The 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-2pm on Zoom
This is an online support group for LGBTQIA2S+ Caregivers and Allies caregiving for those in the community. It is a space of peer support led by Paige Schilt, LMSW and Robert Arambel, MSW Intern, offered by Rainbow Connections ATX.

All participants will be pre-screened to create a safer & supportive space.
Once you have been pre-screened you will be given the Zoom info and are free to drop in as you need.

Please do not share the group Zoom link - do feel free to share the interest form link (click & fill out to request a spot).

This support group is open to LGBTQIA2S+ people 18-110 who are currently caregiving, have been a caregiver in the past, and those who anticipate being in the caregiving role in the future.

There is value to past, present, and future experiences/preparations.

Details

Click Here For Info.

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals aged 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, new cycle starting 01/08/2025.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link above for info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

Details

YOU MUST REGISTER and spots are limited.
To secure a spot (first come first serve) please fill out form here:
https://forms.gle/wnNd799LrbXniTDk6
If you are not registered you will not be able to participate.
Registration closes at 5pm the day before event so don't wait!

You're invited!
Join Rainbow Connections ATX and Ghisallo Cycling Initiative for our 2nd epic "Harvest Ride" day outing of the hottest new Queer Bike Club in town...the Rainbow Rollers!
Saturday, Dec. 21st
Winter Solstice

For this edition of Rainbow Rollers, we'll start at Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center and roll on over to the amazingly gorgeous URBAN ROOTS FARM on Delwau Lane! Yes indeed. There we'll spend a couple hours visiting the fields, working with the farm staff, and harvesting some fresh goodies to take back with us and share with the world.

That's right -- you will be rolling away with produce that we harvest fresh that day!

YOU MUST REGISTER and spots are limited.
Let me know if you wanna go & I'll send you the sign-up link.
Don't have a bike? You can request one get a bike & helmet to use!
Can't ride a bike?
There are a few trikes available!
Wanna BYOB (bring your own bike) please do!!!!
Who's invited?
LGBTQIA2+ Allies 18-110
No children this ride.

Special thank you to:
Austin Parks & Rec
St. Davids Foundation
& Golden Rollers

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals age 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, starting 10/23/2024.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link for info: Click Here For Info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

Details

Join Rainbow Connections ATX on this FREE night of the Zilker Trail of Lights Holigay Walk!
Meet me at the entrance - inside to the right at 7:15 and we'll leave at 7:30pm.
I'll have a light up necklace and a clipboard!

*NOTE* Please check here if the weather is rough day of the event. It is rain or shine but last year the parking closed and gave everyone refunds so I cancelled (if it's too muddy to overpay for parking I didn't want to walk in it :)

Address: Zilker Park
2100 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78746

Parking is not free - there is a shuttle for a small fee.
If you do plan to pay the high fee to park - purchase your spot ahead of time as there is no pull up & pay parking.
This is the 60th year anniversary and if you've never been it's truly magical!
This is an all ages outing for LGBTQIA2+Qmmunity members and their supporters. Any people under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.
Here is a link with the info. you need for everything from parking, shuttles, bus stops, accessibility, event map EVERYTHING!
Click this link for ALL the info.:
https://austintrailoflights.org/event-faqs

Details

First Annual City of Austin's Queer Cultural Holiday Dinner!
RSVP required ~ click below to RSVP or scan QR code in image:
https://bit.ly/HolidayDinnerAustin

Celebrate diversity and strengthen community through food and conversation!
Food and drinks provided by the City of Austin.
LGBTQIA+ community members and allies welcome.

*this event is alcohol-free and tobacco-free.
Rainbow Connections is honored to be tabling ~ come say hello!

The 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-2pm on Zoom
This is an online support group for LGBTQIA2S+ Caregivers and Allies caregiving for those in the community. It is a space of peer support led by Paige Schilt, LMSW and Robert Arambel, MSW Intern, offered by Rainbow Connections ATX.

All participants will be pre-screened to create a safer & supportive space.
Once you have been pre-screened you will be given the Zoom info and are free to drop in as you need.

Please do not share the group Zoom link - do feel free to share the interest form link (click & fill out to request a spot).

This support group is open to LGBTQIA2S+ people 18-110 who are currently caregiving, have been a caregiver in the past, and those who anticipate being in the caregiving role in the future.

There is value to past, present, and future experiences/preparations.

Details

Stop by and say hello to Rainbow Connections ATX!
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Everyone's Quality of Life Initiative and Austin Public Health are excited to invite you to the fourth annual LGBT2QIA+ Health and Resource Fair!
Join us for this FREE family-friendly event on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, from 12-4 p.m. at the Fiesta Gardens Building (2101 Jesse E Segovia St.).

We will have local vendors, community organizations and City of Austin programs providing swag, informational resources, immunizations and STI testing – all for FREE! Be sure to bring a friend!

This is a tobacco-free and alcohol-free event.

