CHANGE! COMMUNITIES MOBILISING, MOVEMENTS RISING! Conference Programme Overview
Wednesday 1st Thursday 2nd Friday 3rd Saturday 4th Opening Session: Community Organising Plenary 3: Election Queer Ed Panel Results Movement Panel Workshops Workshops
Morning Plenary 1: Opening of AGM; Activity Self Organised Spaces Self Organised Spaces Report; ILGA World representatives Consultations Consultations Workshops Plenary 2: Candidates for Workshops Election; Candidates for Plenary 4: Election of 2019 Conference Conference Venue 2019; Approval of Budget, Accounts and Board Afternoon Newbie Sessions Self-Organised Spaces Self Organised Spaces Report
Workshops Consultations Self Organised Spaces Consultations
Women’s Caucus Research Presentations
Evening Perspective Sessions Research Presentations Self Organised Spaces Self-Organised Spaces TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to Warsaw 2 Security, health and well-being 7 Intersectionality 8 Code of Conduct 9 Reflection 13 Social media 14 About the ILGA-Europe Conference 15 Conference: Wednesday 17 Conference: Thursday 19 Conference: Friday 26 Conference: Saturday 32 Presentations: Timetable and Details 40 Consultation sessions 46 Biographies 50 ILGA-Europe’s Annual General Meeting 54 Practical information 58 Social programme 61 Locally organised events 61 ILGA-Europe’s Board and Staff 66 Delegate list 70 Conference map 84
#IEWarsaw2017 1 We are looking forward to hosting you for these few days when we will face the difficult tasks this wide European movement has taken upon itself. The ‘Communities Mobilising, Movements Rising’ conference theme will allow us to take a closer look at what threats and opportunities arise in times of growing insecurities. Through panels, workshops and discussions we hope to be able to see more clearly how we can, in the upcoming years, contribute to an open and just society: l how to foster the connections between our LGBTI identities and our cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, beliefs, work, experiences, families and other backgrounds l how to introduce change to the wider society and, at the same time, enable and empower those whom we have so far Welcome left behind l how to mobilise, organise, and rise as a movement, and in from our that what attention do we pay to creating space for others, l how is our work contributing to building bridges, hosts, KPH fostering understanding and cooperating with people with whom we, so far, have not had mutual interests
Dear friends from all across Europe, Central Asia and the The Conference venue is located near to what used to be the World, heart of the Warsaw Ghetto. This historical site is not only I feel privileged and honoured to be able to welcome you, proof of what happens when prejudice and hate take over, but on behalf of the team of Campaign Against Homophobia also evidence of the unprecedented role fear and indifference (KPH), to Warsaw for the ILGA-Europe Conference 2017. play in oppression. Our history teaches us that to achieve real change we need to stand together. We need to bring on board The history of Poland is rich in struggles and divisions and, in LGBTI people, people of faith, people of colour, allies, effect, Warsaw itself has been rebuilt many times over the politicians, trade unions, media and many, many more. We years. Rebuilt by people who have overcome wars, need to be one community and one movement. We need to occupations, partitions, martial law, who fought for democracy mobilise. We need to rise to achieve freedom, equality and and freedom, and who were always looking towards a better dignity for all. With this Conference we aim to bring us another world and a better future. This historical heritage is still visible step closer to this. on so many levels – from architecture, commemoration sites and culture, to the movement that today is growing vibrantly The team of Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) is looking in spite of oppressive political circumstances. forward to seeing you in Warsaw and spending these few days together on making the world a better place for LGBTI people. This year you will be visiting a country where major political forces strive to divide the society, and target non-governmental organisations and the human rights they stand for. And yet they are unsuccessful because a large portion of the society still believes in the values on which democratic Poland was formed almost 30 years ago: freedom, equality, solidarity.
We believe that the Conference will contribute to the struggle for these values. The event comes to Warsaw at a perfect time - two years after a nationalist government came into power and began radicalising the public discourse, and two years before the next vital elections. We are convinced that your presence will bring much needed attention to the situation of A. Chaber, LGBTI people in Poland and encourage political commitments. Executive Director of KPH
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 2 ABOUT OUR HOSTS
Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) is a national working with parents of LGBT people – empowering them and organisation working for the dignity and equality of LGBTQI enabling them to do advocacy work. They have already formed people in Poland. Since 2001, KPH has been at the forefront of associations and informal groups, including being involved in advocacy and social awareness raising efforts. From the European Parents Network. In 2014 we took on the task of implementing the first awareness raising campaigns that identifying and involving public figures to speak out to wide, showed LGB couples in public, through establishing a network mainstream audiences, on the need to respect and support of local groups and movement building, to influencing issues such as civil partnerships, marriage equality, decision-makers and legislation and opposing the anti- penalisation of hate crimes and legal gender recognition. In democratic developments of today’s Poland. 2016 we deepened that work by engaging leading lay Catholic authorities and media, in order to engage the movable middle. KPH builds its work on the belief that together we can achieve more. Our work is possible thanks to thousands of supporters, The last two years have been especially difficult for us, both as advocates, allies, volunteers, donors and funders. We strive to a non-governmental organisation, and as LGBTQI people in meet people where they are, engage them in work towards Poland. From our work with victims and monitoring our goals, and make change happen on many levels institutions we have seen increased levels of violence and simultaneously. discrimination. Our office has been attacked several times. Ruling party politicians are using misinformation and We work with politicians and decision-makers, but also with propaganda to attack civil society. All the political and legal teachers, doctors, nurses, lawyers, psychologists, counsellors, progress made in the previous five years has been lost. We still police officers, prosecutors and judges, providing model cooperate with European and international institutions in solutions, training and educational materials. We try to enable order to pressure the government and mobilise the these professionals to better understand the specific needs of community and society to secure the human rights of LGBTQI LGB, T, Q and I people, to provide them with services tailored people. Under these circumstances, we are grateful for the to those needs, and to share these skills in their environments. privilege to host the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference and Our priority is the development of long-lasting relationships bring much needed international attention to our work. that will multiply the effects of our work. This also applies to www.kph.org.pl our efforts in building a wide ally network. In 2012 we started
#IEWarsaw2017 3 Welcome from the Mayor of Warsaw
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz The Mayor of Warsaw
Dear Participants of the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 2017,
It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to Warsaw, a city deeply scarred by historical events rooted in prejudices of all types. Animosities that often developed into hatred lead to foul and atrocious acts.
These animosities are still present in hate speech and acts of physical and psychological violence. We are witnessing them more often – all over the world, as well as here… Everywhere, where for various reasons, including political, it is being forgotten that every person, regardless of gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, faith, age or sexual orientation, has a fundamental dignity.
Thus we are here now, opposing exclusion of the other. In defence of the weakest, who are discriminated against due to their differences, we can stop the violence and hate speech.
Each generation tailors the city with accordance to its ideals. The development of the present Warsaw is possible thanks to the potential, competences, knowledge and diversity of its citizens and residents. I take pride in our city and its citizens.
I wish a pleasant stay in Warsaw to all the participants of this Conference with the hope that it will be remembered dearly.
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz The Mayor of Warsaw
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 4 Welcome from ILGA-Europe
Dear friends and colleagues,
The welcome letter at the beginning of each conference appeared in 10 major Polish cities within the first month of its handbook is always a time for reflection; on the past year, on the launch and the partnership between KPH and with the LGBTQ challenges we have faced as a community, the solutions that Polish Faith and Rainbow Group, and the Tolerado Association LGBTI activists have created and the political backdrop that lies continues to this day. behind these activities. When you think about the stories that Inspiration can come from the power of seeing strong LGBTI are emerging from the LGBTI movement across Europe, it’s people in visible positions speaking out for the community; particularly timely that we are meeting this year in Warsaw. Robert Biedroń and Anna Grodzka are iconic names as the first Many of us are faced with increasing restrictions on how civil openly gay mayor and first openly trans politician to win a seat society organisations can operate in our countries. In some in parliament. Their willingness to make the personal political places, we experience constraints when we try to organise, has really set the tone for the brave, unapologetic activism we protest and assemble together. Many LGBTI activists in Europe see across Poland. have to push back against hostile governments or counter-act We can also take heart from the progress that has been anti-equality narratives from vocal opponents. Right now, achieved from collaborations between the LGBTI communities Poland is feeling the impact of all these challenges. and other social justice movements. LGBTI activists in Poland But we are not discouraged as we travel to Warsaw – because have been joining forces with other NGOs and civil society Poland is also symbolic of the resistance, resilience and groups to push for greater equality for all. For example, many creativity within the LGBTI movement. The communities here of our community dressed in black in solidarity with people are continuing to look outward, in spite of attempts by the advocating for sexual and reproductive rights. Images from authorities to force them to retreat. Polish LGBTI activism the 2016 Black Monday protests are still engrained in our contains valuable lessons and moments of inspiration. minds as people went on strike in opposition to the government’s proposed tightening of (already oppressive) This inspiration comes from multiple sources. laws on abortion. The Czarny Protest galvanised many Alliances, created in places that seem unlikely, can be really communities, including the LGBTI communities, who fight for inspirational. For example, our 2017 conference local hosts bodily autonomy – and the fight continues to this day. Kampania Przeciw Homofobii / Campaign Against ILGA-Europe are very excited to welcome Czarny Protest Homophobia (KPH) have shown how to break down co-organiser Urszula Kuczyńska as the 2017 QueerEd speaker, stereotypes between religious and faith communities and the to share her own experiences of mobilising in the face of LGBTI movement. While this might not seem like the most adversity. obvious space for collaboration, KPH’s ‘Let’s Make Peace Signs’ As we all leave our homes to make our way to Warsaw, campaign brought these communities together in a national ILGA-Europe will be arriving with several questions at the campaign for the first time in 2016. The campaign’s billboards
#IEWarsaw2017 5 forefront of our minds. As always at our annual conference, we have been trying to put together a programme that is as inclusive as possible, with a range of speakers, experiences, workshops and consultations spread throughout this handbook. Our goal, working alongside the local hosts, is to shape an event that is useful and relevant for as many of the communities under the LGBTI rainbow as we can. So ILGA- Europe will be asking ourselves questions about how we can continue to grow the number and diversity of voices we hear, and how we can best represent the entire movement.
The other questions we will be asking ourselves over the Joyce Hamilton, Co-chair of ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board coming four days together are around the power and potential of community organising. Not only focusing on why community organising is so critical for the LGBTI movement, but why it makes even more sense now. At a time where we are faced with political decisions that seem increasingly bizarre and unpredictable, how can community organising help us to formulate the most effective responses? What can be the added value of community organising for the goals of our LGBTI movement in Europe? And how can community organising efforts help us to answer other questions that we have about the future of LGBTI equality across the region?
Change, what it looks like, and how to get to it quickly are questions that occupy the minds of all LGBTI activists. We eat, Brian Sheehan,Brian Co-chair of ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board sleep and dream change. And that is why it appears right at the core of the conference, right at the start of the conference theme – Change! Communities Mobilising, Movements Rising. ILGA-Europe hope that the 2017 Annual Conference in Warsaw will inspire you, introduce you to new allies, provide some ideas for strategies you’d like to try, and give you time to plan for future campaigns.
To all the volunteers, allies, and friends who have worked with our amazing local hosts KPH to make this Annual Conference happen, ILGA-Europe say a huge thank you! The staff and board can’t wait to talk with you all in Warsaw – and don’t forget to join in the conversation online using the hashtag
Evelyne Paradis, Paradis, Evelyne Executive Director #IEWarsaw2017 and on the Facebook event page!
Joyce Hamilton and Brian Sheehan, co-chairs of ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 6 SECURITY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
At ILGA-Europe taking care of activists’ safety and wellbeing is a key priority.
The work of activists does not come without risks. For some activists unwanted visibility during events like the ILGA-Europe Conference can pose threats to their physical security and to the actual work they do for their communities. Being LGBTI activists might at times also be challenging and we know that activists don’t always put self-care as a priority. We ask all participants to be mindful of this and make sure that we take care of each other.
Don’t post names If you are not Please follow and Ahead of the or photos of feeling well, or respect security Conference a activists and other are aware of guidance (including separate security delEgates on social someone else not wearing your badge note will be media or in other being well, please during the emailed to accessible inform someone Conference at all participants. documents unless from the times) provided by Please read the you have people’s ILGA-Europe team. the Conference information explicit approval We can help organising team. provided carefully (see also Social connect you to Immediately warn before your Media, p14). medical or ILGA-Europe staff or travel. psychosocial board in case you support services. notice anything that might pose a risk to the safety or wellbeing of participants. HOSPITAL & EMERGENCIES
The nearest hospital is Wolski Hospital, ul. Kasprzaka 17, 01-211 Warsaw. In an emergency, dial 112. Telephone (+48) 22 38 94 900
#IEWarsaw2017 7 PUTTING INTERSECTIONALITY AT THE HEART OF THE CONFERENCE
Last year in Nicosia, we put our diversity plans into practice, and we placed intersectionality at the heart of the conference. And it was an extraordinarily rich experience.
Together, we created a safe space to have conversations about our own prejudices and our own privileges. We started the necessary, if at times uncomfortable, conversations on fulfilling our commitment to not leave anyone behind. Together, we have talked about how to take care of ourselves and of each other to ensure that we create a world in which we all feel safe and included.
The ILGA-Europe Staff and Board team came back more determined than ever to progress this work, throughout the year and at the Warsaw conference. Building on the many conversations you have all had since we met in Cyprus, and our ongoing learning, we are again defining intersectionality as a thread for the event.
Watch out for all these moments during our 21st Annual Conference and more importantly, get engaged!
Participation and representation l Step one? Making sure feel proud to say that almost the conference? That’s the of the hotel. We took on more and more of our every country in the European question ILGA-Europe posed board many of the members can attend the region is represented under to our membership during suggestions made over the Annual Conference in the first the scholarship programme the Warsaw planning stage. past two years. As a result, place. In 2017, participant this year! Also, around 55 We asked our members to this effort to create an diversity was again one of the activists will be present at the encourage even greater inclusive environment will key criteria in our scholarship conference for the very first diversity within the include everything from the selection process. When we time, showing that the delegations they send to agenda (have a look below assessed applications for scholarship programme was Poland. for more info on that!) to the scholarships, we took lots of successful in reaching out to l ILGA-Europe social side of the event, with factors into account, including those members that never continuously strive to make a more varied activity applicants from smaller took part in the event before; the Annual Conference as programme featuring organisations, regional and 20 local organisations are representative of all our meditation and well-being branches or under- represented by scholars, movement as possible – and sessions, a silent room used represented groups within ensuring local involvement. we want all attendees to feel for reflection and inter-faith the LGBTI movement itself. It’s l Know a great activist or comfortable the moment services, and more flexible always a tough task, but we colleague who should be at they walk through the doors accommodation for families.
Conference programme l How will we do this in practice? The perspective spaces l Intersectionality needs to be the thread running through will provide safe spaces for participants to come together to our entire time together, not just one part of the conference. discuss shared issues. This year, there are six spaces on That’s why we want to integrate it as a theme from our Wednesday evening, which will give participants an plenary sessions and workshops through to the evening opportunity to get to know each other in a safe space, and to programme and the social spaces too! come together around different parts of one’s identity.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 8 l The workshops give participants many opportunities to l We want the structure of the conference programme talk about intersectionality – whether explicitly (in dedicated itself to be flexible and open to talking about issues of workshops on the topic of diversity) or in a more nuanced intersectionality at many points, from our workshops, the way (during sessions that delve into specific experiences, self-organised spaces, during a consultation meeting or even hearing the voices of Roma LGBTI people for the first time, as over tea and cake (have a look at the conference programme to well as asylum seekers, sex workers, intersex people, lesbian find out more about that delicious opportunity!). women and people living with HIV).
Wondering how to keep track of all these important moments while you’re in Warsaw? Don’t worry, we will be communicating about all these opportunities and more throughout the conference with the help of our friend Pompom who is back again this year!
Please keep talking to us, sharing your ideas and making suggestions. All comments on our diversity and intersectionality work are welcomed by our board and staff – and it is this valuable feedback that shakes up our approach and makes us stronger as an organisation.
We want more diversity at the conference – Help us by DONATING TO THE DIVERSITY FUND!
Every year, we want to be able to provide more scholarships. Our scholarship process gives us the possibility to support greater and wider representation of activists at the heart of the conference. This is where our Diversity Fund comes in. This year we reached out and once again received generous donations. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR NEXT YEAR Please donate to Diversity Fund at www.ilga-europe.org/donate. The more money we have, the more scholarships we will be able to give!
