why Torino

and Italy?

REFLECTING THE LEGAL AND POLICYHUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONOF LGBTI PEOPLE IN EUROPE

MAP 2020

RESPECT OFHUMAN RIGHTS,FULL EQUALITY

100%GROSS VIOLATIONSOF HUMAN RIGHTS,DISCRIMINATION

0%

Co-funded by the Rights Equality and Citizenship

(REC) programme 2014-2020 of the European Union.

2021WORLD PRIDE

KØBENHAVN

2018EPOA AGMWIEN

2019EPOA AGM

BILBO

2021EPOA AGM

TORINO?

2017EPOA AGM

GÖTEBORG

2020EPOA AGM

OSLO

MALTA89%

35%ANDORRA

67%SPAIN

66%PORTUGAL

4%TURKEY

31%CYPRUS

25%NORTHMACEDONIA

48%GREECE

20%BULGARIA

35%KOSOVO*

31%ALBANIA

62%MONTENEGRO

37%HERZEGOVINA

33%SERBIA

19%ROMANIA

19%MOLDOVA

22%UKRAINE

13%BELARUS

16%POLAND

23%LITHUANIA

17%LATVIA

38%ESTONIA

68%DENMARK

63%SWEDEN

68%NORWAY

66%FINLAND

51%GERMANY

73%LUXEMBOURG

18%LIECHTENESTEIN

26%CZECH REPUBLIC

50%AUSTRIA

30%SLOVAKIA

62%THE NETHERLANDS

73%BELGIUM

56%FRANCE

36%SWITZERLAND

11%MONACO

13%SAN MARINO 46%

CROATIA

42%SLOVENIA

BOSNIA &

23%ITALY

IRELAND

54%ICELAND

66%KINGDOMUNITED

52%

10%RUSSIA

8%ARMENIA

2%AZERBAIJAN

33%HUNGARY

30%GEORGIA

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS IN ITALY

In the rainbow map of ILGA and FRA, out of 49 countries examined, Italy is at 35th place.In 2020, in 49% of the states surveyed, ILGA records that there are no positive changes. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 emergency has hit the most vulnerable sections of the population and has been used by some governments as an alibi to accelerate their plans against human rights.76% of European citizens agree that LGBTQ+ people should have the same rights as heterosexu-als, although the average varies widely between different states.

In Italy, only 68% of the Italians interviewed said they were

in favour of this, remaining well below the Europe-

an average.

3

HATE SPEECHIn 2013, a survey showed that Italy was the second country in Europe where the language of politicians was considered highly discriminatory, second only to Lithuania.Public and political attention has focused on Poland this year, but anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from political and religious leaders has been present in 18 countries in Europe and Central Asia.

RAINBOW FAMILIESThe current political context, with the growth of populisms, has led to a backlash against the rights of the rainbow family in some countries, especially Italy.At the moment, in Italy, civil unions are the only recognized right on an 11-item list drawn up by ILGA-Europe

HOMO-BI-TRANSPHOBIAOne of Italy’s main problems is the total ab-

sence of a law against homo-bi-transphobia. A law has been proposed this year, but the

outcome of the parliamentary debate is uncertain.

4

TRANS RIGHTSItaly also lags behind for the rights of transgender people: unlike what happens in most Western

European countries, in our country there are still restrictions on the age and on the choice of legal name. The trans community is highly subject to discrimination. In recent years trans people are

experiencing a continuous emergency linked to the fact that it’s hard for them to find the medicines for the transition. Furthermore, in Italy the change of name for those who intend to start the

transition process depends on the intervention of the judicial authority.

INTERSEXIn February 2020, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the rights of intersex

people, recognizing the continuing human rights violations they face today in Europe. In many parts of the world - including Italy - the practice of correcting the genitals

of intersex children is still in use. Doctors decide which gender should be the most appropriate to the child and use surgery to aesthetically define them. This practice

can be compared to real genital mutilation. The UN Commission for the Rights of the Child has recommended Italy to implement a human rights-based health

protocol for intersex children that avoids this bodily abuse.

INTERSECTIONALITYDiscrimination becomes even harder if we added the issue of

intersectionality. Members of the LGBTQ+ community who live with disabilities, are elderly, homeless or with HIV or who are part

of ethnic minorities can be victims of further discrimination.

