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‘…and Others!’ European Learning Partnership Travel Opportunities for Transgender Volunteers
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“Dear Ladies, Gentlemen... and Others!” This greeting launched the Second European Transgender Council back in May 2008, with the theme “Making Human Rights Work”. Six Scottish Transgender Alliance activists were among more than 200 trans activists gathered in Berlin for the Council. Acutely aware of the importance of increasing positive trans visibility and sharing activist knowledge, the event became the start point for developing the first ever Transgender European Learning Partnership Project. The five partners are:
- Scottish Transgender Alliance (STA),
- TransInterQueer Berlin (TrIQ),
- Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI),
- Transgender Network Netherlands (TNN),
- Transgender Europe (TGEU).
The ‘…And Others!’ Transgender European Learning Partnership Project is funded by the European Commission from August 2009 until July 2011. During a series of exchange visits we are creating a transgender rights toolkit to share knowledge across Europe about how to lobby for improvements in trans equality.
We have also together developed a large audio-visual photographic exhibition of transgender portraits called ‘Serious Game’ which is currently being toured around Europe with accompanying awareness-raising posters and postcards. So far, the audio-visual exhibition has been displayed in Malta, in Ireland and also in France at the Council of Europe. Throughout the next twelve months, the exhibition will continue its journey around Europe. The Scottish Transgender Alliance is currently seeking a suitable Scottish venue for the exhibition.
Over the last weekend of February, the leading trans activists from Ireland, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands were hosted by Scottish Transgender Alliance staff and volunteers for the first exchange visit. Despite volcanic ash flight restrictions causing unexpected problems during the planning of the second exchange visit to Dublin in April, we eventually managed to get the STA staff over to Ireland.
The most exciting part of the project is now coming up!
There are some fabulous opportunities for transgender volunteers to travel abroad as part of the ‘…And Others!’ European Learning Partnership Project:
Four funded places are available for Scottish Transgender Alliance volunteers to attend the Third European Transgender Council from 30 Sept 2010 to 3 Oct 2010 in Malmo, Sweden.
Six funded places are available for Scottish Transgender Alliance volunteers to attend the exchange event hosted by the Transgender Network Netherlands in Amsterdam in early February 2011.
To apply for one of these trips, just complete the online application form or phone the Equality Network office on 07020 933 952 to request a paper application form to be sent to you.
The application deadline is 16 August 2010.
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Grundtvig Learning Partnership Project "...and Others! Argumentation Training for Transgender Inclusion in Europe"
UK Project No.: 2009-1-DE2-GRU06-01811 2