CODE OF CONDUCT ON MUTUAL RESPECT We are delighted that ILGA-Europe’s events draw such a wide have children or other caring responsibilities, have different variety of participants. We all have multiple and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions, identities, views and experiences, we come from different are young and old – to name just some of our characteristics. backgrounds and we value this diversity. Some of us are Some people attending ILGA-Europe events identify as experienced activists and some of us are new to ILGA-Europe. lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual or choose to use other We are disabled and non-disabled, Black and white, come from terms. Some people identify as (trans) woman, (trans) man, across Europe, speak different languages, may have or not intersex, some of us may choose not to identify.
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#IEWarsaw2017 9 BE MINDFUL OF EVERYONE'S NEEDS
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ILGA-Europe is committed to the fullest possible participation Bullying is considered as offensive, intimidating, malicious or and wants to make sure that no one is put off by the actions, insulting behaviour, an abuse or misuse of power through language and attitude of others. It is particularly important means that undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the that everyone demonstrates mutual respect and avoids any recipient. Harassment is unwanted conduct related to a attitude that would be hurtful or dismissive. It is important relevant characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of that we are aware of our own attitudes and actions, and that violating an individual’s dignity or creating an intimidating, we are willing to challenge our own prejudices in a hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for constructive and respectful manner. While we encourage that individual. respectful debates about points of view, participants and Sexual harassment is any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal speakers should avoid personal or prejudiced comments and or physical conduct of a sexual nature that has the purpose or allow everyone space and time to express themselves. effect of either violating an individual’s dignity or creating an Participants should avoid using generalisations as these are intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive often unhelpful and seldom true. Jokes or comments based on environment for an individual. It can also occur when an stereotyping and prejudice should be avoided. individual rejects the unwanted conduct mentioned above or Assumptions should not be made that everyone at conference unwanted conduct related to gender identity or sex and is is out and people’s confidentiality should be maintained. treated unfairly as a result. Some people’s safety may be compromised and therefore if This code of conduct extends to attitudes, language and taking photographs or using names in reports then permission behaviour directed towards guests, visitors, staff, support should be sought. staff and facilitators. We hope that everyone understands It is also very important to us that this conference as a whole and abides by this guidance so that we can all get the most (plenary, workshops, meals and social activities) offers a safe of our conferences and events. ILGA-Europe reserves the space for all participants, regardless of their sexual orientation, right to ask any person who does not observe the guidance gender identity and expression, sex, age, disability, ethnic or to leave the conference or event. social background or any other status. Presumptions should Should you experience or not be made about a person’s identity or status. Pressure witness any inappropriate should not be put on people to fall in with a group if they do behaviour, please contact not want to participate in social events. Similarly, isolating Evelyne Paradis, people may be a form of harassment. Executive Director of Disabled participants may be attending events with a ILGA-Europe or one of the facilitator or personal assistant. Facilitators do not participate two Co-Chairs of or observe in their own right but are attending in a work ILGA-Europe. capacity. Participants should be aware of this role.
Jargon can be a barrier to participation and jargon and initials should be explained. ILGA-Europe has produced a glossary of terms to help with this and reduce some of the barriers to communication.
Furthermore, ILGA-Europe takes any complaints of bullying and harassment seriously and if someone is found to be bullying or harassing an individual then appropriate sanctions will be imposed.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 12 Recent Publications from ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe publishes a range of materials to help activists and organisations develop their work and campaigns. Our conference theme of ‘It shows ‘Communities that people care’: Mobilising, Framing Equality LGBTI organisations Movements Rising’ is Toolkit fundraising from very much reflected Launching in November, this new Toolkit individuals in Europe in these recent has been developed with PIRC as a short and Central Asia publications. guide to strategic communications, based Your guide to individual donor fundraising. on extensive research and building on the Includes an overview of fundraising, experience of activists and communicators frequently asked questions, 10 case studies, from around the globe. SEE ALSO: and guidance to start or improve your Workshop 35 fundraising. Developed with the Global Copies available from the ILGA-Europe stand Philanthropy Project. SEE ALSO: Launch event, Chopin Room, Thursday 19.30-20.00 Copies available from the ILGA-Europe stand Organising for Change: Resources to support LGBTI Community Organising This interactive report tries to answer the ‘What? Why? and How?’ questions on community organising based on the current knowledge from the European LGBTI Rainbow Europe Map movement. Annual Review of the Produced to complement the Annual Find it on our website at https://www. Human Rights Review, the map summarises the findings ilga-europe.org/resources/ Situation of Lesbian, in graphical form, colour-coding ilga-europe-reports-and-other-materials Gay, Bisexual, Trans countries and includes a comprehensive and Intersex People in table showing each measure used to Europe 2017 calculate country scores. Published on IDAHOT each year, our Annual Review reports on the Copies available from the ILGA-Europe LGBTI human rights situation in every European country. stand, or via the special interactive website Copies available from the ILGA-Europe stand, or via the special interactive at www.rainbow-europe.org website at www.rainbow-europe.org
#IEWarsaw2017 13 SOCIAL MEDIA Social media is a great tool for activism and a fantastic way to show what’s happening at the ILGA-Europe Conference. But as we explained in the introduction (see ‘Security, health and well-being’, p7), please don’t post the names or photos of other delegates at the Conference without their permission – either while you’re here or after you’ve returned home.
If something does get shared that you’re not happy with, please speak to the person who posted it or to a member of the ILGA-Europe team who will try to help.
Please use the official hashtag and tag us in your posts, and we’ll share posts during the Conference and afterwards!
Official hashtag #IEWarsaw2017
@ILGAEurope
ilgaeurope
@ilgaeurope
Remember that whatever you post on social media can spread instantly, and once it’s out there, it can be hard to retract or remove. Avoid having a covfefe moment!
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 14 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE – WHAT GOES ON AT THE ILGA-EUROPE CONFERENCE?
ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference is the largest annual gathering of the European LGBTI movement. The purpose of the conference is twofold: l Firstly, activists, policy makers, representatives of Workshops institutions, funders and other allies gather to discuss current Workshops are an important part of the Conference and take developments across the continent, to learn and share up a significant portion of the programme. These are experiences and knowledge, to strategise and plan joint work. pre-arranged sessions for discussion of many different topics We do this through workshops, consultations, self-organised and generally are focused on information and experience spaces and many informal network opportunities. sharing on issues related to the theme of the conference and l Secondly, the meeting is also ILGA-Europe’s Annual other issues related to ILGA-Europe’s strategic objectives. Most General Meeting (AGM). Whilst ILGA-Europe engages with its workshops have an interactive, participatory character – your membership throughout the year, the AGM is the place where contributions are valued! members have formal role in decision making. During AGM elements ILGA-Europe members come together to talk about Self-organised spaces the overall governance and strategic direction of ILGA-Europe, Besides the panel discussions and workshops that are already as well as to elect new board members. (See page 54) for planned, the conference has timetabled ‘self-organised’ explanation of the AGM) spaces. Self-organised meetings are meetings of any group of In the sections below we first explain the opportunities that people who wish to meet together to discuss any subject of the conference offers to meet other participants, to share mutual interest (subject to the provisions of the Constitution). experiences and to obtain new knowledge and skills. The A self-organised meeting may itself define any criteria for second section explains how the AGM modalities of the attendance at a meeting. conference work. The conference as a place to meet, learn We have reserved lots of space for self-organised spaces this and share. year. Self-organised spaces can be booked from 1400 on Thursday 2nd November in various different meeting rooms Plenary Sessions and Panels and locations. Rooms will be provided on a first-come first- As you can see from the Conference programme, there are a served basis. number of different types of meeting during the conference. The conference sessions where all Conference participants Network space meet together are called the plenary or panel sessions. Panel The ‘Network Space’ is designed to provide participants to the discussions are thematic discussions about the European LGBTI Conference with place to get to know each other and each other’s movement and its political work. Plenary sessions are part of work. You can display materials at this space. Participants can ILGA-Europe’s Annual General Meeting and thus serve to take meet fellow activists, discuss issues of importance to their work, formal decisions (further explained below in the AGM section). and hopefully establish relationships to be built on further during the rest of the Conference.
#IEWarsaw2017 15 The Network Space takes place on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 Conference REPORTERS November 1800-2100 in the Foyer. If you want to show Over the years, the Annual Conference has evolved into a big information / materials, you can simply come to the annual gathering for a wide variety of activists, academics and networking space at that time. The networking space will be policy makers. By having Conference Reporters, we aim to organised near the registration desks. For questions, please create a thread through the Conference, by bringing together contact [email protected] the different discussions taking place. At various moments during the Conference the Reporters will reflect on the Consultations programme. In this way, we are hoping to provide the Experts on various topics will offer one-on-one consultations Conference with a good logic and a nice flow and make sure in an area of their expertise. Please have a look at descriptions that the key outcomes are captured. of the different consultations offered in the dedicated section of this pack. If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity ILGA-Europe and its Annual you need to sign up for consultation slots. Sign-up will start at Conference for newbies 18:00 on Wednesday 1st November in the information / If you are not really sure what ILGA-Europe is or how it works, if you registration area. wonder what happens at the Annual Conference and you are not sure how decisions are made at the conference, you are most Slots are allocated on a first come first served basis. Given the likely not the only one. Whether it is your first time at the limited availability, you can sign up for one slot only. ILGA-Europe Annual Conference or not, if you have questions, this session is for you! We will make sure that all the introductions are made and all the basic information is shared, so you are fully prepared to participate and enjoy the Annual Conference 2017.
The Newbie Sessions are at 1700 – 1800 on Wednesday 1 November. For English speakers, the session is in the Chopin Room. For Russian speakers, the session is in the Copernicus Room.
Conference Buddies The Annual Conference is a buzzing and busy event with A LOT of people and activities. Newcomers often do not know a lot of people at the Conference. It can be difficult to find the way around the many activities – and also network all the way from scratch. Our Annual Conference is a major networking opportunity for LGBTI activists. Last year we introduced with great success a new initiative called Conference Buddies. A Conference Buddy is an experienced conference participant, and the simple task for a Conference Buddy is to be open to give advice to a newcomer who has questions or worries. If you are new to the Annual Conference and wish to know who the Conference Buddies are, make sure to attend the Newbie Session.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 16 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Wednesday REGISTRATION DESK WILL OPEN AT 0800. YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE REGISTERED AND COLLECTED YOUR BADGE IN ORDER TO ATTEND SESSIONS, INCLUDING THE WELCOME RECEPTION, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY, AND BEFORE DEPARTURE FOR THE WELCOME RECEPTION AT 1900! THERE IS FOOD AND A CASH BAR IN THE REGISTRATION AREA.
Newbie Session (EN) Newbie Session (RU) 1700-1800 (Chopin) (Copernicus) Perspective Sessions: Trans & Gender Ethnicity 1815-1900 Religion and Faith Youth Bisexuality Lesbian Non-Conforming and Race (Vars) (Panorama) (Sklodowska-Curie) (Sava) (Chopin) (Copernicus) 1900 Departure for Polish Theatre - Please do not miss the bus! 2000-2300 Welcome Reception at Polish Theatre
#IEWarsaw2017 17 Wednesday 1 November
Perspective sessions
Bisexuality Ethnicity and Perspective Race Perspective ILGA-Europe proposes a UNISON proposes a The Perspective Spaces at the ILGA-Europe conference are session session intended to be places where participants can meet at the very specifically aimed specifically aimed at participants at participants start of the conference around a shared identity. They are who identify as who identify is meant to be an opportunity for people to get to know each bisexual. having an ethnic or racial minority other in a safer space, and to talk about how they can come background. together and support each other throughout the conference.
The sessions give participants the chance to discuss their Lesbian Religion and hopes and fears for the conference, explore different ways of Perspective Faith participating and contributing to the event, and exchange Perspective ILGA-Europe ideas on how different perspectives can be included in wider proposes a Maruf and the debates throughout the three days. session European Forum specifically aimed for LGBT Yes, we know – 45 minutes is not a long time to have all the at participants Christians who as lesbian. propose a session conversations you likely want to have! This is why we encourage for participants those joining the Perspective Space to use the time to identify who identify as LGBTI people of what conversations they want to have over the three days of the faith. conference and to organise around how to have them.
And yes, we also know that our identities are multifaceted and Trans and Youth that it might feel quite artificial to choose one session over Gender Non- Perspective another. Nevertheless, we hope that you will find the Conforming Perspective IGLYO proposes a perspective space of your choice fruitful for your preparation session just before the big kick-off of the conference. TGEU proposes a specifically aimed session at participants specifically aimed We look forward to making spaces for all these perspectives who are under 30 at participants YEARS OLD and – and more – during the conference, and to seeing how who are trans those who work different perspectives come together to enrich our collective and gender with youth. non-conforming. discussions and thinking.
ILGA-Europe and its Annual Conference for newbies If you are not really sure what ILGA-Europe is or how it works, if you wonder what happens at the Annual Conference and you are not sure how decisions are made at the conference, you are most likely not the only one. Whether it is your first time at the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference or not, if you have questions, this session is for you! We will make sure that all the introductions are made and all the basic information is shared, so you are fully prepared to participate and enjoy the Annual Conference 2016.
The Newbie Sessions are at 1700 – 1800 on Wednesday 1st November. For English speakers, the session is in the Chopin Room. For Russian speakers, the session is in the Copernicus Room.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 18 Thursday Opening Session: Queer Ed 0900-1015 Warsaw Hall 1015-1045 Coffee break Foyer Movement Panel 1045-1215 Warsaw Hall Plenary 1: Opening of ILGA-Europe’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Setting of Ground Rules, Appointment of Chairing Pool, 1215-1300 Introduction of the Agenda, Presentation of Activity Report, Presentation ILGA World representatives Warsaw Hall Lunch 1300-1430 Foyer and Restaurant WS1: WS2: WS5: AGM** WS6: Hate Self Self Mobilising WS3: Lesbian WS4: LGBTI Sexual Finances Crime: Local Organised Organised Consultations 1430-1600 LGBTI Visibility Youth Health (Sklodowska to the Global Space Space (Foyer) Communities (Sava) (Chopin) (Vars) Curie) (Copernicus) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) (Warsaw Hall) 1600-1630 Coffee break Foyer WS8: WS10: WS7: WS9: Change WS12: Self Self Parents Lawyers WS11: AGM* Religious beyond Resilience Organised Organised Consultations 1630-1800 of LGBTI and same- (Sklodowska Hate Speech legislation and Safety Space Space (Foyer) People sex equality Curie) (Warsaw Hall) (Sava) (Copernicus) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) (Vars) (Chopin) 1800-1830 Break Fundraising Guide Framing Self Self Self Self Consultations Women (1800-1900) Research Equality Organised Meditation FundingOrganised Needs Organised (1830- Organised / Networking 1830-2000 Caucus Presentations Toolkit Space (1830-1915) AssessmentSpace Space1915) Space Space (Warsaw Hall) (Sava) (1800-1900) (Sklodowska (Copernicus) (1900-2000)(Vars) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) (Foyer) (Vars) (Chopin) Curie) Dinner 2000-2130 Foyer & Restaurant Performance by Sex Work Activists Board Games Night Movie Screening: ‘Mine Is Different’ 2130-2330 (Warsaw Hall) (Chopin) (Sklodowska-Curie)
#IEWarsaw2017 19 Thursday 2nd November
0900-1015 opening session & Queer Ed
l Welcome by ILGA-Europe Co-Chairs l Setting the stage: housekeeping l Year in Review film l QueerEd: Urszula Kuczyńska This year’s QueerEd will be delivered by Urszula Kuczyńska, a Czarny protest (Black Protest) organiser. Once an introvert, in the light of adversities she moved to become a tireless social justice advocate. She will tell us the story of what happened when Polish women started to come together last year and how intentional and ad hoc organising led to historic protests. Urszula will share us what drove her to become involved and how she got others engaged. We are thrilled to have such an inspirational speaker at the start of this year’s conference to speak directly to our theme: Communities Mobilising, Movements Rising.
