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1ST WORLD OUTGAMES MONTRÉAL 2006
Montreal, Friday, 28 July 2006 - Over 1,500 delegates participate in the 5 Plenary Sessions and 200 Workshops of the 1st International Conference on LGBT Human Rights.
To watch for today, Friday, 28 July:
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Conference Plenary Session 3: Latin America
Keynote Speakers:
Ms. Maria Berenice Dias; Judge of Appeal, Court of Justice, State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).
Ms. Patria Jiménez; Substitute Senator, former Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Federal Congress (Mexico).
Ms. Mariela Castro Espin; Director, Centro Nacional de Educacion Sexual (CENESEX), (Cuba), Room 517 A-B, Palais des Congrès (PdC). |
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| 10:30 |
Press Briefing: Plenary Session 3, Room 524 A, PdC. |
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| 10:45 |
Interview session with k. d. lang, Olympic Stadium, 4545 Pierre-De Coubertin
Please check in at security station at 10:00. |
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| 11:00 |
Workshop : Openly LGBT Politicians, Mr. Svend Robinson, First openly gay politician in Canada (Canada),
Ms. Agnès Maltais, Deputy, National Assembly of Quebec (Canada),
Ms. Georgina Beyer, the world’s first transsexual Member of Parliament (New Zealand),
Ms. Ulrike Lunacek, co-spokesperson, European Green Party and MP (Austria),
M. Volker Beck, Member, German Bundestag (Germany), M. Oras Tynkkynen, Member, Parliament of Finland (Finland), Ms. Joke Swiebel, Co-President of the Conference, 516-B, PdC. |
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| 12:30 |
Press Briefing: Mr. Waheed Alli, businessman and Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain and Mr. Michael Kirby, Judge of the High Court of Australia, Room 524, A, PdC. |
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| 14:30 |
Signing of the guest book at Montréal City Hall by Ms. Martina Navratilova and Mr. Mark Tewksbury, followed by a Press Briefing, Hall of Honour, Montreal City Hall, 275 Notre-Dame St. East. |
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| 15:30 |
Press Briefing: Plenary Session 4, Room 524 A, PdC |
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Conference Plenary Session 4: Asia and the Pacific
Keynote Speakers:
Ms. LI Yin-He; Head of Sociology of the Marriage and Family section, Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China).
Mr. Ashok Row Kavi; HIV Activist and Founder of Bombay Dost, India’s first registered gay magazine (India).
Ms. Georgina Beyer; World’s first transsexual Member of Parliament (New Zealand).
Ms. Hina Jilani; Special representative of the UN Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders (Pakistan).
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| 16:30 - 17:00 |
"The Friends for Life Bike Rally"
Departing from Parc des Écluses (situated at de la Commune and McGill Sts.) and arriving at 17:00 at Square Viger, in the presence of Mr. Benoît Labonté, Mayor of the Borough of Ville-Marie and Mr. Bill Graham, Leader of the Opposition, Canadian House of Commons. |
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| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Film Presentation:
"Watermarks, Hakoah Lischo" (Israel), Room 511 A, PdC,
"Hullabaloo" (Norway), Room 511 b, PdC, and
"Tying the Knot" (United States), Room 511 C, PdC. |
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| 19:00 - 23:00 |
At Square Viger Tonight (the Square is bordered by St-Denis, St-Antoine, Berri and Viger
17:00 – 20:00 : Musical Entertainment by Dj Mario Bros
20:00 : "Disco Fever Night", hosted by Mado Lamotte with Stéphane Moraille, Martha Wash and Boule Noire
Program: Nostalgic for the Disco era? With Mado Lamotte as your host, this is a night you will not soon forget! |
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| 18:00 - 3:00 |
Party “Mind”, Club Metropolis, 58 Ste. Catherine St. East Media representatives must buy tickets in order to attend this event. |
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