NETWORK
Objective 1 of Up4Diversity was to create a European network of professionals for the exchange of effective training practices.
After the lifespan of the European REC project Up4Diversity (October 2020 - August 2022), the Consortium agreed to continue organising training, support and networking opportunities for people working with youth interested in the project's approach.
Each year, four online events of 90 minutes each were organised in English.
Session formats:
- Stand-ups (exchanging experiences)
- Practical training sessions
- Participants who want to share their successful experiences
- Pedagogical dialogical gatherings of scientific articles (joint debate on previous reading)
- Masterclasses
- Etc.
WHO was invited and expected to participate?
- Primary and high school teachers, trainers
- Volunteers in formal and non-formal education and youth institutions or organisations,
- Antidiscrimination experts
- Young people and students
- Members of the academia
- ...Anyone interested!
During the project lifespan we enjoyed 6 different events:
- Kick off Meeting
- Masterclass "How to be an upstander"
- Mid-term Conference
- Masterclass "How to stand up in digital contexts"
- Final Conference
- Masterclass "How to get political for LGBTIQ+"
Participants from the following institutions have participated: International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organisation (IGLYO), Wel Jong, one of the leading LGBT+ organisations in Flanders; KU Leuven's Diversity team; Dutch Gay Straight Alliance (COC), Departament d'Educació - Generalitat de Catalunya; Fundació Bosch i Gimpera; Active* Consent National University of Ireland Galway; Delegación de Educación del Gobierno Vasco; TGEU (Transgender Europe); OII Europe; Center for Social Innovation - CSI Cyprus; F.E & LGTBIpol; Associació Brúfol; Valencian Seminary "On the shoulders of giants"; Asociación SOMOS LGTB+ de Aragón; Arcigay; Háttér Society (Háttér Társaság); WAGA Association; Ministerio de Igualdad. DG de Diversidad Sexual y Derechos LGTBI; Polícia Judiciária - Prevention Team; ACT for SOCIETY Center; SUITA association; Young Intellectuals, Hope; NGO Re Generation; FemACT Azerbaijan Women's Fund; International Coordination of Young Christian Workers; Hand to Hand Against Nation Apathy - H.A.N.A - NGO - Youth Center; ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sport Organisation); Youth for Exchange and Understanding Cyprus; MAG Jeunes LGBT+; LGBTQ-friendly School Ranking; Women's Aid Ireland; Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia; Bavarian State Ministry of Education; Associació de Professorat ODISSEA; Youth center Laktasi; Thessaloniki Youth Club for UNESCO; Galehi LGBT families from Spain; Octop'us; Youth Center "Perspektiva"; Catalan Government vers l'UE; Organization of creative grouping OOCG; Centre for equality and liberty for the LGBT community; Casal Lambda; Office of Commissioner of Administration and the Protection of Human Rights; CIG Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género; MIJARC Europe; "DiverCity" Social-Cultural, Human Rights Defedender NGO;
