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Arrivals to Tallinn

Sunday 9 July is the day on which all participants will travel to Tallinn.
You can check-in to your room starting from 3:00PM, but you can pass by the hotel earlier than that to leave your luggage, if you need.

Welcome desk

IGLYO team members and volunteers from ECOM will be present from 14:00 to 19:30 at the hotel (check your Participant Info Pack for the exact address) to welcome you.
Please first check-in to your room and then proceed to the welcome desk of IGLYO.
If you arrive later than 19:30, you can register the next day from 9:00 to 9:30 (check programme for Monday 10 July).
The hotel reception is open 24h, meaning that you can check-in at any time after 3:00PM.
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📍 Location: White Hall of the Conference Centre in the Hotel (second floor). Follow the signage on the screen at the reception.

Welcome evening • informal gathering

Join us for a quick introduction to IGLYO and the Activist Academy, and get to know your fellow participants before the week kicks off.

📍 Meeting point: Hotel lobby
Gathering at Sveta Baar - Telliskivi 62

Breakfast at the hotel

Breakfast will be served from 6:30am.
If you need to register at the welcome desk, this will be open from 8:30am.
If not, you can enjoy your breakfast for longer, the training starts at 9:30am!

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Welcome Desk

If you did not register on arrival day (9 July) due to a late arrival, come and meet us at the registration desk to check in, pick up your badge, and ask any question you may have about the Academy.

Please come to the registration desk as early as possible to ensure we register everyone smoothly and start the Academy on time.

Welcome Session
Viola Bianchetti

This introductory session will be dedicated to presenting the Academy, including its aims and objectives, and getting to know the other participants.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Coffee Break
Sharing Expectations & Forming Teams
Viola Bianchetti

During this session, we will collectively agree on a code of conduct, share out fears, hopes and expectations, and make commitments to the group. In the end, you will be divided in teams. In the following days, you will face various challenges while working as a team.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Team Building Games
Donal Harkin•Aleksandra Relić•Jens Van der Duim•Yannis Vitsos•George Kublashvili

This session is dedicated to working in teams, building a team identity, and getting to know the other team members through different games.

📍 Location: Hotel and Outdoors

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Jens Van der Duim (Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy)

    Jens Van der Duim

    Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
Coffee Break
Networking Session

In this session, you will be able to discuss various topics, such as love, relationships, connection to the LGBTQI community, passions and activism. You will freely exchange with the other participants on the basis of some trigger questions.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Team Talks
Donal Harkin•Aleksandra Relić•Jens Van der Duim•Yannis Vitsos•George Kublashvili

At the end of the day, your team will meet with your mentor for a small reflective activity. During this time, you will reflect and capture your development, and track your personal progress throughout the week. Under the guidance of your mentors, you will share and discuss, collectively focusing on important highlights of the day and on positive changes resulting from the day’s content.

📍 Location: Hotel and Outdoors

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Jens Van der Duim (Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy)

    Jens Van der Duim

    Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
Dinner

Dinner is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Free Time

You can take this time to relax, hang out with the other activists or explore Tallinn at your own pace.

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served every morning at the hotel from 6:30am.
Keep in mind that the training starts at 9:00am!
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📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Activist Awake: Daily Introduction

Get together in the main room to revive yourself and prepare for the day ahead!

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Workshop design and delivery • part I
Viola Bianchetti

In this workshop, you will acquire concepts and theories around non-formal learning and experiential learning, and learn how to design a workshop according to the learning cycle and different learning styles.
Then, you will be provided with tips and tricks to organise a workshop from start to end.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Coffee break
Workshop design and delivery • part II
Viola Bianchetti

In this workshop, you will acquire concepts and theories around non-formal learning and experiential learning, and learn how to design a workshop according to the learning cycle and different learning styles.
Then, you will be provided with tips and tricks to organise a workshop from start to end.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Public speaking
Yuri Yoursky

The workshop aims to provide participants with practical tips on how to improve their public speaking skills.

During the workshop, we will work on public presence, how to fight the stress of public speaking, how to annunciate and balance your voice, and how to use your body movements in order to strengthen your speech. Participants will work practically on their own "public speaking flaws" and learn how to fix them where needed.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Yuri Yoursky (Programs Lead at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity)

    Yuri Yoursky

    Programs Lead at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
Coffee break
Activist networking

In this session, you will be able to discuss various topicsrelated to activism, such as the threats to your work as an activist, the advantages and disadvantages of social media, cooperation inside the movement, and inclusivity of activism. You will freely exchange with the other participants on the basis of some trigger questions.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Team Talks
Donal Harkin•George Kublashvili•Aleksandra Relić•Yannis Vitsos

At the end of the day, your team will meet with your mentor for a small reflective activity. During this time, you will reflect and capture your development, and track your personal progress throughout the week. Under the guidance of your mentors, you will share and discuss, collectively focusing on important highlights of the day and on positive changes resulting from the day’s content.

