La Sobremesa
overview
Around 400 people from 51 different countries of origin have played the board-games of “La sobremesa” until now!
“La Sobremesa” is a community awareness and education program which aims to support the community to understand gender inequality; how to challenge gender stereotypes and roles; and understand healthy relationships and consent.
The aim of this project is to bring the community together in “la Sobremesa” -this term refers to the Spanish and Latin American tradition of having relaxing informal conversations at the table after a meal. To make the conversations flow easily we will play board-games that will explore the topics mentioned above in a safe, relaxed and fun environment.
What participants think about La Sobremesa
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Latin Stories Australia is delivering FREE workshops for the wider community (13+ years old).
We can come to your organisation or school and play board-games with you focused on gender inequality, gender stereotypes and consent.
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Through gamification, we bring together people from different demographics (e.g. age, gender identity, and country of origin) to have fun playing three different board-games while learning and reflecting on gender inequality, gender stereotypes and consent.
Three games were developed for the “La Sobremesa” project. These are the first-time games created by and for the community, and they are one of a kind. These games were developed in conjunction with artist and Latin American collaborators, making Latin American talent, knowledge and professionalism shine overall. Each game takes between 30 to 45 minutes plus reflection time.
The session could be led in Spanish or English by experienced facilitators who provide a safe, relaxed and fun environment where learnings blossom.
*Maximum capacity of 24 participants and 1 free session per organisation.
INTERESTED? CONTACT US AT LATINSTORIESAUSTRALIA@GMAIL.COM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOARD-GAMES
The board-games that we are playing in the workshops were developed based on consultation with the community and experts on the field and by undertaking research activities (Nov 2021 - December 2022).
community consultations
The first step of this project was to develop the “board games” and for that we got the support of the community!
We undertook 3 consultation sessions with the community:
Two with the broader community.
One with the LGBTIQ+ community.
We tested the board games with some members of the community and got advice from some experts on the field.
WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY
Between July 2021 and July 2023, Latin Stories Australia delivered 7 workshops to the Latin American Community, a pilot project that supported the need of society to address gender drivers of violence. This pilot was funded through the Victorian Government’s Supporting Multicultural and Faith Communities to Prevent Family Violence: 2021 Grant Program.
In total, 105 members of the community attended one of the seven workshops we delivered to the community in different areas around Metropolitan Melbourne (Essendon, Richmond, Port Melbourne, Brunswick, Springvale, Prahran and Carlton).
Between July 2023 until now, we have delivered 13 additional sessions to the WIDER COMMUNITY - including people from 51 different countries of origin, ages, migration status, gender identities and sexual orientation.
This project is funded by the Victorian Government
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