Lesbian Spring Meeting (LFT, Lesbenfrühlingstreffen)
c/o rat+tat e. V.
Leonhardstraße 20
18057 Rostock
Germany
Lesbian Spring Meeting in Rostock: June 10-13, 2011
10 years after the first LFT (LesbenFrühlingsTreffen) in the eastern part of Germany, the LFT 2011 will take place again in Rostock. We are the women of the new founded registered association „Toleranz leben e. V.” (“Live Tolerance“), and we invite all lesbians from the 10th to the 13th of June, 2011 warmly to join us at our Lesbian Spring Meeting at the Baltic coast. Main focus of our LFT shall be the subject “All around the Baltic Sea“. We are especially interested in the life realities of lesbians and other women in Scandinavian countries, in the Baltic States, Poland and Russia.
Day Program
The following groups of topics are planned for the daily schedule:
- Health and sexuality (health education, psychological issues, massage treatments, recreation and relaxation workshops, sports)
- Creativity (readings, writing workshops, music, dance)
- Philosopy of life (religions, beliefs, ideals)
- Politics (social criticism, lesbian organizations, legislation)
- Identity (trans*, coming out, body shape, nationality, racialism)
- Generations (offers for lesbian youngsters, the generations in dialogue, lesbians and age)
Those wishing to hold workshops are asked to send their proposals by 2/28/2011 at the latest.
We intend to arrange 2 panel discussions:
- Life realities of lesbians around the Baltic Sea
- Dialogue between the generations on lesbians’ image of woman
As always, there will be a market with information and products from artists, craftswomen and women’s associations.
The application deadline for the stands is 3/31/2011.
Evening Program
A top-class evening program is being planned to take place in the Rostock town harbour area. Friday evening will start with an “open stage”. Every evening we will have cabaret, women bands and singers and disco.
To facilitate planning, artistes wishing to perform are requested to contact us as soon as possible.
Entry prices
The entry prices for the whole event go from 40 € to 210 € and depend on the height of the visitors’ incomes.
In order to support the barrier-free access for handicapped participants, we ask every attendant for a donation of 5 €.
Social tickets (restricted contingent) and travelling allowance can be applied for if required up to the 4/15/2011.
Accommodation
As June it is already peak holiday season on the Baltic coast, make sure to arrange your accommodation in good time. And why not stay for a whole week while you’re here! It’s worth it.
If you have difficulties to find an accommodation, please contact us. We will do our best to help you.
Location
The LFT will be held in the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt (KTV) area of Rostock close to the mediaeval city center. The day program will take place on the Rostock University campus in the Ulmenstraße and the evening program will take place at the harbour (Stadthafen). All venues are easily accessible by public transport from all parts of Rostock.
Contact:
Mail:
Toleranz leben e. V.
c/o rat+tat e. V.
Leonhardstraße 20
18057 Rostock
Telephone:
+49 (0) 381 / 2 07 44 67
c/o Frauenferienhaus wip
E-mail:
Website:
www.lesbenfruehling.de/rostock2011
We are still looking for cooperation partners in all fields:
- Contributors to one of the 90 workshops
- Women who would like to sell their products on the market
- Providers of tasty dishes
- Artists who would like to exhibit their work in the art exhibition
and of course, women who would like to join in and help us organize the LFT.


