14/11/2009
West Park Conference Centre, Perth Road, Dundee
Changing Hearts, Opening Minds
This conference is inspired by the LGBT Hearts and Minds Agenda Group and their 2008 report "Challenging Prejudice: Changing Attitudes towards LGBT people in Scotland".
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This conference is organised by the Equality Network with the support of LGBT Youth Scotland and Stonewall Scotland. The keynote speakers are Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health and Sport, and Anne Patrizio, founder of Parents Enquiry Scotland.
Agenda
9:30 Registration and Refreshments
10:30 - Welcome
10:40-11:00 - Keynote Speakers:
11:00-11:30 - Q&A
11:30-12:30 - Workshops: morning
We will run five workshops twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The workshops are:
Prejudice Promoters;
Challenging Homophobia and Transphobia in Education;
Arts and Culture;
Gender Perspectives;
Influencing Change: Leaders.
12:30-1:15 - Lunch
1:15-2:15: - Panels
After lunch, participants can choose which of two panels to attend:
Changing Hearts, Changing Arts; or
Dynamic Diversity: Race and Religion.
2:15-2:30 - Afternoon break
2:30-3:30 - Workshops
A second opportunity to discuss:
Prejudice Promoters;
Challenging Homophobia and Transphobia in Education;
Arts and Culture;
Gender Perspectives;
Influencing Change: Leaders.
3:30-4:00 - Workshop feedback and close.
Delegate fees and other costs
If you register as an individual, the cost of attending the conference is £10. We have some free places available if the price is a barrier.
If you represent a small voluntary group, the delegate fee is £25.
If you are attending as the representative of a commercial organisation or statutory body, the delegate fee is £75.
If you would like to book a stall at the conference, the fees are on a sliding scale equivalent to the delegate fees: if you would like to discuss the cost of having a stall, please contact jane@equality-network.org.
The fee should be included with your registration form: if we should invoice your employer for the fee, please write this on the registration form, If you would like to pay online, please do so via Paypal.
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If you are interested in attending but the fee or other costs will be a barrier, please contact us: we have some free places available and can offer help with cost of travel, childcare, and/or family support.
Workshops
Prejudice Promoters
Examining how media, education, the workplace and sport make prejudice the norm. (Gillian Miller and Christina Stokes)
Challenging Homophobia and Transphobia in Education
Examining the experiences of LGBT young people in Scottish schools and ways in which the hearts and minds agenda can help us to further challenge homophobic and transphobic bullying. (Jill Little)
Arts and Culture
Do we think the cultural calendar in Scotland is inclusive of LGBT people, communities and experiences? And if not, what do we want to see change? How can we develop an LGBT affirmative cultural strategy? (Ann Marriot)
Gender Perspectives
The workshop will discuss gender stereotypes and how these lead to prejudice against LGBTI people. We will look at the themes of the Hearts and Minds report and explore how thinking about gender will help us to promote equality in these areas. (Mhairi Logan and Patrick Stoakes)
Influencing Change: Leaders
How does leadership affect positive change? How do we develop the LGBT leadership for tomorrow’s world not only within the political arena, but in our communities and workplaces. We will look at what we can do to encourage and develop good leadership as a positive lever for LGBT equality in Scotland. (Scott Cuthbertson, Tim Hopkins)
Panels
Changing Hearts, Changing Arts
A panel of artists and arts organisers will discuss the role of arts and culture in celebrating diversity and challenging prejudice against LGBT people.
Dynamic Diversity: Race and Religion
A panel discussion exploring how the diversity of our communities can be better included and valued.
Venue
The conference will be held at West Park Conference Centre, Perth Road, Dundee.
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Free transport will be provided to and from Dundee train station at the beginning and end of the day.
Access
The conference is open to all those interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality in Scotland: including LGBT people, our allies, family, friends, employers, and service providers. The Equality Network strives for all our events to be completely accessible. We will always try to help to overcome any barriers that stand in the way of a registered delegate attending: but the earlier we are asked about an issue, the more help we will be able to provide.
Physical access: The conference centre is wheelchair-accessible throughout. Because of the distance between train station and venue, we will be providing transport by taxi at the beginning and the end of the day. Please let us know if you have further access needs
Food: The lunch will include clearly-marked meat, fish, and vegetarian options. We are happy to ask the caterers to provide halal or kosher options, gluten-free or low-fat or vegan, or make reasonable accommodation for any other dietary requirement, providing that you let us know the details by 31st October.
Hearing and communication: Please let us know if you require an induction loop. If you wish to bring a translator, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can reserve a free place.
For further information, please click here: Attending Equality Network Events: Access.
Start Time
10:30 AM
Address
West Park Conference Centre
Perth Road
Dundee
DD2 1NN
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