Conference Vienna

Introduction Lecture about & Concert with music of Ethel Smyth (1858-1944, lesbian composer and one of the first Suffragettes) Attilia Kiyoko Cernitori and Angelika Silberbauer (The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) In cooperation with the Department for Women Politics and Queer – Students Union at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Dinner/Drinks – Location: Bar-Restaurant-Café Willendorf, Linke Wienzeile 102, 1060 Wien Starting 8.30 pm – 12.00 pm (kitchen open till 10.00 pm) Table Reservation : +43 676 6154789 or mail info@cafe-willendorf.at

Dancing Evening Standard/Latin – Location: Gugg Heumühlgasse 14, 1040 Wien, http://www.hosiwien.at/gugg/ Time: 8.30 pm – 12.00 pm and Fun Course Vienna Waltz at 10.00 pm. No Reservation necessary Come, Dance, Talk (Mixed; Dancing Women* only)

The session purpose is to draw attention to the importance of publication and production of lesbian content in the community and beyond.Sharing of lesbian culture is an important issue for the visibility of the community and for the lesbian social movement as well. Figures and identities presented in different publications represent an artistic movement against […]

From the birth we are constructed by family order ruled by power and control system. Hatred against women and lesbians is imbedded in the social rules. When we start our first lesbian love story we miss knowledge that childhood systems of love and fear together with hatred toward lesbians will enter in our intimate relationship. […]

They don’t let it rain on their parade: Protective factors for mental health and physical well-being in sexual minority women* By Magdalena Siegel Research Team: Magdalena Siegel, Katharina Reigbert, Christiana Nöstlinger, & Dorothea König Sexual minorities, particularly sexual minority women*, face a heightened risk of developing mental or physical health problems compared to the heterosexually-identified […]

IMPORTANT NOTE: around the venue are very few possibilities to buy food. We decided to offer the possibility to book 2 x Lunches & 1 x Dinner package during the Event. We decided to offer the possibility to book 2 x Lunches & 1 x Dinner package during the Event. For 35 Euros, all included. […]

During this panel we will try to talk about different forms of lesbian activism from theory to practice, street and radical activism to academic research and analyses. Who are those lesbian activists? What other identities do we have and how it influences on our agenda.

Lesbians in sport – the State of Play’ workshop. The EGLSF opens a discussion on lesbian participation in grassroots sports in Europe, club membership and EuroGames/LGBTIQ tournaments.

Gender issues in preschool: an additional opportunity towards equal opportunities in education By Chris Mazarese A teacher’s specific approach and tools used has the biggest impact on the game far more so than the influence gender has in and of itself. We would like to share our research, observations and findings on the topic.

Workshop summary on Translesbophobia: The time for alliances has come! How to conceptualize violence against transgender people – hate crime or gender-based violence? By Mari-Liis Sepper European human rights and equality institutions as well as feminist movements have yet to make up their mind on should the violence against trans gender people be dealt in […]

Hidden history By Lonneke van den Hoonaard Super quick overview of the history of lesbian archiving. Lesbian Archives in the Netherlands. The need of keeping our history, organise save places and collect our voices.

In this presentation, we will launch the first edition of the EL*C’s annual „Brief Report on Lesbian* Lives in (parts of) Europe”- an ongoing endeavour meant to capture and synthesize aspects of lesbian* experiences throughout Europe. The report highlights recent empirical findings on lesbian* lives in various European countries, focusing on the topics Discrimination and […]

Dr. Renate Baumgartner, Mag.a Katharina Payk and Claudia Breitenberger Bsc. (all members of the “no*monos” group for bi*sexual/pansexuals) This workshop is as a moderated discussion including working in small groups and inputs by the moderators. Together with the participants we will discuss topics around bisexuality in the interplay between discrimination/marginalisation and activist potential. Bisexuality is […]

During a workshop we will talk about situation with lesbians in countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which usually remains invisible on the map of Europe. Here we will see how invisibility impacts on lives of women, who face double or even multiple discrimination. We will talk about lesbians, bisexual women and trans, who […]

There continues to be a persistent lack of attention given to the needs and priorities of LBQ women and gender non-conforming (GNC) people, both in philanthropy and within the LGBTQI and women’s rights communities. Of the $424 million for international LGBTI issues in the two-year period of 2013-2014, only $9.5 million (2%) targeted lesbians, bisexual […]

Pride, lesBian* visibility, representation and inclusion By Irene Hemelaar How to be visible in white / gay / commercial dominated prides and how to organize ourselves in a sustainable manner. In an open space setting we will exchange experiences and learn from each other’s activism. Who’s (still) a lesbian? Lesbian spaces and tools to include […]

Facilitators: Lin McDevitt-Pugh, Marion Mulder, Stefanie Boulila This networking event aims to bring together professional lesbians from various sectors. It particularly aims to start a conversation between lesbians across their usual networks be it private, public, nonprofit sector or academia. It queries how we can build transnational networks across those different sectors in order to […]

The Lesbian* Network Brunch will be held in the ARCOTEL. Wagramer Straße 8 | 1220 Wien | Österreich T +43 1 224 24-0 E kaiserwasser@arcotelhotels.com