Salzburg fellows outlined global visions at ILGA Asia Conference 2022
Salzburg Global Fellows pose for a group photo at the ILGA Asia Conference
Reposted from an article published by Salzburg Global Seminar on 06 February 2023
Salzburg Global Fellows convene at ILGA Asia Conference to help plan future initiatives
Salzburg Global Fellows from the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom convened for an in-person workshop at the latest ILGA Asia Conference, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Fellows received a joint invitation from the Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum and ILGA Asia to attend the conference between November 28 and December 2, 2022.
In recent years, the LGBT* Forum has developed a close working relationship with ILGA Asia. Both are discussing how this relationship can be strengthened further and what future initiatives can be created to support the next generation of LGBT leaders.
ILGA Asia and the LGBT* Forum share a vision that a stronger connection of global networks of LGBT human rights defenders will help to confront urgent international and regional challenges that a new generation of leaders is facing. This vision is also currently being discussed as a joint project with the ILGA World leadership.
Henry Koh, executive director at ILGA Asia, said, “Our joint goal is to create aspirational spaces for emerging LGBTIQ leaders across Asia and across the globe to enact solidarity and model effective advocacy."
At the ninth ILGA Asia Conference, Fellows were asked to discuss this vision further as part of a workshop titled “Asian Fellows Discuss Global Visions: A Workshop by Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum.”
During the workshop, Fellows were asked to consider how the LGBT* Forum and ILGA Asia could strengthen the engagement of young leaders who could participate in future initiatives. Fellows were also asked to consider some of the most urgent themes future initiatives could highlight and why a combined global network could be important.
The workshop was moderated by Brenda R. Alegre, an executive board member at ILGA Asia, and Gurchaten Sandhu, director of programmes at ILGA World. Speakers were:
Cha Roque, filmmaker, filmmaker; communications director, Dakila - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism, Philippines
Sukhdeep Singh, founder and editor-in-chief, Gaylaxy Magazine, India
Bao-Chau Nguyen, co-founder and co-director of LumiQueer, Vietnam
Tashi Choedup, national coordinator (India) at the Foundation for Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, India
