Fck normality

I found this picture on a facebook site and I felt inspired :P no, just joking... the message is simple yet clear... hate permanency, but love everything else...

Giving my first lecture at a university

Good news! Our Women's Group at the Amnesty International Hungary started it's work: several translations have already been made, we publish at least one post a day to our facebook page -- we already gathered some encouraged followers and likes. What's more: we (as representatives of AI) were invited to give a presentation on maternal death at Pázmány Péter Catholic University!! There is going to be a conference and exhibition over the Millennium...

6-day-long training on LGBTQ rights in the Balkans

It was yesterday when I applied. There is going to be a nearly week-long course on LGBTQ rights, focused on the queer community, held in Zagreb. I applied but on my own -- not as a representative of any NGO I regularly work for. Fortunately, accommodation and food will be provided, but I do have to pay for my travelling costs. Zagreb is not that far away from Budapest so I hope it is not going to be that expensive. So, I'm going to install a donation option for this blog. I'm not asking for money (or at least not directly), but whoever wants to support my work, I gladly welcome him/her and would be very grateful. :) thank you thank you. Organized by...

"So similar, so different, so European"

I've just found this short video on the facebook page of the European Commission. I don't think that it has a specific aim -- just wanted to show the colorfulness (yepp, besides awareness this is my second favorite expression). This is a simple, yet a quite important message if it is not the most important... so go on, watch this, pretty impressive! ...

Introducing Budapest Pride

So, today is the day of the CEU NGO fair. I've just read back the post that I published some days ago and realized that I have not written anything about Budapest Pride.  I joined the organizer team last autumn, especially those coordinating the press. Later, when it turned out that I'm originally an art manager (or something like that), they convinced me to help the culture group arranging the events. I said ok, I welcomed this job because...

CEU NGO Fair

So, the Central European University is about to organize its 8th annual NGO Fair. The aim is to provide a platform for NGOs to present their organization. It is also an opportunity for those interested to join either by financial support or volunteer work.  We are also participating in this event. As representatives of the Budapest Pride we are planning to give a short presentation about us: who we are, what we do (programs we organize),...

Desperate students

No matter what the weather is like, desperate students protested against the educational laws in Budapest. This time organized by Hallgatói Hálózat (Student's Network), a demonstration, a march. Would-be and already university students (finally) stood up for their rights - our rights - and said no to the changes in the higher education system: dramatic cut on frame numbers, doubling and tripling of tuition fees, abolishment of government support....

United Nations Human Rights fb status

Well, I've just read the facebook status update of United Nations Human Rights:   “Today, many look to the world of social media. The majority of those who use it are women – and the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook is a woman. Yet many are asking: Why are there no women on the corporate board of Facebook, Twitter or other young, dynamic companies? I believe that’s a fair question.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 16 February 2...

Valentine's Day

It is a symbolic day... the 14th of february... I don't personally celebrate that, but I do hate those who just share negative comments about that. What's the point in that? If you hate Valentine's or simply don't have anyone to spend with than just leave it that way... but it's quite disappointing that when I log into facebook most people desperately post how pathetic it is to celebrate the day of love. We all hate sexism, homophobia, labeling...

Anti-Putin March in Moscow

It's the 4th of February, 2012, the place is Moscow. The temperature in the streets is around minus of 18-20 degrees of Celsius. Amazing crowd, thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Moscow in order to keep up the pressure on Putin one month before a presidential election that would possibly extend his rule for six more years. All occupy movements have a message in common: protesters demand that their voices can...

Launching Facebook Page

Oh, I nearly forgot to tell: we already launched a Facebook page (click here!) for the Amnesty International Hungary Women's Group -- whoever is interested can follow us, read what we publish, comment on our work etc. By the way, you can make comments here is as well, I gladly welcome recommendations!&nbs...

Women's Group of AI

And the day has come -- we founded the women's group of Amnesty International Hungary. Hurrraaahh! But, giving a name caused a problem: violence against women: too long women: too broad women rights: not exactly our profile women for women: already used... together for women: sounds awful Not to mention the language, should it be in Hungarian or should we agree on an English one to follow the international trends? We still have time to decide...  However,...

Introducing Amnesty International

The secondary reason why I started this blog is because I want to share my experience. I just jumped onto a new path -- non governmental institutions have long been things that I viewed from far, I never thought that one day I would work for free, but for good at the same time. Things have changed or I have changed or most probably: both -- I applied for various jobs at TASZ and Helsinki Committee, already joined the organizer team of the Pride...