"Rainbow Riots Builds Bridges Between Young People in Sweden, London and Uganda"![]()
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We're proud that our international youth exchange project has been featured by QX, Scandinavia's largest LGBTQI news outlet.![]()
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The article follows young LGBTQI people in Uganda - where same-sex relationships are criminalised under one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQI laws - and pupils and students in Sweden and the UK, who came together to build understanding and solidarity across borders.![]()
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"When young people truly meet one another, it becomes much harder to dehumanise someone once you've heard their story. At a time when anti-LGBTQI attitudes are increasing, creating opportunities for young people to understand each other's realities is more important than ever," says Rainbow Riots founding director Petter Wallenberg.![]()
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Read the full QX article here: www.qx.se/samhalle/sverige/15400869/rainbow-riot-bygger-broar-mellan-unga-i-sverige-london-och-ug...![]()
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Thank you to all participants, our partners and Svenska institutet for making this possible.
Here’s my new song ”Lucky” - the next track from my forthcoming album ”Gospel for sinners”. 🥳![]()
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I wanted to write a glittery, summery, disco soul pop song, inspired by my heroes Chic, Sister Sledge and Diana Ross. And voila, here it is! 🤩🪩![]()
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Listen to ”Lucky” by Petter Wallenberg here: open.spotify.com/track/4vTPxIXel4SCtqIu3XIrTO?si=yhNkiH37Sb6ca2tlCjTMmw
Fantastic new music by our founding director, Swedish artist Petter Wallenberg 🩷🌈
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We are proud to share this international interview featuring our founder, Petter Wallenberg where his personal journey as a queer artist and activist is closely connected to the work for LGBTQ+ rights, often under extremely challenging conditions. ![]()
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In this video you can see rare footage of some of the most dramatic incidents that have taken place during Rainbow Riots ten years in Uganda, such as when Wallenberg and our Ugandan team were held hostage during a violent police raid of Pride Uganda. ![]()
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The message that runs through the interview is clear: keep dancing, even when they throw stones. 🌈
They May Throw Stones at Me, But I’ll Keep Dancing | Story of Swedish Queer Activist
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In this episode of 1001Lives, Swedish artist, musician, writer, and LGBTQ+ activist Petter Wallenberg shares his powerful journey.From expressing himself as ...
Yesterday, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, our founder Petter Wallenberg held a seminar for decision makers in Sweden to honour the often-forgotten LGBTQ victims of the Holocaust.![]()
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Hundreds of thousands of gay men were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered. Forced to wear pink triangles. Treated as less than human.![]()
After the war, they received no apology or recognition — many were imprisoned again.![]()
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Today, LGBTQ+ hatred is rising again.![]()
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We’ve seen this before.![]()
We know where it leads.![]()
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Remember. Speak up. Stop hate before history repeats itself. 🕯️🏳️🌈
