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24 APR 2014
Community Event: European Elections LGBT Hustings
Event: Wood Quay, Wednesday 30th April, 8pm
Invitation to European Elections LGBT Hustings
Next Wednesday, the 30th April, TENI will be jointly hosting an LGBT hustings event with GLEN in advance of the European elections.
This is a great opportunity to meet the candidates and ask them about the role that they, and the European Parliament, can play in advancing LGBT rights. It is also a good opportunity to raise the issues that effect the trans community in Europe and to highlight those issues with the candidates.
Seamus Dooley, Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, will chair the event.
It is also expected that all candidates will be in attendance.
The event details are as follows:
-Wednesday 30th April, 8pm
-Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8
You can RSVP by emailing office@teni.ie or info@glen.ie
You can also join the Facebook event here. We would also encourage you to join the event page, and to invite your friends to come along and to share details about the event.
Useful Information:
ILGA Europe have prepared an election pledge to highlight the ways Europe could advance the rights of LGBTI people. You can read this document here.
Among their suggestions are:
1) Adopt an EU Roadmap on LGBTI equality
2) Enforce human rights within the EU
3) Complete the EU anti-discrimination law
4) Combat homophobic and transphobic violence
5) Promote an inclusive definition of family in EU policies
6) Take a lead in protecting trans rights
7) Take action against school bullying
8) Tackle discrimination and inequalities in health
9) Ensure effective protection for LGBTI asylum-seekers
10) Make the EU the world champion of equality for LGBTI people
You can find more details about all of these points
here.
Information on ILGA Europe's Come Out campaign can be found
here.
Make sure you are registered to vote
Don't forget to check that you are registered to vote at:
www.checktheregister.ie
You have until the 6th of May to add your name to the supplementary register.
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