Training's Agenda

The Buenos Aires Workshop Program

Days	Schedule	Day 1 - August 23rd Starting off	Day 2 - August 24th Concepts and Methods	Day 3 - August 25th “Change” Frontlines	Day 4 - August 26th Methods + Research change connections	Day 5 - August 27th Case Studies and Evaluation	Day 6 – August 28th
Arrivals	9.00 – 11.00	Objectives of the workshop Program and method (Day by Day) Introduction of resource persons The “social contract of the workshop”(basic rules) Sonia Corrêa Richard Parker	Sexuality theory, research, methods and change I) Theories of change & Sexuality Rosalind Petchesky Comments: Akshay Khana	Striking down the Sodomy Law in India Vivek Divan and Akshay Khana	How does research and political change connect in the real world Dora Barrancos	“Participant cases” exercise continue	Departures from the hotel + Opening of the IASSCS Conference during the Evening
	11.00 -11.30	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
	11.30 -13	Introduction and expectation of participants (first round)	II) Articulating/translating change into sexuality research. Rafael de la Dehesa Comments: Sonia Corrêa	The Argentinean Gender Identity Law and current international policy debates on trans issues Mauro Cabral	In light of what has been learned participants will critically revisit how theory, research and change have been or not articulated in their own cases/experiences brought by the trainees. This exercise will be made in small groups	“Participant cases” exercise continue
	13 -14.30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
	14.30 -16	Introduction and Expectation of Participants (continuation)	III) Articulating research methodologies and processes of change Richard Parker	Reproductive rights and abortion: The US and the Mexican Cases Rosalind Petchesky Gloria Careaga	“Participant cases” exercise continue	Plenary presentation of the learning/insights of the small group discussion on how theory/research and change can be articulated on the basis of cases/issues/contexts that have been studied or acted upon by participants.
	16.30- 18	Introduction and Expectation of Participants Final plenary discussion aimed at assessing the learning and outcomes of the day.	Free time	Assessing the learning process on sexuality theory/research and change. Participant case studies will be analyzed in small groups	Time to breath	Evaluation
	Nights	Nights will be free. Cultural activities may be organized with Argentinean partners. More information will be provided during the training.