IFM-SEI

Queer Easter seminar 2011

Published: 28 Jun 2011, 14:04 | Author: The Administrator

Another successful Queer Easter seminar took place this year, bringing together over 150 participants from IFM-SEI, IUSY and ECOSY.

For the first time this year we were able to support young activists from Latin America, Asia and the Middle East to take part, beginning the process of globalising our rainbow network.

The week combined specialised workshop sessions, networking meetings and Creative Working Groups (CWGs). Each of the ten working groups explored a specific aspect of queer education, working with a creative tool (film, theatre, animation, activism, public speaking, etc.) throughout the week.

theme for the seminar this year was sexuality education. One group worked on developing educational resources for children’s groups on the topics of gender and sexuality while another focused on producing a reader on women and LGBT issues. See below for more information about the resources being published in the Autumn as a companion to the Council of Europe publication ‘Compasito’.

As well as learning lots, Queer Easter offered the opportunity for participants to meet new people from across the world. There was an extensive range of social events, including partying, tours of Berlin, an evening event in the city and a varied social programme in the education centre.