Dora Preszeller, AEGEE-Szombathely
External Relations Responsible
My name is Dora Preszeller and I am 25 years old. I finished the university last year and I studied International Relations and European Studies. I work as a volunteer for AEGEE since 2004 and organized several events. I was an assistant at the Equality Department, Ministry of Social Affairs when I started to work on the project of Love Goes Beyond Tradition. I was one of the writers of the application of Youth in Action. I really hope this is a great opportunity to combat prejudices on LGBT people and create more tolerance within the group and our participants will feel the real AEGEE spirit in a beautiful city in the heart of Europe.
Annamaria Nemeth, AEGEE-Budapest
Main Local Coordinator
My name is Annamaria. I am 20 years old and member of AEGEE-Budapest. I study business administration and management at the Corvinus University of Budapest. As for free time, I like dancing salsa, skiing, meeting friends, watching films and travelling. Since I joined AEGEE about a year ago, I have been actively participating in and organising events. Currently, I am the main local coordinator of this project. I joined LGBT Team, because I felt I have enough time and enthusiasm to be more active in AEGEE. Also, I like working and having fun in an international environment and this project gives me the opportunity to meet new people, gain experiences and learn a lot. If I take a look at the program, I have to say we will have a busy, but interesting week with lots of fun! See you soon!
Galina Khrabrova, AEGEE-Sankt-Petersburg
HR Responsible
My name is Galya, I’m 21 and I’m a member of AEGEE-Sankt-Petersburg since 2009. As you see I’m very young member, that’s why I’m not very much experienced in AEGEE but I try to gain experience in all possible ways. And when I saw an open-call in AEGEE-L for organizers of LGBT-event I didn’t hesitate and decided to join the project team because in spite of being a chance to gain experience in AEGEE at the European level it’s a great opportunity to raise awareness about LGBT rights among AEGEE-society. I’m interested in this topic because I have many LGBT friends, that’s why I know how bad is the situation with LGBT rights and also I know many cases of intolerant attitude towards LGBT people. I’m talking about the situation in Russia and I really want to know how it is in other countries, but the most valuable for me are people’s opinions and thoughts concerning this topic.
Tina Sojat, AEGEE-Zagreb
My name is Tina Sojat, I am 29 years old and member of AEGEE Zagreb since 2007. I live in Vienna where I study medicine in my final year. Besides university I am involved in reproductive health issues like sexually transmitted infections incl. HIV/AIDS, sexuality, gender, female genital mutilation, LGBTQ, cancer awareness, stigma and discrimination and for last 4 years volunteering as peer educator, organiser of educational events, advocate and campaigner.
Rikkert Füss, AEGEE-Rotterdam
Secretary
My name is Rikkert Füss (28 by the time the event takes place) and I’ve been an AEGEE-Rotterdam member since 2001. Yes I know it sounds like centuries ago, but I’ve kind of started my second AEGEE life since writing an e-mail to HRWG-L on LGBT rights about 1 year ago. I felt that AEGEE needed to speak out on this topic, rather than remaining silent, as it has been over the past years. Apart from a very small number of local events, LGBT rights still seem to be a taboo. I want to understand why and to hear various opinions on the issue. The increasing aggression towards homosexuals in Amsterdam shows that prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination and hatred exist everywhere around our continent and made me wonder even more why it is that some people don’t like others because of their sexual orientation.
Viktor Gerasimovski, AEGEE-Skopje
PR Responsible
I joined this awesome team in order to help in breaking down the negative images we have about people with non heterosexual orientation and to draw the importance of increasing the awareness concerning LGBT’s human rights. I will be facilitating the workshop on stereotypes where we will have the chance to speak openly about stereotypes in general, how and why we create them, stereotypes on LGBT people and negative stereotyping, through highly interactive exercises but also interesting games, videos and debates. Together we are going to discover the myths and realities about stereotyping and stereotyping lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. I wish you pleasant and productive week!
