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Every December, OutRight Action International hosts LGBTIQ activists from around the world in New York for a week of high-level meetings and activities at the Headquarters of the United Nations.

The aim of Advocacy Week is three-fold:
  • Facilitate the use of the New York based UN system by LGBTIQ activists, with a view to enhancing their networks and identifying new entry points for progressing recognition of the human rights of LGBTIQ people at home.
  • Bring together LGBTIQ activists from around the globe and create safe spaces for networking, and the exchange of information and experiences.
  • Build the capacity and knowledge of New York-based UN and State representatives about the situations and human rights of LGBTIQ people around the world.

Advocacy Week 2019 will kick off with two days of training during which activists will brainstorm how to effectively use the spaces being created during the week. Throughout the rest of the week, OutRight sets up strategic meetings with diplomatic missions, governments, and individuals, as well as organizing events at the United Nations for activists to take part in and make use of. There will also be opportunities for activists to meet key donors and media during their stay in New York.

This year, Advocacy Week will be held from December 4 to 13.

If you are an LGBTIQ activist and feel you and your organization will benefit from taking part in OutRight’s Advocacy Week, please fill out the questionnaire below. Your answers will inform the selection process, and assist us in the development of a relevant engagement strategy, based on a real-time assessment of the needs of activists on the ground.

OutRight Action International supports expansive equal opportunity:

In particular, intersex, trans, gender nonconforming, lesbian, and bisexual women and people including those in or from the global south are encouraged to apply.

Application deadline is July 8. All applicants will be notified by September 3. With questions or concerns, please write to applications@outrightinternational.org.

Personal Information

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. What are your pronouns? (Feel free to check all that apply)

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* 3. How do you self-identify? (Feel free to check as many or as few as you would like)

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* 4. In which of the following regions do you work?

Logistics and Travel Information

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* 5. Will you need to apply for a US visa? (Your answer will have no bearing on whether or not your application is selected)

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* 6. Are you seeking funding from OutRight to attend Advocacy Week?

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* 7. Have you participated in Advocacy Week before?

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* 8. What language(s) do you speak?

Organizational Information

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* 9. What is the name of your organization?

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* 10. What is your organization's mission statement?

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* 11. What is your current position title?

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* 12. How long have you been in your current position?

Short-Answer Questions

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* 13. Please write a 200 word professional bio about yourself.

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* 14. Please write a 250 word statement expressing specifically why you are interested in attending Advocacy Week and what issues you would like to highlight during the week.

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* 15. If your application is successful how do you plan to use your participation in Advocacy Week in your LGBTIQ movement work at home?

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* 16. Are you part of any national, regional or international coalitions working on LGBTIQ human rights, peace & security or sustainable development (for example The Equal Rights Coalition, ILGA Europe, Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya, the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus ...etc)?

If so, please list the coalition and your role in the coalition:

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* 17. Would you like to receive occasional updates about OutRight’s work?

You have reached the end of the survey. When you click "done" your application will be submitted. You will not be able to change your responses. 

Thank you for submitting your application!
All applicants will be notified of their status by 3 September.

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