📍 Location: Hotel and Outdoors

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
Dinner

Dinner is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Open Mic • FuckUpNight (optional)

FuckUpNight is an open mic event specifically designed for the participants of Activism Academy. It aims to create a dedicated space for storytelling, allowing individuals to freely share their experiences and reflections on their personal failures and challenges within the realm of activism.

Unlike traditional events that often emphasize success stories and best practices, the FuckUpNight takes a refreshingly informal and lighthearted approach. Inspired by open mic and stand-up comedy formats, this event encourages participants to shed their inhibitions and engage in open, honest, and humorous discussions about their failures.

In the world of activism, where expectations and the pursuit of success often dominate conversations, the FuckUpNight offers a much-needed respite. By embracing the importance of failure, this event acknowledges that setbacks and mistakes are an integral part of the journey towards achieving positive change. It creates a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can share their vulnerabilities, learn from one another's experiences, and challenge the stigma surrounding failure.

The FuckUpNight serves as a powerful tool to prevent burnout within the sector. By openly discussing failures, participants can gain valuable insights, foster resilience, and develop a supportive network that encourages self-reflection and growth. This event promotes a culture of learning from mistakes and encourages individuals to celebrate the lessons gleaned from their own missteps.

Please feel free to contact Uluk (uluk@ecom.ngo), ECOM Health Officer, to sign up to the event or if you have any additional questions in this regard.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served every morning at the hotel from 6:30am.
Keep in mind that the training starts at 9:00am!
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📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Activists Awake: Daily Introduction

Get together in the main room to revive yourself and prepare for the day ahead!

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Introduction to team challenges
Viola Bianchetti

During this session, you will get to know the process and rules of the two challenges which you'll have to complete in the following days.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Team work on challenge 1 • workshop design

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the first challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on workshop design. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Coffee Break
Team work on challenge 1 • workshop design

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the first challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on workshop design. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Team work on challenge 1 • workshop design

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the first challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on workshop design. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Team Talks
Donal Harkin•Aleksandra Relić•Jens Van der Duim•Yannis Vitsos•George Kublashvili

At the end of the day, your team will meet with your mentor for a small reflective activity. During this time, you will reflect and capture your development, and track your personal progress throughout the week. Under the guidance of your mentors, you will share and discuss, collectively focusing on important highlights of the day and on positive changes resulting from the day’s content.

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Jens Van der Duim (Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy)

    Jens Van der Duim

    Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
Summer Picnic for Activists

Local NGOs and local activists will join us for a picnic in the beautiful Šneli Park of Tallinn.
This activity is optional, but your participation is warmly encouraged!

📍 Location: Šneli Park
Meeting place: Lobby of the hotel

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served every morning at the hotel from 6:30am.
Keep in mind that the training starts at 9:00am!
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📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Activist Awake: Daily Introduction

Get together in the main room to revive yourself and prepare for the day ahead!

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Team presentation challenge 1 • workshop design

You have five minutes to present as a team the results of your work on challenge 1. After that, the other teams and the jury will vote on your performance. The votes will be revealed on the last day.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Coffee Break
Communications • Part I
Jeremy Gobin

In this interactive session, we will explore how to introduce ourselves and our work concisely and effectively to various interlocutors in different contexts, making sure to be remembered.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Jeremy Gobin (Communication Officer at IGLYO)

    Jeremy Gobin

    Communication Officer at IGLYO
Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Communications • Part II
Jeremy Gobin

In this workshop, we will first learn how to build an effective communication plan using an easy-to-use online tool accessible to everyone. Based on your learnings, you will then be invited to create a plan for an existing project, campaign or activity of yours while getting feedback from Jeremy.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Jeremy Gobin (Communication Officer at IGLYO)

    Jeremy Gobin

    Communication Officer at IGLYO
Coffee Break
Social Media as an advocacy tool for campaigning for better SRHR for queer youth
Tina Sobko•Elvira Tilek kyzy

The workshop aims to teach participants to use social networks to promote their rights.

During the workshop, we will work on communicating about human and sexual reproductive rights simply and clearly. We'll analyze the main social networks that LGBT activists can use: their pros and cons, their algorithms, and the variability of their content. Participants will try to create informational content for different social networks using mentor tips and tricks.

After the workshop, participants will know which social networks to use in their advocacy work and what content to prepare to promote their rights.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Tina Sobko (Communications Officer at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity)

    Tina Sobko

    Communications Officer at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
  • Elvira Tilek kyzy (Human Rights Officer at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity)

    Elvira Tilek kyzy

    Human Rights Officer at ECOM - Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity
Team Talks
Donal Harkin•Aleksandra Relić•Jens Van der Duim•Yannis Vitsos•George Kublashvili

At the end of the day, your team will meet with your mentor for a small reflective activity. During this time, you will reflect and capture your development, and track your personal progress throughout the week. Under the guidance of your mentors, you will share and discuss, collectively focusing on important highlights of the day and on positive changes resulting from the day’s content.

