Here you can find the results of our Erasmus+ youth exchange Step 4 Change, which we organised in July 2019. The project brought together 36 young LGBTQIA+ people from Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Italy, Latvia and Slovenia for 10 days in order to explore and learn about different types and approaches to activism.
As part of the project, the participants interviewed activists from their local areas, met with different associations from Slovenia, created their own activist tools, organised street actions in Ljubljana, connected with and inspired each other and much more.
Results of the project:
PREPARATION
During the preparation phase of the project, the team leaders from each participating country gathered on a two-day Advanced Planning Visit (APV) meeting in Ljubljana to finalize the programme, connect with each other and get to know a bit of the Slovene LGBTQIA+ scene through the LGBT tour of Ljubljana led by Suzana Tratnik (Alternative Ljubljana).
Photographs of the preparation meeting (APV) – 1st-2nd of June 2019
As part of the preparation for the youth exchange programme, all the participants had two preparation tasks – introduce themselves to the others in the Facebook group, and conduct an interview with someone from their local activist scene, as a team.
Interviews with local activists
- Bulgaria – Gloriya Filipova (Bilitis Foundation)
- Greece – Dimitris Kokkonis (Rainbow Dancers), Tila (House of Kareola)
- Italy – Cesare Bonifazi Martinozzi, Andrea Vittori
- Latvia – Linda Freimane
- Slovenia – Katja Sešek and Filip Vurnik (Legebitra)
- Spain – Jorge (Apoyo Positivo)
YOUTH EXCHANGE
Between the 17th and the 26th of July the youth exchange programme took place, where the participants had the opportunity to explore different approaches to activism through nonformal education, get to know the practices in Slovenia and implement what they learned by organising their own street actions and creating new activist tools!
What participants said – coming soon
DISSEMINATION
In the time after the programme, the participants have the chance to spread further what they learned during the project back into their local areas.
- follow-up activities – coming soon
The project is financed by Erasmus+ and the Slovene National AgencyMOVIT.
Credits:
Partner organisations of the project: Bilitis Resource Center Foundation (Bulgaria), Solidarity Mission (Greece), Cassero LGBTI Center (Italy), Association of LGBT and their friends Mozaika (Latvia), Ticket2Europe (Spain).
Local partner organisations: Društvo Kvartir, DIC Legebitra, Zavod Transakcija, ŠKUC.
Graphic design: Teja Bakše
Photography: Romy van Zielst (APV), Tina Šmid (youth exchange)
Mentoring: Cathy Manousaki (Active Rainbow)
Writing, coordination and implementation of the project: Nika Ferbežar, Rexy Pihlar, Iva van Hoek
This project has been funded with the support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors. The commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained herein.