The program prepares professionals to make liberal organisations more welcoming to LGBTQI+ people by implementing long term diversity and inclusion programmes.
The rainbow platform project is a cross-institutional initiative aiming to increase the amount of LGBTQI+ people engaged in the social causes. We have seen progress when calls for equality include the encouragement for members of the community underrepresented to join any cause. A successful example of that is the many calls for more female leadership representation.
Many members of the LGBTQI+ community recuse themselves from joining a cause or aiming for positions of leadership in operational roles at public organisations dealing due to the fear of public scrutiny and due to the policy-focused nature of political diversity inclusion initiatives. The program prepares professionals to make liberal organisations more welcoming to LGBTQI+ people by implementing long term diversity and inclusion programmes.
WEDNESDAY, 14th MAY
From 15:00 Official arrival of participants
19:30 Dinner – Ginette
THURSDAY, 15th MAY – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
10:30 1st round of discussions of the program / Mapping liberal commitments to individual freedom – Luis Cano / Ted Urho
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Discussions with MEPs to highlight different approaches to diversity with policy
15:00 2nd round of discussions of the program / Minority engagement in activisim and support of the liberal cause – Luis Cano / Ted Urho
16:30 Break
16:45 Discussions with Corporate partners—Are diversity programs being reversed, a trend to follow in institutions and politics?
17:30 Wrap up and end of day
19:30 Liberal gathering and panel – Eurovision and Culture Wars: The Liberal perspective
FRIDAY, 16th MAY – EUROPEAWEDNESDAY, 14th May (Optional)
From 15:00 Optional – arrival of participants
19:30 Optional Dinner for participants already in Brussels – Ginette
THURSDAY, 15th May – Venue: European Parliament – Room: SPINELLI 5G37
12:00 Participants arrival to the EP – Registration at the EP Visitor center
12:30 Welcome remarks – Alva Finn – Executive Director of the European Liberal Forum and
Program kick off – 1st round of discussions of the program / Understanding liberal commitments to
individual freedom – Luis Cano / Ted Urho
14:00 Break
14:30 Short tour of the European Parliament
15:00 Break discussions – identifying issues – group discussions about rights at stake and causes
where liberal support is fixed
16:00 2nd round of discussions of the program / Minority engagement in activism and mapping
their support of the liberal cause – Luis Cano / Ted Urho – Guest: Donnacha Maguire – President of
the Fianna Fáil LGBT group
16:45 3rd round Discussions – Engagement drives for political actions – Guest: Sten Laansoo –
Responsible for LGBT matters Renew Europe
17:30 Wrap up and end of day
FRIDAY, 16th May – Venue: European Parliament – SPINELLI 5G1
12:00 Participants arrival to the EP – Registration at the EP Visitor center
12:30 3rd round of Discussions – Strategic messaging, fighting for freedom understanding human
priorities
13:30 Lunch break (arranged by the participants at the European Parliament)
14:30 4th round of discussions – Wokeism and the liberal cause, how much to lean in or back.
15:40 Mee7ng with the team of Commissioner Lahbib to discuss the Equality stratey of
the Commission – Speaker: Francesco Zoia – Poli7cal Adivser Commissioner Lahbib
Moderated by Alva Finn, Execu7ve Director of the European Liberal Forum.
16:15 Break
16:45 Take aways – identifying the unwavered liberal commitment to support individual freedoms
17:00 Wrap up and end of Program
SATURDAY, 17th May
12:00 Free time
In cooperation with Rainbow Platform
An event organised by the European Liberal Forum (ELF) with the support of Rainbow Platform. Co-funded by the European Parliament. The views expressed herein are those of the speaker(s) alone. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the European Parliament and/or the European Liberal Forum.