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Jens Van der Duim (Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy)

    Jens Van der Duim

    Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
Dinner

Dinner is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Free Time

You can take this time to relax, hang out with the other activists or explore Tallinn at your own pace.

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served every morning at the hotel from 6:30am.
Keep in mind that the meeting time for the city tour is 8:45am!
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📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Queer City Tour

Some volunteers from our host organisation ECOM will walk us through the city of Tallinn and focus on its queer spots and history.
This activity is optional, but your participation is warmly encouraged!

📍 Meeting point: Lobby of the hotel at 8:45

Activists Awake: Daily Introduction

Get together in the main room to revive yourself and prepare for the day ahead!

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Advocacy and Campaigning • Part I
Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu

In this session, we will discover and discuss all the pathways of a right-based campaigning and the structure of an advocacy campaign on a fundamental ground. What is right-based campaign? What kind of steps a campaign should include? What does SMART campaign mean? Long term or short term? How should we frame our campaign message? What are the tools to help us building a campaign? We will try to get answers to all these questions altogether and we will practice some of what we've learned in the workshop

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu (Independent Consultant)

    Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu

    Independent Consultant
Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Advocacy and Campaigning • Part II
Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu

In this session, we will discover and discuss all the pathways of a right-based campaigning and the structure of an advocacy campaign on a fundamental ground. What is right-based campaign? What kind of steps a campaign should include? What does SMART campaign mean? Long term or short term? How should we frame our campaign message? What are the tools to help us building a campaign? We will try to get answers to all these questions altogether and we will practice some of what we've learned in the workshop

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu (Independent Consultant)

    Marsel Tuğkan Gündoğdu

    Independent Consultant
Coffee Break
Team work on challenge 2 • campaigning

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the second challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on campaigning. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Team Talks
Donal Harkin•Aleksandra Relić•Jens Van der Duim•Yannis Vitsos•George Kublashvili

At the end of the day, your team will meet with your mentor for a small reflective activity. During this time, you will reflect and capture your development, and track your personal progress throughout the week. Under the guidance of your mentors, you will share and discuss, collectively focusing on important highlights of the day and on positive changes resulting from the day’s content.

  • Donal Harkin (Volunteer at Shoutout)

    Donal Harkin

    Volunteer at Shoutout
  • Aleksandra Relić (Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze)

    Aleksandra Relić

    Activist at Biseksualne bitange i princeze
  • Jens Van der Duim (Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy)

    Jens Van der Duim

    Youth Council at NJR Rainbow Academy
  • Yannis Vitsos (Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community)

    Yannis Vitsos

    Community Building Officer at Colour Youth - Athens LGBTQ Youth Community
  • GK

    George Kublashvili

    Activist
Dinner

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Board Game Night

We will put at your disposal some board games and you will be free to play and relax with other participants and mentors! This is an optional activity.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served every morning at the hotel from 6:30am.
Keep in mind that the training starts at 9:00am!
_______________

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Activists Awake: Daily Introduction

Get together in the main room to revive yourself and prepare for the day ahead!

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Team work on challenge 2 • campaigning

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the second challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on campaigning. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Coffee Break
Team work on challenge 2 • campaigning

During this slot, you will work together with your team members on the second challenge of the Activist academy, focusing on campaigning. Your mentor will facilitate the process and give you advice. The IGLYO team is always available for feedback.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room and Alver Room

Lunch

Lunch is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Team presentation challenge 2 • campaigning

You have five minutes to present as a team the results of your work on challenge 2. After that, the other teams and the jury will vote on your performance. The votes will be revealed in the closing event.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Coffee Break
Reimbursement procedure

During this session, you will get precise information on how to file correctly a reimbursement claim after the event.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

Evaluation
Viola Bianchetti

During this session, we will collect your feedback on the event as well as ask for your opinion on the capacity-building needs of young LGBTQI activists.

📍 Location: Hotel - second floor - Panso Room

  • Viola Bianchetti (Programmes Manager at IGLYO)

    Viola Bianchetti

    Programmes Manager at IGLYO
Dinner

Dinner is served at the hotel

📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Closing event

At the closing event, the winners of the Academy will be announced! Apart from this, we will have some other closing activities and a moment to cherish what we have learnt.

📍 Location: HUNGR - Tulika 9-11, 10613 Tallinn

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served between 6:30 and 11:00am.
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📍 Location: Hotel - Bistro Mary (first floor)

Hotel check-out

Please check-out from your room by noon!

Departures