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The last outcome of the MESIS project to implement the Outsport method Our latest e-learning experience is here! The Outsport Coach course focuses on fostering safer spaces while tackling SOGIESC discrimination and driving sustainable social change in and through sport.   Register here for free!  Building on the MESIS Capacity Building sessions and the success […]

The Outsport method is a training and coaching approach for youth and adults that uses sport as a learning tool to foster personal growth and social competencies in the field of diversity, inclusion, and community building. It’s part of non-formal education, specifically Education Through Sport (ETS), and was recognized as a good practice by the […]

Rome, September 25, Piazza del Campidoglio: a special “match” against prejudice, kicked off by Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and AiCS President Bruno Molea, brought together authorities, activists, and citizens as part of the European Week of Sport with the Outsport method. Outsport in the heart of Rome Through a practical demonstration of the Outsport method, developed […]

The meeting  After the Capacity Building Sessions (CBS) were organised in Rome, Ljubljana and Lisbon, The MESIS team met once again in Italy, this time in the seaside location of Misano Adriatico, in order to work on the MESIS Outsport e-learning course.  From August 29th to September 1st, project partners reunited to fine tune the […]

Photo: Marco Mensa – Ethnos | Copyright: ANSA A Spanish Lawyer calls for exclusion of trans athletes by attacking Valentina Petrillo Even though there were no trans athletes at the Paris Olympics, a lot of misinformation and certain political agendas once again put the dignity and rights of TIN (Trans, Intersex, and Non-Binary) people, particularly trans individuals, […]

Carini-Khelif case: LGBTI-phobes know nothing about IOC rules or sports medicine, trust convicted chairmen but still call for fairplay. All to the detriment of the most marginalized people. (Photo, Circo Fusco – Credit: ANSA) Just days after the world-wide tantrums thrown by homophobes and transphobes regarding the presence of drag queens at the Opening Ceremony of Paris […]

  Paris 2024, the Drag Queens “scandal” at the Olympics and what we haven’t learned from the past. They mistake Greek Mythology for Leonardo, and women for men, but they call themselves “experts”.   The scripted Controversy Paris 2024: Following the opening ceremony of the Olympics, much discussion arose regarding the Drag Queens in the […]

The Bingham Cup  The Bingham Cup, named after Mark Bingham, a gay rugby player killed during the 9/11 attacks, is the world’s largest amateur rugby union tournament. The biennial event is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and diversity, gathering thousands of players from across the globe to compete and celebrate the values of sport and unity. […]

MESIS CBS in Lisbon: learning the Outsport method From April 10th to April 13th, more than 25 people from different countries dove into workshops and physical activities based on Education Through Sport (ETS) and the Outsport method. The last  MESIS Capacity Building Session took place in Lisbon, organised by MESIS partner GCP – Ginásio Clube […]

MESIS CBS in Ljubljana: learning the Outsport method Starting from March 21th to March 24, more than 20 people from different countries dove into workshops and physical activities based on Education Through Sport (ETS) and the Outsport method. The second MESIS Capacity Building Session finally took place in Ljubljana, organised by MESIS partner OIS – […]