We’re so excited for our Pride event on 17 May, a few days before Brussels’ Pride on 20 May!
We’ll welcome Annika Ojala and Daniela Pichler as our phenomenal speakers to join Bichette Catriona to present the history and modern context of Pride and share reflections on what we can do to improve the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people in Brussels and beyond. We’ll then have a discussion about what Pride means to us followed by time to celebrate and be proud!
Register here to join us.
About our speakers
Annika Ojala
Annika Ojala (she/her) is an international human rights advocate, public speaker and expert on gender equality, LGBTIQ+ rights and inclusive leadership in the digital world.
Annika currently works as Rights & Democracy Campaigner for the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament.
Prior to working at the European Parliament, Annika worked for the Green Party in Finland, where she co-created three highly successful electoral campaigns, which contributed to the historic rise of women to leadership positions in Sanna Marin’s government.
Annika has contributed to numerous projects to support inclusive leadership globally. She has collaborated with the OSCE, Google, and many others to co-create transformative solutions to build inclusive and equal communities.
In addition, Annika is an international public speaker, with recent engagements including high-level events such as the World Economic Forum week in Davos.
Her theory of change is rooted in green sustainable action, interlinking the promotion of human rights to the creation of ecologically sustainable communities. You can follow her on Twitter @ojala_annika
Daniela Pichler
Daniela is a queer activist passionate about raising awareness of LGBTQ+ issues and promoting diversity and inclusivity in different communities in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Her activism involves speaking out against homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination based on sex and/or gender as well as promoting education and understanding to help break down the walls of intolerance that still exist in our world.
She has participated in local and national pride events and has been supporting prides at risk and assists LGBTQ+ organizations that work tirelessly to fight for a more just and accepting world, where everyone can live their lives with dignity and respect.
She has worked in India, Mexico, Tanzania, the Philippines and Canada and is also the founder and president of UNAforWomen. She currently leads the communications department at CAN Europe in Brussels.
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Find out about Brussels’ Pride 2023 here.