Tupilak, Nordic Rainbow Council, ILGCN Information Secretariat & Nordic Rainbow Humanists members on both sides of the Baltic Sea….!

Tupilak, Nordic Rainbow Council, ILGCN Information Secretariat & Nordic Rainbow Humanists members on both sides of the Baltic Sea….!

After last year's successful Nordic Moonbow cultural brigades to Russia, Poland, Belarus, Latvia, etc., we're searching for funds from Swedish and other Nordic institutions for new challenges this coming year.

We hope to send Nordic musicians, singers, performers, artists, photographers, journalists to special rainbow events in the Nordic region and to the critical rainbow barricades in Eastern European and beyond …. and hope to accept invitations to events in Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Torshavn, Mariahamn, Moscow, Minsk, Krakow, Poznan , Istanbul/Ankara, Toronto (Iranians in Exile), Paris/Marseille (Algerians in Exile) and Mauritius.

We're also planning fund-raising cabarets, seminars, photo exhibitions and art lotteries in Stockholm at Gallery Agúeli, Södra Teatern, Liljevalchs art gallery , Norden i Fokus (Nordic Council information center) and Herman's garden cafe, as well as on board Tallink passenger ships to Tallinn and Riga and at the May 17^th Vilnius ILGCN culture conference.

Please let us know if you're interested in any of the above and in what way.

Bill Schiller, Stockholm

info@tupilak.se www.tupilak.se www.ilgcn.tupilak.se

P.S. Realizing that we never receive enough funding to send all the desired "Moonbow warriors" to rainbow events, let us know if you are making any travel plans of your own and might want to join in Stockholm fund-raising events and Moonbow delegations to other cities even when outside financial support becomes available.

MOONBOW VINTERSOLSTÅND FEST

Galleri Café Aguéli
Blecktornsgränd 9 (T-Mariatorget) Stockholm


20 December, 2006 Från 18.00*.

bland annat:

Anna Rosén -- musik och rörelse
Peter Fröberg -- sång, musik

Bill Schiller: Battles of Minsk & Poznan - 2006
Gülseren Engström: Regnbågar i Turkiet - 2007

Fotos: 'Männer av Belarus' -- Vlad of Minsk
'Färger av Cairo' -- Willi Reichhold


TUPILAK PRISER: Sowelu (kvinnor)
Thors Hammar (män)
Bifrost (bro-byggande heterosexuella)
Polar Bear (film)

ILGCN PRISER: Sappho in Paradise (literature, publishing)

Arco Nordica (Nordic co-operation)
Grizzly Bear (especially fierce homophobic conditions)
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-- 50 kronor för andra

NORDIC RAINBOW COUNCIL MEETS in SWEDEN

NORDIC RAINBOW COUNCIL

http://www.tupilak.se

Formerly  Nordic Homo Council

Member of ILGCN (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network )

Member of ILGA (International Lesbian & Gay Association)

Co-operating across Nordic borders & beyond -   Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

PRESS RELEASE ------------------------------------------------------------------------

September 30, 2006

Continued Solidarity with Refugees, Eastern Europe

NORDIC RAINBOW COUNCIL MEETS in SWEDEN

   Gothenburg - The annual session of the newly-renamed Nordic Rainbow Council  -- this time in this Swedish west coast city on the sidelines of the giant annual international book fair - approved efforts for continued solidarity over Nordic borders, with rainbow immigrants and refugees in the Nordic region and with colleagues on the barricades in Eastern Europe - including Belarus and Russia.

     The main priority is to continue to support events on the Eastern side of the Nordic region - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania struggling with hostile and increasingly homophobic forces.

      "We agreed to change the "Homo" in our name to "Rainbow" to be more up-to date and to make sure that trans people, bisexuals and other supportive "rainbow-minded" colleagues feel welcome," says Bill Schiller, international secretary of the Council.

                           2007 Nordic Rainbow Flags to Fly at Gothenburg Fair?

      The session also agreed to co-ordinate a joint effort in 2007 to repeat this year's successful pioneering effort of raising Nordic rainbow flags at the International Square - the largest section of the Gothenburg Book Fair, which is the biggest annual cultural event in the Nordicarea.  This was made possible with the financial grant from Tupilak (Nordic rainbow cultural workers) in the form of the 2006 Loke Sister's award supporting rainbow cultural projects outside of the Swedish capital.

        The Nordic rainbow stand presented books, poetry, CD's, printed information, art and photography - and also co-ordianted two stage presentations on Nordic co-operation with Eastern Europe and with rainbow immigrants and refugees in the Nordic zone combined with highly-appreciated, humor-filled erotic poetry performances.

