COVID-19 online trainings
Online activism and virtual Prides
18 June 2020
This session provided skills-based training on graphic design for trans activists and was designed to share basic tools to develop online campaigns; to connect trans activists from Europe and Central Asia; and to raise visibility of local campaigns in the region.
22 participants attended from Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, North Ireland, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.
Expert: Nick Belshaw from Canva
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in English with live captions in English and Russian captions added to the recording when published.
Financial Stability in Times of Crisis
16 July 2020
This session was designed to increase awareness of the financial crises experienced by trans-led group within the context of COVID-19 and to raise the capacity of activists to face the crisis.
23 participants attended from Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Russia Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, UK, Uzbekistan.
Experts:
- Mukasa, Programme officer of the International Trans Fund (ITF)
- Anastasiia Yeva Domani, Community Building officer of Trans* Coalition Post-Soviet Union
- Milena Papakoch, TGEU’s Operations officer
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in English with live captions in English and Russian captions added to the recording when published.
Organisational re-programming during COVID-19
29 July 2020
The session was designed to increase awareness of the financial crises experienced by trans-led group within the context of COVID-19 and to raise the capacity of activists to face the crisis.
12 participants attended from Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Georgia, Hungary, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Ukraine.
Experts:
- Morgan Dumont, Acceptess-T, France
- Dzoli Ulicevic, Spektra, Montenegro
- Arian Kajtezović, Trans Mreža Balkan, Balkan region
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in English with live captions in English and Russian captions added to the recording when published.
UN Advocacy and UN Mechanisms
10 August 2020
This invitation-only workshop was co-organised with ILGA-World and was designed to increase activists’ understanding of UN mechanisms and advocacy opportunities and how to engage in online advocacy.
17 participants attended from Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Experts:
- Kseniya Kirichenko, ILGA-World‘s Senior Officer on Women and UN Advocacy
- Sanjar Kurmanov, TGEU’s CACEE Project Manager
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in Russian with live English interpretation.
Digital Security during COVID-19 (for English speakers)
2 September 2020
The workshop was co-organised with Access Now to provide concrete training and support on digital security and privacy protection for trans activists.
13 participants attended from Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden, Russia.
Expert: Oleg Serov, Access Now
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in English with live captions in English.
Digital Security during COVID-19 (for Russian speakers)
3 September 2020
This workshop was co-organised with Access Now to provide concrete training and support on digital security and privacy protection for trans activists.
7 participants attended from Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
Experts: Oleg Serov, Access Now
Language & Accessibility: Conducted in Russian.
Coping from the Margins
10 September 2020
This workshop was aimed at to centering the experiences of marginalised trans communities and strategising on how we can collectively tackle the unique challenges facing trans people in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donors from foundations that support trans organisations joined the training and provided input and recommendations. It was a space for two-way dialogue about sustainability and survival during the COVID-19 crisis.
32 participants attended from Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine.
Experts:
- Antonella Lerca, SexWorkCall, Romania
- Sabrina Sanchez, APROSEX, Spain
- Diana trans activist, Kyrgyzstan Russia
- Sean-Claude Neufville, Man.ish Cave, Netherlands
Language & Accessibility: The event was conducted in English and Russian with simultaneous translation, and live captioned in English.