Donelaicio 52-309, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University
Kaunas, Lithuania LT44248
Kaunas
Lithuania
- Youth and education
The objective of our organization is to promote values of tolerance, democracy, freedom of speech and expression and equality. These values are still not fully implemented in the framework of our academic community. We aim to initiate discussion and act to protect homosexual students and teachers to be open about their sexual orientation. The long term aim is social change of our homophobic attitudes and promotion of diversity, democracy and active citizenship.
We have several projects which we initiated together with students. The first was called CIVICUS which aimed to promoted dialogue between community and university and promote the value of active citizenship. We have developed research and initiated discussion forums (video-conferences with international academic community) about the principles of active citizenship. We developed newsletter which was accused of gay propaganda and was banned by University authorities. Our group initiate seminars on tolerance and discussions with the public.