- GALE participates in the Debate on Education and Sexual Diversity organized by UNESCO in Chile
December 08, 2009 - The first Debate on Education and Sexual Diversity organized by UNESCO in Chile, brought together important voices of the academic world, of civil society and in participation with the Global Alliance for LTGBI Education.
- UNESCO grants GALE operational partnership
October 07, 2009 - On October 2, 2009, the Director General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura has honoured the request of the Global Alliance for LGBT Education (GALE) to enter in operational relations with UNESCO. GALE is the first LGBT NGO to get a formal relationship with UNESCO.
- GALE advises on draft declaration on human rights education and training
December 31, 2008 - The Global Alliance for LGBT Education has submitted 4 suggestions to include in a draft declaration on human rights education and training. Following a resolution to enhance efforts to promote human rights education, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee had asked NGOs to submit suggestions and information for this declaration, which will be developed in 2009.
- GALE applies to UNESCO for operational partnership
December 30, 2008 - Today, GALE has formally submitted a request to UNESCO to engage in operational relations. If UNESCO accepts the request, it will be easier for GALE to get collaborate in a range of UNESCO strategies.
- GALE starts network in UNESCO
November 28, 2008 - During the International Conference on Education (ICE) of UNESCO, which was held from 25 to 28 November in Geneva, GALE started a network of government representatives to how LGBT issues can be further included in UNESCO and in governments agenda’s. The Dutch government graciously invited the GALE representatives to participate as part of the formal Dutch delegation. This allowed the GALE representatives to be able to speak during sessions. Also, the Dutch permanent representation in Geneva agreed to collaborate with GALE to host a small reception for conference attendants at their offices.
GALE intervened in two workshops. Another speaker intervened in a plenary session, but this intervention failed.
GALE will start an informal network of the contacts made during the conference and will go on promoting the inclusion of LGBT issues in education as a necessary aspect of quality education.
- GALE intervenes in the International Conference on Education
November 26, 2008 - This morning, GALE intervened in a workshop of the International Conference on Education to highlight the need for collaboration between Ministries of education and LGBT civil society.
- GALE promotes storytelling in ILGA organizations
November 04, 2008 - GALE organized two workshops in which they introduced to ILGA the idea that different ways of storytelling can be used as tools for education in the strategy of LGBT organizations.
- Advisory Committee strengthens GALE international strategy
October 12, 2008 - From 9 till 11 October, the GALE International Advisory Committee met in Colombo, Sri Lanka for her annual meeting. The Committee evaluated the developments in the past year and discussed the strategic plan for the next five years. Also, the organizational structure and management of GALE were strengthened.
- GALE starts quick scan in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 08, 2008 - From 20 till 22 March 2008, GALE organized a small meeting in Lima to discuss the preparation of the Latin American and Caribbean activities of GALE. Before the meeting, a quick scan of educational interventions and interest in GALE had already started. A strategy meeting is planned in Mexico City, 29-31 July.
- GALE starts two projects in Asia
February 08, 2008 - The Global Alliance for LGBT Education (GALE) starts this year with two projects in Asia: a quick scan and a storytelling project.
- Le Groupe stratégie Asie développe les projets
February 08, 2008 - Le Groupe stratégie Asie de l’Alliance mondiale pour l’éducation aux questions LGBT (GALE) s’est réuni à Chiang Mai, en Thaïlande, afin de concevoir des projets concrets à mettre en œuvre aux niveaux régional et local.
- ILGA and GALE pledge collaboration
December 21, 2007 - In a meeting on December 21, the ILGA world staff and GALE director Peter Dankmeijer pledged to collaborate on several issues in 2008. Agreements were made on information exchange, the ILGA conference, on a storytelling campaign and on taking lesbian issues into account.
- GALE Asia proposes to embark on three projects
December 16, 2007 - The first GALE strategy meeting in Asia concluded with ideas and general plans for 3 projects: a quick scan, mainstreaming LGBT issues in NGO's and storytelling.
- GALE gets support in Brazil
December 16, 2007 - During a three day visit to Brasilia, GALE got support from several ministries, politicians, UNAIDS and UNESCO.
The visit was successful beyond expectation. The ministries of education and health assured they were very happy with the initiatives of GALE, which link into their plans to implement LGBT issues in the health curriculum of all secondary schools. Politicians pledged their support through their parliamentary function. The ministry of justice experiments with a mandatory online course for police officers about human rights and LGBT issues and is interested in international exchange on training uniformed forces and is willing to share the expertise from the online course globally.
- GALE strategy in Africa kicked off
September 30, 2007 - Last week, a group of representatives from southern African organizations came together to discuss the creation of a GALE resource tool for media workers
