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ZNP against homophobia
Dorota Obidniak
European Equality Committee
Brussels, 25-26 May 2011
Situation of LGBTQ people
in Poland
Poland can be currently distinguished by:
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One of the most rigorous anti-abortion laws
Limited access to sex education (approximately
30% of students attend classes)
An unusual degree of ideology involved in sex
education („Education for the family life” is
subjected to strict control of the Church and
implemented in accordance with its doctrine on
the role of family, man and woman, etc.)
The highest percentage of underage mothers
(approximately 20,000 annually)
Lack of access to free contraceptives
Lack of access to sexual counseling and free
medical care within the scope of sexual health
Sexual rights: an IPPF declaration
(International Planned Parenthood Federation)
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It seems quite unbelievable that the basic
principle expressed in the IPPF declaration
was respected in Poland in the past and that
Poland was very progressive country:
The penalty for homosexuality was abolished
in 1932 (England 1967, Scotland 1980,
Northern Ireland 1982)
Abortion was legal in the years 1956-1993 –
in some sense, the current law takes us back
to the legal status of 1932
Sexual rights are human rights
related to sexuality … but in the
past
These activities led us to initiate first
joint projects:
 seminars for the ZNP regional leaders
 training sessions led by the leaders and
educators from the LGBTQ communities
 organization of a working group on equality in
the ZNP Executive Board (now is this group
standing Committee)
 demonstrations with the participation of the
organizations representing LGBTQ communities
 involvement in the preparation of the
accompanying program EuroPride 2010
 assistance in preparing reports, conducting
research
 press releases and promotin of books
 press conferences
First steps, first activities
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Creation of professional lobbying
platforms:
◦ Alliance for compulsory sex education
◦ Coalition for Equal Opportunities
◦ Coalition for anti-discrimination education
Beginning of work on a common
education portal
 Creation of a network of organizations for
exchanging information and good
practices
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Current activities of the ZNP and
its Partners
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Legislative action (slow changes in
legislation, e.g. introduction of compulsory
sex education from 2012), opinions on legal
acts, etc.
Preparation of publications, exhibitions,
artistic activities, etc. related to
discrimination at school
Creation of networks of schools free from
discrimination
Works on the teachers’ professional code of
ethics, which contains provisions on
preventing discrimination
Current activities of the ZNP
and its Partners
(…)ZNP wrote a protest against the statements of the Government
Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment Elzbieta Radziszewska. In her
controversial interview on the television programme "Dzień dobry
TVN" she suggested that catholic schools should have the right not to
employ teachers who are homosexuals. Homosexuality goes against
the catholic point of view (dogma). The minister said that it would be
enough even not to offer homosexuals teaching positions if their
sexual preferences clash with the general beliefs and opinions of a
certain group of people or the community.
School is supposed to teach tolerance and you breach the basic
human rights Ms Radziszewska – the members of the Polish Teachers’
Union have written in their open letter.
Those comments were scandalous and they breach the basic human
rights – says the President of ZNP Sławomir Broniarz in the protest.
The unionists compare Radziszewska’s statements to the actions
taken by the former Minister of Education Roman Giertych (LPR) in
the governmental coalition between PiS, LPR and Samoobrona.(…)
Importance of civil society
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Gaining new friends
Gaining a deeper and wider perspective as
far as the problems of discrimination are
concerned, especially the discrimination of
LGBTQ people
Using the expert base formed by the NGOs
Gaining support in the promotion and
implementation of the demands on
modernizing sex education and school culture
Renovating our role as teachers union in
nowadays society
Benefits
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Beginning of training sessions on the
prevention of discrimination for the regional
representatives with the help and cooperation
of GEW
Assistance in conducting research carried out
by the Danish Institute for the Prevention of
Discrimination
Preparation for the participation in three
international projects financed from the EU
funds
The ZNP and foreign partners
vs. preventing discrimination
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The ZNP efforts on the international scene
have been appreciated by ETUCE, EI, the
European Commission – presentation of the
ZNP activities in the Report of the European
Commission as an example of good practices;
the activities of 15 out of 150 organizations
have been chosen for the presentation
(Madrid 2010)
Presentation of the film on the activities of
the ZNP and its partners at the EU Equality
Summit in Brussels (November 2010) – the
summit was organized by the Belgian
Presidency
ZNP change image
Reaction to the position of the ZNP of October 23rd
2010. Statement regarding employment
discrimination against teachers:
• https://www.neww.org.pl/pl/news/news/1,5365,3.ht
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• http://www.queercafe.pl/rozmaitosci/elzbietaradziszewska-temat-do-dyskusji
• http://gender.i3.edu.pl/pl/aggregator
• http://www.monitor.edu.pl/newsy/znp-protestujeprzeciwko-wypowiedzi-minister-radziszewskiej.html
• http://mylilefeluke.blogspot.com/2010/09/listyotwarte-do-premiera-d-tuska-ws.html
• http://www.feminoteka.pl/news.php?rowstart=15
• http://www.tokfm.pl/Tokfm/1,103085,8438016,Episk
opat_broni_Radziszewskiej___Czlowiek_ma_prawo.h
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• http://wyborcza.pl/1,75478,8415285,Nauczyciele__
Radziszewska_lamie_prawa_czlowieka.html
ZNP change image
25.9.2010
Baba u cukiernika
Jarosław Reszka
25.9.2010
Express Bydgoski str. 2 U nas
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
27.9.2010
WF pod miażdżącą krytyką
Hanna Walenczykowska
27.9.2010
Express Bydgoski str. 7 Bydgoszcz
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Ku pamięci nauczycieli
mt
27.9.2010
Gazeta Lubuska str. 3 Żary Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Pani minister, która dzieli
Tatiana Mikułko
27.9.2010
Gazeta Lubuska str. 2 O tym się mówi
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Praktyki za Odrą nie znikną Leszek Kalinowski
27.9.2010
Gazeta Lubuska str. 6 Wokół nas
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Radziszewska zostanie
Tomasz Szukała, PAP
27.9.2010
Polska Głos Wielkopolski str. 14 Fakty
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Radziszewska zostaje?
kb, mns
27.9.2010
Rzeczpospolita str. 5 Kraj
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
28.9.2010
PSL nas wyedukuje
28.9.2010
Gazeta Wyborcza str. 2 Kielce
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
JANUSZ KĘDRACKI
Official under fire for 'homophobic' remarks
28.9.2010
Warsaw Business Journal str. 3 News
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Alice Trudelle
29.9.2010
Abp Nycz broni Radziszewskiej
29.9.2010
Metro (PL) str. 2 Wydarzenia
Minister bronią biskupi
29.9.2010
Rzeczpospolita str. 5 Kraj
graż, pap
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego
Our motto
Thank you very much
for your attention!
Dorota Obidniak
[email protected]
Rainbow Europe Map 2011 of ILGA