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Claims support LGBT +
About this portal 15 minutes knowledge, he alluded to in a letter distributed to the project’s ambassadors.
The Kaunas City Municipality is still considering the proposed version of the show, which includes a discussion on the topic of the LGBT + community at the youth festival. The response – positive – to this event, scheduled for the first days of July, is expected before it begins.
Without permission, the discussion “In time” of the co-creation festival “Per_kūnija”. Will it be possible to create an LGBT + friendly culture? ”It’s still promised to host, just not in Unity Square, but in the club or member spaces. It will be broadcast live.
So we want to say clearly and unequivocally: “Kaunas 2022” – the creators of the European Capital of Culture do not tolerate homophobia, they are in favor of fundamental freedoms and human rights, especially freedom of expression, so we will organize a debate: if not in public, then in private “, – V.Vitkienė is quoted in the press release on Friday evening.
The discussion will take place on Saturday, July 3 at 12 noon. The location of the event will be specified. The live broadcast of the discussion will take place on the Facebook account @ kaunas 2022. Its moderator is the artist Denis Kolomyckis.
Arno Strumila / 15min photo / Rainbow colored heart
Without permission for the event, the project director stated in a letter that she was willing to publicly apologize to the public, the cultural community, the European Capitals of Culture network, the LGBT + community and her team, and resign at the same time. . .
V. Vitkiene for the portal 15 minutes He did not deny having sent said letter and that he alluded to it considering the consideration of resignation, but he refrained from making further comments, noting that the letter was sent in person.
In similar situations, where a clear and unequivocal choice of sides is needed, the public institution Kaunas2022 will continue to side with European values and civil society, as it has done so far, according to the press release.
“Both now and in the future, when value options emerge, we will ALWAYS choose an idea on which the entire project is built,” said V. Vitkienė. – For five years, we have been preparing, developing and presenting a program full of openness to others, updating the issues of human rights, freedom of expression, respect for all and culture for all.
“Kaunas 2022” – the creators of the European Capital of Culture do not tolerate homophobia, they are in favor of fundamental human rights and freedoms, especially freedom of expression.
I would like to reaffirm that Kaunas 2022 supports and promotes all relevant, uncomfortable and burning issues that are raised under the program and all partners who raise them. We also support the LGBT community, whose people are the creators, ambassadors, friends and critics of our program. “
The permit is still under consideration.
The Per_kūnija co-creation festival is one of the parts of the Kaunas Youth Program – European Capital of Culture 2022. This is the introductory event of the European Youth Festival “Storm”, which will take place in 2022.
During the opening of the festival, the organizers planned to hold a debate on the relationship between culture, art and the LGBT + community. However, rumors were heard that permission for this discussion could not be agreed with the city council.
“A few days ago, I met remotely with the coordinators of the Kaunas 2022 program and representatives of one of the events. The long-planned and co-created discussion on the relationship between culture, art and the LGBT + community, which was to take place a week later, has been canceled.
The main argument: the municipality of Kaunas did not give permission to carry out this discussion in a public space “, – a couple of days ago on his Facebook account. indignant artist D. Kolomyckis.
Personal Album Photo Album / Denis Kolomyckis
However, Mindaugas Reinikis, Head of the Communication and Marketing Department of Kaunas 2020, assured that there had been a lack of communication and that the discussion would take place.
“The storm in the glass was caused too early, there was a lack of communication,” said the portal. 15 minutes he said. – At present, the procedure of coordination and issuance of a permit for the entire cycle of events of the Per_kūnija youth co-creation festival of Kaunas 2022 is still ongoing. We still do not have official permits or prohibitions.
This is an integral part of our program: we can confirm that the planned debate will take place. The location of the event is still being coordinated, so we invite you to follow the information. “
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / Early Sunday morning in the old town of Kaunas
“We support 100% the proposals and ideas of our programs, artists, because these are our values, things that make everything happen”, emphasized M. Reinikis.
At the same time, he added that Kaunas 2022 is not a non-governmental organization, but a public institution funded by the municipalities of the city and the Kaunas district.
According to M. Reinikis, the goal of Kaunas 2020 is to be an incubator for artists, creators and organizations that raise issues that are relevant to society and not necessarily convenient, so they cannot be asked to change the program.
“But we cannot influence or be responsible for the bureaucracy in this place,” he said.
Did not allow the march
Eglė Andriuškienė, deputy director of the Kaunas municipal administration, in turn indicated that the municipality, when issuing a permit for events, “exclusively evaluates the technical parameters, but does not interfere with the details of the program or scenario.”
When issuing permits, the most important thing is to ensure the safety of its participants and the surrounding population, to determine whether quarantine requirements are not violated, city management and cleanliness rules are observed, the planned place is not in the area construction etc.
March of Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / LGBT +
When asked if the permit had already been denied, the municipal representative replied that “the first request was neither rejected nor accepted, the event organizers were simply asked to specify how the quarantine requirements would be met, the number of seats, their distribution, the timing of the events, etc. they have done and a permit is being prepared. “
However, discontent with the Kaunas city municipality is growing, it is claimed that it does not respect the rights of LGBT + people.
At the beginning of June, the municipality did not provide, encouraging the safety of the participants permission to organize LGBT + marches in the city center. Its representative stated that the municipality “is neither for nor against such an event, but first of all we must guarantee and take care of the safety of all residents and guests of Kaunas.”
The organizers of the Kaunas Pride march stated that they had provided various variants of the march routes three times, but the municipality rejected all of them.
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