24 October 2024, 2–6 pm
The Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation cordially invites you to the conference “Cultures and Colonialism ‒ Decoloniality and LGBTIQ+ Human Rights”. Topics: the impact of European colonization on queer lifestyles and gender, and practical opportunities for postcolonial project work.
When: Thu, October 24, 2–6 pm followed by a get together
Where: Refugio, Lenaustr. 3–4, 12047 Berlin-Neukölln
Conference languages: English and German with interpretation
Registration: https://pretix.eu/lindmanns/Cultures-Colonialism/
Please register by Oct. 1, the number of places is limited to 60.
Conference program
13:30 Check-in with coffee and soft drinks
14:00 Welcome address: Axel Hochrein, board member, Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation
14:10 Decolonize foreign policy: Keynote by Dr. Stella Nyanzi, feminist activist and scholar
14:30 The human rights of LGBTIQ* people in foreign policy: Keynote by Max Lucks, Member of Parliament, Green Party (Bündnis90/Die Grünen)
14:50 Q&A
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 The anti-colonial imperative: Supporting the struggles of LGBTIQ+ people in Africa: Panel with Abdul-Wadud Mohammed (deputy director, LGBT+ Rights Ghana), Alex Martin Musiime (activist and head of Legal Desk at Let’s Walk Uganda), Tina Kleiber (gender justice consultant, Bread for the World), moderator: Celia Parbey, journalist
16:30 Q&A
16:45 Flash news from other regions: Decoloniality and LGBTIQ* human rights in Latin America: Guillermo Ricalde, human rights expert, ILGA World; The Pacific Islands and their fight for decolonization: Ymania Brown, executive director, Transgender Europe (TGEU), moderator: Marlize André, director, the Marissa Foundation
17:45 Q&A
18:00 Round-up and next steps
18:10 Networking and get together with food and drinks
19:00 End of conference
Who: approx. 60 people working in NGOs, parliaments, ministries, development cooperation and academia, along with international, decolonial and diaspora activists, LGBTIQ+ community members, and experts on human rights and gender, we welcome everyone with an interest in the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people.
Conference languages: English and German with interpretation
Registration: https://pretix.eu/lindmanns/Cultures-Colonialism/
Please register by Oct. 1, the number of places is limited to 60.
Contact: Sarah Kohrt, project lead: sarah.kohrt [at] hirschfeld-eddy-stiftung.de
Find all conference Inputs, and article and some photos here:
Article (German only)
Invite and program / Flyer (deutsch)
Fotos / Photos
Grußwort / Welcome adress Postkoloniale und dekoloniale Strategien in der Menschenrechtsarbeit, Axel Hochrein
Keynote Decolonize foreign policy, Stella Nyanzi (PhD)
Keynote Dekolonialisierung und die Menschenrechte, Max Lucks
Video message The Pacific Islands and the Fight for Decolonization, Ymania Brown
This conference is part of the project “Cultures and Colonialism ‒ The struggle for LGBTIQ+ human rights in light of the decolonization debate” from the Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation.