5

Although all 54 African states have signed the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the African Charter on Human Rights, these international treaties have generally not been translated into practical rights protection actions human for LBGTQ+ people.In particular, among countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, homosexuality is considered illegal in several countries.In Egypt homosexuality is not criminalized by law but de facto, while in other countries it is punished with prison. In Mauritania, Sudan and northern Nigeria those belonging to the LGBTQ+ community risk the death penalty.In Eritrea and South Sudan LGBTQ+ people can face sentences of 7 to 10 years. Both Libya and Cameroon (where there are also economic sanctions) provide for detention of up to 5 years. In Morocco and in Tunisia detention is up to 3 years, while in Algeria and Chad the crime is punished with 2 years in prison.

For some years now, Italian and European LGBTQ+ communities have been wondering how to welcome LGBTQ+ migrants from different parts of Africa. Today, associations - like ours - for the protection of human rights have to deal with different laws in each country. Therefore it is more and more urgent to open a discussion and find together a common and consistent approach to the aim. This is the purpose of the Conference.We will invite African activists who experience these issues firsthand and listening to their testimonies and opinions will be of great help for the Conference.

source: Amnesty International

MEDITERRANEAN LGBTQ+ CONFERENCE

6

COORDINAMENTO TORINO PRIDE1971: the first Italian gay rights association, the

FUORI! movement, was born in Torino. Between 1971 and 2000 the Torino LGBTQ+ associations

multiplied and Torino became an increasingly welcoming and inclusive city.

The Coordinamento Torino Pride, that brings together almost all the associations, was born

as a committee in 2006 for the organization of the National Pride in Torino, then in

Biella in 2008 and subsequently in Torino all the following years. In 2008 it joined

ILGA Europe.

Besides Pride, the Coordinamento Torino Pride annually promotes the celebration of ‘World Day against Homophobia’ (May, 17th) and TDOR, Transgender Day of Remembrance (November, 20th). Our organization also includes the Training Group aimed at adults (civil servants, teachers, professionals) and students.Torino is also the city of the Italian Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI Visions. It was born in 1986 as a gay themed film festival, with the name ‘From Sodoma to Hollywood’ and later became one of the most important international LGBTQ+ themed festivals.

7

TORINO: A NOMINATION REPRESENTING ALL OF ITALYThe Coordinamento Torino Pride is applying to host the EPOA Annual Meeting 2021 together with

the Pride Organizations of Milano, Padova, Pavia, Roma, Sardegna, Toscana, Umbria and Varese and with the local institutions.

A candidacy, therefore, that represents all of Italy.Italian hospitality, famous all over the world, at the service of a fundamental moment of sharing experiences and skills that sees

the main European prides as protagonists.

8

TOHOUSING (co-housing based in Torino) is the very first housing project targeting the LGBTQ+ community in Italy. Starting in January 2019, TOHOUSING is hosting vulnerable LGBTQ+ people, providing them with a safe house and the chance to overcome difficult living conditions through psychological support, training and work counselling.While addressing the primary need of a safe house, TOHOUSING aims at improving the independence and well-being of LGBTQ+ people.Thanks to the Local Public Housing Agency, the TOHOUSING project counts 5 apartments, hosting up to 24 guests. The residence is temporary and guests are welcome to stay till 10 months.

• LGBTQ+ youth thrown out by their families because of their sexual orientation or gender identity

• Refugees, migrants and LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in need of a safe place to start their integration process

• Trans and Transgender people particularly burdened with the social stigma, especially when looking

for a house• LGBTQ+ elderly people living in marginalized

conditions

• Emergency (10/15 days stay)• Support project

(10 months stay ca. / flexible)• CAS (National Reception Centre

for Refugees) – Agreement with Prefecture in Torino

• SPRAR (Protection system for asylum seekers and

refugees) – Agreement with the Refugees City

Office

TOHOUSING is targeting:

Hosting Agreements

9

TORINOLively and elegant, Torino is a city that looks to the future without forgetting its past. Building on a long tradition of innovation in the design and manufacturing realms, the city is again positioning itself as a point of reference in the Italian innovation scene thanks to UNESCO‘s recognition as ‘Creative Design City’.The first Capital of Italy invites you to discover its ancient and modern history, the palaces and museums, the parks and tree-lined avenues, the river and the hills, the restaurants and historic coffee houses, the long colonnaded streets and the multi-ethnic neighbourhoods, the great events and the many little pleasures which have always made it unique, in a balance between the rational Roman town layout, the measured pomp of Piemonte baroque and the originality of the modern and contemporary architecture.Torino must be discovered step by step strolling along its streets and piazzas; that is why there are some things by all means ‘to see’, ‘to do’, ‘to taste’ and ‘to know’.

