative ways to express our stories, identities, cultures and experiences. 

Together, we’ll develop creative work that will come together as a collaborative piece of art, which will be showcased at the end of the series. 🎨🌈 

The stories and creative work may also contribute to other BIRC project outputs, including a zine book, podcast episodes, short documentary and multidisciplinary exhibition. 

You can choose how you would like to participate and what you feel comfortable sharing. 💚 

Location and dates 

The Creative Storytelling Series will take place at Kathleen Syme Library Community Centre in Carlton, as well as in a regional location in Victoria. 

📍 Melbourne: Kathleen Syme Library Community Centre
📍 Regional Victoria: Location, dates and times to be confirmed. 

We'll announce the regional sessions once the details are confirmed. 🌏✨ 

All workshops are free.

Accessibility and communication 

We want to make the walks welcoming, inclusive and as accessible as possible for everyone. 

If there are ways we can make the experience more accessible or support different communication needs, please let us know when you register or contact us at natasha.lourenco@ourpoint3.org.  

We’re happy to discuss what would help you participate comfortably and meaningfully. 

RSVP 

Places may be limited, so please RSVP for the session you would like to attend. 

We look forward to creating, sharing and connecting with you. 💚🌈 

Organiser 

Presented by: Our Point 3 

Supported by: City of Melbourne Libraries and Feifei Curiosity  

Grant acknowledgement:
This activity received grant funding through the Australian Government’s Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives grant program.