Activism Academy

By Activism Academy

Activism, important causes and outspoken changemakers - welcome to the Activism Academy podcasts where Khalifa Ihler Institute researchers Miriam Fanin and Hella Grichi invite activists and changemake... more

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July 01, 2021 #2 Tbilisi Pride amid threats from ultranationalists and far-right groups
On 4 June 2021, the organisation Tbilisi Pride announced that Pride Week in Georgia would be held in the first week of July. Pride Week is comprised of three events, the final of which is the March for Dignity. The March for Dignity is the gathering of the LGBT+ community and their allies on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Far right groups have threatened the organizers and protesters. Now even members of the government expressed that they prefer the Pride events to not take place. We have invited Aia Beraia, Georgian queer-feminist and researcher at Tbilisi Pride to understand the situation more.
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23min
June 22, 2021 #1 Will Italy's anti-discrimination law be approved and protect the LGBTQ+ community?
Coinciding with Pride Month, we launch our podcast with a conversation about the LGBTQ+ struggle in
Italy with professor Angelo Schillaci. Although part of the EU, Italy is severely lacking in
protecting the LGBTQ+ community. The far-right parties are now endangering it even more by
purposely delaying the approval of the new “Zan Law against hate crimes towards women,
disabled and LGBTQ+ people”. With homophobic aggressions being recorded every day, we analyse the struggle for civil rights in one of the oldest countries in the world.
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47min
June 13, 2021 Activism Academy Trailer
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FAQs about Activism Academy:

How many episodes does Activism Academy have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.