1045-1215 real Change for Real People: Community Organising
Developments in Europe pose important questions to the LGBTI movement about the kind of change we would like to see. In a time when nationalism and populism win by appealing to fears and insecurities, divisive rhetoric is increasingly normalised and space for civil societies is shrinking. Legal change and political change need to be complemented with profound social change. At ILGA-Europe we believe that for social change towards acceptance of diversity and equality to happen, LGBTI people and communities must be at the very core of the work. What we ultimately aim to do as a movement is to improve LGBTI people’s living conditions, enjoyment of rights, and sense of wellbeing. The claims of the LGBTI movement are based on LGBTI people’s daily experiences. During this panel we look deeper at the importance of community organising. We ask ourselves what change it can contribute to and why it is important for the LGBTI movement. We look at how it is done successfully and ourselves: whose voices are there and whose voices are missing? l Moderator: Dino Suhonic, Executive Director, Maruf Foundation - international platform for queer Muslims (Netherlands) l Luca Stevenson – Activist and coordinator at ICRSE (International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe) l Jonny Dzhibladze – Activist from Coming Out, coordinator of the Trans* Mission program and Monitoring Program l Alice Coffin – lesbian and feminist activist and a co-founder of European Lesbian* Conference
1215-1300 plenary 1: Opening of ILGA-Europe’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Setting of Ground Rules, Appointment of Chairing Pool, Introduction to the Agenda, Presentation of Activity Report, Presentation of ILGA World representatives
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 20 1430-1600 workshops
Mobilising LGBTI This workshop will explore tactics and practices experienced by other movements in recent and 1communities less recent times. What can we learn from the environmental, feminist, anti-corruption and pro-democracy movement? What are the main lessons learnt from experiences like the Black TAGS: Mobilisations, movements, protest Monday strike in Poland or Black Lives Matters in the US? How can the LGBTI movement support and associate to these movements of protest under the current circumstances? PRESENTERS: Laura Piazza and Through these and other questions, we’d like to start a conversation on the role that mobilising Valeria Santostefano has in supporting our struggles, the difference between mobilising and organising (ILGA-Europe, Belgium) communities, our tactics and the intersections between movements.
WHO IS IT FOR? Activists and organisers with experience in mobilising the LGBTI community or other communities, or with no experience but with an interest in understanding some more about it.
Sexual Health Promotion and The workshop will bring together activists with a variety of 2Community Empowerment in experiences in dealing with sexual health and from different Central, South Eastern and countries to learn from each other to improve interventions Eastern Europe and Central Asia and/or to develop new ones. It will examine how community TAGS: Sexual health, health, human rights, empowerment, HIV/STI programmes can serve to empower LGBTI community-based communities on a number of issues beyond sexual health. Sophie Aujean (ILGA-Europe, Belgium); PRESENTERS: WHO IS IT FOR? LGBTI and human rights activists, Gus Cairns (EATG, UK); Paata Sabelashvili (Eurasian Male participants interested in the health area, policy makers, Health Coalition) funders.
Lesbian During this workshop we will discuss needs of lesbians and resources available 3Visibility and for organisations and initiatives led by women, who identify themselves as Action: lesbians. Last year during the ILGA-Europe conference we started a discussion are we about our need to have more events for lesbians. This workshop became a start organiSed as of new initiative – the European lesbian conference in October 2017. This initiative a community? showed a huge need and interest for lesbians to talk about a possible shared agenda. Questions we TAGS: EL*C, lesbian, lesbian visibility, equality will try to raise and discuss: 1. How many lesbian organisations do we know in Europe? 2. How many lesbians work in leading positions in LGBTI mixed organisations? How many lesbians have influence PRESENTERS: Olena Shevchenko (Insight, on decision-making process in mixed organisations and access to resources? Do we act as a Ukraine); community with shared values and needs or don’t we need such a shared agenda? What are Danilova Anastasia (GenderDocM, Moldova); those issues, which remain in a shadow of the LGBTI movement, but are important for lesbians? Dragana Todorovic (ERA-LGBTI, Serbia) The aim of this workshop is to discuss issues of the visibility and needs lesbians have.
WHO IS IT FOR? Lesbians, bisexual women, trans people, non-binary people and others.
#IEWarsaw2017 21 IGLYO – LGBTI Despite the widespread evidence of the serious and long term effects of bullying and 4 Youth discrimination, LGBTI inclusion is often inadequately addressed and a comprehensive approach to TAGS: inclusive education, inclusive education is seldom implemented. IGLYO is a leading expert in the field of LGBTQI bullying, data collection, inclusive education, and has over ten years’ experience working directly with learners to promote young people safe and inclusive schools for all. The aim of this workshop will be to discuss how to effectively confront discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or variations of sex characteristics at school using IGLYO’s new Education Index as an advocacy tool.
WHO IS IT FOR? Organisations, activists and experts working in the field of education.
Presentation and discussion of ILGA-Europe’s audited accounts for 2016, discussion of the AGM** Finances indicative budget for 2017 and preparations for other statutory proceedings in the AGM. This 5TAGS: governance, AGM workshop features discussion of conference proposals circulated in the third conference mailing PRESENTERS: and make recommendations to members towards a vote in the Conference Plenary 4. This is also ILGA-Europe Co-Chair; A. Chaber (ILGA-Europe an opportunity for members to discuss new ways to increase funding streams and maximise Treasurer, Poland); funding opportunities for ILGA-Europe, including a discussion on a resolution establishing a Tom Donley (ILGA-Europe Finance Manager, Belgium) voluntary membership contribution. As this is a governance workshop, delegates can also propose actions and recommendations that will be submitted to the members for a vote during conference plenary 4.
WHO IS IT FOR? Delegates to the AGM of members.
Violent hate crimes and other incidents against the LGBTI community are on the rise across the Hate Crime: 6Local to the ILGA-Europe region, yet responses by national authorities are not keeping pace. Justice remains Global elusive for too many victims and communities. While civil society strives to hold governments accountable, increasingly hostile environments often discourage victims from reporting crimes. TAGS: hate crime, advocacy, discrimination, Additionally, law enforcement often fails to properly identify the bias-motivated nature of the justice crime, further creating obstacles to justice when incidents occur. PRESENTERS: James Stockstill (ODIHR); In this workshop, we will discuss the importance of access to justice and fighting impunity for Jordan Long (ABA Justice the LGBTI community. We will clarify what hate crimes are and what they are not, and we will Works, USA) identify the purpose and content commonly found in hate crime legislation. Finally, we will draw from participants’ own experience by recognising strategies for challenging bias-motivated crimes and violence where there is no hate crime legislation or the legislation fails to protect on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
WHO IS IT FOR? NGOs and other civil society activists whose work includes addressing hate crimes and advocacy for inclusive hate crime legislation, as well as authorities who seek to build their capacity by working with civil society.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 22 1630-1800 workshops
Fighting This workshop explores a bottom up approach, which focuses on the motivation for Religious Hate discrimination, homophobia and transphobia embedded in the common religious arguments. 7Speech Against The main methodology used, comes from the so-called ‘scriptural reasoning’. This is a scientific the LGBTI school, which tackles the religious scripts and proves that homophobia and transphobia in the Community: religious texts is a result of interpretations of the scriptures in favor of the patriarchal ideology. Practices and Revisiting the most common religious arguments, this workshop will demonstrate how religious tools texts have been interpreted and used in religious hate speech. Based on this, the participants will hate speech, religion, TAGS: be empowered with a set of techniques and tools on how to use this approach in public advocacy, intersectionality discussions and field work among their communities. PRESENTERS: Shaban Darakchi, Religion has always been one of the main sources for hate speech against LGBTI people. The Tawseef Khan, and Nassr Edinne Erammi, religious arguments are among the most used arguments against people with non-traditional European Queer Muslim sexual orientation and gender roles. This workshop is directly connected to the latest Forum developments in the world on three significant levels. First, other than the legal measures and changes aiming to eliminate discrimination against LGBTI people, we have to consider the discrimination coming from the religious as hate speech and prevent use of the approach of ‘scriptural reasoning’. Second, the internal discrimination within the LGBTI communities often targets queer Muslim people, especially queer people of color. This approach will give the activist tools to embrace this topic in their activities. Third, migration has formed new dimensions on the topic of religion and LGBTI people. This approach will be very useful in the future challenges in our communities connected to allies with Muslim background.
WHO IS IT FOR? Those interested in reconsideration of religious arguments (present in hate speech); those working on migration issues; and those who consider religious factors in their activism.
Parents of LGBTI This workshop will focus on the impact that the parents of LGBTI people can have on social, People as Gate- political and religious communities and settings. The European Network of Parents of LGBTI+ 8Openers and persons was established earlier this year and intends to bring parents groups together and support Bridge-Builders new initiatives. This workshop will share information about the ENP and provide space for sharing TAGS: parents, allies best practices and identifying new areas for cooperation and support.
PRESENTERS: WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone involved in a parents group or interested in supporting such work. Olena Hloba (ENP Tergo, Ukraine); Katarzyna Remin (Poland)
Next to legislative advances, it is the actual implementation of legislation (as well as policies that Changing 9beyond / in ensure full implementation) that are more and more important in changing the lived reality of absence of LGBTI people across Europe. Also, the political context in some countries in Europe currently does legislation not allow for legislative advances, but civil society organisations as well as European institutions TAGS: legislation, have been creative in thinking how to play a role to promote change in such more challenging advocacy context. Legislation is one of the key instruments. Other policy instruments can complement the PRESENTERS: full implementation. Local and regional actors can play a role, and we want to look at the Katrin Hugendubel strategies that have been successful and how different actors together can support change. (ILGA-Europe, Belgium); Ben Baks (Council of Europe); Juul van Hoof (Rainbow WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone involved in advocacy and campaigning, especially those from Cities Network); countries where implementation of equality legislation is taking time. A. Chaber (KPH, Poland)
#IEWarsaw2017 23 Unusual Allies: How corporate While there have been hard-won gains for same-sex families in 10lawyers can help advance same- Europe this year - Germany and Malta in particular - there sex family equality remain 36 jurisdictions that do not offer equal marriage and 22 TAGS: shrinking space, law, marriage equality, building that offer no opportunity for marriage or civil partnerships/ partnerships, pro bono unions to same-sex couples. As LGBTI organisations across PRESENTERS: Europe mobilise, campaign and advocate for family equality, in Marieanne McKeown (PILnet); Adela Horakova (Dentons, Czech Republic); Igor Ostrowski (Dentons, Poland); Anna an increasingly hostile environment for civil society, building Wlodarczyki (Pro Bono Centrum) alliances is more important than ever. Corporate lawyers might not seem like obvious partners, but their skills, expertise and resources make them valuable allies. Join this session to hear how these lawyers can support your efforts.
WHO IS IT FOR? Useful for all NGOs.
ILGA-Europe’s Governance: Annual During this workshop the Board and Executive Director will 11Report, Strategic Plan and Board present the organisation’s annual activity report for 2016-2017. Proposals* Members have the opportunity to raise questions and engage in TAGS: governance, AGM a conversation on ILGA-Europe’s work since the last Annual Conference in Cyprus. There will also be discussion on the Board PRESENTERS: Evelyne Paradis and the ILGA-Europe Executive Board Proposals.
WHO IS IT FOR? Delegates to the AGM of members.
Extra steps The goal of the workshop is to address the question of safety and security of vulnerable members 12towards of the LGBTI community in societies with high levels of LGBTIphobia and high risk of violence and resilience and homelessness. Additionally, we want to present how we build our space i.e the Safe House in safety Skopje and share our best practice, creating and managing the space in a very LGBTIphobic society TAGS: safe space, security, and dealing with a vulnerable community which needs help. Also, we want to present methods for LGBTI victims, shelter, help re-integration, resilience and empowerment for the beneficiaries. Furthermore, the content will PRESENTER: cover the question of sustainability of such spaces and the importance of their existence, and Elena Petrovska possibilities and ways for regional cooperation.
WHO IS IT FOR? decision makers in organisations who plan/want to open such a facility; project coordinators; Members of organisations who are interested in this topic; practitioners/ providers of similar services.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 24 1830-2000, WARSAW HALL: women’s Caucus
The Women’s Caucus is a safe space for self-identifying women at the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference. Over the years, the Caucus has represented a ‘bonding space’ where LBTI women could meet and connect with each other, and a place to talk about women in the LGBTI movement. Over the past few years, we have explored barriers to the participation and visibility faced by LBTI women activists, conversations which have led us to redefine the caucus as a space aimed at empowering women and strengthening women’s leadership. One of the central questions for everyone in Warsaw is how we come together and strengthen our communities, in order to contribute to building inclusive societies that value and embrace the diversity of each and every one of us. We are also talking about the need to have allies to build the world according to our vision. We propose to bring these questions to the Women’s Caucus and ask ourselves: How do we come together as self-identified women? How can we be allies to each other? How can we as women make better use of the richness of our own (multiple) identities? And how we make sure this contributes to strengthening the whole LGBTI movement?
1800-1900, CHOPIN: LAUNCH OF FRAMING EQUALITY TOOLKIT
ILGA-Europe and the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) are pleased to present the result of two-year project aimed at re-framing LGBTI equality in Europe: The Framing Equality Toolkit. The toolkit is a short guide to strategic communications, based on extensive research and building on the experience of activists and communicators from around the globe. It aims to provide a framework rather than a blueprint; helping you to ask the right questions rather than giving you the right answers. It’s designed to be helpful for anyone who communicates as part of their voluntary or paid work.
During this short session PIRC and ILGA-Europe will present the toolkit, where it comes from, and how you can use it. Copies of the toolkit will be available and you’ll have the chance to ask questions to the authors.
1830-2000, OUTSIDE HOTEL ENTRANCE: HIV & STI TESTING BUS
The Foundation of Social Education, a Polish organisation, will be visiting with their mobile HIV and STI testing facility and to explain to interested participants how it works and how to offer community-based testing.
1900-2000, VARS: FUNDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Strength in Numbers is undertaking a funding needs assessment for ILGA-Europe with the goal to better understand how the European LGBTI movement is funded. This work will result in a report to be published in the spring of 2018. The findings are intended to guide funders in their decision making and help the European LGBTI movement in their efforts to raise funds. Hear more about this project during this side-event and learn about the information being collected and how you can contribute. For organisations who are interested and eligible, take the survey and get a prize!
1900-2000, CHOPIN: advance preview – New guide: Good practices when raising funds from individuals
Many LGBTI organisations raise funds from individuals: with online donations, private galas, merchandise, fundraising at Pride. Two weeks before public release, ILGA-Europe and the Global Philanthropy Project present a new guide containing good practices for LGBTI organisations fundraising from individuals in Europe and Central Asia, the lessons they learned, and resources for readers to do the same.
#IEWarsaw2017 25 Friday Community Organising Panel 0930-1100 Warsaw Hall 1100-1130 Coffee break Foyer WS14: WS23: LGBTI Self Self WS13: Local WS15: WS16: WS17: Roma Organising Workplace Organised Organised Consultations 1130-1300 Debate Mobilise on BiVisibility (Sklodowska for Change Rights Space Space (Foyer) (Warsaw Hall) TDoR (Sava) (Chopin) Curie) (Vars) (Copernicus) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) Lunch 1300-1430 Foyer and Restaurant WS18: WS21: WS22: WS19: Self ILGA-Europe WS20: LGBTI Freedom LGBTQ Youth Intersex Campaigning Organised Consultations 1430-1600 Board Town Refugees of Homelessness Open Space for Change Space (Foyer) Hall Event (Sava) Movement (Sklodowska (Laszuk) (Vars) (Szpilman) (Warsaw Hall) (Chopin) Curie) 1600-1630 Coffee break Foyer Self Self Plenary 2: Presentation of candidates for the Executive Board and ILGA Board, Organised Organised Consultations 1630-1800 presentation of candidates to host the Annual Conference 2019, elections. Space Space (Foyer) (Warsaw Hall) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) 1800-1830 Break Intersex Self Self & Trans Self Self Research Organised Networking Organised Resource Meditation Organised Organised 1830-2000 Presentations Space Space Space Report (Copernicus) Space Space (Sava) (Sklodowska (Foyer) (Vars) Launch (Laszuk) (Szpilman) Curie) (Chopin) Dinner 2000-2130 Foyer & Restaurant Karaoke 2130-2330 (Warsaw Hall)
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 26 Friday 3rd November
0930-1100 from Community Organising to Sustainable Political and Social Change
In places where populism is on the rise, democracies are being challenged and minorities are under increasing pressure, our movement is questioning what our part is in contributing to change. We ask ourselves how we can build bridges to the rest of society. We have come to understand that now, more than ever, it is important that we seek common ground. We want to answer the question of what kinds of actions are relatable to our existing work, yet lift us out of the bubbles in which we operate daily. During this panel we ask ourselves how mobilised communities and rising movements can translate into sustainable political action/social change? l Moderator: Olena Shevchenko, ILGA-Europe Board Member and Chair, Insight (Ukraine) l Phyll Opoku-Gyimah – Co-founder and Executive Director of UK Black Pride (UK) l Lisa Power – Co-founder of Stonewall and lifelong lesbian activist (UK) l Happy Mwende Kinyili – Director of Programmes Mama Cash (Netherlands) This Panel will be followed by a speech from Elzbieta Bienkowska, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.
