CONFERENCE:
GENDER CROSSES
An integrated approach to the discriminations and the presentation of the reserch: “THE PROMOTION OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS: SPACES OF ACTIONS FOR LOCAL INSTITUTIONS”

TRENTO, on May 3rd 2006
Sala Grande ITC, Via S. Croce 77 - Trento

Programme

4.00 p.m.
Opening of the meeting and welcome greetings of authorities
Relaters
Carla Locatelli
Professor at University of Trento and Pro rector of International relationships
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND DIFFERENCES: TO DECLINE TO THE FEMININE THE DESIRE OF FREEDOM.
Donata Gottardi
Professor at University of Verona
AT THE CROSS WAY OF DISCRIMINATION: A LOOK TO THE LOWS IN FORCE.
Judit Wirth
European Women's Lobby
FUTURE OF GENDRE POLICIES IN EUROPE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN WOMEN LOBBY TO THE GENDRE VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION.
Eleonora Stenico
Autonym Province of Trento Equality councillor
THE COUNCILLOR OF EQUALITY AND THE MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATION:
POSSIBLE ROUTES AND OPEN QUESTIONS

Chiara Bertone
Researcher at University Piemonte Orientale, faculty of Politic Science of

Valeria Cappellato
Researcher at the department of social science at University of Piemonte Orientale
ILLUSTRATION OF THE RESEARCH:
“THE PROMOTION OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS: SPACES OF ACTIONS FOR LOCAL INSTITUTIONS”

This meeting aims to increase the reflection about the themes against the discrimination and to offer a complete view of the most recent developments in the field of Europe wide conception of opportunity, offering the theory and political fundaments that are the basis for the promotion of an integrated approach towards the same discrimination in European Union.
During the meeting there will be given two examples of real experiences in the European, national and local context. It will be also shown the research of the Equal Opportunities Commission of 2005, concerning “the promotion of the equal opportunities for the specific sexual orientation: spaces and actions for the local institutions”. The research proposes the recognition of the most advanced practices in this field existing in local European administrations, case studies (one of these is specific of Autonym Trento Province), towards focus groups involving local administrators, local public employees, forces of public security, managers of the trade unions, immigration services, social institutions, scouts, educational and sanitary sector.