Sibiu, 21-23 October 2011

The Gender Equality Festival is a campaign addressed to young people, aimed at fighting against stereotypes about men and women and discriminating behaviour. the festival is organised on an annual basis by the Association for Gender Equality and Liberty - A.L.E.G. The 2010 Gender Equality Festival won the prize for The Project with the Largest Number of Volunteers at the SuperVolunteer Gala. In 2011, the project is financed through the Youth in Action Programme and the Sibiu County Council.

Partners: ASTRA Library, the ASTRA National Museum Complex, the Tura in Natura Association.

Media partners: Sibiu 100%, Radio Kiss FM, Zile si Nopti.

Sponsor: AVON Cosmetics.

Friday, 21 Oct.

Gender Advertisements & Cafe, press conference – Music Pub, 12:00 a.m.

Choose your words – Sibiu, Nicolae Bălcescu pedestrian street, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, 22 Oct.

„Gender Treasure Hunt“ Contest – The Dumbrava Sibiului Open Air Museum, 11:00 a.m.

Forum Theatre – Laguna sub Cetate cafe, Cisnădie, 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, 23 Oct.

„Equals on bicycles“ contest – The Subarini Park, 10:00 a.m.

Forum Theatre – Gong Theatre, 4:00 p.m.

Human Library – Gong Theatre, 6:00 p.m.

Forum Theatre – Music Pub, 8:00 p.m.

Activities:

• Forum Theatre – educational theatre which actively involves the public in solving problematic situations of the society. There will be 3 shows in Sibiu and Cisnadie.

• Human Library – event which brings the public face to face to its own prejudices: men cannot raise children, women are the weaker sex. The people whose stories contradict a stereotypical generalisation are the Human Books. These books may be "borrowed" by participants for a 20 minutes talk. The readers will be young people from the Sibiu high schools and universities. The message sent by the Human Library is: "Discover diversity beyond generalisation".

• Equals on Bicycles - open air event organised in partnership with the Tura in Natura Association.

• Gender Treasure Hunt – prize contest for high school students on the topic of gender equality.

• Choose your words - street activity where participants may dedicate messages "written" with the help of our letter-volunteers.

• Study on gender equality among the young generation – the survey will cover at least 500 people. The results of the study will be used in the Gender Equality Promotion Guide which will be published in 2012 and will disseminate the experience of A.L.E.G. and of other organisations in the promotion of gender equality among young people.

Target group:

500 young people between 14 and 24 years old from Sibiu, Cisnădie and the neighbouring towns.

If you like the idea of this project and you are interested to be a volunteer or to collaborate with us, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WE ARE LOOKING FOR HUMAN BOOKS...

No matter if you're a man or a woman, if you are doing something unusual and you would like to contribute to the education of a new generation with fewer prejudices, come be a book in our Human Library!

You may register in our Human Library at the address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it until 3 October. Send us a short presentation about yourself and mention whether you are available on 22 or 23 Oct. for the Human Library at Sibiu. Any books selected from outside the city will be reimbursed their transport expenses.

Further information about A.L.E.G. and the Gender Equality Festival on: www.aleg-romania.eu