1130-1300 workshops
Poland: LGBTI rights in times of The panel discussion with key leaders of the opposition parties democratic crisis in Poland will address the problems of struggling for LGBT 13TAGS: protest, democracy, equality equality in times of reduced civil society space and when democratic institutions in Poland are being increasingly PRESENTERS: Grzegorz Schetyna, Civic Platform Party; dismantled. How are politicians planning to protect the LGBT Katarzyna Lubnauer, Modern Party’s parliamentary club; community in times of democratic crisis in Poland? Are Barbara Nowacka, Initiative Poland Association; Wladyslaw Kosinak Kamysz, Polish People’s Party (Poland) minority rights on the political agenda of opposition parties and what are the specific commitment on protecting and promoting LGBTI rights? And how can the LGBT community and pro-democratic movements be allies for the defence of democracy in Poland?
WHO IS IT FOR? Those interested in the challenge of achieving LGBTI equality when democratic crisis affects the whole country.
Building Public campaigning is one of the key strategies for change for the LGBTI movement. However, 14Campaigns for working on campaigning is challenging, it requires knowledge, resources, expertise and skills. Change ILGA-Europe has stepped up its work on the subject and has created a central resource for the TAGS: capacity building, LGBTI movement on campaigning . The workshop builds on participants’ skills and experience campaigning, good practice and it aims to identify the main steps of the process taking inspiration from successful campaigns in Europe and beyond. The approach is hands-on and participants will leave the workshop with a PRESENTERS: Laura Piazza very practical takeaway: their own campaign plan! (ILGA-Europe, Belgium) WHO IS IT FOR? Activists involved in campaigning with different levels of experience.
#IEWarsaw2017 27 TDoR: How to Every year on November 20th, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), we raise awareness 15mobilise our on the ongoing violence against our communities and remember the lives of trans and gender 23 communities non-conforming (GNC) people who have been murdered. More than ever, the need for our TAGS: community building, communities to mobilise together speaks for itself. campaign mobilisation, TDoR You’ve been wanting to mobilise for TDoR but never knew how? In this workshop, trans and GNC PRESENTERS: activists and allies will learn about strategic and healthy practices to build a mobilisation Akim Giroux (TGEU) campaign but also join a creative and participative campaign that can be launched with local communities for TDoR.
WHO IS IT FOR? Trans and gender non-conforming activists, and allies.
Beyond What are the needs of bi communities, and why it is important to ensure 16BiVisibility: LGBTI activism is inclusive of bi identities? This workshop will present data the road to gathered in the UK, and highlight strategies for how to ensure that the work of inclusion LGBTI organisations is bi inclusive. This session will give the opportunity to TAGS: bisexuality, activism, attendees to develop their own strategies to fully include bisexual people in their inclusion context. PRESENTERS: Hilde Vossen (European Bisexual Network WHO IS IT FOR? The workshop is highly relevant both to experienced LGBTI activists who for Activists, Netherlands); want to ensure their existing body of work is supportive of bi identities, and also those Dominic Arnall (Stonewall, who are newer to LGBTI activism who may not have had much engagement with bi UK) communities.
Being Roma Building from the Council of Europe “Being Roma and LGBTI: at the 17LGBTI people in crossroads of discrimination” conference, this session is aimed at raising Europe: a first awareness about the realities of LGBTI Roma people. This workshop will be conversation the space to hear and learn from LGBTI Roma activists about their experiences, intersectionality, TAGS: to get a better understanding into specific needs and to explore how LGBTI ethnicity, diversity and inclusion, community and organisations can support LGBTI Roma people and be inclusive of Roma issues. movement WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone interested in learning about the realities of LGBTI Roma people PRESENTERS: Roma LGBTI and exploring how they can be more inclusive of Roma issues in their organisation and work activists, ILGA-Europe team, Council of Europe SOGI and Roma Units
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 28 Communities Love it, hate it, desperate to find it - work plays an enormous part in our lives. But it can be hard 23Mobilising for to be LGBTI at work – harder for some of us than others. For some, even access to (decent, paid) LGBTI work is a tremendous problem. Many of us seek to hide who we are. We experience stigma, Workplace discrimination and even violence at work, can be isolated and silenced, unable to claim our Rights rights. TAGS: workplace, rights, equality, trades unions Although some, mainly multinational, companies and institutions cherish diversity and have
PRESENTERS: LGBTI workers groups, the main focus can be on the image of the company rather than rights. Carola Towle (Unison, UK); Others see equality as a luxury for good times. As economic instability bites, it falls down the representatives of union groups in ILGA agenda. And for some, it was never on the agenda. membership; Polish unions Trade unions were founded to mobilise workers to rise up for their rights. They are key allies for LGBTI workers. But it’s not always obvious how to make this work for your group. This workshop will give participants the information, confidence and contacts they need to form trade union alliances for LGBTI workplace rights. Together we can make change happen. Don’t believe us? Come along and let us change your mind!
WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone interested in LGBTI people’s rights in the workplace.
1430-1600 workshops
Town Hall Given the growth of ILGA-Europe and the challenges ahead, what should a membership-based 18Meeting: organisation look like in 2025? The last few years ILGA-Europe have embarked on an exciting ILGA-Europe in journey to increase diversity into its work and conferences. Last year the membership tasked the 2025 – Board to look at increasing and improving diversity in our governance structures as well. A stretching the European Diversity in Governance Working Group was set up to guide us in that process which rainbow will lead up to the conference in Brussels in 2018. The Town Hall meeting is intended as an open horizon space to encourage participants to contribute to developing a strategy to increase ILGA- governance, AGM TAGS: Europe’s diversity. It will be a space to gather ideas on how to ensure that we take an PRESENTERS: Working intersectional approach in our movements, look into how ILGA-Europe is governed and our Group on Diversity in Governance constitution and standing orders. A thought shower will be facilitated on five themes (with space for an additional theme from participants): l Transforming the visibility and representation of European LGBTI communities l Exploring options for election and composition of the Executive Board l Capacity of the Executive Board (competencies and experience) l Innovative ways of membership engagement (e.g. regranting) l Revising the wording of the Constitution and the Standing Orders
WHO IS IT FOR? All LGBTI organisations, groups and initiatives, especially ILGA-Europe members and those considering becoming members.
#IEWarsaw2017 29 Ensuring Safety Reception conditions should provide safety and dignity for all asylum seekers. The EU is 20in the reception currently setting standards for the reception of applicants for international protection under the of LGBTI Reception Conditions Directive, providing an opportunity for recognition of the specific needs Refugees of LGBTQI+ refugees, many of whom are at risk in reception and detention centres. In many TAGS: asylum, reception Member States the needs of LGBTQI+ refugees are often not met, they lack access to specific conditions, good practice, refugees information and specialist services, and staff are inadequately trained to work with this population. This has repercussions for their physical and mental health, particularly when PRESENTERS: Leila Zadeh (UK Lesbian and Gay LGBTQI+ people are detained. Immigration Group, UK); Fourat Ben Chikha In this workshop we want to discuss how to make reception conditions as safe as possible for (Çavaria, Belgium); LGBTQI+ asylum seekers. We will give examples of reception conditions and detention centres Kenneth Mills (Çavaria, Belgium); from the UK and Belgium and hear from LGBTQI+ refugees about their personal experiences. We Jacqueline Vincent Kalinga will identify the legislative and practical measures needed to ensure their safety and discuss (Çavaria, Belgium); Lucy Mujaya (Why Me?, strategies to prevent authorities from failing to meet the reception needs of LGBTQI+ people. We Belgium) will share knowledge and good practice to help us improve reception conditions.
WHO IS IT FOR? This workshop is open to anyone who wants to share their experience or discuss good practice and strategies relating to the reception needs of LGBTQI+ asylum seekers. While we welcome participants new to the topic, we will encourage participants to share their experiences of working with asylum authorities. We particularly welcome LGBTQI+ refugees willing to share their personal experiences.
Freedom of Many LGBTIQ* couples and parents with children are transnational and move between European Movement: states. As the full mutual recognition of LGBTIQ* family relations across countries is not a reality 21 Challenges and yet, these families face situations where their status as partners, spouses, parents and children chances for are not necessarily recognised when crossing borders. But how can we change it? We would like Rainbow Families to give an overview of the legal situation and the most common problems for families. We will TAGS: rainbow families, freedom of movement, provide case studies and we would like to collect experiences of workshop participants as well non-discrimination, network (anonymously if needed). At the end, we would like to exchange initial ideas, approaches or building strategies to fight the discriminatory treatment of rainbow families. Therefore, we expect PRESENTERS: Dominique contributions and current conclusions of COFACE Families Europe, the European Parliament Boren & Bjorn Sieverding (Network of European Intergroup on LGBTI Rights and lawyer Alexander Schuster (Famiglie Arcobaleno, Italy). LGBTIQ* Families parents, parents-to-be, and (new) allies. Associations, Belgium) WHO IS IT FOR?
Discussion The True Colors Fund is one of the most prominent US organisations addressing the issue of youth 22about LGBTQ homelessness, in particular for LGBTQ youth. Gregory can answer your questions about LGBTQ Youth youth homelessness in America, the resources and programs the True Colors Fund has developed Homelessness in to address the issue, and the success achieved in centering the experiences of the most America and marginalised, including LGBTQ youth, in the country’s response to youth homelessness. In addition Europe to answering your questions, Gregory will be facilitating a discussion among session participants to TAGS: young people, homelessness understand the challenges and efforts underway to address LGBTQ youth homelessness in participants’ countries and across Europe. This session will provide an opportunity to network with PRESENTERS: Gregory Lewis and Christa others working on or interested in preventing and ending LGBTQ youth homelessness. Price (True Colors Fund, WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone interested in learning about or sharing experiences of their work USA) around LGBTQ youth homelessness
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 30 1630-1800 plenary 2: Presentation of candidates for the Executive Board and ILGA Board, presentation of candidates to host the Annual Conference 2019, elections
1830-2000, CHOPIN: WHERE'S THE MONEY FOR THE EUROPEAN TRANS AND INTERSEX MOVEMENTS?
Do you want to learn more about the state of funding for intersex and trans activists in Europe? Come to an informative and participatory session led by American Jewish World Service, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Global Action for Trans Equality and the Global Philanthropy Project to see brand-new data on the funding and organising realities of trans and intersex groups. This is also an opportunity to connect with representatives from the International Trans Fund and the Intersex Human Rights Fund to learn more about how to access funding, and for all of us to strategize collectively on how to increase and improve resource for intersex and trans movements. Reports will be available for distribution at the workshop.
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Saturday Plenary 3: Presentation of Election Results 0900-0930 Warsaw Hall WS26: WS27: WS28: Self Self WS24: Hate LGBTI WS25: Diversity Health Surrogacy Organised Organised Consultations 0930-1100 speech Asylum (Vars) inequalities (Sklodowska Space Space (Foyer) (Warsaw Hall) seekers (Chopin) Curie) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) (Sava) 1100-1130 Coffee break Foyer WS29: WS31: Safe WS32: WS33: LGBTI Self Self Implementing WS30: Central schools & Non-binary sex workers Organised Organised Consultations 1130-1300 ECtHR Asia data for activism (Sklodowska Space Space (Foyer) judgments (Vars) advocacy (Chopin) Curie) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) (Warsaw Hall) (Sava) 25 Lunch 1300-1430 Foyer and Restaurant WS35: Self Self WS34: WS36: WS37: WS38: Pride WS40: Tea Communication Organised Organised 1430-1600 Intersex rights Hate crime SDGs (Sklodowska and Cake and Testing Space Space (Warsaw Hall) (Sava) (Chopin) Curie) (Foyer) (Vars) (Laszuk) (Szpilman) 1600-1630 Coffee break Foyer Plenary 4: Election of Conference Venue 2019; Approval of Budget, Accounts and Board Report; and Election Results (if second 1630-1800 round is needed) followed by Conference Reflections and Close of Conference, Handover of the Flag (Warsaw Hall) 1800-2000 Free time Gala Dinner and Closing Party at the historic Palace of Culture and Science 2000-2130 Buses leave from the Conference Venue at 1900. Please do not be late!
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0900-0930 Plenary 3: Presentation of Election Results
The results of the elections to the ILGA-Europe Executive Board, and the ILGA Board.
0930-1100 workshops
Tackling Hate The correlation between hate speech and hate biased incidents has been symptomatic of the 24Speech against rising trends of homophobia all over Europe and beyond. The workshop proposes to showcase LGBTI people examples of responses and solutions to hate speech in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, through Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. regional cooperation The discussion will also focus on: 1. Prohibition of “homosexual propaganda” and how it TAGS: hate speech, advocacy, legitimises violence against LGBT people in the context of recent developments 2. How can the regional campaigns protection from incitement to violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity PRESENTERS: be ensured and enforced 3. What are effective responses to ‘hate speech’ against LGBT people Joanna Szymanska (Article 19, United Kingdom); that protect freedom of expression? Anastasia Danilova (GenderDocM, Moldova); The representatives from the organisations working in each of the countries will share their Olena Shevchenko (Insight, experiences in tackling hate speech at the national level but also through a joint regional Ukraine); Aizhan Kadralieva (Labrys, campaign which is an excellent example of building alliances and mutual capacity building Kyrgyzstan); between LGBT organisations. The discussion and experience sharing is for anyone interested in Katsiaryna Borsuk (Belarusian Queer Festival coalition building, tackling hate speech, in Eastern European to Central Asia region. Dotyk, Belarus); WHO IS IT FOR? All those working or interested in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Natalia Poplevskaia (Russian regions. LGBT Network, Russia); Levan Berianidze (Equality Movement, Georgia)
Diversity and Intersectionality in This workshop is the place where the 25W arsaw – what have we learned? different conversations on diversity TAGS: intersectionality, inclusion, power and privilege, and intersectionality taking place in community and movement Warsaw come together. This workshop
PRESENTERS: Karen Kraan (FLOWZ, Netherlands) and will be a space to further explore the concept Evelyne Paradis (ILGA-Europe, Belgium) of intersectionality and to reflect on what it means for us as individuals, as activists, as organisations. The workshop will be a place for critical self-reflection, looking at how we relate to notions of power and privilege as individuals, and what this means for how we relate to others in our organisations, our communities, our movement.
WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone interested in discussing how to contribute to more inclusive communities and movement.
#IEWarsaw2017 33 Working with In many countries, LGBTI people experience serious human rights violations that lead them to 26LGBTI asylum seek asylum elsewhere. LGBTI asylum seekers face specific obstacles, including lack of access to seekers: specialist services, discrimination, disbelief and detention. This workshop will provide an experiences opportunity to learn about the challenges facing LGBTI asylum seekers, identify useful resources and training and best practice to be utilised in providing effective support, share learning from expert NGOs 29 asylum, refugees, TAGS: and activists working in this field, and build alliances. This interactive training workshop will advocacy, training utilise group exercises based on real-life cases to strengthen capacity of attendees. PRESENTERS: Paul Dillane (Kaleidoscope Trust, UK); WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone with an interest in, or experience of, working with and Julia Ehrt (Transgender advocating for the rights of LGBTI asylum seekers and refugees. Europe, Germany)
What inequalities do LGBTI people face in the field of health? Dismantling health inequalities for LGBTI people What can the LGBTI community do to address them? These are 27 the questions this workshop will explore. Participants will learn TAGS: health, project management, training health professionals, depathologisation from projects addressing health inequalities carried out by ILGA-Europe and TGEU, with the expertise of OII-Europe when PRESENTERS: Sophie Aujean (ILGA-Europe, Belgium); Nuno Pinto (Health4LGBTI Consortium representative it comes to intersex people. - Portugal); Carolina Orre (RFSL - Sweden); WHO IS IT FOR? LGBTI activists working in the field of Julia Kata (Fundacja Trans-Fusja - Poland) and health, and policy makers. Ev Blaine Matthigack (OII-Germany) 30
The issue of surrogacy is quickly gaining prominence within Surrogacy: an emerging issue for the LGBTI movement, and in broader society. Current our movement? 28 discussions range from how to legislate on surrogacy and TAGS: children, parenting, families ensuring the rights of children born out of surrogacy, to the use Four ILGA-Europe members will offer PRESENTERS: of surrogacy as an argument increasingly used by opponents insights in the reflections and conversations they had within their network about surrogacy, presenting their to LGBTI equality. position or sharing why they have decided not to formulate and adopt a clear position. These brief inputs In light of these developments, ILGA-Europe is looking into the will form the base for a discussion in the workshop about key considerations LGBTI organisations have regarding need to review our current principles related to surrogacy as surrogacy and what this mean for ILGA-Europe and other defined in our family policy. This workshop is an opportunity networks. for us to hear more from LGBTI activists from across Europe about the conversations - taking place within their community and organisations around the issue of surrogacy, to inform our thinking. What questions are being raised in different organisations? How important is this issue at the moment in your organisation and/or your community? What support would LGBTI organisations need regarding the topic?
