Education
The purpose of the Education committee is to create resources and initiatives to assist Rotarians, Rotary Clubs and Rotary International in creating an inclusive, understanding and welcoming community, fostering goodwill and peace, and realising a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for LGBT+ people.
Core Responsibilities:
- Develop initiatives to promote understanding and inclusion of the LGBT+ community and allyship in Rotary
- Increase awareness and visibility of intersectionality within the LGBT+ community
- Work with RI to encourage inclusion of LGBT people within Rotary and provide information resources of relevance to LGBT+ people and allies
- Organise materials and logistics for a booth at the annual Rotary International Convention
- Deliver on actions under the strategic plan
- Provide a report of committee activities to the Board of Directors at their monthly meetings

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Stories and articles from the Fellowship
Webinar: LGBT+ inclusion 101
The aim of this webinar is to provide you with an overall understanding of why LGBT+ inclusion is important to Rotary. The session will provide a level of comfort around terminology, explore challenges often faced by LGBT+...
What is intersectionality
Intersectionality refers to the ways in which different aspects of a person’s identity can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination and marginalisation. Aspects of a person's identity can include all social...
The power of connection with diverse communities
This Rotary Membership webinar explores unconscious bias, the value and benefits of connecting with diverse communities and building authentic relationships.
Supporting inclusion for transgender people
Supporting inclusion for transgender peopleNovember 13 to 19 is Trans Awareness Week – a chance for everyone to stand up and be a trans ally, celebrate the trans and gender diverse community, and spread all-important awareness and education. This is a one-week...
Intersex awareness
‘I’ is for intersex, not invisible While many of us recognise the “I” in LGBTIQ+, it seems fewer know what being intersex actually means. Read this informative article published about the Australian Intersex community.What is Intersex? Intersex Awareness Day affirms...
LGBT+ inclusion in Rotary
LGBT+ inclusion in Rotary As I have started to share my ideas, opinions and stories about LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, queer, and questioning) inclusion in Rotary, I have heard so many of our leaders say to me: “We’re a really decent...
Tips to attract a diverse membership
Watch the video from the 2020 Virtual Rotary Convention where the Fellowship provides tips to build a strong, inclusive culture in your club.
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