10

CAPITAL OF TASTEEating well in Torino is an art, a tradition

of excellence that spans from wine to cheese, and from coffee to aperitifs.

You can enjoy this superb cuisine in the over 600 restaurants the city can

offer. Grissini, agnolotti, bagna càuda, mixed boiled meats, cheeses, precious truffles, all

washed down with Piemonte’s grand red wines like Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera.

Torino has been the chocolate heart of Europe since the 17th century. The history of chocolate is strictly connected

to Torino and Piemonte, where the very first hot chocolate and the ‘gianduiotto’ - the typical Torino chocolate made of cocoa

and hazelnut - were invented.

11

ASTI

NICE

PARIS

GENÈVE

LYON

ROMA

BOLOGNA

VENEZIA

MILANO

GENOVA

TORINO

HOW TO GET THEREBy plane:Torino International Airport. 16 km far from the city centre and linked by a bus service and a railway connection running every half hour and taking 19 minutes.Malpensa 2000 International Air-port. The biggest hub in South Europe, with about 100 world des-tinations, at about 100 km from Torino and soon connected by a new railway line in less than an hour).

By train:Torino is very well linked both to the Italian railway system and to that of neighbouring countries. High-speed trains are used nationally and internationally, Frecciarossa and Italo for Italy and TGV for France, and allow to reach Lyon in 2h 30’ hours and Paris in about 5 hours.

12

CITY TRANSPORT All members of EPOA AGM will be

provided with a free 3-day City Card which grants access to the whole city transport system.The subway line links the outskirts of Torino to the city centre. The interchange with 44 over ground lines optimizes the use of the city’s entire public transport system.

Torino is a smart, green city and it offers bike sharing services: [TO]BIKE, accessible 24/7 with more than 140 stations, and

MOBIKE, a free floating version.

13

accommodation

Allegroitalia Golden Palace is a 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Torino, the only hotel in the capital of Piedmont with this prestigious title.

The hotel is very close to Porta Nuova station, Piazza Castello, Egyptian Museum and other important spots of the Piedmontese capital and will make your stay in Torino incredibly

convenient.

Free Wi -Fi

Magnetic Card

Smart TV

Safe

Air Conditioning and individual heating

Direct Phone

Bathroom with shower or tub

Minibar and fridge

15

SPAWellness Centre in Torino, The GoldenSpa has an area of 1200 sqm and offers a welcoming reception, tea room, relaxing area with hydromassage, chromo-therapy and waterfalls, emotional showers, steam rooms, sauna, treatments area and a fitness area with Technogym equipment.The SPA also has a massage centre to give you hours of peace, forgetting to be in the heart of a bustling city.Access to GoldenSPA is not allowed to children under 15 years of age.

16

MEETING AND EVENTSAllegroitalia Golden Palace, 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Torino with 10 meeting rooms of different sizes, equipped with air conditioning, free Wi-Fi access, projector, natural light and many technical equipments. The dynamic environment, the personalized service and the attention to detail guarantee the realization of company meetings, banquets, conferences, receptions and exclusive and original events.For on-line meetings, a modern multimedial Skype Room is available and equipped with the latest technology, Maxi screen and Clickshare.

17

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 250 Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 200

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 275 Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 230

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 300 Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 250

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 340 Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 290

single/double ............... € 360

Super Early-Bird(deadline: Dec. 31, 2020)

Early-Bird(deadline: March 31, 2021)

Regular(deadline: June 31, 2021)

Late(deadline: Sept. 30, 2021)

On-site(limited)

The single room options will be available in limited numbers and the triple room options will have to be checked upon registration.

Attendees who are not delegates pay an additional attendance fee of 50 Euro.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?The registration fee includes:2 nights in Hotel***** , 3 breakfasts, all lunches and coffee breaks.All gala dinners (with alcoholic beverages).All the activities (while seats last)Free entry and drink vouchers to our main club event on Friday.

WHAT ABOUT THURSDAY?In order to facilitate the participation to the Mediterranean LGBTQ+ Conference and to offer an all inclusive experience, Thursday night in the hotel is included in the registration fee, together with gala dinner on Thursday evening and lunch/coffee break/sightseeing bus tour during the day.

