GALE The Global Alliance for LGBT education
Einladung: Die Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen veranstaltet am 21. und 22. November 2008 im Deutschen Bundestag in Berlin einen Kongress gegen Homophobie. Das Tagungsprogramm und Informationen zur Anmeldung finden Sie unter www.gruene-bundestag.de/cms/termine oder direkt über folgenden Link:
www.gruene-bundestag.de/cms/termine/dok/255/255147.html. Read more...
Geneva. Govermental conference, but open to visitors. GALE will participate as formal observer as part of the Dutch government delegation. On 27 November, there will be a reception hosted by the Dutch delegation and GALE, as a side event on LGBT education. A formal invitation can be obtained by mailing to info@lgbt-education.info.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and lesbian-led groups in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines are marking the confluence of 3 important eventsthe 16 Days of Activism Campaign to end violence against women, the international launches of the Yogyakarta Principles, and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Three activities are proposed during the 16 Days of Activism campaign: create a banner, Gather video and stills footage of launches of the Yogyakarta Principles (YyP) in your countries and gather in Yogyakarta on December 10.
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SOS homophobie in partnership with ILGA-Europe will be hosting a seminar on the topic of support to victims of violence and monitoring and reporting of violence targeting LGBT people. The seminar will be held in Paris, France on December the 12th to 14th 2008. Read more...
Mumbai, India. The scientific programme will include a keynote address, plenary lectures and symposia sessions, panel discussions, and poster presentations. The programme will be broad based and will address the key areas outlined below. Sessions will be multi-disciplinary, including findings derived from operational, psycho-social and behavioural research and programmes related to gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health. Read more..
Bangalore, India. The event will bring together 120 rights advocates, technologists, designers and activists working in the global South to share skills and ideas on digital advocacy. If you would like to participate, you will need to attend the entire event, which means arriving in Bangalore on or before the 18th and leaving on or after the 26th of February 2009. To be eligible to attend, you will need to send a completed application form by the 1st of November 2008 by noon GMT. More information....
West Hollywood, California, U.S.A. The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, at UCLA School of Law, and the International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) Conference will host a conference on law in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, California, U.S.A., from March 11-14, 2009. We will be accepting presentation and panel proposals until 17h00 Pacific Standard Time (i.e., 1700 GMT - 8) on Saturday, November 15, 2008. In addition to doctrinal and theory-based approaches, we welcome proposals that focus on practical skills or strategies as well as contributions from the social sciences. Read more...
Mexico City, Mexico. El XI EFLC será un evento dinámico e incluyente, con el reconocimiento de las distintas identidades dentro del movimiento feminista regional, con un enfoque en la intersección de temas y poniendo énfasis en el abordaje, discusión y debate de las expresiones fundamentalistas dentro de los campos de la economía, la cultura, la sociedad, la política y aún dentro del feminismo. More information/Mas información: 11encuentrofeminista.org.
Leeds, UK. "The triangle between racial, gender and disability discrimination."
Following the first conference of its kind in 2007, CELLS (Centre for European Law and Legal Studies) is announcing the Second European Conference on Multidimensional Equality Law (SEMCEL), which it will convene in cooperation with the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), Centre of Ethnicity and Racism Studies (CERS) and Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (CIGS) at the University of Leeds. More information: www.law.leeds.ac.uk.
London, UK. The AHRC Research Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality announces a conference on Gender Futures: Law, Critique and the Struggle for Something More" in the Westminster University in London on 3-4 April 2009.
More information:
www.kent.ac.uk/clgs.
Mexico City, Mexico. The conference aims at exploring recent developments in theory and method in Queer studies as well as the broad themes of sexual diversities through time and space, gender constructions, sex-gender subjectivities, and sexual identity constructions from a wide and diverse range of perspectives. Of particular interest in the Queer Studies Symposium 2009 are contributions that explore Queerness and Bordercrossing from a wide range of different perspectives as well as representations and social constructions of sexual diversities through time and space. Wide and diverse interpretations of the conference themes ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged. Abstracts are to be submitted by 15. November 2008, along with the presenter's name, address, telephone, email, and institutional affiliation. It is recommended to use the form here: enkidumagazine, when submitting an abstract. However, abstracts will also be accepted as e-mail attachments to info@enkidumagazine.com. Visit the conference website.
