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East meets West SPOTLIGHT SERIES #7 with Mateusz Gędźba and The Equality Signs Federation
When it comes to LGBTIQ Diversity & Inclusion in Europe, Poland is the country that dominates the headlines... though with negative or even shocking news. For our 7th East meets West SPOTLIGHT SERIES we travelled (virtually) to Krakow, the second largest city in Poland, once the capital of Poland, now one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
What is the situation in Poland right now? What drove once progressive CEE power-house to a country where we find over 100 "LGBT-Free Zones"? Where do local communities find the strength to fight and, is all so negative? We talked to Mateusz Gędźba who serves as the President of the Board at the FEDERACJA ZNAKI RÓWNOŚCI (Federation Signs of Equality), and where looks after all legal and formal documentation and reviews and negotiates the contracts on behalf of the Federation. ZNAKI RÓWNOŚCI is the first Polish federation which brings together organisations that act for the LGBTIQ community. Their currently 9 member organisations run various initiatives, from cultural and artistic ones, through legal representation and assistance, to sport and health-related initiatives, and have all one in common: to build an open and diverse society, free from any sort of discrimination, in particular discrimination concerning sexuality and gender.
PS: did you know Ludo worked in Poland? Does he have any interesting memories to share too? :))
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When it comes to LGBTIQ Diversity & Inclusion in Europe, Poland is the country that dominates the headlines... though with negative or even shocking news. For our 7th East meets West SPOTLIGHT SERIES we travelled (virtually) to Krakow, the second largest city in Poland, once the capital of Poland, now one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
What is the situation in Poland right now? What drove once progressive CEE power-house to a country where we find over 100 "LGBT-Free Zones"? Where do local communities find the strength to fight and, is all so negative? We talked to Mateusz Gędźba who serves as the President of the Board at the FEDERACJA ZNAKI RÓWNOŚCI (Federation Signs of Equality), and where looks after all legal and formal documentation and reviews and negotiates the contracts on behalf of the Federation. ZNAKI RÓWNOŚCI is the first Polish federation which brings together organisations that act for the LGBTIQ community. Their currently 9 member organisations run various initiatives, from cultural and artistic ones, through legal representation and assistance, to sport and health-related initiatives, and have all one in common: to build an open and diverse society, free from any sort of discrimination, in particular discrimination concerning sexuality and gender.
PS: did you know Ludo worked in Poland? Does he have any interesting memories to share too? :))