REGISTRATION FEES

18

gala dinners

ROYAL MUSEUMSThe Musei Reali are the Torino museum

complex which includes some of the city’s excellences: the Royal Palace, the Royal Gardens,

the Library and the Royal Armoury, the Savoy Gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the Chiablese Palace exhibition

spaces and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud.The Torino Musei Reali offer a fascinating itinerary of history,

art and nature that winds through 55,000 square meters, with testimonies dating from prehistory to the modern age.

20

TEATRO REGIOThe Teatro Regio di Torino is one of the oldest opera theatres existing today: its origins date back to 1740. After almost two centuries of uninterrupted activity, the old building was destroyed in a violent fire in 1936. The programming of the Regio continued in other theatres across the city until the opening of the present structure. Unique in all the world for its design, thanks to the genius of architect Carlo Mollino, it was opened in 1973 with I Vespri siciliani by Verdi, in the one and only stage direction of Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano.

21

MOLE ANTONELLIANA AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CINEMAThe National Museum of Cinema is among the most important in the world for its rich heritage and the diversity of its scientific and educational activities. The museum is housed in the Mole Antonelliana, the landmark monument and symbol of Torino. The Mole was initially conceived as a synagogue, before being bought by the Torino Municipality and made into a monument to national unity. Planned and begun by architect Alessandro Antonelli in 1863, it was the tallest brick building in Europe at the time. The panoramic lift was inaugurated in 1961. Today it still allows visitors to go up to

the panoramic terrace which is 85 metres high and take in the

amazing views of the city and the surrounding

Alps.

22

activities

On the first floor of Eataly Torino, in the rooms that once formed the document archive and the

spaces dedicated to the extraction of herbs, the combination of ingredients and the conservation

of extracts, the Carpano Museum unfolds, which revives the most important chapters of the history

and production of the vermouth of Torino excellence famous all over the world.

EATALY AND THE CARPANO MUSEUM

The fusion of the two words ‘eat’ and ‘Italy’ is now giving name to the worldwide known

temple of Italian ‘good food’ and ‘good living’ as can be seen from the most famous store

of gastronomic excellence in Italy.

24

THE CESARE LOMBROSO MUSEUM OF CRIMINAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The Museum of Criminal Anthropology of Torino University displays the Cesare Lombroso’s collections dating the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: anatomical preparations, drawings, photographs, bodies of crime, artisan productions and artistic, even valuable, made by interns in asylums and prisons.

Cesare Lombroso was an Italian doctor, anthropologist, academic philosopher and jurist as famous as he was discussed.

25

THE TORINO NIGHTLIFETorino is universally recognized as one of the most elegant cities in Europe but today it is also a capital of ‘good living’ and fun.During the AGM it will be possible to get to know some of the fun places of the city: Piazza Vittorio, the Quadrilatero Romano and Piazzetta V Marzo - which host the most fashionable bars and restaurants - and take part to Bananamia, one of the oldest and most famous LGBTQ+ club events in northern Italy.

26

THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUMThe Egyptian Museum is the oldest museum in the world - and the second largest - dedicated entirely to Egyptian culture.Research and internationalization are the areas in which the Egyp-tian Museum continues to invest to continue the path of growth and affirmation: a choice that does not appeal only to the scientific commu-nity, but to all those who recognize in the institution’s dynamism the ability to open up to an ever wider and heterogeneous audience.

27

A bizarre journey through those places in Torino marked by the passage of illustrious people, whom we have not been told everything about…

Tuttaltrastoria (‘not just any story’) is a city walking tour unique in its kind. Created as part of the ‘Friendly Piemonte’ project, the initiative

is run by the Quore Association for the promotion of Torino and its region for the LGBTQ+ community.

The tour lasts around 2 hours and offers an unconventional perspective on the history of Torino and the Piemonte region through an evocative narration

centred around the life of 12 illustrious figures who made their mark in our region, and, in some cases, inspired change.

From an investigation into the private life of these people unexpected events emerge, stories with details that have often been hidden by scholars and in official biographies.

The first LGBTQ+ WALKING TOURin Italy!

28

CITY SIGHTSEEINGWith City Sightseeing you can discover the main attractions and the most remote corners of Torino comfortably seated on the red panoramic bus, to fully experience what the Piemonte’s capital can offer.

