SAŠA IGNATOVIČ
Personal data:
Pronoun: they
Year of birth: 1988
Location: Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia
Languages: Slovene, English, Belarus, Russian
TRAINER
DESCRIPTION:
I am a cultural worker, feminist educator, researcher and filmmaker from Belarus. For the last 10 years I have been organising and conducting media and film workshops for the NGOs, activists and young representatives of sensitive groups, such as LGBTQI+ community, migrants and refugees, persons with disabilities. I have also been working as a volunteer coordinator in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps and have mentored youngsters who want to create social change in their communities using audiovisual tools.
References:
FemQueer FilmLab – Feminist and queer film laboratory
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My role: design of the project, conceptual development of the program, preparation and implementation of individual workshops, which were dedicated to issues of feminism, queer theory, feminist (and) queer filmmaking as a political practice
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Duration: July – October 2023
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Target groups: representatives of Belarus LGBTIQ+ community
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Organised by: Sztuka.Studio
Youth Exchange: International Queer Solidarity – Building Resilience and Hope
- My role: main facilitator and trainer
- Duration: 6-day activity (June 2023)
- Target groups: young LGBTIQ+ people (between the ages of 16 and 30) from Serbia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovenia
- Organizer: Ljubljana Pride Association
VIDEO SKILLS for a better society: Intensive online workshop
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My role: main facilitator and trainer
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Duration: April-May 2021
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Target groups: activists, NGOs and youth workers
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Organizer: DZMP Krško
Digital Storytelling Workshop
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My role: facilitator and trainer
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Duration: 1-day activity (October 2019)
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Target groups: youth workers and trainers from Slovenia
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Organizer/Performer: National agency MOVIT and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports
Workshop Discourses on sexism, xenophobia and racism – the role of media
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My role: facilitator and trainer
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Duration: 1-day activity (May 2016)
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Target groups: feminist activists, media makers, human rights defenders
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Organizer/Executive: Women in Development Europe+ (WIDE+)
AS I TRAINER,
I RECEIVED MY EDUCATED IN:
Workshops on film pedagogy and media education for children and youth
(Workshops on film pedagogy and media education for children and youth; informal education for working with young representatives of affected groups)
Scope or duration: 2014-2021
Organised by: DZMP Krško, Slovenia
Certificate: no
Training for trainers
(Training for horizontal, consensus decision-making and a non-hierarchical approach to group dynamics and group facilitation)
Scope or duration: 2016
Organised by: EYFA – European Youth for Action, Germany
Certificate: no
LJUBLJANA PRIDE ASSOCIATION’S
POOL OF TRAINERS
Ljubljana Pride’s pool of trainers is composed of a team of trained and motivated non-formal education trainers, all of whom are a part of the LGBTIQ+ community. Their work is based on non-formal education methodology and youth work, and each has additional professional qualifications from social pedagogy to political science and international relations.