Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! by IMPRI 2067 2067 people viewed this event. Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! | An Online International Summer School Program | A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | June 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning On the occasion of Pride Month June 2024, #IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning An Online International Summer School Program A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course on Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:Dates: June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30), 2024Five Consecutive SundaysTime: 4 – 6:30 p.m. ISTPlatform: Zoom Course Fee: INR 6000 (inclusive of GST)Discounted Fee: Professionals: INR 4500 | Students: INR 3500Special 20 percent discount for IMPRI Alumni.Bulk Discounts can be availed for groups of more than 5 participants belonging to relevant stakeholder organisations and academic, and research-based institutions.Limited seats are available for Partial Scholarships to exceptional and meritious candidates on a first come basis. Write to learningatimpri@gmail.com Registration Form: https://forms.gle/m4yax8qRUwBuN5BS9 Payment of Course Fee: https://pages.razorpay.com/impricoursefee Alternatively, you can use any payment method from here:https://www.impriindia.com/payment-details/ NOTE: Please don’t proceed to pay without filling out the registration form given above. For queries, write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com About ‘I am what I am, so take me as I am’. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In light of the recent Marriage Equality judgement in the Supreme Court that denied same-sex couples the right to marry, it is important to equip ourselves with the right analytical tools and frameworks to grasp the complexities of LGBTQIA+ issues in India. A historical overview of the LGBTQIA+ community in India and their journey of trials and tribulations through the long legal battles coupled with the prevailing sociocultural stigma needs to be examined to understand the role of the state and its responses in terms of public policy towards sexual minorities. This One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course will be a potent tool for engagement, persuasion, coalition-building, and perception shaping within LGBTQIA+ rights and equality. It will render complex issues pertinent to the community comprehensible and relatable, facilitating engagement among policymakers and the broader public. An instrument in building coalitions among diverse stakeholders, uniting queer individuals, allies, and advocacy groups behind a common cause, shared narratives of resilience, identity, and belonging foster solidarity and amplify collective voices in policy advocacy efforts. Additionally, shapes perceptions of LGBTQ+ issues, influencing public opinion, media discourse, and policy debates. The horizons of the course will extend to include health disparities and exacerbating global inequalities in this domain. Questions of inclusivity and legalisation will be addressed in recognition of their rights.  Therefore, building on the success of the first cohort of Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights in India, this course, by centring diverse queer narratives, mobilises policymakers to challenge stereotypes, dismantle stigmas, and promote greater social acceptance and inclusion. Thus, it legitimises queer-inclusive policies by providing compelling justifications rooted in equality, dignity, and justice principles. Apart from being a lecture series, the course will provide a safe space where consent is at its core. It will include film discussions and interactive sessions where participants can interact openly with the panelists and each other. This course will be conducted by expert resource persons comprising legal practitioners, civil society activists, professionals, and academics. In all its attempts to emerge as a global power, it is high time India sets an example on the international stage of the value of building a positive, discrimination-free, and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. For Whom This course is for anyone with a keen interest in Sexuality, Gender and Queer studies and issues. Working professionals, practitioners, civil society members, health workers, activists, researchers, post-graduate and undergraduate students, and those interested would benefit from this course. Benefits of this Course Participants would:• Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning• Get access to session videos for 15 days• Receive a certificate of completion• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe. Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Program Experts Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI Day 1 | June 2, 2024Theme: Celebrating Pride: Empowered Echoes of Personal Narratives C Moulee, Editor, Queer Chennai Chronicles; Festival director and Curator, Queer LitFest, Chennai; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist & Consultant Prince Manvinder Singh Gohil, Chairperson, Lakshaya Trust Ragamalika Karthikeyan, Editor, The News Minute in India; Project Lead,  Inqlusive Newsrooms. Day 2 | June 9, 2024Theme: Queer Legal Theory: Embracing Narratives, Empowering Perspectives Harish Iyer, Head DE&I, Axis Bank; Equal Rights Activist; Core advisory committee, LGBT issues, NHRC Adv Rohin Bhatt, Non-Binary Queer Rights Activist, Lawyer and Bioethicist Grace Banu, First Transgender Engineer, Transgender Rights Activist, Anti-Caste Activist, Writer, Theatre performer Day 3 | June 16, 2024Theme: Safe Spaces Matter: Redefining Queer Healthcare Raj Mariwala, Director, Mariwala Health Intiative (MHI) Dr Dhiren Borisa, Dalit queer activist, Poet, and Urban sexual geographer; Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, India Rituparna Borah, Co-Director, Nazariya, A Queer Feminist Resource Group, New Delhi Day 4 | June 23, 2024Theme: Politics and Geographies of Sexuality: Exploring Desire, Identity and Liberation Dr Debolina Dey, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University Rituparna Neog, Queer Rights Activist; Founder & Director, Akam Foundation, Queer Intersectional Feminist, Storyteller Dr Aqsa Shaikh, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi Day 5| June 30, 2024Theme: Towards Social Visibility: Reclaiming Queer Histories and Multicultural Realities Dr Shohini Ghosh, Sajjad Zaheer Professor of Media, AJK Mass Communication Research Center, Jamia Millia Islamia Maya Awasthy, Co-founder Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (tweet) Foundation Convener: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRIDr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRIMs Vithita Jha, Assistant Director, IMPRIDr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI Program Time Structure Program Time Structure On the occasion of Pride Month, June 2024 Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0 Theme: LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! 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