We will present this year’s political message and Ljubljana Pride Festival 2019 program to the public.

Speakers at the press conference:

• Nina Perger, Ljubljana Pride Association

• Simona Muršec, Ljubljana Pride Association

• Jure Kirbiš, curator

During this press conference, we will launch the online map, DecontRamination, a tool for reporting hate speech in public spaces.

In 2013–2014 a local initiative and a project called DecontRamination (DekontRaminacija) was started in Ljubljana by Association Appareo. This initiative was built on the idea to track and monitor hateful graffiti present on the streets and in public places. A website was set up and people were asked to take photos of hateful graffiti and post them on an online map – thus reporting hate speech directly from the streets. Along with tracking hateful graffiti, the project’s aim was to empower people with ideas for potential changes by keeping record of already-transformed, “decontraminated” graffiti, where a hateful message was simply neutralised or even transformed into a call for solidarity and emancipation. Ljubljana Pride Association is reviving this initiative and will be launching an upgraded version of the online map during the press conference.