The Hotel Europa in Belfast will host the international conference "Moving Forward: The Rights of Rainbow Families in Europe", where the ROTM partners will present the handbook for LGBTI parents and their childern. The handbook, which will be available in English, Greek, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish and French, is produced by CaraFriend in cooperation with the partners and intends to introduce with a plain and accessible language rainbow families to the protection they enjoy within the European Union.

The event is structured in a symposium on the 4^th with focus on the mobility between Great Britain and Ireland and in an international conference of wider scope and organized in thematic sessions on the 5^th.

Visit the conference website: http://www.rightsonthemoveni.eu/

The programme of the events.

North South East West Symposium

Dublin Suite, Europa Hotel, Belfast          4^th June 2014 5pm – 7pm

5:00 - Welcome and Introduction, Fidelma Carolan, Equality Commission for N. Ireland

5:05 - Session 1:  “Legal Position on harassment of LGB&T Studies and those in Rainbow Families”, Barry Fitzpatrick, Rights on the Move Project

5:15 - Panel Discussion

5:30 - Q & A from delegates

5:35 - Session 2:  “Schools out, Homophobic Bullying UK”, Jeff Evans, Schools Out GB

5:45 - Panel Discussion

6:10 - Q & A

6:15 - Session 3: “Reform of Family Law”, Dr. Fergus Ryan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

6:25 - Panel Discussion

6:40 - Q & A

6:50 Closing Remarks, Fidelma Carolan, Equality Commission for N. Ireland

Conference: “Moving Forward: The Rights of Rainbow Families in Europe”

Grand Ballroom 1 & 2, Europa Hotel, Belfast

5^th June 2014

08:30-09:15 Registration

09:15-10:15 Introduction to Conference & Handbook

Welcome from Ciarán Moynagh, Cara-Friend

Ulrike Lunacek MEP, Intergroup on LGBT Rights - Video presentation

Evelyn Collins, Chief Executive, Equality Commission for NI

Dr Robert Biedroń, Polish MP, General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people

10:15-11:45 Topic 1: Free movement and European citizenship of Rainbow Families

Manuel Cabrera

Nelleke Koffeman, University of Leiden

Karolina Rusilowicz, University of Warsaw / Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Discussion

Coffee available 11:15-11:45

11:45-13:00 Topic 2: Recognition of Rainbow Families (including adoption)

Dr Loveday Hodson, University of Leicester

Fergus Ryan, National University of Ireland Maynooth

Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Topic 3: Reproductive rights of Rainbow Families

Michele Giarratano, Italy - Video presentation

Nelleke Koffeman, University of Leiden

Charlotte Hammel, University of Toulouse

Discussion

Coffee available 1515-1545

15:30-17:10 Topic 4: Social rights of Rainbow Families (including non-discrimination rights in employment and training)

Peter Purton, Trade Union Congress on behalf of the European Trade Union Confederation

Dr Ana Sobocan, University of Ljubljana

Jonas Björklund and Silvano Barbieri, University Hospital, Hamburg-Eppendorf - including a Video Presentation

Barry Fitzpatrick, Rights on the Move Project, Cara-Friend

17:20-17:30 Concluding remarks & Close

Alexander Schuster, Rights on the Move Project, University of Trento

Katarina Vučko , Peace Institute, Slovenia

Ciarán Moynagh, Cara-Friend