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Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
- Date
- 2018
- By
- Rainbow Youth (Organization)
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00373
- Description
Collection of digital art work and supporting documentation for the #Outloud Aotearoa project. The stories illustrate systemic issues, including underfunding, bias against Māori and indigenous communities, bias against transgender and intersex individuals, and against migrant communities. Some stories also discuss barriers to access, including lack of appropriate services, long wait times, and financial constraints. Others offer wishes and suggestions for improvements to the mental health system.
In addition to the digital art files, the collection includes administrative documents, project reports and drafts, presentations, funding requests, and other materials. It also includes downloaded copies of the project's accounts on the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
See also the We are Beneficiaries Project Archive, ATL-Group-00328.
Arrangement: The arrangement of the digital files reflects the original electronic folder structure in which they were received by the Library.
RainbowYOUTH is a national organisation based on providing support, information, advocacy for young queer and gender diverse people up to the ages of 28. First established in 1989 as Auckland Gay and Lesbian Youth (ALGY), the organisation was renamed Rainbow Youth and became an incorporated society in 1995.
In 2018, RainbowYOUTH began the #OutLoud Aotearoa project, in response to the 2018 Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. Toni Duder from RainbowYOUTH and Sam Orchard from #WeAreBeneficiaries, began working together to gather and document the stories and wishes of the queer, gender diverse, intersex, takatāpui, MVPFAFF or rainbow communities around Aotearoa's mental health and addiction services. A variety of artists participated in illustrating the stories, which featured images and text, to document lived experiences among members of the LGBTIQ+ and rainbow community accessing mental health services in Aotearoa New Zealand. The artworks were compiled online in a visual portfolio through social media platforms. The images and analysis of common themes were compiled into a printed booklet presented to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, as well as to mainstream mental health organisations to assist their work with LGBTIQ and rainbow communities.
The project asked participants to respond to either one (or both) of the following questions:
1. What changes do you wish to see as a queer, gender diverse, intersex or rainbow person in regards to the mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa?
2. What is your experience as a queer, gender diverse, intersex or rainbow person in regards to the mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa?
The #Outloud Aotearoa project received funding from Creative New Zealand and the Rule Foundation, as well as from a Boosted crowdfunding campaign.
Quantity: 256 digital image(s). 36 Electronic document(s) (including three downloaded social media archives). 2 digital video recording(s). 1 folder(s).
- Use/Reproduction
- Any use of the collection requires written permission from the donor. No publication without prior written consent. Copyright: Copyright held by RainbowYOUTH and individual artists. All rights reserved.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - No access restriction on the artworks. Project digital files and social media account archives can only be viewed in the Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. Some administrative files require prior written permission from the Chief Librarian for access.
- Format
- 256 digital image(s), 36 Electronic document(s) (including three downloaded social media archives), 2 digital video recording(s), 1 folder(s), Digital art (Visual works), Personal narratives
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Outloud Aotearoa printed report
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: MS-Papers-12372
Description: Printed final report from the Outloud Aotearoa project. The report outlines a series of recommendations to the panel of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction based on the submissions of rainbow communities to the Out Loud Aotearoa project run by RainbowYOUTH and #wearebeneficiaries. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Spiral bound volume
Report files and logos
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0022
Description: Files relating to the #Outloud Aotearoa project report, including draft files, logos, and text. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Report'. Quantity: 7 Electronic document(s). 7 digital image(s).
Archived copy of Outloud Aotearoa Instagram account
Date: 23 August 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0024
Description: Archive file for the Outloud Aotearoa Instagram account, downloaded 23 August 2018. Original page located at https://www.instagram.com/outloudaotearoa/. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s) zip file. Transfers: JSON files containing personal information have not been retained as part of the collection..
Archived copy of Outloud Aotearoa Facebook page
Date: 23 August 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0023
Description: Archive file for the Outloud Aotearoa Facebook page, downloaded 23 August 2018. Original page located at https://www.facebook.com/OutLoudAotearoa/. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s) zip file.
Administrative files
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0018
Description: Files relating to the #Outloud Aotearoa project, including press releases, information about the project, and correspondence. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Admin Docs'. Quantity: 10 Electronic document(s).
Artist files
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0019
Description: Information for artists participating in the project, as well as portraits and image files for individual artists. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Artists'. Quantity: 2 Electronic document(s). 20 digital photograph(s). 16 digital image(s).
Archived copy of Outloud Aotearoa Twitter account
Date: 23 August 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0025
Description: Archive file for the Outloud Aotearoa Twitter account, downloaded 23 August 2018. The 'README.txt' text file explains how to use the downloaded Twitter archive. The 'tweets'.csv file contains the text and metadata for all tweets. Original page located at https://twitter.com/OutLoudAotearoa Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s) zip file. Transfers: JSON files containing personal information have not been retained as part of the collection..
Presentations
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0021
Description: Presentations and text from speeches about the Outloud Aotearoa project, including common themes and recommendations. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Presentations'. Quantity: 4 Electronic document(s).
Fundraising videos
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0026
Description: Video and animated video featuring Toni Duder of Rainbow Youth and artist Sam Orchard speaking about the #Outloud Aotearoa project, originally created for the crowd fundraising site, Boosted. Also includes text file with subtitles. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Boosted video'. Quantity: 2 digital video recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s).
Artworks
Date: 2018
From: Rainbow YOUTH: Outloud Aotearoa project archives
Reference: DPDL-0020
Description: Digital artworks created for the #Outloud Aotearoa project. Artwork is labelled chronologically based on the order in which it was posted online. Arrangement: Files transferred from electronic folder labelled 'Finished Art'. Quantity: 82 digital image(s).