TENI will launch the STAD: Stop Transphobia and Discrimination Report on Wednesday June 18 at the University of Limerick.

The STAD report documents hate crimes against transgender people in Ireland, and it is the first report of its kind. This campaign was launched in February 2013 to raise awareness about transphobic violence in Ireland and to enable the trans community to report hate crimes and incidents in a safe environment.

Join TENI for the launch of this ground-breaking research and panel discussion.

Date: Wednesday 18th June
Time: 12.00-2.00pm
Venue: Wood Room, Plassey House, University of Limerick (Map of campus here)

The panel discussion, “Understanding Transphobic Hate Crime” will address hate crimes and transphobia from a number of different angles.  Chaired by Dr Amanda Haynes, co-director of the Hate and Hostility Research Group at the University of Limerick, the panel will feature contributions from:

• Karl Heller, Chief Superintendant of An Garda Síochána
• Dr Lucy Smith, HSE Clinical Psychologist
• Jennifer Schweppe, Lecturer in Law and co-director of the Hate and Hostility Research Group at the University of Limerick
• Broden Giambrone, Chief Executive of TENI
• Ben Power, STAD Campaign Coordinator

The STAD report will the be formally launched by Tom Lodge, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Limerick.

Light lunch will be served. Parking is available upon request.

All are welcome. The event is free but we ask you to RSVP to [email protected]

The Facebook event page is here.

This event is also supported by the Hate and Hostility Research Group (HHRG) at the University of Limerick.