We are looking for 20 participants to join our IGLYO International LGBTQI Youth Conference on Hate Crime & Hate Speech on 8-13 November 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, together with our local Member Organisation ŠKUC Magnus. The call below is divided in two parts: A call for participants, and an additional call to join our Advisory Panel (optional). You can also download both calls in PDF here.
Please read through both calls and fill out our application form by Sunday 30 July 2023 at 23:59 CEST to apply as a participant only, or both as a participant and Advisory Panel candidate. For any questions, please contact our Programmes Manager Viola (she) at viola@iglyo.com.
Hate speech and hate crime against LGBTQI individuals are rising across Europe, and often young people are the most vulnerable to it. For this reason, IGLYO included in its strategic plan the goal to provide evidence of LGBTQI young people’s experience of bias-motivated hate crime, hate speech and violence, and to develop guidelines for appropriate measures of prevention, reporting, and protection.
In line with this goal, IGLYO is organising an International Conference in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 8-13 November 2023 on the topic of hate speech and hate crime. The conference will be organised in partnership with our Member Organisation ŠKUC Magnus. We will welcome 20 LGBTQI youth activists from around the Council of Europe countries to get together for four days of discussion, strategising, and preparing advocacy tools on the topic of hate speech and hate crime.
The conference will seek to improve awareness and knowledge of hate speech and hate crime, specifically as it relates to LGBTQI young people across Europe, and to increase the base of knowledge, as well as the capacity of young European LGBTQI activists on advocating for combating and mitigating hate speech, hate crime, and hate violence. One of the outcomes of this conference would be a set of guidelines to prevent and react to LGBTQI-phobic hate speech and hate crime.
Read the full call below and send us your application by Sunday 30 July 2023 at 23:59 CEST.
With this conference, IGLYO aims to:
The conference will take place from 8 to 13 November 2023 (the 8th is the arrival day and the 13th is the departure day). It will include expert lectures, peer-to-peer workshops and exchanges of good practices, networking, and group work to develop policy guidelines on the topic.
The conference will take place in English. Upon prior request, we can provide transcription services in English and/or ISL interpretation for D/deaf or hard of hearing individuals during workshops, meetings, and discussions included in the programme.
While the fee to participate in the conference is €50 per participant, IGLYO will cover all expenses related to your participation (travel, accommodation, and food).
IGLYO will be booking and providing accommodation for everyone who attends the event. However, you are expected to book and pay for your travel to the event and we will reimburse your travel costs up to €300 after the conference, as long as you comply with our reimbursement policy requirements.
Applicants need to meet the following criteria:
IGLYO Member Organisations (see full list here) have priority in taking part in the conference if the demand is too high. If you're not affiliated with a Member Organisation, you are still more than welcome to apply, as long as you meet the above criteria.
If you want to go one step further and also contribute to the planning of the conference, have a look at the open call for the Advisory Panel further down the page.
IGLYO particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and communities such as young women, trans youth (including non-binary), intersex youth, young people from Black communities, other communities of colour and ethnic minorities, refugees/migrants, sex workers, disabled youth (including neurodivergent youth), young people living with HIV, and fat young people.
Up for this adventure? Make sure to read the full call above, and send us your application through this application form by Sunday 30 July 2023 at 23:59 CEST. Selected participants will be contacted shortly after the deadline. For questions, please contact our Programmes Manager Viola (she) at viola@iglyo.com.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to take part in the organisation of thematic events on LGBTQI rights? Would you like to contribute your expertise and at the same time learn more on how to plan and run an international conference? Then search no further!
We are looking for an Advisory Panel who would work with us over the next few months to help ensure the success of the International Conference on Hate Speech & Hate Crime. The main purpose of this group would be to ensure a strong youth voice and perspective is mainstreamed in all the work we do in the lead up, throughout and in the follow-up to this event.
We are open to many different types of young people who have some experience in event management, training and non-formal education, policy, advocacy and campaigning, LGBTQI rights and/or on hate speech and hate crime, whether that be through lived experience, volunteering, or professional experience.
If this experience is successful, you may continue engaging with the IGLYO Programmes Team for the organisation of future events.
In order to be considered for this initiative, you should:
IGLYO particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and communities such as young women, trans youth (including non-binary), intersex youth, young people from Black communities, other communities of colour and ethnic minorities, refugees/migrants, sex workers, disabled youth (including neurodivergent youth), young people living with HIV, and fat young people.
Although you will be supporting the work of the IGLYO Programmes Team, you in turn will be supported by them throughout this process and will never be left alone. We recognise that you have other commitments in your life, so we will not ask too much of you!
With this in mind, there are some commitments that we expect from you. Members of the IGLYO Advisory Panel should:
Even if you think you might not be able to meet all the requirements above but are still interested in joining the Advisory Panel, please apply anyway!
If you are interested in this opportunity, fill out the relevant part of the conference’s application form by 30 July 2023 at 23:59 CEST.
For any questions, please contact our Programmes Manager Viola (she) at viola@iglyo.com.
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The IGLYO International LGBTQI Youth Conference on Hate Speech & Hate Crime 2023 is organised by IGLYO — International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation, hosted by ŠKUC Magnus, and funded by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.
Picture in the visual: © Nataliya Smirnova
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