THE LGBTQI+ ACADEMY

The LGBTQI + Academy is an intense two-week online training program for activists, psychologists, lawyers and all others interested in LGBTQI+ issues

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LGBTQI+ activism and LGBTQI+ rights

Saturday - 02.04.2022 1:00PM to 7:00PM Sunday - 03.04.2022 3:00PM to 7:00PM

Psychological problems within the LGBTQI+ community

Saturday - 09.04.2022 3:00PM to 7:00PM Sunday - 10.04.2022 3:00PM to 7:00PM
The LGBTQI + Academy aims to popularize knowledge and teach practical skills aimed at the development of the LGBTQI + movement.
Academy’s participants – future LGBTQI+ Leaders – will take part in two training weekends, each of which will be devoted to a specific LGBTQI+ topic:
  • LGBTQI+ activism and LGBTQI+ rights
  • Psychological problems within the LGBTQI+ community
Saturday 02.04.2022
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The Academy starts on Saturday April 2nd at 1.00 p.m. and ends at 7.00 p.m. The Academy on Sunday April 3rd, Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th starts at 3.00 p.m. and ends at 7.00 p.m. (Warsaw time).

The nature of the courses is diverse, as they include short lecture parts and strictly practical classes. Contact resembling a face-to-face meeting is possible thanks to rooms separated on the e-learning platform. The training language of the LGBTQI+ Academy is English.

WHY SHOULD YOU REGISTER?

The Academy is led by world-class experts from the United States and is strictly practical.

The LGBTQI+ Academy will integrate LGBTQI+-friendly professionals from three main areas (law, psychology and social activism) and help them jointly promote the cause by creating a powerful network of LGBTQI+ Leaders
You will learn the practical skills necessary to help your clients, patients, and community outreach groups
You will learn how to make changes that will start improving the situation of the LGBTQI+ community in your home country
You will join the network of LGBTQI+ Leaders connecting people with the greatest commitment, enthusiasm, and courage to change and improve the situation of the LGBTQI+ community
You will become a defender of the rights of the LGBTQI+ community, learn how to introduce and implement significant legal and social change, how to approach psychological problems faced by LGBTQI+ persons, and how to respond to attacks, violence and often inhuman treatment of LGBTQI+ persons
You will have the opportunity to participate in a voluntary conference on LGBTQI+ rights, activism and psychology organized after the Academy. During the conference, willing graduates of the Academy will share the knowledge gained during the Academy with other professionals and laymen. The conference will be an ideal opportunity to confront the current situation of the LGBTQI+ community with the knowledge gained during the LGBTQI+ Academy in search of better solutions.

HIGHLY PRACTICAL PROGRAM

LGBTQI+ Activism
(April 2, 2022)

Block 1. The History of LGBTQI+ and What We Can Learn From It Today

Block 2. It All Begins with Grassroots Activism:It All Begins with Grassroots Activism: Planting the Seeds

Block 3. The Homophile Movement Takes Root: What Conclusions We Can Draw

Block 4. Harnessing the Power of Gay Liberation

Block 5. Devastation and Opportunity During the AIDS Crisis

Speaker: Eric Marcus
What You Can Do to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights
(April 2-3, 2022)

Block 1. The Road To Equality for the LGBTQI+ Community: What Can We Learn from the United States and What Mistakes Should We Avoid?

Block 2. The Place of LGBTQI+ Rights Within Civil and Individual Rights and the Role of of Lawyers and an Independent Judiciary

Block 3. The LGBTQI+ Community Under Attack: Legal Ways To Defend The LGBTQI + Community in the Public Sphere

Block 4. Is The Future Bleak? Legal Ways To Promote Tolerance Towards the LGBTQI+ Community in the Context of Employment

Speaker: Kyle Velte
Dealing with Psychological Issues Within the LGBTQI+ Community

Block 1. Suicide Amongst LGBTQI+ Persons: Causes and What We Can Do To Prevent It

Block 2. Self-Harm and Other Ways of Dealing With Non-Acceptance By Other People

Block 3. The Role of an LGBTQI+ Friendly Employer, Teacher, Colleague and Parent

Block 4. Small Things Make a Big Difference: How To Inspire Tolerant Behaviour Towards the LGBTQI+ Community

Speaker: Sarah Burgamy

FREE COURSE MATERIALS

Each participant will receive a set of free self-study materials at the end of the course.

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CERTIFICATE

All our training courses are officially certified. Each participant will receive a digital certificate signed by the President of the Board and the Academic Director of the Center For American Studies. The digital certificate in PDF format can then be used for self-printing, inclusion in a CV or on LinkedIn).

The certificate also includes names of instructors and the number of training hours completed. On request, we can attach a certificate supplement providing the list of course contents. Our certificates are widely recognized as proof of fulfillment of professional self-improvement requirements (e.g. continuing legal or psychological education).

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For logistical reasons, registration is on "first come, first served" basis (paying the course fee amounts to reserving a post during the LGBTQI+ Academy).

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Cost of participation

Promotional price

(if you register before March 19) 199 EUR

Regular price

(if you register before March 26) 249 EUR

Late-payment price

(if you register after March 26) 299 EUR

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