29

TORINO CITTÀ MAGICA TOURTorino is known to be the city of magic. Even on the

municipality’s website, the books of the journalist Giuditta Dembech Torino Città Magica are quoted,

explaining how the Piedmontese capital is crossed by mysterious energies neatly channelled along

precise paths marked by monuments covered with esoteric symbols. Moreover, Torino - built

at the confluence of two rivers Po and Dora, home to the Holy Shroud and to the famous

psychic Gustavo Rol - is the only city in the world to be vertex in both Black and White

Magic triangles. Together with London and San Francisco in the first, and with Prague

and Lyon in the second.This is an intriguing and unusual journey

through disturbing faces, Masonic enigmas and esoteric symbols that will lead you -

among other riddles - through the mystery of the Devil’s Gate, the ghostly dragons,

the legend of the alchemical caves, up to the veiled woman holding the Holy

Grail cup, under the careful eye of the best known ghosts.

30

REGGIA DI VENARIALa Venaria Reale is a grandiose estate just outside Torino. It is a natural and architectural masterpiece that was declared part of the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997 as all the Royal House of Savoy residences. It reopened to the public in 2007 after completing the EU’s largest cultural restoration project to date. The monumental palace or Reggia boasts some of the finest examples of universal Baroque as the elegant Hall of Diana or the imposing complex of the Juvarra Stables.The Gardens of the Reggia bring together the ancient and the modern in a harmonious whole, a dialogue between archaeological sites and contemporary artworks.

31

Thursday September, 23rd

09.00 - 18.30 � � � Early Registration at Golden Palace Hotel 18.30 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Sightseeing 20.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Gala dinner at Royal Palace, presented by the Mayor of

Torino

Friday September, 24th

09.00 - 14.00 � � Registration at Golden Palace Hotel 12.00 - 13.00 � � � Workshop for first-time attendees 13.00 - 14.00 � � � Lunch 14.00 - 15.30 � � � Formal opening of the twenty-eighth Annual General

Meeting of the European Pride Organizers Association 15.30 - 16.00 � � � Break 16.00 - 18.00 � � � AGM Plenary 18.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Break 18.30 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Visit at Reggia di Venaria Reale 20.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Gala dinner at Mole Antonelliana – National Museum of

Cinema 23.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Nightlife in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and Bananamia club

Saturday September, 25th

09.00 - 10.00 � � � Workshops 1 10.00 - 10.15 � � � � Break 10.15 - 11.15 � � � � � � Workshops 2 11.15 - 12.30 � � � � � AGM Plenary 12.30 - 13.30 � � � � Lunch 13.30 - 15.00 � � � AGM Plenary 15.00 -15.30 � � � � � Break 15.30 - 17.00 � � � � AGM Plenary (Voting & Elections) 17.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Break 17.30 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � (optional tours) Tuttaltrastoria – Lombroso Museum –

Carpano/Eataly – Egyptian Museum – Torino Magica 20.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Gala dinner at Teatro Regio with entertainment

Sunday September, 26th

10.00 - 11.15 � � � � � AGM Plenary (EuroPride and WorldPride Progress Reports) 11.15 - 11.30 � � � � � � Break 11.30 - 12.30 � � � � AGM Plenary 12.30 - 13.00 � � � � Any Other Business 13.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Close of the AGM

To-go lunch will be provided to all the delegates once the AGM closes

This schedule is an approximation and is subject to changes. Its final form will be coordinated and decided with EPOA Conference coordinator and the board.

MEDITERRANEAN LGBTQ+ CONFERENCE TORINO 2021

Thursday September, 23rd

08.30 - 16.00 � � Registration 10.00 - 11.15 � � � � � Opening: Plenary speeches 11.15 - 12.30 � � � � � Workshops 1 12.30 - 13.45 � � � � Lunch 13.45 - 15.00 � � � � Workshops 2 15.00 - 15.15 � � � � Break 15.15 - 16.15 � � � � � Closing: Plenary Speeches 16.15 - 17.00 � � � � � Closing: Conference Declaration and signing 18.30 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Sightseeing 20.00 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Reception and dinner at Royal Palace, presented

by the Mayor of Torino

The Mediterranean LGBTQ+ Conference will be open to EPOA AGM attendees and, in addition to the Mediterranean area, it will feature key speakers and activists from different countries.

