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2006 Montreal Program
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Launch of the Preliminary Program for the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights January 16th, 2006 MONTREAL, Canada, Jan. 16 -- The organisers of the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, presented from 26 to 29 July 2006 by the 1st World Outgames, have made an important step forward today with the launch of the Preliminary Programme for the event. The launch marks the beginning of an international recruitment campaign to reach individuals and organisations in more than one hundred countries. Already, more than 70 countries are represented. Over the four days of the Conference, some 2,000 delegates will discuss the future of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights worldwide. The programme will offer five plenary sessions with many prestigious speakers, plus more than 200 workshops. Almost 800 people have already proposed workshops related to the main Conference themes: The essential rights, global issues, diversity with the LGBT community, participation in society and creating social change. One of the primary goals of the Conference is to bring the issue of LGBT rights as human rights to the forefront and to demonstrate to national governments that they must take the question of LGBT human rights seriously. “The Conference will help us to reach our ultimate goal, that of legal and social justice of the kind already enjoyed by more and more LGBT people living in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, most Western European countries and in some parts of the United States, compared with those who live in African, Asian, Eastern European and Latin American countries,” said Ms. Joke Swiebel, Co-President of the International Scientific Committee for the Conference. The Declaration of Montréal will be adopted and presented to delegates at the close of the Conference proceedings. It will then be presented to United Nations authorities and to national governments to mobilise unequivocal support for the respect of LGBT rights. This will be the legacy of the Conference, one that will be enriched by the participation of a large number of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. To appeal to the varied interests and concerns of all delegates, the Conference will have special sessions on specific topics. Workers Out! will examine the LGBT community within the workplace, while Out for Business! will target chambers of commerce and business people in the international LGBT community. Workers Out!: Making a difference Out for Business! PARTNER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE HIVOS RESOURCES Montreal 2006 "The Right to Be Different" International Conference
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