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals age 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, starting 10/23/2024.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link for info: Click Here For Info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

You're Invited to the 6th Annual SAGE Table Austin presented by Rainbow Connections ATX a program of Family Eldercare!
Special Appearance by Ima Hoot of The Southern Ladies Social League

Due to limited space, we do require an RSVP for this free event.
RSVP at: Wbob@familyeldercare.org

Join us for a multi-generational potluck of the LGBTQIA2+ Allies Qmmunity of the greater Austin area.
While our main focus is ages 18-110 this is a family friendly event we just request that any minors attend with their guardian.
Feel free to bring a homemade dish, store bought treat, or just you to gather and celebrate our GAYMAZING Qmmunity.
This is a sober event, and we appreciate your cooperation.

SAGE Table is a national project created by SAGE, the country's oldest and most known agency providing advocacy and resources to the older adult LGBTQIA2+ Qmmunity.

Info about SAGE Table:
Loneliness and social isolation threaten everyone as we age—but they’re more likely to be problems for LGBTQ+ older adults.
Older people who are LGBTQ+ are:
2x as likely to be single and live alone
4x less likely to have children to care for them
Older LGBTQ+ people have additional barriers that reinforce isolation:
2 in 5 feel disconnected from the younger LGBTQ+ community
9 in 10 expect healthcare providers to discriminate against them
Through SAGE Table, we can reach out—person by person, community by community—to connect with one another. Together, we can build our own, real-life social network to support our LGBTQ+ elders.

Accessibility:
All Rainbow Connections ATX events are free, near parking & public transportation, and ADA compliant.

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals age 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, starting 10/23/2024.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link for info: Click Here For Info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

FREE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES WORKSHOP
For Austin Area LGBTQIA2+ People Ages 18-110

From Family Eldercare Workshop Leaders:
Cheryl Young, Senior Director of Well-Being
Ana Mitchell Cordova, Guardianship Staff Attorney
World Famous *BOB*, Program Coordinator of Rainbow Connections ATX a program of Family Eldercare

If you are 18+ and LGBTQIA2+ and haven't taken care of your Advance Directives or you have but have questions THIS event IS FOR YOU!
Our presenters have years of experience and we want you to feel confident about your wishes.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK.. they're too young, it's too morbid to think about, I'll do it later....why not come and take advantage of being able to ask a lawyer for free any questions you may have about these documents!
Take notes ~ get the forms ~ do as little or as much as you'd like but start.

What are Advance Directives?
Advance directives are legal documents that provide instructions for medical care and only go into effect if you cannot communicate your own wishes.
The two most common advance directives for health care are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care.

• Living will: A living will is a legal document that tells doctors how you want to be treated if you cannot make your own decisions about emergency treatment. In a living will, you can say which common medical treatments or care you would want, which ones you would want to avoid, and under which conditions each of your choices applies. Learn more about preparing a living will.

• Durable power of attorney for health care: A durable power of attorney for health care is a legal document that names your health care proxy, a person who can make health care decisions for you if you are unable to communicate these yourself. Your proxy, also known as a representative, surrogate, or agent, should be familiar with your values and wishes. A proxy can be chosen in addition to or instead of a living will. Having a health care proxy helps you plan for situations that cannot be foreseen, such as a serious car accident or stroke. Learn more about choosing a health care proxy.

Think of your advance directives as living documents that you review at least once each year and update if a major life event occurs such as retirement, moving out of state, or a significant change in your health.

Join RCATX during our very own FREE docent led tour of the Ansel Adams exhibit at the Ransom Center!
Sunday, November 17th we meet at 11:45am and the tour starts at noon.
This experience is limited to 10 people and pre-registration is required.
You are NOT REGISTERED UNTIL...you email me (*BOB*) at:
Worldfamouscoaching@gmail.com

We hope you can make it!
After I receive your email you'll receive a confirmation of your spot.
If you plan on bringing someone they need to email me as well for a reservation.
Ages 18-110 LGBTQIA2+ Allies Welcome!
Parking and Public Transport and Accessibility Details.
https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/visit/

Details:
Visualizing the Environment Ansel Adams and His Legacy
August 31, 2024 - February 2, 2025

Photographs by American landscape photographer Ansel Adams (1902–1984) remain some of the most immediately recognizable environmental images of our time. Visualizing the Environment: Ansel Adams and His Legacy showcases some of these iconic works by Adams alongside those of his predecessors and the generations of artists he influenced and inspired.
Adams put it this way: “The first step toward visualization—and hence toward expressive interpretation—is to become aware of the world around us in terms of the photographic image.”
Adams’ photographs have inspired environmental consciousness in many. But many of those influenced by Adams have chosen to photograph exactly what he left out of his visualizations: our impact on the natural environment.
This exhibition was curated by Dr. Steven D. Hoelscher, Faculty Curator for Photography, Harry Ransom Center, and Stiles Professor of American Studies and Geography

Hospice Austin has started a Monthly drop-in grief group online specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

This drop-in group is for adults in the LGBTQ+ community who are grieving the death of a person in their life, at any point after the loss.
The group will meet virtually the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7:30-8:30pm.
There is no cost to attend and no per-registration is required.

