On Friday 17 May 2019, COC Haaglanden organizes the mini symposium Justice and Protection for All, together with JuBi Yourself, the LGBT+ network of the Ministries of Justice & Security and the Interior. The mini symposium will take place at ROC Mondriaan, Aspasialaan 19, 2493WN The Hague. This symposium is intended for lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals, transgenders, people with an intersex condition and all others who want to be informed about the current state of affairs regarding the right to sexual diversity and protection against discrimination and to exchange experiences about this .

We would like to invite all organizations concerned with 'pink' topics and all persons interested in the Justice and Protection for All theme to attend this symposium.

Programme:

14.30 pm | Walk in

15.00 p.m. | Plenary introduction. Laurens Buijs, social scientist at the University of Amsterdam and independent entrepreneur, conducts research into anti-gay violence, the Dutch identity and the multicultural society. In his presentation, he discusses the tension between what is stated in the law and what is happening in society, the situation in the Netherlands compared to abroad and the question of how we can take the next step together.

15.30 – 16.15 | Workshop round 1

16.15 – 17.00 | Workshop round 2

17.00 – 18.00 | Closing drink

There are four workshops from which participants can choose two.

1. Pink in Blue and Red | Eray Baygul, chief officer at the police unit in The Hague and vice-chairman of Roze in Blauw and Bernadette Bakker, who works at the fire service, will discuss the safety of LGBT colleagues and citizens.
2. A safe and warm place to stay | Lawyer Paul Habers and Edgar Polak of the Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Foundation IdB share their knowledge about residence rights, asylum and discrimination detection.
3. Be on the lookout everywhere, transphobia within and outside the LGBTI+ community | Anne Levah Russchen of Transgender Netwerk Nederland (TNN) discusses different forms of transphobia.
4. Talking about taboo topics | Fayaaz Joemmanbaks exchanges ideas with participants about ways in which you can talk about topics that are not open to discussion in certain communities in the Netherlands, such as LGBTI.

This program is subject to change

Would you like to attend this interesting and inspiring meeting? Then sign up quickly: http://bit.ly/IDAHOT2019 

Justice and Protection for All
'Justice and Protection for All' is the theme of IDAHOT, the international day against homophobia, bi- and transphobia. On that day, we – organisations, institutions, individuals – speak out against 'LGBTI+phobia' and stand up for a society that guarantees justice and protection for all.