Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about LGBTQI issues that affect people both here in Pittsburgh and around the world.

Twelve states and the District of Columbia now allow same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court will be deciding landmark cases on the issue this month. As a result of this progress, LGBTQI issues have begun to be on the forefront of the American political landscape. However, there are still violations of the human rights of LGBTQI individuals at home and abroad. Countries, such as Cameroon, regularly prosecute people for consensual same-sex relationships and many countries do not afford basic protections for LGBTQI individuals who work to protect their rights. Come to this community discussion to hear our expert panelists discuss local and international factors that affect what is being done to address these issues around the world.

On the panel for this discussion:

- Nikolai Condee-Padunov, former LGBT Resources and Policy Coordinator for the University of Pittsburgh

- Michael Church, City of Pittsburgh LGBT Advisory Council

- Dr. Müge Finkel, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at University of Pittsburgh

- Harrison Apple, Producer and Writer at Trans Q Television

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Robert Isenberg, No Name Players and Global Solutions Pittsburgh are partnering again to bring you another of Isenberg’s written works to the public, The Archipelago: A Balkan Passage. Isenberg will present experiences from his travels in the embattled region in an engaging storytelling performance in The Archipelago Revisited on July 17th, at Bar Marco (upstairs in the Union Hall) starting at 6:00 PM.

ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
“Robert began the tale of the journey, as written in his recent Autumn House Press book, The Archipelago: A Balkan Passage, with a traveler’s nightmare: ostracized in a foreign country with nothing more than an unstamped passport and an American smile. Yet this circumstance does not halt our fearless leader neither in Croatia nor on the stage. He cleverly reenacts the diction of security guards and the awkwardness of being taken for questioning, aiding the audience in feeling as if they were right there beside him in this moment of confusion. Isenberg is so entertaining that we can’t help but hang on his words, waiting for the next story to unfold. At one point, he climbs on a chair to re-enact climbing a mountainside. At another point, he re-enacts a conversation with his landlord, capturing the Bosnian accent perfectly.

The performance, directed by Don DiGiulio for the No Name Players, was entertaining in its presentation and educational about the history and geography of the Balkans, but it was Isenberg’s portrayal of the people he encountered in his journey that made the evening memorable.” – Claudette Dagorn, Coal Hill Review

PROGRAM FOR THE EVENING
6:00 PM – Opening Reception
6:30 PM – Performance
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:45 PM – Closing Reception

TICKETS FOR THE EVENING:

MORE INFORMATION
Learn more about Robert Isenberg here: http://robertisenberg.net/
Learn more about the No Name Players here: http://nonameplayers.org/

Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about the ongoing civil war in Syria, its connections to Pittsburgh and the impact that this conflict has on the people in Syria and around the world.

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Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about issues centered on education both here and abroad.

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Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about hunger, both here in the region and around the world.

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Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about immigration issues, focusing on the U.S. and other regions around the globe.

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Join Global Solutions Pittsburgh, local experts, and community members for a panel discussion and Q&A about the way in which technology impacts the right to free speech around the world.

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