Network gathering among queers in Sápmi

Through the project, we will carry out a network gathering among queers in Sápmi, for the exchange of experience and organizational development. The aim is to strengthen the queer Sami organization and in that way build up more and better meeting places for the whole of Sápmi. In the long term, more meeting places and a stronger queer Sami organization will contribute to more openness and knowledge, both among queer Sami, but also the general population.

The network gathering will bring together participants from the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian sides. Such network gathering has two main purposes:

• Bring together queer environments across Sápmi, to exchange experiences and talk about the way forward for queer Sami organisation, as well as planning future meeting places
• Organizational development through getting to know the organizational processes from the various parts of Sápmi and increasing competence in practical organizational work

The project is financed by Nordisk Ministeråd, and is a collaboration between KUN, Garmeres Norge, Sameföreningen i Stockholm Sweden and Suomi Sami Nuorat Finland.