About the event

The BRIDGE Project Team invites you to the third roundtable of BRIDGE (Building Responsible Institutional Dialogue for Governance and Empowerment), focused on sexual identity, inclusion, and the prevention of discrimination. The discussion will address contemporary challenges related to equal participation, the protection of rights, and the social inclusion of people who experience exclusion on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Equality and protection from discrimination are fundamental principles of human rights and democracy. Despite the significant progress made in recent years in legislation and public policy, many people continue to face exclusion, stereotypes, social stigma, and unequal treatment in their daily lives, including in education, employment, healthcare, and other areas of social life. The roundtable aims to foster meaningful dialogue on contemporary challenges related to sexual identity, equality, and inclusion, highlighting good practices, field-based experience, and policy proposals for more effectively addressing discrimination and strengthening social cohesion.

The BRIDGE project aims to strengthen the meaningful participation of Civil Society Organizations in public policy-making processes. Through a dynamic digital platform of Open Educational Resources (OER), six thematic roundtables -focusing on migration and refugee issues, gender-based violence, sexual identity and equality, child protection, homelessness, and public space and democracy- and a series of podcasts, the project creates spaces for exchange and engagement among civil society, public institutions, and the academic community. The project’s outcomes will include concrete policy recommendations and a Best Practices Handbook aimed at strengthening collaboration and democratic participation.

Moderator

Chara Chioni-Chotouman, Department of Social Sciences, Deree – The American College of Greece

We warmly invite you to participate actively in the discussion by sharing your experience and perspectives and by contributing to identifying challenges, sharing good practices, and developing proposals that can support more effective public policies.

Your presence would be a great honor and a valuable contribution to the dialogue.

For more information email us at [email protected]

BRIDGE Project Manager: Aristotelis Alexopoulos (Alba Graduate Business School)
BRIDGE Project Team members: Lilika Trikalinou, Chryssa Zachou, Nikos Lampas, Chara Chioni-Chotouman, Effie Fokas (Deree- Department of Social Sciences)

Το έργο BRIDGE / ΓΕΦΥΡΑ – ΦΟΡΟΥΜ ΘΕΣΜΙΚΟΥ ΔΙΑΛΟΓΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗΣ υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος PLATO, με φορέα υλοποίησης το Alba Graduate Business School. Το PLATO συγχρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, μέσω του προγράμματος Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV), το Ίδρυμα Μποδοσάκη και το Κέντρο Στήριξης ΜΚΟ με συνολικό ποσό επιχορήγησης €3,1 εκ.