Dear Colleague, 

We have great pleasure in inviting you to the IDAHO-UK 2008 Launch Event to be held at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion, Rootstein Hopkins Space, John Princes Street, London W1G OBJ. This will take place on Thursday 13th March from 5-10.30pm.  

www.rhspace.co.uk/00.html 

The purpose of this event is to encourage you to plan events on and around May 17th for the International Day Against Homophobia(IDAHO). For information about the IDAHO campaign, please see www.idaho.org.uk or www.idahomophobia.org

For the event students on the Graphic Design Campaign at the University of Arts, London have designed posters to encourage people to organise campaigns and events, and the four winning posters will be announced during the course of the evening. Students have also undertaken work for LGBT History Month and School’s Out and this will also be displayed. Please have a look at the enclosed programme, and let us know if you will be attending by emailing dmlennard@blueyonder.co.uk.

We hope to see you there.

 Claire Wai Lan Clark
Equality and Diversity Officer (Students)

Derek Lennard-IDAHO-UK Coordinator.

Paul Brown-Regional LGBT Officer, Westminster UNISON. 

Sue Sanders-Co-Chair-School’s Out and LGBT History Month.

 

Welcome to the Launch

 

   13th March 2008 5.00pm – 10.30 pm

 

University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion

Rootstein Hopkins Space, John Princes Street, London W1G OBJ

 

 

5.00 pm           Open / Arrivals. Drinks and Canapes.

 

5.45 pm           Welcome from Chair of the event, Claire Wai Lan Clark, Equality and Diversity Officer (Students) University of the Arts London.

 

5.50 pm           Derek Lennard –  IDAHO UK Coordinator.

 

5.55 pm           Opening Statement by a governor of University of the Arts London (TBC)

 

6.05 pm           Linda Bellos OBE. Co-Director, Diversity Solutions Consultancy Ltd

 

6.15 pm           Louis-Georges Tin. President of the Committee of the International Day Against Homophobia.

 

Message from  Ken Livingstone – Mayor of London.        

 

6.30 pm           Brian Paddick – Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London.

 

6.40 pm           Speech on behalf of Boris Johnson. Conservative candidate for Mayor of London by Richard Barnes, London Assembly Member and Leader of the London Assembly Conservatives.  

 

6.50 pm           Sian Berry MP – Green Party candidate for Mayor of London.

 

7.00 pm           “Lorraine Bowen Experience”  – Singer, Songwriter and Performer

 

7.20 pm           Talk by David Lammy. Minister for Skills. Winning posters announced and prizes given to Graphic Design students by Mr Lammy.         

 

 

Break              20 minutes                

 

           

 


 


Homophobia and Transphobia in the UK.

 

8.00 pm           Barbara Follett (TBC) Minister for Equality

 

8.10 pm           Wise Thoughts Artistic Director – Niranjan Kamatlkar

 

8.15 pm           East London Out Project (E.L.O.P)-IDAHO 2008. Lesbian Rights and Sexism.

 

8.25 pm         Sue Sanders, Co-Chair Schools Out and LGBT History Month

 

 

Homophobia and Transphobia Around the World – International Perspective

 

8.35 pm           Amnesty International

 

8.40 pm           Pastor Kiyimba Brown from Uganda.

 

8.55 pm           Bill Schiller – Leader of the International Lesbian and Gay Cultural Network. “Baltic Rainbow Battles on the Barricades”.

 

9. 05 pm          Ali Hili – Founder and Coordinator of Iraqi LGBT

 

9.15 pm         Closing words and Summary-Louis-Georges Tin.

 

 

Thank You       Amit Popat, Diversity Advisor University of the Arts London

 

 

Drinks and Canapés available in the Canteen Area with Music.

 

 

10.30pm          Close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We hope to see you there.

 

Derek Lennard-IDAHO-UK Coordinator.

 

Claire Yai Lan Clark- Equality and Diversity Officer-University of Arts, London.

 

Paul Brown-Regional LGBT Officer, Westminster UNISON.

 

Sue Sanders-Co-Chair-School’s Out and LGBT History Month