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EGLSF Board trip to Helsinki

At the beginning of Jun the EGLSF board made a very important trip to the host city of next years EuroGames, Helsinki! During the short stay we visited the city hall and met with the Deputy Lord Mayor Mrs. Ritva Viljanen, The Chief of Sport Mr Anssi Rauramo, and the EuroGames 2016 host club HOT ry, Juha Meronen and Erika Patrikainen. On Friday morning the 5th of June we went to the city chambers where a morning meeting was held. The main purpose of the meeting was to share all the relevant information needed when a city hosts a EuroGames. After a [...]

EGLSF2015-07-02T13:33:55+02:00Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 12:04|Categories: News|0 Comments

2015 Football People Event Grants Launched

For the third consecutive year, the Fare Event Grants will boost national and international scale events and interventions during the Football People action weeks to address social inclusion and anti-discrimination within football. A pool of €20,000 has been made available to fund events that will become the highlights of the two-week period in October and have the potential to generate a positive long-term impact. The Event Grants scheme is open to all European formal and informal groups that have the capacity to organise interventions of this kind at national or international level. The proposed events must be implemented during the [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 11:17|Categories: 2015, News, Sport|0 Comments

STOCKHOLM LAUNCHES GLOBAL #FLAMINGSTAR TWITTER CAMPAIGN

EuroGames Stockholm launched the #FlamingStar – a digital activation on Twitter (the world’s most open and democratic media). By carrying the exclusive #FlamingStar on your Twitter account for 15 minutes, you’ll show your support for diversity within the athletic world. EuroGames’ main goal is to democratise the world of sports. The #FlamingStar is a symbol for that struggle. Everyone is welcome to hold the #FlamingStar, no matter who you are or what you believe in. And by carrying the #FlamingStar you’ll take action against discrimination in sports. - I’m happy and honoured to be an Ambassador for EuroGames Stockholm. The [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 19:16|Categories: 2015, EuroGames, News|0 Comments

EUROGAMES STOCKHOLM 2015 PRESENTS THE POLITICAL PROGRAMME

EuroGames Stockholm 2015 can now present parts of the political programme that will be held at Kulturhuset in Stockholm between August 6th to 8 in 2015. The programme includes fifteen exciting items, consisting of lectures, speeches and panel conversations with participants that will include the Puerto Rican professional boxer Orlando Cruz, the former long jumper and sprinter Peter Häggström and Sweden's Minister for Health Care, Public Health and Sport Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Gabriel Wikström. Within these, questions concerning heteronormativity and resistance in sports will be raised. EuroGames Stockholm 2015 is held between August 5th – August 9th [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 22:27|Categories: 2015, EuroGames, News|Tags: eurogames|0 Comments

European Court of Human Rights: “Gender Identity” Protected Against Discrimination

Deeply-embedded homophobic and transphobic attitudes, often combined with a lack of adequate legal protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, expose many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTIQ) people of all ages and in all regions of the world to egregious violations of their human rights. In a judgment delivered on May 12, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) clarified that all trans people are protected against discrimination on grounds of gender identity under art. 14 of the Convention (ECHR). This is an important and awaited step. On the occasion of the International Day [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Saturday, May 30th, 2015 @ 8:53|Categories: News|0 Comments