WHO IS IT FOR? ILGA-Europe member organisations
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Implementing judgments of the More and more sexual orientation and gender identity cases 29European Court of Human Rights are being won at the European Court of Human Rights. But – a key weapon in the struggle for winning before the Court is only part of the story. If the LGBT rights in Europe national authorities do not then take the steps needed to European Convention on Human Rights, European TAGS: implement the judgment (and they are often very reluctant) Court of Human Rights, trans rights, freedom of assembly, hate crime, Council of Europe the benefit of the case will be lost. Up to 10 years of effort will have been wasted. PRESENTERS: Nigel Warner (ILGA-Europe, United Kingdom); Teodora Ion-Rotaru (ACCEPT – Romania); Angela Frolov (GENDERDOC-M, Moldova); The Council of Europe’s process for ensuring implementation of Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius (LGL – Lithuania) judgments offers NGOs a uniquely powerful lever for putting WHO IS IT FOR? The workshop will be of value to pressure on their government. Indeed, in a number of countries anybody wishing to understand how this important, but it is becoming a key weapon in the struggle for LGBTI rights. little-known human rights process works, but especially to anybody who is currently or may in the future be The workshop will hear how ILGA-Europe member involved with a case before the European Court of Human organisations in Lithuania, Moldova and Romania are taking Rights. advantage of this process in landmark cases addressing trans rights, freedom of assembly and hate crime.
Welcoming Central Asia to the During the 2016 ILGA-Europe conference in Cyprus and the 30ILGA-Europe family ILGA World conference in Bangkok steps were taken to include TAGS: Central Asia Central Asian countries into the geographical mandate of
PRESENTERS: Bjorn van Roozendaal (ILGA-Europe, Belgium); ILGA-Europe. In 2017 ILGA-Europe started to work with partners Activists from Central Asia; in the region. This workshop will provide an opportunity for the Kseniya Kirichenko (UN Programme Officer at ILGA-World, Switzerland) entire membership to get to know more about the human rights situation of LGBTI people in the region, to get to know WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone wanting to get to know more about LGBTI activism in Central Asia. activists from the region and to learn what opportunities for engagement there are. We will also hear from ILGA about possibilities at the UN to advance the human rights of LGBTI people in Central Asia.
#IEWarsaw2017 35 Data for Advocacy: Schools can be unsafe and unwelcoming places for LGBT students all across the world. Inspired by Making the case the conference theme ‘Community Mobilising, Movement Rising’, this workshop will explore the 31 for safe and crucial role of data in mobilising community advocates in the fight for safer and more inclusive affirming schools schools for all students, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender or gender expression. using research for education We will discuss active strategies among European NGOs in Europe on how to gather data on the equity and 34 experiences of LGBT students and the educational solutions that can ensure better school advocacy environments for all students, as well as how to use the data to enhance community advocacy TAGS: education, young people, strategies on behalf of LGBT students by exploring: research l the development of a regional partnership with GLSEN, KPH (Poland) and LGBT NGOs in Sophie Aujean PRESENTERS: Eastern Europe (Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine) (ILGA-Europe, Belgium); Joe Kosciw GLSEN (USA); l national country-level approaches in Western European countries (Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Vyacheslav Melnyk, KPH (Poland); Italy, Malta, and Portugal) Noreen Giga GLSEN
WHO IS IT FOR? LGBTI activists, researchers and policy makers in the area of education and youth.
Non-Binary Taking on board the needs of non-binary, genderqueer and gender 35 32Activism: non-conforming members of our communities is part of inclusive best practices community organising. This workshop brings together best TAGS: non-binary, practices from integrating a non-binary approach into the daily work genderqueer, gender non-conforming, activism, of activism. We look at how groups are working towards making their inclusion activist organising spaces more inclusive, including how they are overcoming
PRESENTERS: Arian gendered aspects of language as well as assumptions about gender and sex, expression and Kajtezović (Trans Aid/TGEU, bodies. Non-binary activists talk about what they see as priorities and how others can step in to Croatia); Nathan Gale (non-binary become more inclusive and supportive. activist, UK); Wiktor Dynarski (Open WHO IS IT FOR? Activists and organisations interested in how to be inclusive of sex Society Foundations, Poland); workers within the LGBTI community. Ruth Baldacchino (ILGA World/Astraea, Malta)
Including LGBTI ILGA-Europe has over the last years been working with its Board and 33sex workers in ICRSE (International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers) to see the LGBTI how the organisation can become more inclusive of LGBTI sex workers community and and what a network such as ILGA-Europe and its members can do to organisations support the human rights of LGBTI sex workers. ILGA-Europe is in the process TAGS: inclusion, sex work, to draft a position on supporting LGBTI sex workers. While decriminalisation of sex work is a sex workers corner stone of protecting their human rights, this workshop seeks to look at how LGBTI PRESENTERS: organisations can offer support by actively including sex workers in their activities, by providing Dinah de Riquet-Bonsca (Proud, Dutch Union For spaces for awareness-raising, cooperation and community building. For example, in 2017 a Sex Workers, Netherlands); number of Pride organisations are starting activities to actively reach out to LGBTI sex workers. Luca Stevenson (ICRSE, UK); Ruth Baldacchino (Astrea Why is it so important to explicitly include LGBTI sex workers? What can LGBTI organisations do to Foundation, Malta); be more inclusive of LGBTI sex workers? How can we build support for LGBTI sex workers’ rights? Vick Virtu (MIT, Italy)
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Working on policies to advance The intersex movement grew 34the human rights of Intersex rapidly and more and more people organisations are working on TAGS: policy, intersex, movement building, empowerment intersex policies. Is that possible PRESENTERS: Dan Christian Ghattas (OII Europe, without intersex persons being Germany), Kitty Anderson (OII Europe, Iceland); directly involved in the organisation? Piet de Bruyn (Committee on Equality and Non- Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the What does the intersex movement want, and where do I find Council of Europe, Belgium) the information needed for an intersex policy? Those are the questions that this workshop aims at answering.
WHO IS IT FOR? Human rights activists, policy-makers.
The winner tests You know what you want to communicate, but how do you know that it will work? it all: how In the last few years, ILGA-Europe has stepped up our work on strategic communication and 35testing can make developed further expertise on how to frame LGBTI equality in Europe. During this our workshop, researchers from the Public Interest Research Centre will creatively explore communications together with participants how to better develop and test our messages. Testing is often more effective perceived as too expensive and inaccessible for most organisations and activists in the TAGS: strategic movement. But actually there are creative ways to test your messages within whatever communication, campaign testing, messaging budget you have. We’ll cover a range of techniques, including focus groups, interviews and surveys. PRESENTERS: Bec Sanderson & Richard Hawkins (PIRC, UK) WHO IS IT FOR? Activists involved in campaigning and advocacy (no prior experience of testing messages needed)
#IEWarsaw2017 37 Coming Forward The topic of anti-LGBTIQ hate crimes and online hate speech has been increasingly recognised 36and Developing by international organisations and national governments across Europe. Despite this, legal and Uniform policy responses vary among countries and trans-border efforts to tackle this negative Response to Hate phenomenon are yet to be cohesively developed. Come Forward (www.lgbthatecrime.eu) and Crimes Across UNI-FORM (www.uni-form.eu) are transnational initiatives by ILGA-Europe member organisations Europe aimed at improving responses to anti-LGBTIQ hate crimes and online hate speech in Europe. TAGS: hate crime, hate speech, reporting, training, Come Forward focuses on building capacity of reporting centres and victim support service victim support, Come providers, while UNI-FORM seeks to encourage reporting among victims and witnesses. How can Forward, UNI-FORM LGBTIQ organisations across Europe work together more effectively to tackle the negative PRESENTERS: phenomenon of hate crimes and online hate speech targeting our diverse communities? In the Giacomo Viggiani (University of Brescia, Italy); first part of the session speakers will share the best practices on organisational responses to Piotr Godzisz (Lambda anti-LGBTIQ hate crimes and online hate speech across Europe. In the second part of the session Warszawa, Poland); Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius the participants will be invited to share their ideas on encouraging reporting, training relevant (National LGBT* Rights stakeholders and providing appropriate victim support services. Organization LGL, Lithuania); Nuria Sadurni-Balcells WHO IS IT FOR? Representatives of national (regional, international) LGBTIQ (University of Girona, Spain) organisations and individual activists, with interest in effective legislative and policy responses to anti-LGBTIQ hate crimes and online hate speech.
Mobilising for The main goal of this workshop is to raise awareness and build capacity of the European LGBTI 37Change: organisations on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is the most comprehensive Queering the UN agreement the UN has adopted on improving the lives of all people, eradicating poverty, Sustainable achieving gender equality and addressing climate change by 2030. The principle of “leaving no Development one behind” is to lead the implementation of the SDGs in all countries around the world. Yet Goals to Leave very few LGBTI organisations engage with this framework, which is a missed opportunity for our No One Behind communities. LGBTI persons should benefit from the promise of the Agenda as well. The advocacy, sustainable TAGS: workshop is to also start a conversation amongst the membership on how we could collectively development, human rights use the framework not only as a powerful advocacy tool but also as a very practical hands-on PRESENTERS: implementation tool to improve our lives. Micah Grzywnowicz (RFSL, Sweden); WHO IS IT FOR? This workshop welcomes LGBTI activists who want to be more familiar Marta Ramos (ILGA with the SDGs and how can they use them for their national and local advocacy. It also Portugal, Portugal [via welcomes LGBTI activists who are currently working on SDGs and want to share their Skype]); and good practices. Callum Birch (ILGA World, UK)
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 38 Communities in Are Pride marches as important today as they were yesterday? Are they still a symbol of the LGBTI 38protest and movement? Will they matter tomorrow? celebration: Freedom of assembly and expression has been on the minds and agendas of many activists in are we still recent years. These rights, especially when it comes to Pride marches, have come under proud of Pride? increasing pressure across Europe. Prides can take many shapes – from a political protest to TAGS: pride, freedom of celebratory parades. And there are as many opinions about Pride in 2017 as there are Pride events assembly, inclusion themselves! PRESENTERS: We’d like to showcase of the variety of experiences that Pride organisers in Europe go through, Ruslana Panukhnyk (Kyiv Pride, Ukraine); and create a sense of solidarity around Prides or other community events between LGBTI Krisztina Kolos Orbán movements in Europe. During the workshop, we will talk about common challenges, (Transvanilla, Hungary); Apostolis Karabairis opportunities and strategies around organising successful Pride marches, or alternative (Thessaloniki Pride, manifestations for the movement. Key topics for discussion will include: Greece); l Terry Reintke (MEP, Greens/ Community engagement and ownership. EFA Group, Germany) l Intersectionality and do all members of the LGBTI community feel welcome at Pride? l Commercialisation of Pride marches: threat or opportunity?
WHO IS IT FOR? Pride organisers, activists interested in and/or sceptical of Pride events.
A semi structured space to relax in comfort, and from where participants can share a reflexive TEA & CAKE glimpse of their LGBTI life journeys. This is a space to celebrate the myriad roads that have 40TAGS: age, activism, older, reflect, relax, celebration, brought us to this point. Everyone is invited to share a little of their activism, and we particularly history, inter-generational invite participants to use this space to make a bridge of celebration between the generations. The ILGA-Europe Annual Conference for many is a unique opportunity to meet activists from all LED BY: Darienne Flemington & over the region, to engage with people who share our own passions, difficulties and hopes, and Costa Gavrielides, ILGA- to create the world we want to live into. We need to ensure that our stories stay alive, and that Europe Board the relevance between what has been, what is, and what is to come continues to shape our inspiration.
WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone who needs a moment to take some quiet time out yet would be happy to share their stories. We aim to hear stories spanning our twenty one years, and beyond!
1630-1800 plenary 4: CLOSING SESSION
In this session we will select the host for the ILGA-Europe Conference in 2019, approve the budget, accounts and Board report, and announce election results if a second round is needed.
Our Conference Reporters Terry Reintke and Piet de Bruyn will give their reflections, and we will hand over the flag to Brussels for our 2018 Conference.
#IEWarsaw2017 39 Research Presentations
For the second time, we are providing a space where participants can present and hear about research, publications and projects regarding LGBTI issues. This is a great opportunity to quickly learn about new pieces of work during short presentations. Timekeeping will be very strict, so please keep your questions for the coffee break, email or social media!
