Building Safer Communities in Entertainment

About the project

This training is part of UFemTP: A Mobilising Training and Multimedia Platform – a project funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme (KA220-ADU). UFemTP brings together seven organisations from four countries – Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Ireland – with a shared goal of building sustainable educational resources and a multimedia platform for women and LGBTI+ people working in entertainment and urban cultures. The project combines field research, an online platform and practical training to transform knowledge into a tool for real change in the lives of affected communities.

About the training

Community work is skilled work – and it deserves to be treated as such. This training was designed for people who are already doing it: activists, cultural workers, organisers, and anyone building LGBTI+ and women’s communities in entertainment and cultural spaces in Bulgaria and the region.

Across 8 online sessions in May and June 2026, participants will build practical skills in two core areas:

Block A – Community Engagement (Sessions 1-4) explores how communities function in urban entertainment contexts – who is included and who is excluded, how we address harm and violence, how we document our own stories, and how we fund our work sustainably and independently.

Block B – Adult Education (Sessions 5-8) builds pedagogical competencies – the principles of participatory learning, digital facilitation and psychological safety in online spaces, feminist and peer-to-peer pedagogy, and planning training activities for our own communities.

Who is this for

This training is for you if you:

• Organise, participate or are interested in LGBTI+ or women’s communities, events or spaces
• Work in the fields of culture, nightlife, or artivism
• Want to build concrete skills in community organising and education
• Are looking to connect with others doing similar work in the region
• No prior experience is required. The training is open to everyone.

More information: https://singlestep.bg/en/free-training-en/