Café Open
Hrenova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Dr. Barbara Rajgelj, Founder, Head of the Debate and Lectures Programme
Contact
The venue's logo, Open your mind!, emphasizes the critical social engagement to the issues of the modern society, especially when it comes to sexual orientation and gender related topicsThe homophobic attack on Café Open that occured in 2009 resulted in a minor injury for a gay activist Matej Blažič and a few broken windows of the café. Symbolically, this was a huge attack on a gay rights movement and an attack on a tolerant and open society that Café Open represents. The politicians and a part of civil society reacted imiditalelly and condemned the homophobic violence. After this unfortunate incident the Café Open in its short history today symbolizes the struggle for tolerance and a venue with diverse contents that are reflected from a critical stand.
The programme for lectures and debates is run by Barbara Radej, the literature programme by Suzana Tratnik and music programme by Nina Hudej. So far, there have been many collaborations with other representatives or LGBTIQ activists from Slovenia and abroad. It is also a venue where press conferences for the publication Narobe Magazine and other cultural events are being held. The literature and art programme includes artists from abroad and Slovenia. The venue serves as an open-minded meeting point, where anything between poetry reading to DJ workshop can take place.
See also
External links
- [Centre Q] (also in English)
- [Centre Legebitra]
- [Association For Integration of Homosexuality]
