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example of Ukrainian communities coming together to advocate for the rights of the LGBTI
community. Jamie Boling (Executive Director of European Network on Independent Living)
noted that she works for the rights of the disabled who often find themselves at the bottom of
the social hierarchy and her relatively privileged position allows her to work in coalitions
with those less fortunate. Miško Stanišić (Creative Director of Terraforming) provided the
example of a project on a platform for Holocaust Education and provided a definition of
coalition building as the “sum of assets, expertise and capacities to attain a common goal”.
Naser Issa (Chairman, Gabooye minority organisation Europe) provided a brief overview of
their work to protect the Gabooye minority in Somalia.
SESSION 1: BREAKOUT GROUPS: BUILDING SUCCESSFUL COALITIONS –
ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
The participants then brainstormed on the leading themes of coalition building which were
grouped into four categories. Then the participants were divided into four groups to discuss
these themes in depth.

Participants’ discussion during the first group work

Group 1 focused on goodwill, trust and solidarity as starting principles for entering a
coalition. The participants came up with the following recommendations:

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