   The Council also agreed to seek further financial support - such as from the Nordic Culture Fund assistance for the Nordic delegation to the 1st  Moscow Pride in May, and other institutions.   And to send Nordic delegations to the ILGCN (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network) world rainbow cultural conference stages in Minsk and Posnan this November, following the first stage in Moscow.

   The Council also pledged support to the first Nordic rainbow event in the Åland Islands this December - the "Rainbow Lucia" and to continue searching for projects in the other semi-independent areas of  the Nordic region -- Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

    The session also approved continued membership in the ILGA (International Lesbian & Gay Association (with the annual fee partly covered by Tupilak, the Nordic Rainbow Humanists, the ILGCN Information Secretariat in Stockholm and others.

                                Swedish Pol-Balt Solidarity Network Saluted

            In co-operation with Tupilak and the ILGCN Information Secretariat, the Council approved the proposal to grant the 2006 ILGCN "Arco Nordica" award diploma to Sweden's newly-created "Pol-Balt Network" - providing assistance, solidarity and exchanges with colleagues in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

     Decisions were also taken to keep Council bureaucracy to a minimum, charge no membership fee but instead to seek  voluntary contributions, and to search for more Network members even among more local sections of national organizations, since some of these are at times more interested in Nordic and international co-operation than the mother organizations

     Earlier Council sessions have taken place in Riga, Tallinn, Tampere, Oslo, Wasa and Stockholm.  Next year's session is preliminarily planned for Vilnius.
                                                       

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More Information:   info@tupilak.se

Note:  Photo available of Gothenburg Tupilak activists, Filip Vrba & Mats Råsmark, at erotic poetry performance at Gothenburg International Book Fair.

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1st NORDIC RAINBOWS at GOTHENBERG BOOK FAIR

NORDIC RAINBOW COUNCIL ( Formerly Nordic Homo Council)
www.nrc.tupilak.se

Member of ILGCN (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network )

Member of ILGA (International Lesbian & Gay Association)

Co-operating across Nordic borders & beyond - Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

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PRESS RELEASE September 25, 2006


"International Square" Solidarity with Eastern Europeans,
Immigrants & Refugees:

1st NORDIC RAINBOWS at GOTHENBURG BOOK FAIR

Gothenburg - The first rainbow flags were raised September 21-23,
2006 at the "International Square" - the largest section of the
giant Gothenburg Book Fair in this Swedish west coast city - at a
colorful stand displaying art work, photography, poems, literature and
publications - and including humor-filled, erotic poetry readings and
happenings.

"Nordic rainbow cultural co-operation and solidarity with
colleagues in Eastern Europe under the title of 'Rainbows in Chains
and under Siege' -- and sharing Nordic rainbows with immigrants and
refugees were the themes of the our stage presentations and in the
information provided at our stand," says Bill Schiller of the Nordic
Rainbow Council.

Thanks to co-operation with RFSU (the Swedish sexual information
federation), the stage presentation on Eastern European barricades
included lawyer Evita Gosa of the Latvian rainbow organization, Mozaika
and Anna Kirey of the LGBT organization LABRYS of Kyrgyzstan.

"Freedom of Expression," Sweden's 'Multi-Cultural Year'

"With the city of Riga banning the Pride Parade again this
year and even worse violent homophobic attacks on Pride events there,
the visible presence of Latvia was especially important to illustrate
the Gothenburg fair's theme this year: "Freedom of Expression,"
adds Schiller.

The stage presentation on immigrants and refugees in the Nordic
area included Ardeshir Bibakabadi of Homan, (Persian-speaking and other
rainbow immigrants) - helping underline the reality that despite
dedicating this year as Sweden's "multi-cultural year," many
rainbow immigrants are often left in the shadows of the Nordic rainbows
celebrated by the native-born.

"There was great interest in our rainbow stand where we
re-discovered old members and recruited new ones, and established
working contact with several other International Square colleagues for
future co-operation," Schiller adds. "We hope to increase the
number of rainbow organizations working together with us next year at
this the biggest annual cultural event in the Nordic region."

Co-hosts of the 2006 stand included Tupilak, (Nordic
organization of rainbow cultural workers), Nordic Rainbow Humanists and
the Stockholm Information Secretariat of the ILGCN (International
Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network). Tupilak's annual "Loke's Sisters'
Award for cultural projects outside of the capital helped make the
rainbow stand a reality.

New Name for 'Nordic Rainbow Council'

On the sidelines of the Gothenburg event, the annual session of
the Nordic Homo Council (see separate press release) discussed ongoing
and future Nordic co-operation in the Nordic region and in Eastern
Europe and approved a proposal to change the name of the Council to the
'Nordic Rainbow Council' to be more inclusive and up-to-date. The
change is to be communicated to the ILGA where the Council is a member.