Thursday 2nd November, 1830-2000, Sava Room
From objects to subjects: Intersex life stories
The aim of the research is to allow intersex individuals in France to tell their own life stories with their own narratives. Conducted by an intersex person, the interviews will be approached in an ethnographic way, without prejudice on what it means to be intersex. From these interviews, the researcher hopes to present a more comprehensive and useful understanding of intersex realities, sometimes far from the medical-only or legal-only frameworks. Politically, this may be very useful in community organizing and grass roots work. Loé Lis
The right to personal autonomy of persons with intersex/DSD
The legal system devotes very little attention to the situation of persons with intersex/DSD. Although intersex/DSD is a common phenomenon, data about the prevalence of medical treatment regarding persons with intersex/DSD and their living conditions are rare. Persons with intersex/DSD are currently put under particular pressure by the legal system because of its binary normative character. The conceptualisation of “sex” according to the binary (male/female) maintains the pathologisation of intersex/DSD and reinforces the focus on sex normalising treatment on children who are too young to provide their informed consent. This research specifically deals with the legal challenges of sex normalising medical treatments, sex registration by the government and discrimination of persons with intersex/DSD, from a human rights approach. It will focus on the right to personal autonomy of persons with intersex/DSD and provide several possible scenarios to improve their legal status. Pieter Cannoot
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 40 Trans policies and the legal configuration of the right to self-determination of gender identity in the Spanish contexts
The trans and intersex people in the Spanish context have promoted and developed legal policies and initiatives, again the absence of recognition of basic rights, violation of human rights, but also failure to comply with the current legislation on gender identity or anti discrimnation. The development of a “trans-critical perspective” has led to the possibility of a new legal framework at the autonomic level, to incorporate and regulate trans rights from a non-pathologising approach, respectful of free self-determination of gender identity and expression, consistent with respect for bodily integrity and dignity of the person among many other aspects that are examined in this workshop. Livan Soto Gonzalez
Homophobia and Transphobia in north Cyprus: Links between Media Coverage of LGBTI Issues and Survey
As part of “Unspoken: Creating Dialogue on LGBTI Rights in the Turkish Cypriot Community”, two pieces of research were carried out, namely, a survey covering north Cyprus about mapping Homophobia and Transphobia and the Annual Homophobia and Transphobia Media Monitoring Report. The media report consists of content analysis of four Turkish-speaking Cypriot newspapers. As the first comprehensive quantitative report in north Cyprus, the survey research is influential in explaining community wide behaviour patterns of vandalising billboards, hate speech and emotional and physical abuse. The presentation includes brief information about these research projects and puts forward the link between the media and the public. Boran Shenhuy
Public Opinion on Transgender Rights: Poland
The first in a series of briefs detailing country-specific data from a 23-country survey of transgender rights conducted by IPSOS and The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. This publication, Public Opinion on Transgender Rights: Poland, describes data from survey respondents in Poland including summary statistics and analyses using data on the demographics of survey respondents. These data are drawn from survey questions that pertain to respondents’ proximity to transgender people, their opinions on transgender rights (such as to marry, change government issued identification documents, adopt children, use the appropriate restroom, have gender confirmation surgery, and be protected from discrimination), and their views of the identity of transgender people (such as their place in society, culture, and traditions). Taylor Brown
Ga(y)licia – facilitating grassroots LGBT movement in ‘neglected’ areas
The project aims to mobilise local LGBT persons to build sustainable and visible LGBT communities in smaller cities and areas ‘forgotten’ by mainstream LGBT activism. Formation of local leaders able to empower local LGBT communities and increasing of LGBT visibility through meetings and events were the main goals of the project. The main obstacles to our objectives were the fear of outing and of lack of trust toward LGBT organisations. The presentation will provide methods and techniques of overcoming these problems and achieving objectives of the project undertaken by Równość.org.pl Foundation. We shall present effects of initiatives conducted by the local LGBT communities in areas of southern and eastern Poland, supported by the Foundation. Artur Maciejewski
#IEWarsaw2017 41 There Is No ‘Other’ In ‘We’: Building a Collective Force and Consciousness Against Hate
As populism is on the rise throughout various regions of our world, we are not only seeing a growing number of right wing policies being enforced, but hate groups who target individuals over race, religion, sexuality and gender identity, are on the rise as they direct their hate blatantly out in the open without shame or fear of ramifications. My research will explore examples of this hate driven phenomenon and how it has almost been normalised by populist ideologies rooted in racism. My research will also explore how to build a community movement to defeat it. This begins by all of us not looking at each other as “the other” but instead as a collective of energy and consciousness. Lynare Robbins
Journey into Authenticity – Polish LGB+ Migrants in West Midlands, UK
The research analyses oral history interviews with fourteen self-identified LGB+ Poles who moved from Poland to the West Midlands in the UK during the past thirteen years. I use these accounts to determine the global and local context of identity politics of queer Polish migrant communities and spaces they occupy. Throughout the study, I question how these people understand their visible gender and sexual expression in different environments, and how these understandings shape their perception of their home and host countries. Drawing from the theories of identities of space, culture and nation and an individual perception of self as well as the queer migration concepts, I consider how the intersectionality of the narrators’ identities contributes to the shifting images of Poland and the UK. This project attempts to queer the commonly held notions of Polish migrants in the UK, while also suggesting the differences between the identity politics between the East and West. Paula Klik
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The well-being and experiences of children and adolescents in rainbow families
“The well-being and experiences of children and adolescents in rainbow families” is the first study of its kind in Finland. The extensive study consists of three parts: interviews with 7–10-year-old children, a survey of 10–12-year-old children, and a survey of 13–18-year-old adolescents. The survey results are compared with those of children and adolescents of similar age in the whole population, as surveyed in the nationwide School Health Promotion Study in Finland. The results from the two surveys indicate that the psychological, physical and social wellbeing of children and adolescents in Finnish LGBT families resembles that of other Finnish children of the same. According to the children themselves, the upsides of living in a LGBT family include close and committed parents combined with an upbringing that emphasises diversity. The children and adolescents report negative attitudes and bullying, or the fear thereof, as the downsides of living in a rainbow family. The respondents hope for popular education about LGBT related issues, acceptance for diversity, and a future without discrimination. Juha Jämsä
The impact of parental support on mental health outcomes in young sexual minority women and the mediating role of acceptance concerns
The minority stress model (Meyer, 2003) conceptualises these mental health disparities as a consequence of an excess of stress experienced by members of sexual minorities because of their stigmatised sexual identities. Guided by this model, we tested the assumption that sexuality-specific parental support reduces negative sexuality-specific cognitions, particularly sexuality-specific acceptance concerns (i.e., worrying about how other people will react to one’s sexual identity). Worrying less about the acceptance of one’s sexual identity, in turn, should predict better mental health. Result showed that high levels of sexuality- specific parental support lowered levels of sexuality-specific acceptance concerns, which, in turn, raised levels of self-esteem and life-satisfaction and lowered levels of depression, anxiety, and social anxiety. These models confirmed our theoretical assumptions. These findings yield various practical implications for raising the well-being of sexual minorities, ranging from campaigns targeting parents of sexual minority youth to the inclusion of family members into the development and implementation of affirmative therapy and counseling for sexual minorities. Magdalena Siegel, Katharina Reigbert, Christiana Nöstlinger & Dorothea König
Results of the research on hate speech against LGBT people in Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Ukraine
The research seeks to understand public discourse with regard to LGBT people and issues in five target countries: Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. It has a specific focus on assessing hate speech on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, in order to evaluate the adequacy of national frameworks for responding to hate speech, in terms of protecting LGBT people from discrimination and upholding international standards on freedom of expression. The report combines media monitoring, with legislative and policy research and analysis, as well as recommendations targeting national, regional and international actors. Joanna Szymanska
#IEWarsaw2017 43 Romani LGBTQ in Hungary: Oppressions and Multiplied Intersectional Marginalisation in Practice
Although there is extensive academic literature as well as public discussion about Roma and LGBTQ people, the particular subgroup of LGBTQ Roma is often surrounded by a lack of awareness and taboo, and is therefore invisible. The common definition of this social group is composed external knowledge that often includes elements which can be interpreted as unfavourable. Some literature and informal sources have (incorrectly) mistakenly argued that the inherent “deviance” of these two minorities are genetically coded. In addition, it is also argued that socio-economic, cultural, linguistic, and “lifestyle” elements are what separate these groups from the majority. This paper, looking at hate crimes in Hungary, the applicable court cases, Eurobarometer 2015 data, and the relevant national legislation, analyses the topic through the lens of multiplied intersectional marginalisation, and argues that Roma LGBTQ people face particular forms of oppression because they are confronted with racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia. The study provides an overview of intersectional marginalised identities and discusses the particular oppression of Roma LGBTQ people. It seeks to answer: (a) How do Romani LGBTQ people confront multiplied intersectional marginalisation and oppression such as racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia in state legislation? (b) What are the main challenges in their lives and what strategies do they build against labeling? (c) How do Romani LGBTIQ people resist so-called multiplied intersectional marginalisation? Dezso Mate
Being Bi, evidences from the first survey on bisexual health awareness in Italy
What is the proportion between bisexuals inside and outside the closet? Is being discriminated in LGBT realities a frequent experience among bisexuals? Are bisexual generally more suicidal compared to other sexual orientations? Do bisexuals use more or less protection and STI testing compared to the rest of the population? Mondo Bisex, the newfound national coordination for bisexual visibility in Italy, has being looking to answer these questions with an on line survey. The first statistically significant evidences show interesting facts that we are excited to share with you. Vera Di Santo
Epsilon research project: Equipping professionals for supporting LGBTI refugees
The EpsiLon project is being executed in four countries: UK, Italy, Greece and the Netherlands. The project focuses on sharing, developing and transferring innovative practices in education targeting professionals and volunteers working in services for LGBT asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. It will develop innovative, evidence-based, user-led educational tools in order to raise adult learners’ awareness and sensitivity to the needs of all those with an LGBT background. The educational tools will enable professionals and volunteers to identify these LGBTI groups’ most current and urgent needs, also on issues of survival, dignity and respect. It will also help them challenge their own possible biases and improve their skills in providing tailored and culturally sensitive services. In addition to traditional methods of training and skills development, the project will construct an e-learning course that will form part of certification and self-assessment. Juul van Hoof
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 44 The influence of religion on the process of accepting homosexuality
The trilogy money, sex and power has always been actual. Only a naïve or demagogic vision would be able to deny the influence of them inside the churches. Sexual and corruption scandals, false prophets with messianic and dictatorial postures are spread among us, grossly opposing the Gospel. A Christianity that has not Jesus Christ in its core will demand a clear and common enemy to gather all the flock and, through fear and hatred, keep it together in the practice of tithing and, nowadays, serving as a political support to the ones appointed by their religious leaders. In a brainless Christianity (without the head, which should be Christ) so typical of Brazil, the elected enemy once were the Catholic, later the Freemasons, the Spiritualist, the Communist and, in the last 10 years, the homosexuals and the LGBT movement. Our goal here is not to prove the coherence or not of such gospel ‘jihad’ though the analysis of the canonical books searching for answers, instead will try to understand who and how many of such people there are there, to be aware of what they have been through in their pursuit of correcting their sexual drive, their religious dilemma when facing the Christian intolerance and their subsequent apostasy. Marcelo Pombo Fernandes
European overview of LGBTI+ education, or The GALE World Report on the implementation of the right to education for LGBTI+ in Europe
GALE has developed a Right to Education Checklist to monitor the implementation of the right to education for LGBTI+. During the past five years, GALE has collected individual responses, and in the last year, GALE has supplemented this subjective information with evidence-based data. The result is a world report, consisting of country assessments, which is going to be published in December. At the ILGA-Europe conference, the completed part about Europe will be presented. Peter Dankmeijer
The “gay voice”: Experiences and consequences of sounding “gay”
My research is titled “Beyond Straight Talking: The Consequences of Vocal Cues to Sexual Identity for Modern Prejudice” has been funded by European Union - Marie Sklodowska Curie Action. The project aims at understanding which are the beliefs associated to the “gay voice” stereotype, how these beliefs lead individuals’ to guess others’ sexual orientation and trigger voice-based prejudice reactions. In this 10 minutes presentation I would like to present results from a recent study in which we have interviewed 77 self-identified gay men and 70 self-identified lesbian women and asked them to report their experiences about being noticed because of their voice as gay/lesbian and to describe such experiences. Results showed that 40% of gay men reported experiences of being noticed as gay because of their voices and this was often related to discrimination and bullying. Only 6% of lesbian women reported similar experiences. This difference was explained by participants in relation to the existence of stereotypes about gay men’s but not lesbians’ voice. I will then show that discrimination based on voice still happen and affect both men who sound “gay” and women who sound somehow “lesbian”. In a recent paper we published we did found that heterosexual participants tended to avoid individuals who sounded gay, and judged as gay- and lesbian-sounding candidate less suitable for a leadership position. Hence, I will conclude by talking about the relevance of fighting the “gay voice” stereotype as it affects people lives and well-being. Fabio Fasoli
#IEWarsaw2017 45 CONSULTATIONS
How does it work? Consultations are 30 minute slots between you and an expert. You will have to reserve a slot. Slots are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Given the limited availability, you can sign up for one slot only. You can book your consultation slot from 1700 on Wednesday 1st November at the Registration Desk.
Thursday 2nd November, 1430-1630, Foyer
Kitty Anderson, OII Europe: Ev, OII Europe: Intersex Activism Supporting Intersex People
Kitty is the secretary of OII Europe’s Executive Board Ev is a systemic counsellor and works as a peer counsellor and the chair of Intersex Iceland. Their expertise for intersex people and their relatives in the Inter* and includes intersex-inclusive legislation and policies. Trans* Counselling Centre of Schwulenberatung Berlin. Ev can answer questions related to professionalised peer-counselling for intersex people and their relatives.
Thursday 2nd November, 1630-1830, Foyer
Gus Cairns, European AIDS Euan Platt & Rubén Ávila, IGLYO: Treatment Group: Improving LGBTI Inclusion in HIV & LGBTI Activism Education Gus has been an LGBT activist for 40 years, an HIV IGLYO has been gathering data to compile the first activist for 25, and is currently an editor at the comprehensive overview of European state education international HIV information site Aidsmap.com and systems in relation to LGBTI inclusion. If you are coordinator of the PrEP in Europe initiative. You can talk interested in finding out more about this work and how with Gus about how to engage in HIV-STI activism as an you can use it to make improvements in your own LGBTI activist. Gus is also happy to answer all questions country, representatives from IGLYO will be available to you may have about transmission routes, testing, and explore ideas and strategies with you. combined prevention approach, and in particular PrEP.
Jolanta Cihanovica, Psychologist & Trainer: Well-being Jolanta is an internationally acclaimed consultant, psychologist and trainer with 15 years of experience. She has been working with ILGA-Europe for the last four years in the fields of organisational planning, individual well-being as well as conflict resolution. You will have the opportunity to ask about these topics and also about ways of improving your organisational structure or communication. THIS SESSION IS REPEATED AT 1430 ON FRIDAY.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 46 Friday 3rd November, 1430-1630, Foyer
Mari-Liis Sepper, Julia Ehrt & Nathan Gale, TGEU: Trans Activism Julia Ehrt is TGEU’s Executive Director and has been involved in trans activism for more than 10 years. Mari-Liis Sepper is a lawyer by training; from 2010 to 2015 she served as the Estonian Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner. She is now Policy Officer. Nathan Gale has over a decade of experience in human rights activism, and has particular expertise in disability and trans equality. They recently joined TGEU as Health Officer. They will offer consultations on the human rights of trans people in general, equality and non-discrimination, strategic litigation, community-building, organisational development, intersectionality and health.
Friday 3rd November, 1630-1830, Foyer
Matt Beard, All Out: Jack Harrison-Quintana, Grindr Online Mobilization for Equality: Campaigning through Grindr
All Out is a global non-profit organisation campaigning Jack is the Director of Grindr for Equality which for the equality of LGBTI people. You can talk with Matt provides geotargeted information about LGBT-related for questions regarding online mobilization and how to campaigns and social initiatives. You will have the reach beyond the community and current supporters. opportunity to discuss with him how Grindr can be a He can also advise on online petitions, crowdfunding great tool in the dissemination of your campaigns. and digital innovation.
Gregory Lewis, True Colors Fund: Youth Homelessness
Gregory is interested meeting with conference participants to learn about the issue LGBTQ youth homelessness in their countries, the successes and challenges being experienced, and the resources and supports that are needed to address the problem. In addition, Gregory would like to discuss how the True Colors Fund may be of assistance in addressing the issue in conference participants’ countries and share some resources and tools that the True Colors Fund has developed in America that may help in your efforts to address the problem.
#IEWarsaw2017 47 Saturday 4th November, 0930-1130, Foyer
Richard Hawkins, PIRC: Bec Sanderson, PIRC: How to Communicate for Change Understanding your Audience & Testing your Messages
As designer and facilitator at Public Interest Research Bec is a researcher and facilitator at Public Interest Centre (PIRC) in the UK, Richard will answer questions Research Centre (PIRC) in the UK and has contributed on how to better communicate for change. He’ll make to ILGA-Europe and PIRC’s project on reframing LGBTI available the knowledge and expertise developed in the equality in Europe. She will answer questions on the ILGA-Europe and PIRC project on reframing LGBTI role of research in understanding your audience and equality in Europe. You’ll be able to discuss with him testing your messages. She can advise on how to how to frame your message effectively, for your formulate the right research questions and hypotheses campaigns, advocacy strategy and alliance building. and how to get your message ready to test and compare. And you can ask her how to choose the best methodology for your testing (e.g. focus groups, interviews or surveys), depending on your resources and communication objectives.
Saturday 4th November, 1130-1330, Foyer
Paul Dillane, Kaleidoscope Trust: Joanna Szymanska, Article 19: LGBTI Asylum Seekers Hate Speech
Paul is Executive Director of the Kaleidoscope Trust and Joanna is Programme Officer at Article 19, where she was previously Director of the UK Lesbian and Gay focuses on equality and non-discrimination issues, hate Immigration Group, a charity dedicated to supporting speech, media freedom and pluralism in Central and LGBTI asylum seekers. He has extensive experience as a Eastern Europe. You can ask her questions about hate lawyer supporting LGBTI asylum seekers, as an speech and ways to effectively counter it, while advocate to improve asylum policies and as a trainer to protecting the rights to freedom of expression and improve the authorities’ treatment of LGBTI asylum equality. seekers. You will be able to discuss all these issues with him. Paul has also been quite successful in organising UKLGIG’s work and in finding sustainable funding for the organisation. So if you want to develop their activities in this field, Paul might be able to give you some good advice to start with.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 48 Saturday 4th November, 1430-1630, Foyer
Joe Kosciw, GLESEN: Researching Luca Stevenson, ICRSE: Sex LGBTI Experiences in Education Work
Joe is the Chief Research & Strategy Officer at GLSEN Luca is a male sex worker, co-founder of Sex Worker (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), a Advocacy and Resistance Movement (UK) and US-based non-profit organisation that has been coordinator of the International Committee on the working on LGBT issues in K-12 education since 1990. Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE), a network of 95 Joe started GLSEN’s Research Department, which has organisations working and/or led by sex workers in 31 been documenting the experiences of LGBT students in countries in Europe and Central Asia. Luca will answer school for more than a decade, and he also oversees all questions you have about what LGBTI organisations GLSEN’s education and youth programs and its can do practically to ensure they are more inclusive of international technical assistance. You can speak with LGBTI sex workers and any other questions you might Joe about conducting research to document LGBT have relating to sex work. student experiences for advocacy and program development and about using program evaluation to maximum effect. (Joe would also be happy to talk about any of GLSEN’s education-related programs and resources, such as GSA support, teacher training, and school policies.)
