Pink Life, Ankara : Transgender Remembrance Day

20-21-22 November : Transgender Remembrance Day Events in Ankara, Turkey by Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association

Address : Petrol-Is Ankara Branch, Adakale Street No:6 Yenişehir, Ankara, Turkey

20 November 2009, Friday

11.00 – 11.30 : Press Decleration in front of the Turkish National Assembly

21 November 2009, Saturday

12.30 – 13.00 : Opening

Sinem Kuzucan (Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association)

Commemoration for Trans Victims of Hate Crimes

Brief Concert by Guldunya Music Group

13.15 – 15.15 : Panel 1 - LGBTs and Hate

Moderator : Aras Gungor

Prof. Dr. Melek Goregenli ( Ege University )

Buse Kılıçkaya ( Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association )

Aligul Arikan ( Voltrans Initiative )

Secin Varol ( Kaos GL )

Bawer Cakir ( Bianet )

Zeynep Ozcan ( Scenarist – Director )

15.00 – 15.30 : Coffee Break

15.30 – 17.30 : Panel 2 – Racism, Discrimination and Hate

Moderator : Remzi Altunpolat

Hakan Ataman ( Human Rights Agenda Association )

Songul Erol Abdil ( Democratic Society Party )

Dr. Ali Murat İrat ( Alevi Institute )

Selcuk Karadeniz ( Romankara )

Huseyin Ontas ( Stop Racism and Nationalism )

20.00 : Party in Solidarity with Pink Life Magazine “Lubunya”

22 November 2009, Sunday

13.00 – 15.00 : Sex Workers and Hate

Moderator : Sevgi Yildirim

Senem Doganoglu ( Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association )

Deniz San ( Black Pink Triangle Izmir LGBTT Solidarity Association )

Eylem Cagdas ( Women’s Door )

Seyhan Arman ( Istanbul LGBTT Civil Society Initiative )

Anna Narin ( Piramid Diyarbakir LGBTT Initiative )

Pelin Dutlu (PurpleHand Eskisehir LGBTT Initiative )

15.00 – 15.30 : Coffee Break

15.30 – 17.00 : Forum

Moderator : Selay Tunç

Contact E-mails:

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+90 554 465 57 29

+ 90 532 462 17 05