From 15 October to 19 November 2026, every Thursday, a series of six online sessions to share tools, practices and evidence to prevent gender-based violence against LGBTQIA+ people.
Connecting Thursdays: Cross-Country Learning Webinars on Inclusive GBV Prevention is launching a series of six transnational webinars promoted within Connecting Spheres to disseminate tools, innovative practices, evidence and recommendations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence against LGBTQIA+ people.
Six Thursdays. Six learning spaces. One shared commitment: preventing GBV against LGBTQIA+ people.
Six Thursdays, six learning spaces, one shared commitment. If you are a professional working in legal, social, health, judicial, or educational services, or in institutions, academia, or national and European networks focused on preventing and countering gender-based violence, these webinars are for you! Discover the practical results of projects funded by Connecting Spheres, learn about the services and protocols active in your area, and get inspired.
Each session lasts two hours, from 16:00 to 18:00 (Italian time), online, with simultaneous interpretation. The format combines expert insight and field experience: a framing talk opens each session, followed by testimonies and tools from the projects, and closes with lessons learned and the recommendations that emerge.
The full programme
- 15 October – Safe spaces, referral and case management for LGBTQIA+ survivors
With Fau Rosati · Marta Paris (Omphalos – Pink House) · Diego Dominguez (Coming-aut – SPA Supporto Protezione Accoglienza) · Marina de Stradis (A buon diritto – Welcome & Care 4Rainbow)
- 22 October – Intersectional outreach: reaching those most at risk
With Sergio Perez Barranco (FEANTSA) · Giorgio Bertini e Chiara Giacomelli (Circolo Pink) · Terra dei Popoli · Silvia Magino (QUORE – QUEERNET)
- 29 October – Training front-line workers: from awareness to inclusive procedures
With Giulia Selmi · Paolo Panuccio (Liguria Pride – Diritti senza confini) · Stella Brook Young (Maghweb – Queercode)
- 5 November – Changing gender stereotypes and social norms in local communities
With Koen Slootmaeckers · Francesca Tricarico (Per Ananke) · Elisabetta Consonni (Festival Orlando – Le stanze di Orlando) · Giovanni Barberio (Seppie – Territori Liberi) · Ludovica La Rocca (Blam – Tipping Point)
- 12 November – Evidence, testimonies and policy recommendations
Keynote speaker to be announced · Angelica Polmonari (Arcigay Modena – Stronger) · Claudia Fratangeli (Lucha Y Siesta – Act Against Digital Abuse)
- 19 November – From project results to sustainable cooperation protocols
With Flaminia Saccà · Alice Valenza (ARCI Mixed – Mondi a colori) · further speakers to be announced