Parlour ANNEXE supports the Parlour community to come together in self-organised groups with shared interests. It provides a structure within which people can gather to champion ideas and agendas, share knowledge and create camaraderie and mutual support, and a platform for action.

Aims

Parlour ANNEXE aims are:

  • To support people within the Parlour community to come together to advocate / collaborate/ catch up / champion agendas
  • To facilitate welcoming and safe spaces for our communities to flourish  
  • To harness and build collective knowledge
  • To increase opportunities for participation and extend Parlour’s reach and impact.

Parlour ANNEXE is an extension of Parlour, where we hold a space for our community to come together to form their own groups, each with a particular topic of interest. We encourage a broad range of topics, from Mahjong to Menopause, Sonnets to Social Impact, Networking to Neurodiversity.  

Parlour ANNEXE co-ordinator

Parlour ANNEXE is led by Lauren Jeans, with support from the Parlour team. Lauren is an architect based in Adelaide. She is former co-chair of EmAGN SA – in this capacity she set up Archibubs and Beers with Peers. She has excellent experience of getting people together and making things happen, and will be a fantastic guide and supporter of the Parlour ANNEXE groups.

What does Parlour provide?

Parlour provides the framework to support groups in the Parlour ANNEXE. This includes:

  • Convenor guide
  • Regular catch up with Lauren Jeans, the Parlour ANNEXE coordinator
  • Presence on the Parlour ANNEXE page of the website and other comms support as needed
  • Support to find group participants if needed (via the Parlour website and social media platforms)
  • Graphics using the Parlour ANNEXE visual ID ( by Catherine Griffiths)
  • Potential to disseminate ideas / knowledge through Parlour platforms. Note: we won‘t be able to take everyone on all at once – this will be dependent on available time and resources, and will be subject to Parlour’s editorial and event policies.  

What don’t we provide?

Please also refer to the Parlour ANNEXE Terms & Conditions

  • At the moment we are not able to offer financial support for gatherings or initiatives. 
  • We cannot offer public liability insurance for in-person gatherings
  • Not endorsement. Being part of the Parlour ANNEXE groups does not imply Parlour Inc’s endorsement of the participants or their actions.

FAQs

Do you have more questions? Check out the FAQs below first. If you still have questions, get in touch!

I have a great idea for a group – what do I do next?

Start by reading the Convenor Guide, put your ideas together and get in touch!

I have an idea for a group I’d love to join, but I am not able to convene it. What should I do?

Tell us about your idea. We can’t promise to make it happen, but we might be able to connect you to like-minded people!

I’m part of an existing group. We are keen to join the ANNEXE. Is this possible?

Yes! Please join us. If you have an affiliation with another organisation that is fine with us too!

Our group isn’t sure where to start, can you help? 

Of course. Follow the Conveners Guide, and if still unsure, reach out and we will arrange a catch up with you to come up with a plan. 

Nobody has joined our group, what do we do?

Reach out, and we will help spread the word. Parlour has a wonderful, extensive community, and we would love to put you in touch with like-minded people.

Our group is keen to share ideas and resources with the larger Parlour community. How do we do this?

Tell us about them – ideally during your regular catch up with Lauren Jeans! Options include:

Our group has some great ideas for things Parlour could do! Can you do them?

Tell us about them – ideally during your regular catch up with Lauren Jeans! We may not have the resources to make it happen immediately, but we can certainly consider them, and explore including them in future plans.

Our group started off so well, but now we are running out of steam. What do we do?

Consider the original purpose of the group and if that’s still the intention. Parlour Annexe groups and initiatives are organic and ever changing – maybe you’ve achieved all you had hoped for? Maybe the purpose of the group has changed course? Maybe some new group members are required to bring some new energy? Parlour will support you however we can, and encourage you to reach out if you’re ever in doubt. 

There has been disrespectful behaviour in our group – how do we handle this? 

Refer to our Creating Safe and Welcoming Spaces guideline.  Parlour is here to help. Please reach out to us.