State Consultation for MSM & Transgender ‘Celebrating Gains, Confronting Crises, Forging Future’

[Guest guest]

Dear Ally,

Announcing the State Consultation for MSM & Transgender ‘Celebrating Gains,

Confronting Crises, Forging Future’ organised by MANAS Bangla to be held in

Kolkata, at Science City Mini Theatre & Seminar Halls, B.S Haldane Avenue,

Kolkata 700 046 between March 18 - 19, 2010.

The meeting is expected to bring together over 300 transgender and males who

have sex with males from over 12 districts of West Bengal and other important

stakeholders including policy makers from government and donor bodies.

This apart, the consultation is poised to open the dialogue on issues concerning

marginalised male to male sexualities and transgender and hijra communities with

academicians, students, other development practitioners, activists and human

rights advocates from intersecting rights based movements.

Time: Registration 8.00 am onwards.

Conference Session 9.00 am to 6 pm on both days

Registration: Prior registration is recommended. A limited number of daily

registrations will be available at the consultation venue for visitors.

Objective:

The consultation, the first of its kind in West Bengal, is being envisioned as a

space that will bring together communities of marginalised sexual orientations

and gender identities, from across the state.

The consultation will provide scope for building capacities of communities and

community led groups by way of organising various issue based workshops and

discussion forums.

The meeting will also be the first such interface between communities and policy

makers – government and donor.

Looking forward to see you at the Consultation

In Solidarity!

Consultation Secretariat

MANAS Bangla

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

MANAS BANGLA PROJECT OFFICE, GE 139 RAJDANGA MAIN ROAD, KOLKATA 700 107

PHONE +91 33 32597814, (+91) 9163315226

EMAIL statemeeting@...

Agniva Lahiri

Kolkata, India