Sexual Diversity Forum in Concordia

Sunday 19

Concordia Convention Center (51 San Lorenzo Oeste St.)

10:00 a.m. Accreditation

11:00 a.m. Simultaneous Activities

 

Room 1

Panel: Situation of Human Rights for LGBT people in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

 

Lic. Fernando Benítez (Paraguay) Member of Amnesty International, where he served as an official. He holds an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences from the Universidad Americana in Asunción and is one of the founders of the independent mobilization for LGBTI Rights as a platform for awareness and information, formerly Asunción de Colores.

 

Nancy Sena (Argentina) Director of Sexual Diversity for the Municipality of Moreno, Buenos Aires Province. The first trans woman to obtain her gender identity in the locality, to marry, and in the country to obtain an egalitarian divorce; distinguished as an “Innovative Woman for the People of Moreno.” Host of the program “Trans-parente,” president of the NGO “INTEGR-ARTE,” professional DJ, and singer. First transgender host of FM radio and TV in Moreno and Merlo, first transgender municipal state employee, and first trans director of a municipal area.

 

Federico Graña (Uruguay) National Director of Sociocultural Promotion of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), member of the National Council for Sexual Diversity, Frente Amplio militant, and LGBTI activist in the “Ovejas Negras” collective.

 

Room 2

LGBT Families Meeting. A space for connection and dialogue to share life experiences among families formed by LGBT people, promoting horizontal learning and generating instances of convergence based on themes and/or issues that are transversalized by needs, aspirations, and interests in the construction of new forms that do not correspond to the hegemonic heterosexual and patriarchal model. Participants may distribute themselves into thematic tables according to their interests to later contribute to a document per table.

 

1:30 p.m. Break

Institutional stands and a craft fair featuring products from the city's social economy will be available to visit, as well as an accessible Food Court so that participants may remain on the premises for lunch. Exhibition and sale of “La Menstrual Remeras.” Health Promotion Stand.

 

2:30 p.m. Simultaneous Activities

Room 1

Dialogue Tables for Gender and LGBTI Organizations. Grassroots organizations are the quintessential environment for the promotion and defense of rights through the active participation of people committed to liberation movements, the fight against discrimination, and non-violence.

 

They may be organized into thematic tables, generating contributions to be worked on later in the joint document.

 

Confirmed participants:

-Colectiva Desobediencia Feminista (Bs As, Arg.)

-Putos Peronistas (CABA, Arg.)

-Cóncavos y Convexos” (CABA, Arg.)

-Colectivo Género (Concordia, Entre Ríos, Arg.)

-La Colectiva Trans (Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Arg) -Feministas Humanistas (CABA and

Sta. Rosa Arg.)

-Frente de DDHH del Peronismo Militante (Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina)

-Colectivo “Ovejas Negras” (Montevideo, R.O.U.)

All groups that wish to join may do so, whether or not they are part of organizations.

Upper Floor Foyer

 

Entrepreneurship WORKSHOP. “Mom, dad: I am... an entrepreneur” Federico Green (Venezuela) Designer and mentor of numerous advertising and packaging projects in Venezuela, and Sol Bähler (Argentina) Worked in advertising agencies for major brands such as Ford and Mercado Libre, and has participated in various events in the city of Concordia. Both are Project Leaders at SanFranTokyo, professors at the Higher School of Advertising Creatives, and active participants in the Workshop for entrepreneurs at the University of Palermo, as part of the Latin American Advertising Congress.

 

5:00 p.m. Simultaneous Activities

Room 1

Dialogue Rounds for the preparation of documents by table. This involves integrating the different contributions in order to draft documents by thematic tables, which will converge into a joint document reflecting descriptive analyses of the current situation, its historical contextualization, and proposals for joint action for the future that can be worked on throughout the year until the holding of a Second Forum for Pride and Inclusion, and a declaration that will be made public.

 

Room 3

Naty Menstrual Show

Naty Menstrual (Argentina) Writer, performer, clothing designer, and actress. Author of the books “Continuadísimo,” “Batido de Trolo,” and “Poesía Recuperada.” She has collaborated with the newspaper Página 12 in the “Soy y las12” supplement, was part of the editorial group of the magazine “El Teje” of the “Ricardo Rojas” Cultural Center, collaborating with different independent media on the subject and giving talks and conferences at Universities and Colleges.

 

7:30 p.m.

Room 2

Closing panel and presentation of conclusions.