NELFA - upcoming events
NELFA Board members and active volunteers take part in conferences and workshops on behalf of the network and rainbow families in Europe. Have a look!
NELFA General events
Rainbow Families Conferences
NELFA co-organises Rainbow Families Conferences and Seminars. Board members and active volunteers report on their work, on their experiences in their home organisations and discuss with other top class stakeholders about the current situation of LGBTIQ* parents and their children in Europe. Our last Conferences were… in May 2019 in Zagreb (“Our kids are ok”, organised by Dugine obitelji). In August 2021, NELFA was partner of Copenhagen 2021 – WorldPride & Eurogames with a range of events. In March 2022, a NELFA conference took place in Poznań (“Rainbow Families Across Europe”, organised by Fundacja Tęczowe Rodziny). And in 2023, we were in Madrid (“Families & Borders”, organised by Galehi). [Pictures 09-15: Flavio Alberto]
Annual General Meetings
NELFA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in spring. Board members, candidates and allies reflect on achievements and struggles within the last 12 months, summarise the work done so far and take a look into future tasks. Up to now, the AGM’s took place in London (2013), Maastricht (2014), Konstanz (2015), Barcelona (2016), Naples (2017), Lisbon (2018) and Helsinki (2019). Due to the corona pandemic, the AGM 2020 and 2021 were held online. In 2022, we had finally a wonderful face-to-face AGM in Poznań and most currently, in March 2023, in Madrid. [picture 6: Paula Myöhänen]
European Rainbow Families Meetings
From time to time, NELFA member organisations host European Rainbow Families Meetings. These are – in general – big events with workshops, panel discussions and fun for the children and their parents as well. One year after the creation of the Network, apgl from France realised the first ever Rainbow Families Meeting in Paris (2010). FLG in Spain organised another one in Lloret del Mar in 2012, followed by LSVD in Germany with a Rainbow Families Meeting in Cologne (2014). The 4th European get-together took place in Oueiras, organised by ILGA Portugal in 2015. NELFA and LSVD organised a little European Families Meeting in Berlin, end of April 2018. We invite our member organisations to think of a next major – hopefully corona-free – event for Rainbow Families!
Rainbow Families Celebrations
NELFA and many of its members support and celebrate the International Family Equality Day – IFED – every first Sunday in May. Rainbow families in many cities and countries come together for a picnic, for a common action day, for a parade or any other (big) event. In 2018, a new IFED NGO was founded in Geneva to organise the whole event in the future. NELFA remains a major promoter, organises its own IFED events and encourages its members to do so. If you want to get involved – click here. NELFA also celebrates the International Day of Families (15th of May), which was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