Kseniya Kirichenko, ILGA World: LGBTI Advocacy at the United Nations
You can discuss LGBTI advocacy at the UN spaces, especially Treaty Bodies (periodic country reports, strategic litigation and civil society inputs for general comments), Special Procedures (thematic reports, country visits and communications) and Universal Periodic Review. Opportunities for raising visibility of underrepresented communities and identities (trans, intersex, LB women, LGBTI persons with disabilities etc) at the UN.
#IEWarsaw2017 49 Panel Member & Speaker Biographies
Adam Bodnar Alice Coffin In 2004-15 Adam worked for Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights, Alice is a French feminist and lesbian activist, journalist firstly as a co-founder and coordinator of Precedent Cases and a coordinator of La Barbe. This feminist activist Programme and then as a head of legal department and vice- group led more than 200 events in French places of president of the Management Board. He is also an expert in the power to underline the domination of men on their Agency of Fundamental Rights of European Union. In 2013-2014 he boards, stages or programs. In 2012, facing the rise of was a member of the board of directors of the UN Fund for Victims of the anti gender and hate group La Manif Pour Tous, she Torture. In 2001-2004 he worked as a lawyer in Weil, Gotshal & helped building the media strategy of the lesbian and Mangers law firm. Since 2006 he has been giving lectures at the law feminist group Ouiouioui to fight hate speeches in the and administration department of the University of Warsaw. public sphere and advocate for medically assisted insemination. Until the time of assuming the post of Ombudsman, Adam cooperated with various non-governmental organisations, including She is currently the co-chair of the French Association of Panaptykon Fund (chairman of the Foundation Council), ClientEarth LGBT Journalists, AJL, which she cofounded in 2013. AJL Polska (member of the Programme Council), Prof. Zbigniew Hołda promoted several guidelines to help journalists better Association (co-founder and the member of the Management Board). cover LGBTI and minorities issues and organised in June He was also a member of the Civic Legislation Forum operating at 2017 Les OUT d’Or, the first French LGBT Awards. She is Batory Foundation and of the editorial team of kulturaliberalna.pl. In the co-founder of La LIG (Lesbiennes d’Intérêt Général), 2011 he was awarded with the Tolerance Prize by the Polish LGBT the first French foundation for lesbians. organizations. In 2013 he received a scholarship within the scope of German Marshall Memorial Fellowship programme. Alice is a board member of the European Lesbian*Conference which last month gathered 400 With an approval of 67 non-governmental organisations in 2015 he lesbian activists, artists, politics, journalists and allies was notified for the post of Ombudsman by Democratic Left Alliance from 45 countries in Vienna. She is a teacher in media Parliamentary Club and by independent members of the parliament, studies at the Université Catholique de Paris and has and also by Civic Platform Parliamentary Club. The Sejm appointed been granted by the Fulbright Program for NGO him at this post on 24 of July 2015 and on 7 August 2015 the Senate Leaders to conduct a six month survey in the US about of the Republic of Poland approved this choice. Then, on 9 the French concept of ‘neutralité’ and how it impacts September 2015 the Sejm took his oath. the way journalists deal with LGBTI issues.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 50 Elzbieta Bienkowska Jonny Dzhibladze
Elżbieta has been EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Jonny was born in Moscow and has been engaged in human Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs in the European rights activism since his teenage years, volunteering with Commission of Jean-Claude Juncker since November 2014. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other international and Russian organizations. Although he has lived Between 2007 and 2013 she was the Minister for Regional openly as a transgender and bisexual person since school, Development of Poland and from 2013 to 2014, the Deputy Jonny got involved specifically in LGBT-rights activism only Prime Minister and the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Poland. Before this, from 1999 to 2007 she after the coming into force of the propaganda law and the was working for the local government of the Silesia Region in subsequent surge of homophobia and transphobia in the Southern Poland. A graduate of the Jagiellonian University, she Russian society. Since 2015 Jonny has been working with also graduated from the Polish National School of Public Coming Out, one of Russia’s oldest regional LGBT initiatives, as Administration and completed business administration coordinator of two projects: the Trans*Mission, a program postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. She aimed to support and empower the transgender community, is married with three children. and the Monitoring of discrimination program. Advocating for an intersectional approach and attention to the situation of people who face multiple stigma, and also believing strongly that self-advocacy is the best activist policy, Jonny strives to help activist spaces become platforms where people with diverse identities and vulnerabilities can find the support and strength to raise their voices, share their stories, learn from each other and grow as communities.
Happy Mwende Kinyili Happy is a writer, activist, researcher and facilitator who is interested in the intersections of feminisms, pan-Africanism, sexualities, spiritualities and change. Happy works at Mama Cash as their Director of Programmes. Prior to joining Mama Cash, Happy was the Director of Programmes at UHAI, an East African LGBTI and sex worker community fund. Happy has been active and continues to contribute to the feminist, LGBTI and sex worker movements.
#IEWarsaw2017 51 Lisa Power Phyll Opoku-Gyimah Lisa Power came out in 1976 and has been protesting, speaking, Phyll is the co-founder and director of UK Black Pride, an out and lobbying for LGBT+ rights ever since. She was an early black queer woman (QWoC), she is a Diva Magazine Secretary General of ILGA, co-founder of Stonewall (Britain’s columnist, a Stonewall trustee, a trade unionist, and an highly successful LGBT political lobby group), Policy Director of equalities campaigner who focuses on intersectionality. It is Terrence Higgins Trust and a long term volunteer on safe to say that Phyll is one of the leading lights behind the Switchboard, London’s LGBT+ helpline. She authored a history amazing celebration of Black LGBTQ communities. She has of the Gay Liberation Front in London and was the first openly been named in the Independent Rainbow List as one of the LGBT person to speak on our rights at the United Nations in 1991. top 100 most influential LGBT people and also in the World Most recently, she has published a toolkit for dismantling legal Pride Power List. 2015 saw Phyll become one of the judges andulatory barriers across Europe to HIV services (www.opttest.eu). for The Independent newspaper’s Rainbow List.
Phyll prides herself as an activist who is passionate about what she believes in and works diligently to make people aware of the cause, she has worked tirelessly to build UK Black Pride by bringing together LGBT activists, artists, volunteers and supporters from across the LGBT community. Her efforts are constantly recognised with a nomination and recognition by way of MBE but she rejected the Queens honor because she said: “I don’t believe in empire. I don’t believe in, and actively resist, colonialism and its toxic and enduring legacy in the Commonwealth, where - among many other injustices - LGBTQI people are still being persecuted, tortured and even killed because of sodomy laws. ”
Luca Stevenson Luca Stevenson is a male sex worker and sex workers’ rights activist He co-founded Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM) , a grassroots sex workers cooperative in the UK which advocates and organises for sex workers’ rights. He currently works as Coordinator of the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE), a network of 95 organisations working with and/or led by sex workers in 31 countries in Europe and Central Asia. Luca has been developing trainings and workshops for sex workers from many European countries and led campaigns against violence against sex workers and for legal reforms. Luca aims to challenge stereotypes of sex workers as ‘powerless victims’, advocate for sex workers’ rights from a labour rights perspective whilst organising against structural inequalities and discriminations that can lead many people to sex work.
Luca is also the producer of ‘Honey Bringer: Stories from Sex Worker Freedom Festival’, filmed in Kolkata in 2012.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 52 Piet De Bruyn Urszula Kuczynska Piet is a Flemish (Belgian) politician. He came out to his friends Urszula is a feminist, social and political activist who, in a and family in his late twenties and has been supporting the country that is turning back the clock on gender and rights of LGBTI people ever since. He was appointed General equality-related issues, has been actively involved in Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI people by his colleagues of counteracting this trend. She has gone from delivering the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly in 2017. As help to the victims of the Syrian war, through co- General Rapporteur, he looks to empower the LGBTI organising the Czarny Protest and women’s strike that movement and to build bridges between parliamentarians and swept through Poland in October last year, to reshaping LGBTI activists. Or as he points it out himself: “I might have Czarny Protest into what it is today - in an effort to curb become a politician, I never stopped being an activist.” restrictions on women’s and minorities’ rights in Poland. She sits on the regional Executive Committee of Partia Razem – an extra-parliamentary opposition party promoting the ‘equality for all’ agenda. Her journey is that of an introvert who, once a line was crossed, turned tireless human-rights advocate acting upon a deep conviction that in the face of adversities - it is the solidarity that is our best and strongest weapon. She would like to share some of the lessons she learnt along the way with you.
Terry REINTKE
Since 2014 Terry Rientke has been the youngest female Member of the European Parliament. In her parliamentary work she pushes for gender equality, more progressive antidiscrimination policies, the recognition of new family models, and the support of queer movements all over Europe. During this year’s Pride season Terry went to various prides - from Vilnius to Belgrade - supporting activists in their struggle against the societal backlash we are faced with.
Terry was born and raised in Gelsenkirchen and studied political science in Berlin and Edinburgh. She started getting interested in politics at the age of 14 and became an activist of the Young Greens in Germany shortly afterwards. Before becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Terry was the spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens from 2011 to 2013.
#IEWarsaw2017 53 The Annual General Meeting – How does it work?
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for ILGA-Europe means democracy in practice. This is where members formally get to set the direction of the organisation. The AGM portion of the Conference is conducted in accordance with ILGA-Europe’s constitution and standing orders. The agenda of the Annual General Meeting includes consideration of the Executive Board’s report on work undertaken since the previous conference, formal proposals submitted by the Board and full members in the region, approval of the activity and financial reports for the past year, and elections of the new ILGA-Europe executive board and regional representatives to the ILGA Board.
Procedures Conference procedures are guided by the constitution and the Recommendations are agreed in these workshops by standing orders, which have been agreed at previous consensus, but if this is not possible, then decisions will be conferences. Standing orders are rules that complement the made by a show of voting cards. The minutes of these constitution by providing clear direction on how, e.g., voting workshops, with any recommendations, are submitted to a rules are implemented during the Annual General Meeting. conference plenary session. These set the rules on the submission and debate of proposals Other workshops and meetings can make a report to the and amendments, on voting, elections, the chairing of plenary Conference for information, but may not submit sessions and so on. The standing orders are available on our recommendations directly to a plenary session. If the website: www.ilga-europe.org>About us > Organisational workshop/meeting wishes to make a recommendation on a documents proposal or amendment, then this should be submitted to the Formal conference decisions are only made in the plenary workshop that has been designated to consider that proposal/ sessions. Conference decisions are made either by consensus amendment. or by voting. Voting is done with voting cards, which are issued during the conference. Delegates Each full member organisation in the Region that has paid its Proposals and Amendments membership fees (and has not had its membership suspended The proposals and amendments on the Final Agenda are only under the relevant provisions in the ILGA Constitution) is discussed in the starred workshops on proposals (designated entitled to two votes, subject to the following rules: If a mixed with an asterisk (*) in the workshop programme). These organisation sends only delegates who identify as male, then workshops can recommend to the conference that a proposal it will have only one vote unless it has provided a letter of or amendment is approved or rejected, or that it is adopted authority confirming that the members in that organisation subject to specified changes. who identify as women have approved the delegate(s) exercising both votes.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 54 Similarly, if a mixed organisation sends only delegates who workshops consider key aspects of ILGA-Europe’s work coming identify as women, then it will have only one vote unless it through proposals submitted by board and membership has provided a letter of authority confirming that the ahead of the AGM. These workshops look at key items on the delegate(s) have the authority to exercise both votes. In final agenda, and can make recommendations on them to a either case, organisations may instead nominate a proxy plenary session of conference. They are marked with an (see below). asterisk (*) in the workshop programme. The minutes of these workshops, with any recommendations, are submitted to an Designating Proxies AGM plenary session for consideration and endorsement. Any full member organisation that is unable to attend and Participants can request to report on the outcomes from entitled to vote can designate a person attending the regular workshops during a plenary session so that conference as a proxy for either one or both of the votes to information/skills can be shared more widely. However, these which it is entitled. The organisation must provide the workshops cannot result in formal recommendations to be person(s) nominated the original completed proxy form in discussed by members during the AGM plenary sessions. If order to receive the proxy voting card(s). One participant workshops wish to recommend changes to any proposals on cannot have more than four proxies. Proxy forms can also be the agenda, its recommendations need to be initially sent to the ILGA-Europe office in advance. considered by the starred workshop on proposals before being considered by the plenary. If self-organised spaces wish to Chairing Pool make any report to the Conference from the meeting, then While the running of the overall conference is in the hands of advance notice has to be given to the Conference of the ILGA-Europe´s board and staff, the Chairing Pool is meeting and of any proposed restrictions on participation. responsible for the running of the Annual General Meeting sessions of the conference and overseeing the elections. It Election of the ILGA-Europe puts together the proposed order of business for the plenary executive board sessions, and makes sure that standing orders are followed, which include rules around voting. You should go to the A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Chairing Pool if you want to raise an issue about the business According to the Constitution of ILGA-Europe, the board consists of AGM. of 10 individuals from full member organisations of which l at least 4 and not more than 6 should identify as women and The Chairing Pool consists of 4 people, appointed by the l at least 4 and not more than 6 should identify as men. Executive Board and approved by the conference. The overall composition of the chairing pool shall reflect the diversity of To be elected to any post requires at least 20 % of the votes membership within the region and all members shall be present at the conference. If these requirements cannot be members of full member organisation in the region. met, the places remain vacant.
The Chairing Pool chairs the plenary sessions and the starred B. Term of office workshops on proposals (the *workshops) and takes minutes The term of office is two years, and in principle five members of the same. are elected each year.
If there are more than five vacancies, a second round of Plenary sessions election decides who is elected for two years and who for one Formal conference decisions are only made in the plenary year (see E below). sessions. Conference decisions are made either by consensus or by voting. Voting is done with voting cards, which are issued C. Nominations at the conference during the conference. All elections should be contested. Further nominations can be made at the conference if nominations received before the During the conference, only “starred workshops” can formally conference is equal to or fewer than the number of vacancies, influence the AGM by considering, amending and and/or do not meet the gender requirements set out above. recommending proposals. Such governance and finance
#IEWarsaw2017 55 This means 10 minus the number of board members elected F. Reserves for two years the year before. For women or men this means The non elected candidates are reserves in the following order: four minus the number of board members of that gender 1. Those having reached more than 20 % in the first round of elected the year before. election ranked according to the number of votes they have got. D. Election 2. Those having reached more than 20 % in the second round Each delegate with a voting card will receive a ballot paper of election ranked according to the number of votes they have with a list of all candidates. They can vote for no more got. candidates than there are vacancies (i.e. 10 minus the number of board members elected for two years the year before). In the case of a vacancy in the board, the highest ranking Candidates will then be ranked according to the number of reserve whose membership of the board secures that the votes received. Candidates with fewer votes than 20 % are composition of the board is still in accordance with the disregarded. Constitution and standing orders.
The vacant places are filled according to the ranking of the All elections should be contested, i.e. there should be more number of votes recorded subject to the rules on gender. candidates than the number of vacancies to be filled on the When the composition of the board has reached six individuals board. Further nominations can be made at the conference if of one gender, the remaining candidates of that gender are the number of nominations received before the conference is disregarded. This year, there are 3 (three) candidates equal to or fewer than the number of vacancies, and/or do not identifying as male, 2 (two) identifying as female and 1 (one) meet the gender requirements set out. not identifying as female or male. As the whole board of ten Each delegate with a voting card will receive a ballot paper people must have at least 4 but no more than 6 identifying as with a list of all candidates. They can vote for no more female, and at least 4 but no more than 6 identifying as male, candidates than there are vacancies (i.e. 10 minus the number therefore, up to 2 places on the board can be filled by persons of board members elected for two years the year before). not identifying as female or male. This year 2-4 people Candidates will then be ranked according to the number of identifying as female, 2-4 people identifying as male and one votes received. Candidates with fewer votes than 20 % of the person not identifying as female or male can be elected at the ballot papers returned are disregarded. conference.
If this process does not lead to a full board, consideration will Election of European be given to the candidates who failed to receive 20 % of the representatives to the ILGA World ballot papers returned. A second round of elections will be executive board conducted between those candidates eligible for the Every two years, at the Annual Conference, the membership of remaining places, following the same procedure as above. At ILGA-Europe elects two representatives to the ILGA World least 20 % of the votes present at the election are still needed executive board. in this round. According to the Constitution of ILGA World: The Executive If there is a tied vote, a further round of election between the Board shall act on behalf of ILGA between World Conferences, candidates involved will take place. within the framework and goals of this Constitution and the resolutions of the World Conference. The Executive Board appoints E. One or two years term of office among its Members a Treasurer. If there are more than five vacancies, a second round of election The Executive ILGA World Board shall include two decides who is elected for two years and who for one year. representatives, at least one of whom identifies as a woman, This year there are five vacancies for two year term of office as from each region, the two Secretaries-General, one in 2016 five board members were elected for two years. representative of the Women’s Secretariat, one representative of the Trans Secretariat, one representative of the Bisexual
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 56 Secretariat and one representative of the Intersex Secretariat All full and alternate/reserve members of the board have to be from full member organizations.
