Author: EL*C

 

EL*C 2021 conference – local partner application form

 

>>> Deadline for submitting the application: December 22, 2019 <<<

 

The European-Central Asian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) is a collective of lesbian, queer, bi and trans women registered as an NGO, which aims to advocate for lesbian rights in Europe and Central Asia. Driven by the objective of increasing visibility of lesbian issues in all spheres, including the social, legal, health, and political ones, the EL*C as an NGO has worked during the last three years towards the establishment of a pan-European-Central Asian Lesbian network.

Our two conferences so far, in Vienna/Austria (October 2017) and most recently in Kyiv/Ukraine (April 2019), represent initial key steps in the long-expected and much needed construction of a strong lesbian movement in Europe & Central Asia that brings together a diverse team.

While building and formally establishing this Network for Europe and Central Asia, we do not forget that EL*C started as a conference, and do not lose sight of the significance of this politically defining biennial event.

As such, the EL*C team members are beyond excited to open this call and invite activists in Europe and Central Asia to dream big with us for this 3rd EL*C conference, to unleash more lesbian genius upon the world.

The next conference is due to take place in 2021 (Spring or Fall). Prior to applying please consider the following:

> Applicants may be NGOs, consortium of NGOs, informal networks, or any entity or structure committed to promoting the rights of lesbians and which can demonstrate that its leadership involves lesbians;

> Due to the foreseen workload, our partners should be in a position to work with us on a weekly basis in the year before the event, and on a daily basis in the weeks leading up to the conference;

> It would be required that at least one main contact person within the partner organisation(s) speaks English in order to facilitate coordination;

> The conference is an opportunity to bring about substantial political impact; as such, EL*C strongly encourages proposals from Southern Europe, the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia.

We look forward to your proposals and can’t wait to see where this new journey will take us!

 

>>> APPLY HERE <<<

 

EL*C 2021 conference – local partner application form

 

>>> Deadline for submitting the application: December 22, 2019 <<<

 

The European-Central Asian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) is a collective of lesbian, queer, bi and trans women registered as an NGO, which aims to advocate for lesbian rights in Europe and Central Asia. Driven by the objective of increasing visibility of lesbian issues in all spheres, including the social, legal, health, and political ones, the EL*C as an NGO has worked during the last three years towards the establishment of a pan-European-Central Asian Lesbian network.

Our two conferences so far, in Vienna/Austria (October 2017) and most recently in Kyiv/Ukraine (April 2019), represent initial key steps in the long-expected and much needed construction of a strong lesbian movement in Europe & Central Asia that brings together a diverse team.

While building and formally establishing this Network for Europe and Central Asia, we do not forget that EL*C started as a conference, and do not lose sight of the significance of this politically defining biennial event.

As such, the EL*C team members are beyond excited to open this call and invite activists in Europe and Central Asia to dream big with us for this 3rd EL*C conference, to unleash more lesbian genius upon the world.

The next conference is due to take place in 2021 (Spring or Fall). Prior to applying please consider the following:

> Applicants may be NGOs, consortium of NGOs, informal networks, or any entity or structure committed to promoting the rights of lesbians and which can demonstrate that its leadership involves lesbians;

> Due to the foreseen workload, our partners should be in a position to work with us on a weekly basis in the year before the event, and on a daily basis in the weeks leading up to the conference;

> It would be required that at least one main contact person within the partner organisation(s) speaks English in order to facilitate coordination;

> The conference is an opportunity to bring about substantial political impact; as such, EL*C strongly encourages proposals from Southern Europe, the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia.

We look forward to your proposals and can’t wait to see where this new journey will take us!

 

>>> APPLY HERE <<<

 

 

EL*C has secured a research grant from the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to conduct the study entitled: “The State of lesbian organizing and the lived realities of lesbians in the EU and the accession countries”.

This pioneer research project is funded ahead of the international conference on the topic “Lesbian (In-)Visibility in Europe in Politics, (Civil) Society and Science” in November 2020, in the context of the German presidency of both the Council of Europe and the European Council.

