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), Martin Alex Musiime (head of legal desk, 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
Invitation
Flyer (deutsch)
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.
