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ANSO

Association of Nordic LGBTQ Student Organizations

calls for participants:

Beyond Norms

- On Equality in Higher Education

Study session

European Youth Centre, Budapest,

20th – 26th of April 2008

Deadline for applications: 9th of March 2008

ANSO, Association of Nordic Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Student (LGBTQ) Organizations would like to invite you to a study session calledBeyond Norms - On Equality in Higher Education, with the aim of fighting heteronormativity in higher education. It will be held in Budapest20th – 26th of April.

This study session is a part of ANSO’s long term goal, to raise awareness of the consequences of heteronormativity in higher education. This is ANSO’s first activity outside the Nordic Region, but hopefully not the last.

By fighting heteronormativity we believe that we are fighting the very roots of homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. A heteronormative higher education has quality problems and passes on stereotypes and prejudices. Examples of how it shows are:

· Teacher students will not be equipped to handle homophobic bullying in their future classes

· Problems with scientific credibility; LGBTQ blind studies will reinforce the idea that there are no LGBTQ persons, families or children

· Students and teachers might be discriminated against

· LGBTQ students are made invisible

· Literature might suggest that LGBTQ persons are sick and the teaching staff does not oppose it

Come take part in a ground breaking discussion on equal rights at universities and how you can support them!

Objectives

The objectives of our study session are the following:

1. Introduce the concept of heteronormativity

2. Understanding consequences of heteronormativity in general and in higher education in particular

3. Identifying strategies to counteract heteronormativity, both on a personal level and on a structural level.

4. To understand different structures of student policy making, on local and European level

5. To enable participants to identify problems and develop concrete actions for their contexts.

6. Introduce an intersectional approach to equality work

7. Create new alliances

Target group

The participants should come from either of the following (interconnected) groups:

1) European LGBTQ student activists or LGBTQ activists interested in student issues

2) European Student Union activists, equality officers etc.

When choosing participants we will try to ensure balance between the two groups. No prior experience in working with the concepts of queer and heteronormativity or experience with student politics is required, but everyone should be willing to keep an open mind, learn new things and be able to act as multipliers on a local level. We will try to cater to different level of experiences, but we expect participants to either have some experience of student politics OR work within LGBTQ organizations. Heteronormativity is going to be a new issue for many, from both groups, and we will be exploring the concept in depths.

Participants should be able to work and communicate in English.

Priority will be given to participants who will be able to act as multipliers within their local student union or LGBTQ (student) organization.

Practical Information

Provided that the cheapest means of travel have been used, travel costs will be 100% reimbursed. A 45€ participation fee will be deducted from your travel reimbursement.

The study session takes place in Council of Europe’s European Youth Centre in Budapest.

Application

Please send in your application before the 9th of March to studysession2008@anso.dk. Participants will be selected by the prep team on the 10th of March and you will be notified the following week.

Your prep team,

Ásta Ósk, Pär, Monika, Linda E and Linda V

MEETING OF LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILIES

TARRAGONA- CATALONIA 2008

MAY 1-4

During the long weekend of May 1st (May 1-4), the Association of Lesbian and Gay Families of Catalonia (FLG) is organizing a meeting in Catalonia for our member families and families from other countries. The meeting will take place at Ciutat de Repòs i Vacances, in Tarragona, 100 km south of Barcelona. It is a hotel resort located 200 m from the beach. It has independent apartments and many common facilities.

During these 4 days, we will organize many activities for the children and their fathers or mothers, including workshops on subjects of common interest and a lot of free time to build the friendship between the participating families.

You can make the reservation now*.The sooner the better ! There is limited space! (up to 300 people, but we expect a big participation : FLG alone has 80 member families).

It is necessary to pay an amount in advance to secure the reservation. The deadline is March 20. After this date, we will accept new reservations if there is availability. We have pre-assigned 100 rooms for families from other counties.

We will have and unforgettable meeting !!

PRICE OF FULL BOARD ACCOMODATION

Adult: € 130. Children 3 to 12: € 65. Children below 3: € 30

The registration includes all meals and lodging in family apartments (arrival May 1, lunch included, departure May 4, breakfast included). The lunch of May 4 is not included. The price includes all activities, except for the ticket to Port Aventura amusement park, although we are waiting for government money to pay for it, not confirmed yet).

HOW CAN YOU MAKE THE RESERVATION?

To make the reservation, please send a wire-transfer to our banc account for the amount corresponding to all family members as detailed below. Our account international number will be sent upon request. Please specify the family name.

RESERVATION PRICE

Adult: €100. Children 3 to 12 ans: € 50 . Childrem below 2: € 20.
(Due to hotel regulations, the age of the children is the age on May 1st)

Once you have made the reservation, please send an e-mail to international@familieslg.orgconfirming that you made the wire transfer, and detailing the name and family name and age for each person attending the meeting, the city, the country and the telephone number.

*availability is limited, and reservations will be considered bases on the order of arrival.

We will soon have the detailed program for the event, with all activities and workshops.

The course is organized by: COST A30 Action "East of West: Setting a New Media Research Agenda for Central/Eastern Europe"; the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania; and the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University (CEU)

Course Dates: June 16-27, 2008

Location: CentralEuropeanUniversity (CEU), Budapest, Hungary,

Detailed course description: http://www.sun.ceu.hu/media

Faculty: Monroe Price, Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania; Miklós Sükösd, Department of Political Science, CEU, Budapest; Kate Coyer, Research Fellow & Lecturer, Annenberg School; Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS); Arne Hintz, Program Director, Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS); Michael Delli Carpini, Dean, Annenberg School for Communication; Nicholas W. Jankowski, Associate Professor, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands; Working Group Leader, COST A30 Action; Karol Jakubowicz, former Chairman of the Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication Services, Council of Europe; Working Group Leader, COST A30 Action; Beata Klimkiewicz, Assistant Professor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Working Group Leader, COST A30 Action; Hakan Seckinelgin, Lecturer, London School of Economics, London, UK; Peter Molnar, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS); Kristina Irion, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest

Target group: advanced graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, and teachers

Language of instruction: English

Tuition fee: EUR 500, financial aid is available.

The application deadline: February 14, 2008 (for scholarship places), April 30, 2008 (for fee-paying applications)

Online application: http://www.sun.ceu.hu/apply (attachments to be sent via regular mail).

For further information queries can be directed to the SUN office by email ( summeru@ceu.hu), via skype (ceu-sun) or telephone (00-36-1-327-3811).