Breaking the Walls of Silence: Addressing Homophobia and Transphobia in Education
Date
18/02/2013
-21/02/2013
Organiser
Informational Centre Legebitra, LGBT Youth Scotland & KPH Poland
Price
N/A
Web site
Phone
+386 1 430 51 44
Email
Address
Hotel Mons
Pot za Brdom 4
Pot za Brdom 4
Postal code
1000
City
Ljubljana
Main aims:
- To explore current situations and trends regarding homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in education / schools in the EU countries,
- to provide a platform for key individuals to meet and facilitate sharing of experience, knowledge, strategies and materials on how to best support teachers / NGOs attempting to open up the topic within a school environment,
- to get insight of good practice in preventing homophobia and including LGBT issues in teaching at both classroom and institutional levels and
- to conclude the Breaking the Walls of Silence project, present and disseminate the results, challenges, effects and its local and national influence


