Friday 3rd of February 2012 we will discuss the problems homosexual and bisexual woman face in Lebanon and their relation to the situation of Woman in Lebanon and the Arab world.
6:30 P.M. Helem Community Center, Zico House
See you there!

Today Friday 27th of January 2012 we will tackle the topic of the juridical system view on homosexuality and the article 534.
We will discuss practical ideas to decriminalize homosexuality.
6:30 P.M. – Zico House
See you there!

This Friday 20th of January 2012 we will tackle the topic of Youth Policy Document which is on the Lebanese Ministry agenda. The document is the result of 12 years of work done through the Youth Forum for Youth Policy, in which Helem organization is a member.
The Youth Forum is formed of youth organizations and youth wings n political parties. It operates in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports with the aim to have national youth friendly policies in Lebanon.

Helem will start art expression session. The aim of this session is to help participants fight the daily life stress and problems through arts: drawing, writing, meditating, bodily expression.
If you’re interested to participate please call 70123687 or send us an email to socialwork@helem.net before the 25th of January 2012.
Session moderator: Miss Myra Saad Art Therapist
Helem Community Center - Zico House

Date Time
28 January 2012 1 P.M. – 3 P.M. Session 1
11 February 2012 1 P.M. – 3 P.M. Session 2
25 February 2012 1 P.M. – 3 P.M. Session 3

Tomorrow’s meeting Friday 13th of January 2012 we will discuss violence from the authorities in detention and imprisonment facilities. What are the forms of violence that occurs in detention and imprisonment facilities? What are the Psychological and medical consequences on the individual? Are homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender individuals exposed to these forms of violence? What can we do?
We will discuss all these questions and many more.
We hope for your presence,
Simon

This Friday, 16th of December 2011 we will tackle the topic of support group. What is support? What does a support group means? What does a group provide us with? Why is it important for human beings to be part of a group? How do we organize a support group? We will try to answer all these questions.
Many exercises will provide us with a mean to have a closer look to reality.
See you there!

بمناسبة معرض بيروت الدولي 55 للكتاب ، يتشرف النادي الثقافي العربي بدعوتكم إلى حفل توقيع رواية أميرات منسيات (عائشة بنت طلحة وسكينة بنت الحسين) لمؤلفها متيم جمال، في جناج النادي الثقافي العربي في معرض الكتاب يوم الأحد 11 ديسمبر 2011 من السادسة حتى التاسعة مساءا.
you are ...welcome to attend ,even if you already have the book, it would
be nice seeing you there,feel free to invite your interested friendsas well

نبذة عن الرواية :

Bring your movie and pop corn and join us every Thursday at Helem Community Center for a weekly movie screening at 6 PM!
أحضروا الفيلم الذي ترغبون بمشاهدته والفوشار وانضموا الينا كل يوم خميس على الساعة السادسة مساءاً لامسيات سينمائية!

On the occasion of the World HIV Day, Helem meeting on Friday, December 2nd 2011 will tackle the topic of HIV/AIDS, we will display the 2011 figures in Lebanon published by the Lebanese National AIDS Program showing numbers of new cases, age distribution, in addition to an overview of the virus and how it is spread and how to avoid infection. This meeting will be followed by a series of weekly meetings, dealing with the topics of sexually transmitted infections, stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, in addition to their rights in all fields (Health services, work ....).

Dear friends,
If you're looking for a boost of confidence, why not come to our meeting on Friday 25th of November 2011 at 6:30 , where we will look at several members of the LGBTIQ who played significant roles in shaping our world today; from ancient to modern times.