In cooperation with the European Commission in Luxembourg, the Ministry of Family Affairs as well as Europe Direct University of Luxembourg, a conference series on LGBTIQ+ activism in Europe will take place this year on 7 July 2022.
The conference series will start in the afternoon with three lectures. In the second part in the evening, we will present the art project “Amsterdam Rainbow Dress” and a short documentary film.
Afterwards, we will have a panel discussion with activists from Poland, Lithuania and Hungary about the situation of LGBTIQ+ people in the respective countries and their work on the ground.
Programme
14:00 Welcome Speech by Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pallage, Rector of the University of Luxembourg
14:15 “LGBTI? – Think about it!” Lecture by Dr. Erik Schneider (Intersex & Transgender Luxembourg asbl)
15:15 “22 – The Project” and LGBTIQ+ activism today” Interview with Fleur Pierets (Belgium)
16:15 “The Situation of LGBTIQ+ in Poland” Lecture by Alicja Sienkiewicz (Poland)
17.00 Break
18.00 Welcome Speech
Anne Calteux – Representative of the European Commission in Luxembourg
Andy Maar – Representative of Rosa Lëtzebuerg asbl
Presentation of the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress + Q&A session
19.00 Panel DiscussionAnnick Goerens | Moderation:
– Alicja Sienkiewicz (Poland)
– Johanna Majercsik (Hungary)
– Monika Antanaityte (Lithuania)
– Marc Angel, MEP & Co-President of the LGBTI-Intergroup (Luxembourg)