TO JOIN YOU MUST CALL AUSTIN HOSPICE FOR THE ZOOM INFO.
This step helps to create a safer space.
Please call Hospice Austin at 512-342-4700 with any questions or for meeting IDs/passcodes.

*this is not a RCATX event and we are posting it because it's a very needed resource.

The 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-2pm on Zoom
This is an online support group for LGBTQIA2S+ Caregivers and Allies caregiving for those in the community. It is a space of peer support led by Paige Schilt, LMSW and Robert Arambel, MSW Intern, offered by Rainbow Connections ATX.

All participants will be pre-screened to create a safer & supportive space.
Once you have been pre-screened you will be given the Zoom info and are free to drop in as you need.

Please do not share the group Zoom link - do feel free to share the interest form link (click & fill out to request a spot).

This support group is open to LGBTQIA2S+ people 18-110 who are currently caregiving, have been a caregiver in the past, and those who anticipate being in the caregiving role in the future.

There is value to past, present, and future experiences/preparations.

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals age 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, starting 10/23/2024.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link for info: Click Here For Info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

Details:

A Queer and Pleasant Danger

The inspiring true story of a nice Jewish boy who left the Church of Scientology to become the lovely lady she is today.

Please have finished the book and arrive with a note or two for discussion.

ZOOM link of Fall Queer Book Club Tea Social will be given to those registered.
*(it will be over Zoom - BYOT ~ Bring Your Own Tea!)

Please email me at worldfamouscoaching@gmail.com to register.

Book Details
In the early 1970s, a boy from a Conservative Jewish family joined the Church of Scientology. In 1981, that boy officially left the movement and ultimately transitioned into a woman. A few years later, she stopped calling herself a woman--and became a famous gender outlaw.

Gender theorist, performance artist, and author Kate Bornstein is set to change lives with her stunningly original memoir. Wickedly funny and disarmingly honest, this is Bornstein's most intimate book yet, encompassing her early childhood and adolescence, college at Brown, a life in the theater, three marriages and fatherhood, the Scientology hierarchy, transsexual life, LGBTQ politics, and life on the road as a sought-after speaker.

Our Fall Queer Book Club Tea Social Selection was chosen by Ruby.
Copies both in print and audiobooks can be borrowed for Austin Public Library.

Join Becky from Democrasexy as she takes you on a whirlwind tour of the fierce and fabulous Women of Texas in our State Cemetery.

Walkways are paved.

We’ll meet you at the cemetery gates (out front) starting at 9:45am and at 10:10 we go!

This event is NOT to be missed!

Free and open to all ages 10 years of age +

All children or minors must be accompanied by their guardian.

Come enjoy the beautiful grounds and learn about the powerful Women of Texas!

*in case of rain bring an umbrella ~ we will still meet!

Hospice Austin has started a Monthly drop-in grief group online specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

This drop-in group is for adults in the LGBTQ+ community who are grieving the death of a person in their life, at any point after the loss.
The group will meet virtually the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7:30-8:30pm.
There is no cost to attend and no per-registration is required.

TO JOIN YOU MUST CALL AUSTIN HOSPICE FOR THE ZOOM INFO.
This step helps to create a safer space.
Please call Hospice Austin at 512-342-4700 with any questions or for meeting IDs/passcodes.

*this is not a RCATX event and we are posting it because it's a very needed resource.

Rainbow Connections ATX presents ....Seeking Safety Support Group

Seeking Safety is a safe space for individuals age 18 to 110 to share, support each other, and learn coping skills.
On Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm, starting 10/23/2024.
You must be registered through the facilitator once and then you can stop by whenever you'd like!
Click the link for info: Click Here For Info.
*ALWAYS FREE*
Rainbow Connections ATX is a program of Family Eldercare.

Join RCATX and other LGBTQIA2+ Elder groups in the Elder Tent!

*BOB* from RCATX  Volunqueers 12-2pm

The 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-2pm on Zoom
This is an online support group for LGBTQIA2S+ Caregivers and Allies caregiving for those in the community. It is a space of peer support led by Paige Schilt, LMSW and Robert Arambel, MSW Intern, offered by Rainbow Connections ATX.

All participants will be pre-screened to create a safer & supportive space.
Once you have been pre-screened you will be given the Zoom info and are free to drop in as you need.

Please do not share the group Zoom link - do feel free to share the interest form link (click & fill out to request a spot).

This support group is open to LGBTQIA2S+ people 18-110 who are currently caregiving, have been a caregiver in the past, and those who anticipate being in the caregiving role in the future.

There is value to past, present, and future experiences/preparations.

Hospice Austin has started a Monthly drop-in grief group online specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

This drop-in group is for adults in the LGBTQ+ community who are grieving the death of a person in their life, at any point after the loss.
The group will meet virtually the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7:30-8:30pm.
There is no cost to attend and no per-registration is required.

TO JOIN YOU MUST CALL AUSTIN HOSPICE FOR THE ZOOM INFO.
This step helps to create a safer space.
Please call Hospice Austin at 512-342-4700 with any questions or for meeting IDs/passcodes.

*this is not a RCATX event and we are posting it because it's a very needed resource.