At the International Square, over 60 exhibitors work with
international issues and development co-operation: NGO's, publishers,
businesses and agencies with a program including Swedish and foreign
guests, performances, debates and images.

The Square also hosts a number of stands and exhibits where the
participating organizations offer information and activities; present
pedagogical tools and travelling tips; sell books and arrange meetings
and book signings with authors and other guests. The middle of the
Square features a big book stand with books from all over the world.

The Square has been a part of the International Book Fair in
Gothenburg since 2000.


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TUPILAK - Nordic Rainbow Cultural Workers
info@tupilak.se
www.nrc.tupilak.se


ILGCN Information Secretariat- Stockholm
www.ilgcn.tupilak.se


NORDIC RAINBOW HUMANISTS

TUPILAK --nordisk regnbågskulturkväll

på

ELVERKET
(Linnegatan 69 Stockholm)


4 oktober, 2006 från 18.00 Ingen entré



Britt Marie Trensmar -- foto workshop
Linus Raudsepp -- performance
Tomas Åberg -- poesi
Peter Fröberg -- film
Stefan Rindeberg -- poesi
Marcus Jonsson Dahlin -- sång, guitar
Bill Schiller -- "Lights Out!" monolog om mörkret i en rysk barrack


Konst:

Veroncia Lazorenko - "Black & White"
Oyvind Rauset (Norge)
Timmo Saarelma (Finland)
Juri Marran (Estland)
Ismo Hyvärinen (Finland)
Willi Reichhold (Österrike/Sverige)


Film:

"Tolarancja!" -- Diana Voxerbrant (Sverige/Polen)
"Framragende Timer" -- Lars Daniel Krutzoff Jacobsen (Norge)
"They Still Smile" -- Irina Sislova (Belarus)
"Hot Rainbows in Alaska" * Pride collisions over a censored library

1st NORDIC RAINBOWS at GOTHENBURG BOOK FAIR

PRESS RELEASE September 4, 2006

Joining 65 Solidarity Groups at the "International Square"



Stockholm/Gothenburg - The first rainbow flags will be raised
September 21-23, 2006 at the "International Square" - the largest
section of the giant Gothenburg Book Fair - the biggest annual cultural
event in the Nordic region.

"Nordic cultural and other co-operation, solidarity with
colleagues in Eastern Europe under the title of 'Rainbows in Chains
and under Siege' -- and sharing rainbows with immigrants and refugees
are the themes of our Nordic Rainbow Stand and presentations on
stage," says Bill Schiller of the Nordic Homo Council.

The rainbow event in the Swedish west coast city of Gothenburg
will be co-hosted by Tupilak, (Nordic organization of rainbow cultural
workers), Nordic Rainbow Humanists and the Stockholm Information
Secretariat of the ILGCN (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network)
- in co-operation with the Latvian rainbow organization, Mozaika -- to
be represented by lawyer Evita Gosa -- and Homan, (Persian-speaking and
other rainbow immigrants).

Violent Attacks on Banned Rainbow Prides

"With the city of Riga banning the Pride Parade again this
year and even worse violent homophobic attacks on Pride events there,
the visible presence of Latvia is especially important to illustrate the
Gothenburg fair's theme this year: "Freedom of Expression," adds
Schiller. "It's also important to focus on how rainbow immigrants
and refugees are often left on the sidelines of the Nordic rainbows -
even in this Sweden's "multi-cultural year."

At the International Square, over 60 exhibitors work with
international issues and development co-operation: NGO's, publishers,
businesses and agencies with a program including Swedish and foreign
guests, performances, debates and images.

The Square also hosts a number of stands and exhibits where the
participating organizations offer information and activities; present
pedagogical tools and travelling tips; sell books and arrange meetings
and book signings with authors and other guests. The middle of the
Square features a big book stand with books from all over the world.

The International Square has been a part of the International
Book Fair in Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2000.

More information: info@tupilak.se

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NORDIC HOMO COUNCIL 2006 SESSION IN GOTHENBURG

PRESS RELEASE
September 1, 2006



Stockholm/Gothenburg -- The 2006 session of the Nordic Homo
Council will take place as earlier announced in the Swedish west coast
city on September 23 - on the sidelines of the Gothenburg Book Fair

where the NHC and other Nordic rainbow groups will raise the first

rainbow flags at the 'International Square' - a special zone with
many other solidarity groups.

