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G A L E THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LGBT EDUCATION alliance news GALE website platform opens up to members After more than a year Third, the members can use lent to one US dollar. Edu’s who have been specifically of preparation, GALE opens mailing lists, which allow them can be earned by doing jobs involved in education about up the website platform which to easily communicate with for the Alliance, like writing LGBT issues in the last five will support the interaction each other through their own articles, editing or trans- years. In addition, GALE will between the members of the private mailbox, while keeping lating them, or being active start a global quick scan Alliance. The website combines an archive of the messages in a working group. to map strategies and inter- a range of technical possibili- on the website. The specific combination ventions that already have ties, which are commonly not of functions and focus on been developed. The quick found within one website From October 2007 on, the interactivity is new and it scan will also reach out management system. website is open for members is an interesting experiment to potential stakeholders First and foremost, the website to register. They can do this to see if the system works who like to collaborate is a wiki-like informational by submitting a profile. effectively. The Alliance will on enhancing the quality platform with articles in Membership is not free. evaluate this after one year. of their work in this area. English, Spanish and French. However, many potential The results of the quick Secondly, the website allows members do not have the The next phase of getting scan will be: country members of the Alliance to money to pay a membership GALE better known in the overviews with a short see more information than fee. worlds of LGBT activism strengths/weaknesses the general public and to This is why the Alliance intro- and education. In February, analysis, more GALE submit their own news, duces a virtual currency: a mailing will be done to more members and a network articles and comments. the edu. One edu is equiva- than .000 contact persons, of country ambassadors. YEAR 1, NR. 1 FEB. 2008 G A L E THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LGBT EDUCATION G A L E THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LGBT EDUCATION alliance news alliance news African Strategy Group starts European Strategy Group finishes to develop media resource strategic plan In the end of September, To organize the meeting, In February 2007, GALE Program. These two targets a group of representatives TRP thought it essential to invited a group of 0 people are focused on mainstreaming, from southern African organi- create collaboration between from 7 European countries in other words: the inclusion zations came together to dis- grass roots organizations and to explore the opportunities of LGBT specific aspects in cuss the creation of a GALE mainstream organizations to enhance education and mainstream professional resource tool for media work- from the start. Thus, 4 LGBT training about LGBT issues training and in school policies. ers. The publication will be organizations were invited and in the European region. the key tool of the GALE 4 mainstream organizations. At the end of the meeting, Finally, the Strategy Group Strategy in Africa. The grass roots organizations it was decided to found notes that mainstreaming is The group consisted of 5 les- were TRP itself, LeGaBiba from a European Strategy Group. often still not possible. Even bian and gay members from Botswana, GALZ from In a period of 5 months, in a “developed” region like LGBTI organizations and 5 Zimbabwe and Behind the group elaborated Europe, most mainstream heterosexual members from the Mask from South Africa. the first exploration into organizations are not inter- media organizations. The mainstream organizations a coherent strategy plan f ested in including the concerns Collaboration between were the Media Institute, or the next 4 years. of LGBT people in their these partners is an essential CMS Productions and MMP services and too many element in the (southern) from South Africa and MISA The first priority of GALE African strategy. from Namibia. Europe is to collect and share Most of the meeting was good practices. To give this The meeting was organized spend on developing concrete a good start, the group wants by Ian Swartz and his organiza- ideas on how one or several to do a Quick Scan project. tion The Rainbow Project media tools would look like According to the Strategy (TRP). TRP is the main LGBTI and how they would be used Group, the central precondition organization in Namibia. in local strategies. The meeting to do quality-enhancing work Before the meeting was resulted in a general descrip- is to have an overview of what organized, a consultation was tion of a format (a short is being done and thereupon done among southern African paper media guide and actively share these experi- organizations to explore which a cd-rom) and a briefing ences. The Strategy Group priorities might come up at the for the content of the tools. adds it is not enough to just meeting, which was meant Several participants in collect experiences. When is to create a fundament for the meeting said they would an experience a good practice? a GALE African strategy group. be ready to invest some Which are the criteria to rate From this consultation it own resources in the tool this? The group intends to became clear that a focus and the implementation plans, develop a rating system, on working wit the media in addition to the international so GALE members can see governments actively resist support grass roots organiza- would be a priority. funding GALE want to raise. which practices are really even basic attempts to raise tions in developing their own The mass media have a huge good or best practices. awareness about equal oppor- plans, projects, linking with influence on public opinion tunities. In those cases, grass authorities, acquiring funding in Africa, but reporters are Two other projects the strat- roots organizations need to and managing the projects. often misinformed, prejudiced egy group likes to create are take the initiative themselves. or forced by their governments the development of an effec- For this, GALE will develop to report negatively on LGBTI tive LGBT Training Module and an educational capacity-build- issues. an LGBT Inclusive Safe Schools ing program, which will 2 YEAR 1, NR. 1 FEB. 2008 YEAR 1, NR. 1 FEB. 2008 G A L E THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LGBT EDUCATION G A L E THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LGBT EDUCATION alliance news alliance news GALE gets support in Brazil GALE Asia proposes to embark on three projects Meeting of GALE with Minister Lazaro of Education. On the right, Minister Lazaro with Peter Dankmeijer, director of GALE. On the left, Toni Reis, chair of ABGLT. In the middle, Jacqueline Moll, director of the ministry and an assistant. the health curriculum of all to be combated to provide December 16, 2007 - The first in a lot of Asian countries, port and change. Where formal NGOs in Asia, especially secondary schools. Several effective care and prevention. GALE strategy meeting in Asia the words “gay, lesbian, bisex- collaboration with govern- in countries where the Senators and Members of concluded with ideas and ual or transgender” or “LGBT” ments is not possible yet, there authorities are not yet the House of Representatives UNESCO Brazil works closely general plans for projects: are without meaning or read collaboration with NGOs will be open to collaboration. pledged their support through with the Ministries of a quick scan, mainstreaming as Western concepts. A lot of a stepping stone to change. Documenting the living their parliamentary function. Education and Health and LGBT issues in NGO’s and non heterosexual activity and A third conclusion was that conditions and human rights The Ministry of Justice Education. One of the storytelling. identities are framed in gen- basic information on the living fights through storytelling, explained its experiment with successes of UNESCO Brazil dered or/and intergenerational conditions of sexual minorities in order to collect campaign a mandatory online course for is a large scale research on From 31 October until contexts, for example the many is little known. Giving them and training material and police officers about human sexual behavior and needs for 2 November, GALE organized traditional groups of biological a voice and support to tell their to reach out to storytellers rights and LGBT issues. sex education. This research it first strategy meeting in men who act as women, stories could be a first and as future educators and The Ministry of Justice is showed a need for more atten- Asia. After getting acquainted boy-man relationships, female basic way of education. trainers. willing to share the expertise tion to LGBT issues, which was with some Indonesian LGBT friendships and women priest- This very first analysis led to from the online course globally a convincing argument to start organizations in Jakarta on hoods. One conclusion from the planning of three projects: The next Asian strategy During a three day visit to and connected to three minis- and is also interested in inter- acting. GALE will collaborate October 29, the group moved this is that GALE should adapt . Mapping the challenges, meeting was planned in Brasilia in December 2007, tries, a range of politicians national exchange on interac- with UNESCO to promote to a meeting resort in Bogor. its mission statement and opportunities and stakehold- conjunction with the ILGA GALE got support from several and some NGO’s.