Sharing Space: Luminate and LGBT Health and Wellbeing - Sharing our learning of collaborating with older (aged 50+) communities
Anne Gallacher Director of Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation and Annette Rae Service Manager from LGBT Health and Wellbeing joined us for an in-conversation to share their experience and leaning of collaborating with older communities in October 2022 as part of the Sharing Space learning programme for those working on Remembering Together: Co-creating Covid Memorials.
Anne and Annette are both part of the Remembering Together national advisory group.
Luminate - Scotland's creative ageing organisation (luminatescotland.org)
About Anne Gallacher
Anne Gallacher is the founding Director of Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation. Anne is passionate about the positive impacts that arts and creativity can have on people’s lives, and her career has been driven by a commitment to enable artists and communities to come together and collaborate. Previous roles have included posts with Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Watford Palace Theatre. She has also worked as a consultant for organisations including the Royal Opera House, Balletboyz and Arts Council England. In 2005 she was awarded a Clore Cultural Leadership Fellowship. Away from Luminate, Anne is Chair of the Board of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, and a trustee of the Eric Liddell Community. A
About Annette Rae
Annette Rae has worked for LGBT Health and Wellbeing since 2014. Her current role is Service Manager for National projects which covers the LGBT Helpline Scotland, LGBT Age Social Project (for 50+) and Telefriending. LGBT Health and Wellbeing is a community development organisation, meaning that our relatively small staff team (based in Edinburgh and Glasgow) along with a super team of volunteers, offers community members support and skills to build resilience and gain pride, while also connecting with peers. Our overall aim is to reduce the health inequalities experienced by LGBT people in Scotland. Annette is continually impressed and positively-challenged in her engagement with older LGBT community members, who have lived through much less tolerant times.