Luna Lara Liboni

Experience

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  Freelance

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Translator (English - Italian)
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  ORAM - Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration

  Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Co-trainer in a culturally sensitive training programme aiming to sensitise refugeeprofessionals and civil society members to the needs of LGBTI asylum seekers.- Online support to asylum seekers in the resettlement process, case work and coordinationof the email help account aimed at providing information to asylum seekers worldwide.- Research, analysis and writing of policy and advocacy documents on the topic of LGBTIasylum seekers.- Direct supervision and coordination of interns.- Office management. Show less

  • Office Manager & Co-Trainer

    Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Research and Legal Intern

    Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
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  Coalizione Italiana Libertà e Diritti Civili (CILD)

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2019

  - Coordination of over 40 members for advocacy and campaigning purposes.- Project management: development of proposals, implementation and reporting of EU-funded projects.- Clearing House coordination: case assessment and case management with relevant stakeholders (law firms, NGOs, law clinics and individuals).- Strategic communication and message framing applied to human rights narratives.- Coordinator of the LGBTI programme, including the supervision of research, activities and projects. Appointed National Italian partner of the Council of Europe Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Unit.- Contributing writer for openmigration.org (topic: LGBTI refugees in Europe) and cild.eu.- Support to fundraising and strategic implementation of partnerships.- Coordination of volunteer and internship programmes.- Social media management (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Show less - Coordination of projects, activities and special projects of the organization.- Support to the strategic development of projects, fundraising and national/international partnerships.- Coordination and supervision of internship and volunteer programs.- Coordination of LGBTI-related research, activities and projects of the organization.- Coordination of the Clearinghouse. - Contributing writer: cild.eu and openigration.org. -Support to the communication on social media. Show less

  • Advocacy Officer

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Programme Officer

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2018

  • LGBTI Fellow

    Sept 2017 - Mar 2018
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  International Centre for Policy Advocacy

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  Consultant

  Member of the Italian national pool of experts appointed to adapt the "Reframing Migration Narratives Toolkit" - a set of resources for campaigners working to put diversity and inclusion back on the public/policy agenda and counter populist narratives - to the Italian context and language.

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  Conseil de l'Europe

  Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

  Project & Communication Manager - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Unit

  - Project management, with a focus on thematic (migration and asylum) and country-specific (Italy,Albania) cooperation activities. - Communication management, including coordination of internal contributions (week in brief, newsletters, narrative reports), coordination with the Directorate of Communications, strategic planning and website and social media management.- Supervision of external experts and visual content production. - Equality and anti-discrimination policy-making. - Strategy development and resource mobilisation. - Provision of expertise on refugees and asylum seekers, including the co-organisation of joint UNHCR - Council of Europe in person and online trainings for legal professionals on asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity (Austria, Switzerland).- Organisational support and expertise provided for the elaboration of an asylum programme. Show less

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  Irish Council for Civil Liberties

  Apr 2021 - now

  - Chair of the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland (CAHC), a civil society coalition of 22 organisations representing communities impacted by hate crime and hate speech and expert advisors. Spokesperson of the joint “Hate Crimes Hurt Us All” national campaign. - Original research and analysis in the area of equality and hate crime (international, European and Irish context) & drafting of policy submissions and policy content in the area of equality and hate crime. This includes submissions on hate crime, hate speech, national action plan against racism, gender equality and regularisation of undocumented people.- Active solidarity in the area of equality and hate crime and networking with minoritised and marginalised communities, including through submissions, active participation in coalitions and awareness and inclusion trainings organised for the whole team with the aim of mainstreaming equality issues).- Representation and support to the work of ICCL’s civil society partners, including the International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO). - Engaging in advocacy and representational work that effectively promotes ICCL’s objectives.- Diversity, Inclusion, Wellness at the workplace ambassador and coordinator.Issues of interest include gender equality and the rights of Roma and Travellers, racialised and ethnic community, LGBTI+ people, youth, older people, disabled people, asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and other minoritised/marginalised groups. Show less

  • Senior Policy Officer - Equality and Hate Crime

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Policy Officer - Equality and Hate Crime

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2023