Since the creation of EL*C there were numerous comments on how the lack of data, histories, archives, statistics, abstracts on lesbians in Europe was one of the top priorities our movement should address. We are extremely pleased to know that this pioneer and ambitious study will contribute to change this state of play.

Background & Rationale
Even though societies and movements in the EU, and to some extent the accession countries, have come a long way in advancing the rights of LGBTI persons and women’s rights, lesbian women are still facing strong discrimination, violence and stigma, and are one of the most marginalized, vulnerable and invisible social groups, affected by patriarchal gender norms, misogyny, sexism and lesbophobia. Lesbian women face challenges and under-representation in all domains, particularly safety, employment and workplace, academia, politics and decision-making positions, healthcare, family and reproductive rights and media. In addition, the lesbian movement in the EU and the accession countries has been in worrisome decline over the last years.

Due to the above, this project focuses on contributing to bridging the gap in the lack of research and data collection on lesbians in the EU and the accession countries. Disaggregated quantitative and qualitative data on lesbians in most policy areas are lacking, including also data on the state of lesbian organizing. Such data is needed to assess the level of exclusion and discrimination of lesbians, challenges and opportunities, to identify gaps and trends, and to inform relevant remedial action, with the aim to contribute to the advancement of rights and fundamental freedoms of lesbians in EU and the accession countries.

Research outline
The research is being developed via three main streams: 1) historical analysis, 2) organizational mapping, 3) systematic review and meta-analysis on health and structural inequality faced by lesbians in EU and accession countries. The field work for this research will be carried out between October 2019-December 2019. One of the key outcomes of the study will be to bring forth a series of recommendations based on the findings related to the three main streams mentioned above, which will be targeted at policy makers and European level decision makers.

 

 

Follow EL*C

Facebook => Europeanlesbianconference

Twitter => EuroLesbianCon

Web => https://europeanlesbianconference.org

 

 

 

EL*C has secured a research grant from the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to conduct the study entitled: “The State of lesbian organizing and the lived realities of lesbians in the EU and the accession countries”.

This pioneer research project is funded ahead of the international conference on the topic “Lesbian (In-)Visibility in Europe in Politics, (Civil) Society and Science” in November 2020, in the context of the German presidency of both the Council of Europe and the European Council.

Since the creation of EL*C there were numerous comments on how the lack of data, histories, archives, statistics, abstracts on lesbians in Europe was one of the top priorities our movement should address. We are extremely pleased to know that this pioneer and ambitious study will contribute to change this state of play.

Background & Rationale
Even though societies and movements in the EU, and to some extent the accession countries, have come a long way in advancing the rights of LGBTI persons and women’s rights, lesbian women are still facing strong discrimination, violence and stigma, and are one of the most marginalized, vulnerable and invisible social groups, affected by patriarchal gender norms, misogyny, sexism and lesbophobia. Lesbian women face challenges and under-representation in all domains, particularly safety, employment and workplace, academia, politics and decision-making positions, healthcare, family and reproductive rights and media. In addition, the lesbian movement in the EU and the accession countries has been in worrisome decline over the last years.

Due to the above, this project focuses on contributing to bridging the gap in the lack of research and data collection on lesbians in the EU and the accession countries. Disaggregated quantitative and qualitative data on lesbians in most policy areas are lacking, including also data on the state of lesbian organizing. Such data is needed to assess the level of exclusion and discrimination of lesbians, challenges and opportunities, to identify gaps and trends, and to inform relevant remedial action, with the aim to contribute to the advancement of rights and fundamental freedoms of lesbians in EU and the accession countries.

Research outline
The research is being developed via three main streams: 1) historical analysis, 2) organizational mapping, 3) systematic review and meta-analysis on health and structural inequality faced by lesbians in EU and accession countries. The field work for this research will be carried out between October 2019-December 2019. One of the key outcomes of the study will be to bring forth a series of recommendations based on the findings related to the three main streams mentioned above, which will be targeted at policy makers and European level decision makers.

 

 

Follow EL*C

Facebook => Europeanlesbianconference

Twitter => EuroLesbianCon

Web => https://europeanlesbianconference.org

 

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