Youths tackling LGBT and disability issues

Com afronten els joves les qüestions LGTB i de discapacitat.

Cómo abordan los jóvenes las cuestiones LGTB y de

discapacidad.

François Sana Pour la Solidarité

@PLS_News

conference / conferencia / conferència:

Digital Discrimination and Social Networks International Conference

13 March 2014

• 1. Pour la Solidarité presentation• 2. Pilot sessions in Brussels• 3. Conclusion

1. Pour la Solidarité

• Founded in Brussels in 2002• Independant think and do tank• Europe of solidarity and sustainable• Staff : 18 people. Director : Denis Stokkink

Work

• 5 main axis : social affairs, citizen participation, social economy, CSR/diversity, sustainable development

• Public policy proposals and recommendations• Public and private actors accompaniment• European partners network

Financial resources

• Financial resources : EC : 35%; national or regional public contributions : 30%; private contributions : 35%

• Staff costs : 50% of expenditures

Associate members

• Associate member of 4 european networks : DIESIS, ICOSI, IPSE, SOLIDAR

2. Pilot sessions in Brussels (November-January)

• 2 different schools• 45 students

3 students (5-6/11/13 - teenagers)

• Theory• Research of concrete cases of discrimination

(facebook)• Debate• Video realization

School 1 : athénée royal les Marlaires : 24 students (5/12/13 - teenagers)

• Research of a definition• Debate• Watching an interactive video

World migrant day : 18/12/13

• Interviews• Collect of Afghan refugees testimonies • Video realization

Conseil des jeunes Ixelles : 7 youths (18-25): 23/12/13

• Theoretical input• Research of a definition• Debate• Comics realization

School 2 : European Communication School : 10 students (18-25) : 6 and 13/01/14

• Theoretical input• Debate• Video watching

3. Conclusion

• Heterogeneity of sensibility among the youths• Seems that sensibility depends on social background

and age