The Commonwealth and LGBTI advocacy
Posted by AlexT - 17/12/09 at 02:12 pmTitle: The Commonwealth and LGBTI advocacy
Location: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Date: 2009-11-29
On Sunday 29 November, Zoë Ware, RCS Commonwealth Affairs Manager, spoke about the Commonwealth Conversation at an event at the University of the West Indies on gay rights across the Commonwealth.
The conference, organised by the human rights advocacy group Global Rights, was designed to share experiences and discuss strategies for LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) advocacy in the Commonwealth.
Zoë presented the emerging findings of the Commonwealth Conversation – Common What? – to over 30 participants from a wide range of Commonwealth countries, who were delighted by the high profile that LGBTI issues had played in the Conversation so far (see for example here and here).
Participants were excited that the Conversation provides minority groups with the opportunity for their voices to be heard by Commonwealth leaders. Global Rights and partners were also enthusiastic about developing a Commonwealth wide advocacy programme on LGBTI rights in the future. For more information click here:
Category : Conversation Events
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