September 27 and 28
1:00 p.m. Argentina
6:00 p.m. Spain
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Objective:
The Progressive Alliance is a network of more than 140 parties and organizations around the world with socialist, social democratic, progressive and labor roots. It is a platform for debate and construction of progress agendas that aims to promote more integrated societies, with greater levels of equality of opportunity and that promote cooperation between civil society organizations, political parties and government entities.
Since its creation, the Progressive Alliance has established strong cooperation with progressive unions and civil society organizations, for example, in the field of gender equality and LGBT+ rights, as well as with reflection and debate groups.
Convinced of the importance of broadening the horizon of work on various topics, this Forum (the first held within the Alliance) aims to give visibility to the work carried out by representatives of the LGBT+ community in the member parties, and to open a dialogue with representatives of sexual diversity organizations to promote horizontal cooperation that enriches our agenda and allows for the establishment of new links. The Forum will take place over two consecutive days.
First Meeting
Tuesday, September 27, 1:00 p.m. Argentina/Chile
Opening by organizations from the region:
- José María Núñez Blanco, LGBT and Human Rights Activist, Fundación Triángulo, Spain
- Miguel Ángel Fernández, Fundación Pedro Zerolo, Spain
- FELGTB, Spain
- Ronald Céspedes, President of the GayLatino Network
- Red LacTrans
- IUSY – Luis Blandon (Lesbigay Group)
Keynote lecture
“It’s not phobia, it’s hate. A reflection on crimes against LGBT+ people”
By Gustavo Pecoraro. Writer, journalist, LGBT+ and HIV response activist.
Panel of experiences
- Experiences of documenting violence and hatred towards LGBT+ people
My body is the truth. Wilson Castañeda. Colombia - The experience of CEDOSTALC, Documentation Center and trans situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. LacTrans Network
- Reports from the National Observatory of LGBT+ Hate Crimes, motivated by discrimination based on sexual orientation, expression and gender identity.
Flavia Massenzio. President of the Argentine LGBT+ Federation
Second Meeting
Wednesday, September 28, 1:00 p.m. Argentina/Chile
Panel of representatives of the Progressive Alliance parties
Political participation of LGBT+ people. The commitment of the Progressive Alliance
- Patria Jiménez, Mexico Citizen Movement
- Antonio Medina, PRD Mexico
- Walmir Siqueira, PT/CUT Brazil
- Tomás Laibe, PS Chile
- Rodrigo Villegas Herrera, PPD Chile
- Matías De Volder, PS Argentina
- Tathiane Aquino de Araújo, Socialist Party/Brazil
- Fabiana Jenkins. Sub-coordinator of the Human Rights Commission. Citizen Action Party
Open dialogue
Public representation of LGBT+ people in the Americas
- Aldo Dávila (Winaq Party, Guatemala)
- Susel Paredes (Partido Morado, Peru)
Moderator: Enrique Sánchez (MC Deputy Costa Rica)
Closing
- Victor Gutierrez, LGBTI Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
- Esteban Paulón, Coordinator of the Progressive Alliance of the Americas