Discussions will cover proposals to change the name to Nordic
Rainbow Council to make the organization's name more inclusive and
Nordic co-operation at coming ILGCN (International Lesbian & Gay
Cultural Network) cultural stages in Posnan (to be visited by a
Swedish-Finnish-Norwegian delegation) and Minsk in November.

Other proposals will deal with the newly-established Nordic
Cultural Fund, a report on the Nordic delegation to Moscow pride
(supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the Norwegian Embassy), more
cultural co-operation over Nordic borders and beyond and at the next
ILGA (International Lesbian & Gay Association) European conference in
Vilnius in 2007.

Continued Membership in ILGCN, ILGA

Another proposal calls for maintaining the continued
"informal" structure of the council, no membership fee and
continued membership in the ILGCN and the ILGA.

"Nordic Homo Council fees to the ILGA are paid through voluntary
contributions - and we really appreciate the largest annual
contributions coming from Tupilak (the organization of rainbow cultural
workers in the Nordic region)," says NHC international secretary, Bill
Schiller. "And we're proud to have received this years Tupilak
"Loke's Sisters Award" to help pay costs for the rent for the
Gothenburg fair's Nordic Rainbow Stand."

Other proposals via e-mail or in person at the session are welcome.

More information: via Tupilak www.tupilak.se info@tupilak.se
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Earlier Nordic Homo Council sessions have taken place in Stockholm,
Wasa, Tallinn, Riga, Oslo and Tampere.

Membership is open to organizations and individuals in Sweden,
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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6 augusti, 2006 …..från 16:00

Regnbågs Söndags Kulturhappening
Sunday Rainbow Happening

6 augusti, 2006 …..från 16:00

Jenny Gabrielsson, sång/musik
Marcus Jonsson Dahlin, sång/musik
Linus Rauseep, performance
Filip & Mats, performance


Konst & Foto

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Hermans Trädgård Café
(Fjällgatan 23 T-Slussen Stockholm) Supporting the ILGCN Information Secretariat

Tupilak	Nordic Homo Council	ILGCN Information Secretariat - Stockholm (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network)	Nordic Rainbow Humanist

August 4, 2006 18:00 - 22:00

Regnbågsfredag Kulturhappening
Friday Rainbow Happening

August 4, 2006 18:00 - 22:00

Musik, performance, poesi - mitt i

konst- och fotoutställning.

Jenny Gabrielsson, sång/musik
Jan Hammarlund, sång/musik
Marcus Jonsson Dahlin, sång/musik
Linus Rauseep, performance
Filip & Mats, performance
Bo Jangels & the Chicago Kid

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Galleri Café Aguéli

Blecktornsgränd 9, T-Mariatorget

Supporting the ILGCN Information Secretariat:

Tupilak	Nordic Homo Council	ILGCN Information Secretariat - Stockholm (International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network)	Nordic Rainbow Humanist

Torsdagen, 3 augusti, 2006

ILGCN Information Secretariat - Stockholm
(International Lesbian & Gay Cultural Network) www.ilgcn.tupilak.se

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Torsdagen, 3 augusti, 2006

GLBTQ-litteratur i Norden 16.00-17.00
Presentation av poesi, drama och litteratur från de nordiska länderna.

-- Jan Magnusson

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Nordisk Regnbågskultur-solidaritet 17.00-18.00
-- Rainbow Culture over Nordic borders & beyond
Kultursolidaritet över nordiska gränser och i Östeuropa -
Vitryssland, Ryssland, Polen, Estland, Lettland och Litauen.

Exempel på kulturseminarier, konferenser, utställningar,
festivaler och människorätts-diskussioner med nordiska kulturarbetare
tillsammansmed östeuropeiska kollegor.

-- Bill Schiller, generalsekreterare, ILGCN Information Secretariat

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Galleri Café Aguéli

Blecktornsgränd 9, T-Mariatorget

Supporting the ILGCN Information Secretariat:

Tupilak	Nordic Homo Council	Nordic Rainbow Humanist

Tupilak + Agueli = Bra konst för konstens skull.

Galleri Agueli Blecktornsgränd 9, Stockholm
måndag 31/7 - sön 6/8.



Willi Reichhold (Abstrakt foto)
Gun nordstrand (pride motiv i väv)
Oyvind Rasuett (naket med smak)
Elmina Fors (måleri med queera modeller)
Hassan (måleri)
Mikael Wahlström (måleri)

Möt konstnärer och andra medlemmar på
Vernissage måndag 31/8 klockan 13.00 – 15.00
Utställningen på går under hela Pride veckan från måndag 31/7 fram till sön 6/8.
Med solen stekande i nacken så kan vi bara önska er Varmt välkomna