This schedule is an approximation and it is subject to changes.

AGENDA PROPOSAL

32

Torino’s EPOA AGM 2021 figures are based on an attendance of around 130 people. However, we will try to increase this number and come closer to 160 delegates. In that case, both income and expenses would increase propor-tionally.

In the event of any surplus it would be redirected towards the improvement of the AGM services and logistics

BUDGET PROPOSAL

INCOME REGISTRATION FEES (130 delegates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 29.900,00

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SPONSORSHIPS & SUPPORT . . . . . . . . € 45.000,00

PRIVATE SPONSORSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 20.000,00

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 94.900,00

EXPENSES HOTEL & AGM VENUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 40.000,00

OFF SITE VENUES & EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 37.000,00

CONFERENCE MATERIAL & LOGISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 3.000,00

SOLIDARITY FUND (calculated on 130 participants) * . . . . . . . . . € 5.000,00

ADVERTISING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 3.500,00

SPEAKERS, KEY GUESTS INVITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 3.000,00

OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 2.500,00

TOTAL (VAT included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . € 94.000,00

* EPOA in coordination with Torino Pride will manage delegates’ requests for aids/scholarships and will allocate the sums.

33

friends &

supporters

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINOTorino University is one of the most ancient and prestigious Italian Universities.Hosting over 74.000 students and with 120 buildings in dif-ferent areas in Torino and in key places in Piedmont, the Torino University can be con-sidered as ‘city-within-a-city’, promoting culture and pro-ducing research, innovation, training and employment. It is today one of the largest Italian Universities, open to international research and training.

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

For 160 years, the Politecnico di Torino has been one of the most prestigious public institutions at both the International and the Italian levels concerning education, research, techno-logical transfer and services in all sectors of architecture and engineering.A long history, which bore out the University as a reference point for education and re-search in Italy and in Europe, a Research University of inter-national level which attracts students from more than 100 countries.

35

SLOW FOODSlow Food is a global, grass roots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions. Since its beginnings, Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of people in over 160 countries, working to ensure everyone has access to good, clean and fair food. Slow Food believes food is tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture and the environment.

36

BONUS PACKS

BONUS PACKS FOR EPOA!In 14 years of activity, Coordinamento Torino Pride has managed to build good relationships with many national and local institutions and realities. Thanks to two of them, Regione Piemonte and Visit Piemonte, we obtained 20 bonus packs for EPOA members who register within Regular Bid.The 20 trip packs are to the Langhe & Roero or The Lake District areas and are inclusive of hotel accommodation, all lunches and bus transportations from Tue 21st to Thu 23rd or from Sun 26th to Tue 28th and can be easily linked to the calendar of EPOA AGM.We are happy to offer EPOA these bonuses and stay ready to help discussing what methods to use to select the twenty lucky members. It could be a lottery, a contest or any other idea that EPOA can suggest: the bonus packs are ready!

38

A belt of hills located on the right bank of the river Tanaro, the vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in Piemonte is listed as UNESCO World Heritage for its exceptional wine-making culture, castles, Romanesque churches and hilltop villages.

BONUS PACK 1:LANGHE, ROERO & MONFERRATO

39

The lakes of Piemonte are world known for its outstanding nature, stunning landscapes and romantic atmosphere. Charming mountains frame three wonderful lakes, picturesque villages and historic residences.Beside nature and history, the area is renowned for its golf clubs, cycling routes and outdoor activities.

BONUS PACK 2:LAKES MAGGIORE, MERGOZZO AND ORTA

40

PARTNERS

41

SUPPORTS

42

SUPPORTS

 C.I.G. 

Centro di Iniziativa Gay Comitato Territoriale Arcigay Milano ONLUS 

  

 

Milan, 03/11/2019

To the board of EPOA

Object: letter of support for the Turin’s BID for AGM 2021

We hereby inform you that our association, member of Epoa, has welcome with great interest the

bid of Torino Pride Coordination to host the AGM 2021. We believe it is very important that our

country can host an AGM for the first time. Moreover, Turin has always been one of the most active

cities on the LGBT + rights front, and we believe it is perfectly capable to arrange a great,

important and relevant event such as the EPOA’s AGM.

