Discussion on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In this event, the president of TransParadise had the honor of sharing the panel with the president of ILGA Portugal, Dani Bento, and the president of the AMPLOS Association, an association of parents of transgender children, António Vale.
Renovar a Mouraria is a grassroots organization with a comprehensive range of activities. In addition to multidisciplinary projects, sometimes with a European basis, their services include integrated social support, regularization of migrants, employability support, free Portuguese language and study support classes, community mediation, guided tours, support for learning Portuguese and integration in schools, agroforestry in a public school, a community composting network, cultural event production, revitalization of local commerce, and community activation.
Speaker profile card (in Portuguese): Freda Paranhos — screenwriter, playwright and producer, researcher in film studies focused on queer cinema as art-resistance; director of TransParadise and senior arts officer at Casa do Brasil de Lisboa.
Debate poster (in Portuguese): “½ Palavra Não Basta” — Debates, 19:00-20:30, 16 November: combating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Promoted by Associação Renovar a Mouraria.