Hanoi, Vietnam. This conference discusses socio-cultural analyses of issues surrounding sexual agency in public and private spaces. We invite you to visit our website: www.iasscs.org/2009conference in order to obtain further information about the Conference as well as the Post Conference Training Course on Sexuality Research, and encourage your participation by sending abstracts for papers, posters or sessions before 31 October, 2008. A limited number of scholarship applications will be accepted from residents of lower income countries. The scholarship application will be available online from 1 to 14 November 2008.
Paris, France. The objective of these study days is to gather researchers in all fields of social sciences researching across the areas of religion, familial relations, gender, and sexual transformations. The purpose is to analyze the ways individuals and institutions act and interact in face of such transformations, for example in mixed-race couples and intermarriage, and reconstituted, adoptive, single-parent, same-sex families etc. Abstracts for presentation of one page (approximately 2000 characters) should include the authors title, affiliation, name and address. They should be sent to the organizing committee at religion.genre@yahoo.fr before October 31, 2008.
How does a platform for political and social justice that is based on the queer singularity of the subject intersect with the plights of the economically disenfranchised and the struggle against discrimination based on gender, ethnicity and color? What definitions and shared assumptions on class formation, racial and ethno-national belonging and segregation inform gender and sexual classifications alongside the spectrum of Latin American and Latino societies and cultures? How have these sources of inequality imprinted the discourses of intellectuals, media, social movements, minority politics and State policy, promotingas well as opposingan agenda for sexual rights? Panel proposals that involve a range of contributions from the social sciences and the humanities are most welcome. Comparative compositions and the inclusion of a variety of voices from, and views on, a diversity of national and sub-regional units are encouraged. Read more about this conference.
Oslo, Norway. The purpose of the 21st World Professional Association for Transgender Health / HBIGDA International Symposium is to present
professionals with the latest advances in the research and treatment of transgender health. Presentations will address topics in several areas including surgery, psychology, endocrinology, medicine, law, social work, counseling, psychotherapy, family studies, sociology, anthropology, sexology, speech and voice therapy, and other professional fields relevant to transgender health. Abstracts are to be submitted using the online form by October 31st 2008. More information: www.wpath.org/symposium_info.cfm.
Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. This conference will focus on sexualities and social development issues in China. Topics are not limited, but should focus on sexualities in China from historical, social, cultural and political perspectives. Ethnographic studies on sexualities in contemporary China in a social development framework are extremely encouraged. Mandarin (Putonghua) is the main language. Chinese non-native scholars can use English, but encourage speaking in Putonghua. Anyone is welcomed to sit in with an application by March 31, 2009. Contact person: Zhang Na, e-mail : chss2009@yahoo.com.cn nazhangruc@yahoo.com.cn.
Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference organisation proposes a series of themes, issues and subjects the various conference sessions should address. They are tracks in the program, but the tracks are interlinked so that workshops can relate to one or more tracks. Apart from LGBT human rights, gender issues will be mainstreamed into the conference sessions. If you have any suggestions and ideas for workshops you are more than welcome to contact director of conference, Michael Stensgaard (michael@copenhagen2009.org). Tracks: Sports, Culture and Media, Education, Families, Politics (National and local/community level), Out in Business, Workers Out, LGBT History. More information: www.copenhagen2009.org.
Colombia University, USA. HRAP is designed to prepare proven human rights leaders from the Global South and marginalized communities in the U.S. to participate in national and international policy debates on globalization by building their skills, knowledge, and contacts. The Program features a four-month residency at Columbia University in New York City with a structured curriculum of advocacy, networking, skills-building, and academic coursework. Participants are selected on the basis of their previous work experience on human rights and globalization, commitment to the human rights field, and demonstrated ability to complete graduate-level studies. Advocates must originate from and reside in either the Global South or the United States. Fluency in English is required. Advocate s must secure institutional endorsement from their organizations for their participation in the Program and must commit to returning to that organization upon completion of the Program. If accepted, they must also commit to participating in the program fully. This extremely competitive Program will admit approximately six participants. We make every effort to provide full fellowships to cover program costs as well as travel and living expenses for selected Advocates each year. Download the application form, which needs to be submitted by December 19, 2008.