Registrations for The 2nd International Discrimination Conference Are Open
Organised by Equality Forum which AMER is one of the components, The 2nd International Discrimination Conference, originally set to be held in April but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held online due to the pandemic conditions with different sessions on the following dates during three weekends: 24 – 25th October, 31st October and 7 – 8th November 2020.
You may use the following link to register for the first set of sessions on October 24th Saturday and October 25th Sunday: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6q3mbytmb18PieEfe5II1La2gl9wa8Ke8WE79WagJ9pwsIQ/viewform
All sessions of the Conference will take place on Zoom. All sessions will include sign language interpretation as well as English/Turkish – Turkish/English simultaneous translation.
After participants fill out the form, relevant details for joining the event will be shared before sessions commence.
Please keep checking our website or social media accounts to more information on how to register for the future sessions of the Conference.
Below are the titles of each session, speakers and other details:
24th October Saturday / 11:00 – 13:00
Session 1 : Legal Framework of the Prohibition of Discrimination
Moderator: Dr. Dinçer Demirkent
• Dr. Ruhi Demiray / Kocaeli Academy for Solidarity
• Assoc. Prof. Ulaş Karan / İstanbul Bilgi University
• Dr. Derya Bayır / Independent Scholar
24th October Saturday / 16:00 – 18:00
Session 2: Racism and Discrimination
Moderator: Assoc. Dr. Hatice Çoban Keneş
• Dr. Elçin Aktoprak / School of Human Rights
• Dr. Michael McEachrane / Raoul Wallenberg Institute
• Dr. Ekrem Düzen / Bielefeld University
25th October Sunday / 12:00 – 14:00
Session 3 : Discrimination, Hate Speech and Media
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ülkü Doğanay
• Faruk Bildirici / Journalist, Ombudsman
• Assoc Dr. Hatice Çoban Keneş / Munzur University
• Prof. Dr. Yasemin İnceoğlu / Communication Scientist
25th October Sunday / 16:00 – 18:00
Session 4 : Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
Moderator: Dr. Mehmet Ertan
• Dr. Işıl Demirel / İstanbul Kültür University
• İhsan Eliaçık / Theologian, Author
• Prof. Dr. İştar Gözaydın / Rights Defender
