The leading Human Rights center in Moscow – Sakharov Center named after the famous dissident and academic will introduce us to the legacy of the famous human rights icon.

The name of Sakharov is one of those without which we can not imagine the history of our country of the twentieth century. But after all, he died a long time ago, in 1989, a whole generation that was born after Sakharov has long since grown old, and the 20th century itself has already gone down in history. The world has changed, we are moving into the future, moving away from the past.

Maybe Sakharov’s name means nothing to us?

Maybe he stayed there - in the past, along with the whole of the XX century? Or not?

Meeting with fans of both teams and a discussion about football and LGBT rights in both countries

Unofficial accounts estimate around 50,000 children of refugees and migrants live in the Moscow region. The ‘Kids are kids’ NGO provides assistance and language courses to help them integrate.

In Russia the majority of the children of refugees and migrants are excluded from the school system. Russian schools do not conduct lessons in Russian as a foreign language, teachers do not have effective teaching methods

Seminar and discussion on gender diversity in sport with professional female athletes

What is it like watching the World Cup and knowing: If it were not for the persecution in your homeland you could have been here on the pitch playing? Traore fled Côte d’Ivoire because of the religious conflict in the region. Having become a refugee in Russia, he lost the opportunity to pursue his dream of a sporting career.

Now Traore gives out leaflets on the street, raises a small son – a citizen of the Russian Federation and coaches young players. He is ready to share his story with the guests of the ‘Living Library’

A debate with experts and activists about the need to destigmatize drug users and human rights in drug policies

A project aimed at assisting migrant children to integrate and fostering social inclusion will take on the practical difficulties of inclusion and integration in Moscow

Social advertising is a growing way to develop relationships between different groups and communities of people. You will be presented with a selection of social videos on both the LGBT theme and other interesting realities

A fun format of a series of meetings for communication in different languages in a free club format. We plan meetings in German, English, Italian, French, Arabic and Hebrew, and also in sign language. This is an opportunity for language practice and communication with native speakers of different languages, familiar with different cultures and customs.

On June 16 - 17, in various cities of Russia, LGBT football matches were held during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Having arrived in Moscow for the finalfootball tournament on June 30, the organizers share their experiences with journalists and guests of the Festival. How to organize a football match for the LGBT community, what safety issues arise, where to find support, and how to win? LGBT fans from England will also take their views on the questions

In a unique event that has never been seen before in Russia, the Fare network and the Russian Civic Assistance committee will hold a football tournament on Red Square with refugees living in Russia (on Tuesday 3rd July) to highlight the plight of displaced peoples in the country.

The refugees will play a series of matches with local fans in mixed teams with men and women, to showcase the power of football to break down barriers.

Five years have passed since the law on gay propaganda in Russia was introduced. We discuss the cases in which this law was applied, how law enforcement agencies operate around this law and how people can protect themselves from it. You will be able to ask questions to our lawyers during this seminar also.

Discussion on the subject: “Women in sport: from recognition to equality.”

After the movie, a discussion with Tatyana Klimenko and Elina Novgorodtseva, professional sportswoman and her fight trainer will take place.

The discussion will be devoted to questions on discrimination against women in major sporting competitions, the reasons and consequences of this discrimination and how it is possible to fight against it.

What is the map of hate crimes? What steps do you take if you are attacked? Which organisations can help the victims of racist attacks and how? What does Civil Assistance Committee do? The discussion involves personal stories from victims in the past.

At the roundtable we propose to discuss the experience, successful practices and initiatives of non-profit organizations, trade unions and employers in protecting the rights of vulnerable social groups in the sphere of labor relations.

Vulnerable social groups are, for example, women with children, youth, ethnic, religious minorities, people with disabilities, homosexual and transgender people, people with chronic diseases (eg, HIV), drug users, homeless people, migrants, former prisoners. Such people are more likely than others to be subjected to discrimination, violence or to be a victim of economic crises.

We invite representatives of interested non-profit, trade union organizations and employers to participate.