RFSL in association with the Swedish ESF Council presents:
Master of Ceremonies: Annika Ström Melin, journalist and writer on European affairs
Time: 12.00-12.45, Place: Kilen
Participants: Patricia Prendiville, executive director ILGA Europe

Patricia Prendiville, executive director of ILGA Europe, introduces EU institutions and the possibilities of working with human rights for LGBT people in Europe.
Time: 13.00-14.30, Place: Kilen, Participants: Åsa Regner, secretary-general of RFSU; Sören Juvas, president of RFSL, Catarina Andersson, member of the board, SKR; Lise Berg, secretary-general of Amnesty; Frida Berg, member of the board, Svalorna Latinamerika and a representative from the office of the Swedish Minister of EU Affairs.

A talk with members of The 09 Network about what the LGBT rights movement has to do with the Swedish government's priorities for the upcoming presidency of the EU. The 09 Network addresses the EU's role to ensure peoples' sexual and reproductive health and rights within and outside of Europe.

The 09 Network was formed in 2007 and consists of RFSU, Africa Groups of Sweden, RFSL, The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Amnesty, RFSL Youth, the Foundation of Women's Forum, Svalorna Latinamerika, and the Swedish Association of Women's Shelters.
Presentation of EU Legal Report on Homophobia in Europe
Time: 14.45-15.00, Place: Kilen
Dr. Niraj Nathwani, program manager in the research unit of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and coordinator of the legal expert groups of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRALEX), will present the main conclusions and opinions of FRA's Legal Report on Homophobia in Europe.

A conversation with our politicians about LGBT rights in Europe
Time: 15.00-16.15, Place: Kilen
Participants: Tobias Billström, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, Helene Goudin, Lena Ek and Maria Robsahm (fd Carlshamre), members of European Parliament and Niraj Nathwani, FRA.

What responsibilities do European Union and European politicians have to protect and extend the rights of LGBT people? Is freedom of movement and security truly available to LGBT people?
Time: 16.30-17.50, Place: Kulturhustaket
Soirée with international guests, politicians and LGBT activists. See the exhibition of RFSL's and the European Social Fund's projects from Slovenia, the Netherlands, Finland and France. Free snacks will be served!

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Tid: 12.00-14.00, Lokal: Kulturhustaket
Tid: 15.00-17.00, Lokal: Kulturhustaket

För mer information och anmälan, se den 30 juli.

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RFSL in association with the Swedish ESF Council presents:
Master of Ceremonies: Per Wirtén, editor in chief for Arena magazine
Time: 13.00-14.00, Place: Bryggan
Participants: Representatives from LGBT organisations in the different countries: Eduardas Platovas, Lithuanian Gay League; Ilke Jaspers, Tartu Gay Youth (Estonia); Lech Uliasz, Campaign Against Homophobia (Poland); Linda Freimane, Mozaika (Latvia)

Representatives from LGBT organisations from Poland and the Baltic countries talk about the similarities and differences of living as an LGBT person in their countries. Among the issues to be discussed are discrimination at school and in the workplace.
Time: 14.50-16.00, Place: Kilen
Participants: Prof. Marija Ausrine Pavilioniene, member of the Lithuanian Parliament, Monika Ksieniewicz, Department for Women, Family and Counteracting Discrimination in the Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Barbro Westerholm, member of the Swedish Parliament and Maris Sergejenko, officer at the European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights.

The lives of LGBT people are clearly affected by political decisions. What could or should politicians do to further the rights and equal treatment of LGBT persons? A political response to the previous panel.
Time: 16.30-17.00, Place: Kulturhustaket
Zimbabwe is a band from Lithuania that escapes all possible limits, both social and musical. Some call them punk, but they cover a wider sphere: ska, rhythm, punk moments and emotional melodies. Zimbabwe consists of Juliana Lozovska (vocals), Eliza Lozovska (guitar, vocals), Natalia Judzinska (bass guitar, vocals), and Egle Bagdonaite (drums). Zimbabwe's music has already reached the stages of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Austria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Germany. Among their most interesting experiences are "Ladyfest" in Warsaw and Vienna, and the women's rock festival "Venerettrica 2006" in Italy.

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