Workshops run by PACE

PACE offers a wide range of FREE workshops and groups for gay and bisexual men in London. Workshops are a rare opportunity to meet other gay men in a non-scene environment. PACE workshops look at different aspects of gay life, from bars and cruising to sex and relationships and everything else in between. We run workshops in a safe, friendly and relaxed way, with a mix of activities that allow people to participate in a way that's right for them.

The PACE Groupwork service provides workshops addressing a range of issues. If you know the dates of the course you want to attend, just call 020 7700 1323 or email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk to book a place.

Otherwise, select from the following list for more information about specific PACE courses, including forthcoming dates.

Click for more information about PACE workshops, including details about the people who lead the workshops and answers to some frequently asked questions.

Workshops for Black and Asian men:

The Black Connection

Workshops for HIV-positive men:

Positive Hub
Positive Lives
When Positive Meets Negative
Positively Speaking
Positive Sex

Workshops for negative and untested men:

Negative Partners
When Positive Meets Negative

Workshops about self-esteem and identity:

Friend Or Foe
Twentysomething?

Workshops about sex and sexuality:

Getting Intimate
Out of Control
Risky Business
Sexual Debut
Sex Programme

The Black Connection
Held on	3rd Sunday of the month from 6.00 to 9.00
Next date	Sunday, 19 October 2008
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Dennis L Carney & Anthony Johnson
Booking	You can book online.

The Black connection is a monthly group where Black gay and bisexual men come together to meet, talk, socialise and share experiences about their lives in a supportive and attitude free environment.

There will be opportunities for participants to network and connect with other Black men, exploring the challenges they face and issues affectiing their lives.

All Black African, Black British and Black Caribbean men are welcome to attend this popular group.

The group meets on the third Sunday of the month from 6-9pm (doors open at 5.30pm) at PACE and is facilitated by experienced Black groupworkers Anthony Johnson and Dennis L Carney.

Friend Or Foe
Begins	Friday 3rd Oct 2008 at 6.30 pm
Continues	Saturday 4th October and Sunday 5th October 2008
Finishes	5.00 pm Sunday 5th October 2008
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Alfred Hurst & Micheal O'Ruairc
Booking	Fully booked, but you can join a waiting list.

Are you a good friend to yourself or your own worst enemy? Friend or Foe is a weekend workshop on self-esteem, exploring how you can relate to yourself in more compassionate, supportive and constructive ways and move away from being critical, nasty or destructive to yourself.

Getting Intimate
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

Do you want to get more intimate? Do you find getting close difficult, confusing or scary? Getting Intimate is a weekend workshop exploring the art of intimacy and relationship skills. All gay/bi men welcome, whether or not in a relationship.

Negative Partners
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

Negative partners is a group for HIV negative or untested partners of HIV positive gay men. Structured over a weekend or as a day and three evenings, meeting once a month, Negative Partners offers an opportunity to take time out, discuss concerns with others in a similar position and gain support for yourself and your relationship. Participants need be committed to attending all sessions.

Out of Control
Begins	Friday 7th November 2008 at 6.30
Continues	Saturday 8th November and Sunday 9th November
Finishes	5 pm Sunday 9th November
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Dennis L Carney & Alfred Hurst
Booking	You can book online.

Do you feel out of control about sex? This weekend is for gay men who are unhappy about the amount or kind of sex they are having. The weekend will explore ways to gain control and develop a sex life that is right for you.

Positive Hub
Held on	The last Sunday of the month from 6pm to 9pm
Next date	Sunday 26th October 2008
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Alfred Hurst & Sanjay Kumar
Booking	You can book online.

Positive Hub is a different space for positive men, where we can talk and engage in a new type of positive community. We will create this space together as positive men. It will be a place for connection, honesty, laughter and exploration. It will not be a place for invited speakers and dead-end conversations. Positive Hub meets on the last Sunday of each month. All positive men welcome.

Positive Lives
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

Do you want to talk with other HIV positive men about sex, relationships and life? Positively Speaking is workshop for gay men living with the virus to talk with other men and find their own way forward.

When Positive Meets Negative
Begins	Friday 28th November 2008 at 6.30pm
Continues	Saturday 29th November 2008 and Sunday 30th November 2008
Finishes	Sunday 30th November 5pm
Location	The Soho Centre, 29-30 Soho Square, London W1D 3QS
Facilitators	Tim Foskett & Alfred Hurst
Booking	You can book online.

What happens when positive meets negative meets untested? When Positive Meets Negative is a residential workshop for HIV positive, negative and untested men currently in sero-discordant relationships to talk about their experiences of mixed status sex and relationships and develop strategies for managing any difficulties or concerns.

Positively Speaking
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

Do you want to talk with other HIV positive men about sex, relationships and life? Positively Speaking is a weekend workshop for gay men living with the virus to talk with other men and find their own way forward.

Positive Sex
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

Do you want to talk with other HIV positive men about sex? Come along to talk over and sort through the issue with men like yourself.

Risky Business
Begins	Tuesday 7th October 2008 at 6.30 pm
Continues	Every Tuesday
Finishes	Tuesday 16th December at 09.30 pm
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Dennis L Carney & Tim Foskett
Booking	You can book online.

Do you find it a challenge to maintain safer sex? Is your sex life feeling out of control? Recently been prescribed PEP or used PEP in the past? Find it difficult to talk to someone? Risky Business is a weekly on-going group where you will be able to share and talk about your experience with other gay/bi men, gain insight and make changes in your life.

Sexual Debut
Begins	Thursday 30th October at 6.30 pm
Continues	Every Thursday (06.30pm to 09.30pm) and Saturday 1st November (10am to 5pm)
Finishes	09.30 pm Thursday 18th December
Location	PACE, Islington
Facilitators	Dennis L Carney & Kam Dillon
Booking	You can book online.

Are you new to the scene or just coming out? Sexual Debut is an 8 week programme which will give you an opportunity to explore with other gay/bi men what coming out really means for you. You will gain skills on how to negotiate in the gay scene and build your confidence around sex & relationships.

Sex Programme
Email workshops@pace.dircon.co.uk if you would like to be informed when new dates have been set for this workshop.

The Sex Programme is an opportunity to explore your own sexuality with other gay/bi men in a safe, fun, respectful and challenging environment. Using individual and group exercises and assignments to do at home, you will focus first on how you relate to yourself sexually, and then move on to your sexual relationships with other people.

Twentysomething?
Held on	The third Monday of the month from 6.15 to 9.15
Next date	Monday, 20th October 2008
Location	Kairos in Soho Activities Space, Meeting Room, Archer Chambers, 9 Archer Street, London W1D 7AX
Facilitators	Dennis L Carney & Anthony Johnson
Booking	You can book online.

The gay world has changed beyond recognition over the last 40 years, and the options and life choices available to gay/bi men in their 20s are many and varied. Twentysomething? is a weekend workshop for gay/bi men in their 20s to talk about sex, relationships and gay life in the 21st century.