Il Presidente

1 Via Bezzecca, 3 – 20135 Milano MI - Tel. 02.54.12.22.25/6 – info@arcigaymilano.org - www.arcigaymilano.org 

Tralaltro Arcigay

Padova TRALALTRO – ARCIGAY Padova APS Corso Garibaldi, 41 – 35121 Padova info@tralaltro.it www.tralaltro.it codice fiscale 92112180283 / partita I.V.A. 04317390286 è stata costituita in data 13 ottobre 1997 mediante scrittura privata Arcigay Tralaltro Padova è iscritta nei registri della Regione Veneto con provvedimento numero PS/PD0061 del Decreto di aggiornamento DDR n. 21 del 31.05.2018 protocollo numero 552456 con scadenza 15/12/2020 è iscritta nei registro delle associazioni del Comune di Padova num. registro: 1396 da rinnovare entro il: 31/12/2021 Data prima iscrizione: 29/11/2004

COMUNICAZIONE - support for the Torino Pride | Arcigay Tralaltro Padova - Padova Pride We hereby inform you that our association, member of Epoa, has accepted with great interest the candidacy of the Torino Pride Coordination to host the AGM 2021. We believe it is very important that our country can host an AGM for the first time. Moreover, Turin has always been one of the most active on the LGBT + rights front, and we think it is perfectly capable to arrange a great, important and effective event. 05/11/19 Padova

1

43

SUPPORTS

COMING – AUT PAVIA LGBTI+ COMMUNITY CENTER C.F. 96063000184 Tel. 391 1689410 www.coming-aut.it presidente@coming-aut.it arcigaypavia@pec.it

We hereby inform you that our association, member of Epoa, has accepted with great interest the candidacy of the Torino Pride Coordination to host the AGM 2021.

We believe it is very important that our country can host an AGM for the first time. Moreover, Turin has always been one of the most active on the LGBT + rights front, and we think it is perfectly capable to arrange a great, important and effective event.

Davide Podavini

(Presidente Coming-Aut LGBT+ Community Center)

44

SUPPORTS

Dear Epoa’s Secretariat,

We hereby inform you that our association, member of Epoa, has accepted with great

interest the candidacy of the Torino Pride Coordination to host the AGM 2021.

We believe it is very important that our country can host an AGM for the first time.

Moreover, Turin has always been one of the most active on the LGBT + rights front, and we think it

is perfectly capable to arrange a great, important and effective event.

Cagliari, 30 ottobre 2019

Associazione ARC – Sardegna Pride

Associazione ARC Onlus – via Sonnino 208 – 09127 Cagliari – associazionearc@gmail.com

Florence, 23 July 2020

To the board of EPOA

Object: letter of support for the Turin’s BID for AGM 2021

We hereby inform you that our association, member of EPOA, has welcome with great interest the bid of Torino Pride Coordination to host EPOA AGM in 2021. We strongly believe it is very important that our country can host an AGM for the first time, especially in this political moment. Turin has always been one of the most active cities on the LGBT + rights front and we believe that Torino Pride would be perfectly capable to host and arrange a great, important and relevant event such as the EPOA’s AGM.

Luca Dieci President Comitato Toscana Pride 2020

Associazione Toscana Pride c/o IREOS | Via De’ Serragli,1 FIRENZE | CF: 94266450488 www.toscanapride.eu | segreteria@toscanapride.eu

45

SUPPORTS

 

 

 

 

ARCIGAY VARESE ASSOCIAZIONE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE  Comitato Territoriale Arcigay delle Province di Varese e Como  C.F./P.IVA. 03527850121  Via Bernardino Luini, 15 - 21100 Varese (sede operativa)  E-mail: varese@arcigay.it  PEC: arcigayvarese@pec.it | www.arcigayvarese.it  

ARCIGAY VARESE FA PARTE DI / WE ARE MEMBER OF: 

 

  

 

To Whom It May Concerns 

Varese, 31th October 2019. 

 

Candidacy of Coordimamento Torino Pride to host the 2021 EPOA Annual General Meeting. 

 

Dear all, 

As a member of EPOA, I write you this letter on behalf our Board for inform you that we are very happy to support the 

candidacy of Coordinamento Torino Pride to host the 2021 EPOA Annual General Meeting. 

 

It is very important to our country to host the AGM for the first time ever, and Turin is a city that inspires the whole 

LGBT+ movement in Italy. We think that Coordinamento Torino Pride will be able for sure to organise and manage 

this important event. 

 

Best regards,  

Giovanni Boschini 

President Arcigay Varese 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 

46