Regional representatives and alternates/reserves shall be elected by the appropriate regional structures, according to their procedures. The term of office for regional representatives to ILGA is two years.
In case of a vacancy, a replacement may be elected by the region according to their procedures. If the region does not or cannot fill a vacancy, the Executive World Board may appoint an interim member until the region or a regional caucus elects a new member.
#IEWarsaw2017 57 Practical information
Some helpful information from our hosts at KPH to help you during your stay in Warsaw.
Weather What to bring It is probably going to be on the chilly side. It is really As the temperature in Warsaw can vary quite a lot, we hard to estimate temperature at this time of the year. advise to prepare some warm clothes (coats, sweaters Early November temperature in Warsaw can vary from etc.), but take something lighter too, as the weather can 0 to 10 degrees Celsius. It might be raining or snowing, change and we may be given a chance to enjoy the so so be prepared! called ‘Polish golden autumn’.
The hotel is equipped with indoor pool and fitness Electricity centre, so if that’s your thing, we recommend packing something to enjoy these facilities. The voltage in Poland is 230v (50 Hz). The standard European plug with two circular metal pins is used throughout the country. Currency and payment The currency of Poland is Polish Zloty. Exchange rates at the airport are usually higher than in the city. Thus, if you Getting around plan to exchange money, you can easily find exchange points near the hotel or elsewhere in the city. Cost of the ticket is 4.40 PLN (approx €1). Single fare transfer ticket entitles you to an unlimited number of Approximate current exchange rate: €1 = 4.30 PLN, 1USD = journeys by bus, tram and metro for a period not 3.67 PLN. Warsaw is a card-friendly city, thus you might not exceeding 75 minutes from its validation. If you want to need to withdraw or exchange money at all. Cards are widely visualise your trip please use Google Maps or accepted in major hotels, restaurants, cafes and shopping www.JakDojade.pl. malls. You can purchase city transport tickets with cards at most of the stops and often directly on the buses and trams.
Security Warsaw is a safe city; in terms of security it can easily Prohibitions comparable to other European capitals. However, keep in Smoking is prohibited at public transportation stops mind some basic principles and be particularly careful in and shelters as well as clubs, pubs and restaurants places with crowds (train, bus and metro stations, unless they have separate room for smokers. You may airports, mass events, etc.) Be alert during night walks, not drink alcohol in public places (parks, squares, especially in less-busy streets. If there is any kind of streets, etc.), with the exception of permitted areas security incident, you should call the emergency number such as gardens and patios in restaurants and pubs. 112, or the police on 997.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 58 Public holiday Embassies Wednesday 1st November is All Saints’ Day and a public If you need any assistance from your respective embassy, holiday in Poland. All shopping malls, supermarkets, you can find list of embassies located in Warsaw on the shops and state offices will be closed. If you need website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of something urgently on this day, we recommend asking Poland (http://www.msz.gov.pl). at the hotel reception.
LGBTI clubs recommended by KPH
Touch Club, 63 Sienkiewicza Street, www.facebook.com/touchclubwarsaw How to get there from the hotel? Take Metro Line no 2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego station (6 min walk from the hotel) to Świętokrzyska station. Walk to 63 Sienkiewicza Street (6 min walk).
Glam Club, 22 Żurawia Street, www.facebook.com/GLAMCLUBWARSAW How to get there from the hotel? Go to Muzeum Powstania Warszawstkiego 06 tram stop (4 min walk from the hotel) and take tram no: 9, 22 or 24. Get off at Krucza 05 tram stop and walk to 22 Żurawia Street (5 min walk).
Toro Club, 72 Marszałkowska Street, www.facebook.com/TOROKlub How to get there from the hotel? Go to Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego 06 tram stop (4 min walk) and take tram no: 22 or 24. Get off at Centrum tram stop and walk to 78 Marszałkowska Street (8 min walk).
Museums recommended by KPH
Polin Museum of History of Polish Jews, 6 Anielewicza Street, www.polin.pl How to get there from the hotel? Go to Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego 06 tram station (4 min walk) and take tram no 1 and get off at Cmentarz Żydowski 06 tram stop. Walk to Esperanto 06 bus stop (2 min walk). Take bus no 111 or 180 and get off at Nalewki Muzeum 01 tram stop. Walk to 6 Anielewicza Street (1 min walk).
Warsaw Rising Museum, 79 Grzybowska Street, www.1944.pl How to get there from the hotel? Take a 6 min walk to 79 Grzybowska Street.
Museum of Warsaw, 28–42 Rynek Starego Miasta Street, www.muzeumwarszawy.pl How to get there from the hotel? Go to Okopowa 03 tram stop (10 min walk) and take tram no: 13, 20 or 26. Get off at Stare Miasto 01 tram stop and walk to, 28–42 Rynek Starego Miasta Street (8 min walk).
#IEWarsaw2017 59 FUNDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT: PARTICIPATE IN OUR SURVEY
The Global Philantropy ILGA-Europe want Project (GPP) Global Resources to know from Report found that the amount of Please you whether funding for the European LGBTI resources go movement was approximately $22m participate in where they are most in the period 2014/2015, whereas the survey and make needed and whether the Northern American LGBTI movement your voice heard: they go to support in the same period absorbed about $218m. www.ilga-europe. strategies, themes and Globally only four cents out of every $100 of work that are most relevant international aid goes to specific LGBTI focused org/survey for LGBTI people. We want to issues. Resources for the European LGBTI learn more about LGBTI movement fall short of the movement’s needs organisations’ budgets, funding and potential to lead and harvest on greater sources, activities, barriers to social, political and cultural change in the region. funding and constituents.
We hope to hear from all organisations, For more information whether you work at on this project please speak to national or local level, Erin Howe from Strength in Numbers? whether you work for info@strengthinnumbersconsulting. only parts of the LGBTI com community, whether She will be present at the Conference you do just advocacy with a small stand. Please look out for or focus on community her to get more information on the organising. survey!
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 60 social programme
Silent room
A silent room is available at all times during the conference. We invite you to make use of this space whenever you want to have some time for yourself, for instance to practice your religion.
Please be respectful and remain silent at all times when you are in the room, and avoid making lots of noise as you pass the room.
The silent room can be found next door to the Szpilman Room on Level M2.
Throughout the conference: YOGIKARTA EXHIBITION
The exhibition is a part of the Campaign Against Homophobia project Berlin-Yogyakarta whose aim is to present the history of persecution of gay, bisexual and transgender people by the Nazi regime in Europe and to underline that human rights are inalienable to all people, non-heterosexual including.
The monstrous violation of human rights during the Second World War resulted in issuing a number of documents and declarations stressing the importance of observing human rights, i.e. the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Yogyakarta Principles.
The title of the exhibition consists of names of two cities from two different continents, highlighting a global scale of exclusion in the context of human rights. The contemporary part of the exhibition is linked to Yogyakarta and the historical part refers to Berlin. The exhibition shows the origins and achievements of the movement for emancipation of non-heterosexual people.
Thursday 2nd November
At the Hilton
Guided Meditation/Yoga Nidra Board games night 18:30-19:15 21:30-23:00
We care about your well-being and inner peace so we invite Looking for a different way to socialise with other LGBTI you to an early evening Guided Meditation/Yoga Nidra activists during the conference? Join the board games night, sessions conducted by Jan Świerszcz. Make sure you have revisit old favourite or discover brand new ones. Fair play and some comfortable clothes (like gym wear). friendly company guaranteed! Location: Copernicus, Hilton Location: Chopin, Hilton
#IEWarsaw2017 61 Sex Worker Art Show 21:30-23:00
The Sex Worker Art Show mixes short films and performances made by LGBT sex workers about sex work experiences and issues. Animated by Luca Stevenson as the MC of the evening.
Film Screening A selection of short movies about sex work, respecting the ‘Nothing about us without us’ process.
Performances Identité(s) / Performer : Maxime Maes – 15 minutes Identité(s) is a performance on multiple identities, the one that we choose to give ourselves for more empowerment, but also the one that we are given over the course of our lives, without having chosen them. Identité(s) I’m a witch / Performer: Mimi Aum Neko – 15 minutes Mimi Aum Neko shares with the audience her personal My Dirty Genitals experiences of stigmatization through a poetic and metaphoric story woven with metamorphoses, emancipation, trans bodies, courage and remedy against normativity.
My Dirty Genitals / Performer : Marianne Chargois & Thierry Schaffauser – 15 minutes Differences are never more irreconcilable than when struggles carry points of convergence. A break with a certain feminist background, as well as a territorial genital re-conquest Location: Warsaw Hall, Hilton
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 62 Movie screening “Mine is different” 21:30-23:00
Polish documentary film, director: Antoni Pałka, produced by Campaign Against Homophobia 2016, 45 min
A group of parents takes off on a long journey after one of their children comes out as gay. Although moving along an individual path they all struggle to overcome the prejudice they have been brought up with, to deal with anxiety for their sons or daughters safety and with the potential or real ostracism they themselves might encounter. Like on a mythological Hero’s Journey numerous obstacles lie in wait to attack and hinder; fellows need to be found for common transformation. The treasure they pursuit and bring back from that journey is not only a much better understanding and relationship with their children, it often also is a personal emancipation from so far never questioned heritage and the discovery of a colorful and inspiring world they have never assumed existed. Some of them even grow into activism, help spreading knowledge and hope in their surroundings.
The stories are being told by mums and dads, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers. What is reportedly tragic to a mum can sound very funny completed by her son’s experience. The life outside the family, people passing by, light and shadows reflected are constantly present thanks to the remarkable complexity of the images.
Anna, who’s transformation we are following throughout the film sums it up simply: – “Mum, I’m very happy now.” These were the tears of happiness of course, but I also cried then. It’s nice to hear something like that from your daughter.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with l Anna Swierszcz, LGBTI parent l Katarzyna Remin, Board member of KPH l Marzenna Latawiec, member of ENP Location: Skłodowska-Curie, Hilton
Outside the hotel
Open Mic - take the stage for your story! 21:30-00:00
Enjoy the international, activist and queer open mic. Meet the voices of Warsaw and share your story from all around the world. You can do all: amuse, move, shock, or just listen to the presenters and support them. The audience will choose the best story of the evening, which will receive a surprise prize. Remember – every topic and form of presentation is perfect. Our special guest, a participant of the ILGA-Europe 2017 conference, a Swiss spoken word poet and lawyer Meloe Gennal will also appear on the stage. The meeting will be hosted by the colorful figures of the Warsaw queer scene, a DJ will play an intro before each performance and then entertain us at a party that will follow.
Rules: l Everybody has 6 minutes to perform on stage. l If you want to take part, please inform the hosts 30 minutes before the open mic starts. l Texts to be presented in English only.
Organizer: “My Gender” Student Research Group (SWPS University), KPH Location: Klub Pogłos, Burakowska 12, Warsaw Free entrance - Please sign up at the information desk.
#IEWarsaw2017 63 Friday 3rd November
At the Hilton
Guided Karaoke night Meditation/ 21:30-00:00 Yoga Nidra 18:30-19:15 Let your inner diva shine and join us for a musical, theatrical night of karaoke! If last We care about your well- year is any indication, incredible talent, being and inner peace so we stomach wrenching laughter and hours invite you to an early evening and hours of diverse music performed by Guided Meditation/Yoga none other than us is to be expected. The Nidra sessions conducted by prize for the “best” singers? Gloating Jan Świerszcz. Make sure you rights, of course! Any song that we can have some comfortable find the karaoke version to on YouTube is clothes (like gym wear). an option, so start practising! Location: Location: Warsaw Hall, WH level, Hilton Copernicus, Hilton
Outside the hotel Movie screenings “Tom of Finland” and “Handsome Devil” 21:30 to 00:00
“Tom of Finland” – a film by an award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski, Tom of Finland who brings to screen the life and work of one of the most influential and celebrated figures of the 20th century queer culture. Handsome Devil “Handsome Devil” – a new film by John Butler, that tells a story of Ned and Conor, who are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it’s tested by the authorities.
Followed by a drinks reception organised by the Finnish Embassy in cooperation with the Irish Embassy. Location: Kino Muranów, 5 Gen. Andersa Street Free entrance but you must sign up at the ILGA-Europe registration desk at the Hilton.
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 64 POLISH THEATRE A theatre founded at the initiative of Arnold Szyfman, opened in 1913. It is housed at 2 Karasia Street, a building completed in 1912 the facility featured Poland's first revolving stage. It is a private enterprise staging Polish and foreign classics, contemporary drama, as well as popular plays.
PALACE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE Palace of Culture and Science is a notable high-rise building in Warsaw, Poland. It is the centre for various companies, public institutions and cultural activities such as concerts, cinemas, theatres, libraries, sports clubs, universities, scientific institutions and authorities of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Motivated by Polish historicism and American art deco high-rise buildings, the PKiN was designed by Soviet architect Lev Rudnev in "Seven Sisters" style and is informally referred to as the Eighth Sister.
THE SONG AND DANCE ENSAMBLE OF WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY The Song and Dance Ensemble of Warsaw University of Technology was established in 1951. The unique structure of the Group consists of "dancing chorus", "singing dance group" and full of passion and energy student band, what makes every concert so different, each tuned to the times, customs and traditions. In the current repertoire next to the national dances and compositions from different regions of Poland the Ensemble presents the spectacle describing the life of pre-war Lviv and the old Warsaw.
BUM BUM ORKeSTAR BUM BUM ORKeSTAR - a band that blends Balkan, Klezmer and traditional Polish music. The influence of these three worlds enables the band to show energy while on stage, move the audience with maudlin melodies and finally make the bodies move to the rhythm of the music. Every single gig is unique and consequently unpredictable and special. It's all because of the five musicians (the clarinet, the trumpet, the accordion, the tube and the Bulgarian drum), who love what they do and when they are playing they can strike up the mass of positive energy from themselves and from the people they play for, just like the Balkan wedding and funeral orchestras.
#IEWarsaw2017 65 ILGA-EUROPE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Joyce Hamilton Brian Sheehan @joycehamilton @brianatsocdems Co-chair Co-chair
Micah Darienne Grzywnowicz Flemington @M_icah Co-Secretary Co-secretary
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 66 A. Chaber Costa @aachaber Gavrielides Treasurer @cgavrielides
Yuri Guaiana Olena Dragana Vladimir @yurigu Shevchenko Todorovic Simonko
#IEWarsaw2017 67 Evelyne Paradis @evelyneparadis ILGA-Europe Executive Director Staff
Katrin Steve Taylor Hugendubel @danophile @khugendubel Communications Advocacy Director Director
Thomas Anna Shepherd BjÖrn van Donley @AK_Shep Roozendaal Finance Manager Fundraising Manager @bvroozendaal Programmes Director
ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 01 – 04 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland 68 Béryl Abols Sophie Aujean Arpi Avetisyan Daina Ruduša Events Senior Policy & Litigation Officer Advocacy & Coordinator & Programmes Programmes Financial Officer Officer Officer
Emma Cassidy Paula Klik Nanna Moe Laura Piazza Communications & Conference Intern Senior Campaign & Media Officer Communications Programmes Officer Officer
Maria Pinto Valeria Jules Teoh max van Midde Human Resources Santostefano Advocacy Officer Annual Review & Admin Officer Senior Programmes Researcher & Policy Officer
#IEWarsaw2017 69 notes
This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Rights Equality and Citizenship (REC) programme 2014-2020 of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of ILGA-Europe and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.
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lift lift Thanks and acknowledgements
ILGA-Europe membership, Executive Board and Staff all undertake a tremendous workload in both voluntary and paid capacities. Without this work, ILGA-Europe would not be in the position it is today.
We’d also like to thank everyone who has donated so generously to the Diversity Fund, helping us to bring new voices to the ILGA-Europe Conference.
Our warmest thanks to everyone for their enormous contributions. Particular thanks go to the whole team at KPH (Campaign Against Homophobia) for their invaluable help and support in organising this year’s conference.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
The European Commission for continued core funding and for the support of the Rights Equality and Citizenship (REC) programme 2014-2020 of the European Union
Dr Thomas M Buchsbaum, Vienna, Austria