Revolutions starts in factories!

The Equality Factory is an association established in 2009 in Łódź based on the local group of the Campaign Against Homophobia. We are the largest cultural and educational organization in the region, working for LGBTQ+ people and one of the most dynamically operating equality organizations in Poland. We deal with broadly understood culture animation, promoting accepting attitudes towards non-​heterosexual and transgender people, as well as equality and anti-​discrimination education.

Since 2010, we have been organizing the Equality March and Marathon, debates on social issues, cultural meetings, film screenings, dance parties, street pickets, community kitchens and academic lectures. We co-​organize the Human Library in Łódź.

We run support groups for LGBTQ+ people, transgender people and their parents, and we provide free psychological counselling.

For us, equality is essential. We want LGBTQ+ people to feel safe and to live with dignity in Poland. We invite entrepreneurs, educational units, non-​governmental organizations and private persons to cooperate with us. Łódź flows for equality!

Do you want to act with us? We are always looking for new people to join our association! Just write to us on Facebook and make an appointment!

Ida Mickiewicz-Florczak

Chairperson

Equality trainer, sex educator and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. President of the Equality Factory Association. Graduate of the Faculty of Education Sciences at the University of Lodz. Behavioral addiction therapist, she has been working for nearly 4 years at domestic violence prevention centers in Łódź.

Maciej Kucharski

Vice chairperson

He began his activist work several years ago at the Asfera Association. Currently, he is primarily associated with the Equality Factory Association, where he works for the rights and visibility of people under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. He firmly believes that through his activity in the field of promoting equality and anti-discrimination education, he contributes to spreading attitudes of acceptance among society towards non-heteronormative people. Privately, he is a graduate and employee of the Technical University of Lodz and passionate about horse riding and Scandinavian music.

Aleksander Brylski

Member of the Board

Activist and social activist, co-organizer of equality marches in Lodz, board member of the Equality Factory Association. Professionally, programmer, master’s degree in computer science.

Miłosz Herka

Member of the Board

Activist, youth leader and educator. A member of the Association since 2018. Also associated with Amnesty International, locally and internationally. Master’s degree in genetics and biotechnology engineer, lover of fantasy, cooking and people. He is involved because he considers being socially and civically active as his mission and hobby.

Joanna Ignatowicz

Member of the Audit Committee

At the Equality Factory since 2022, she is eagerly involved in projects aimed at cooperation and organizing cultural or educational events. She co-manages social media channels and supports in other activities promoting equality. Privately, she is an animal lover and proud mother of an adopted male cat. She is interested in equality issues, but also gameplays and video essays on various socio-cultural topics.

Charlie Nowacki

Member of the Audit Committee

Activist for the LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse communities, working at the Equality Factory since January 2021. He began his adventure in activism in his school group Amnesty International in the first year of high school. In the association, she organizes events and creates content for social media. By day, a student person, interested in voice training, cooking and sci-fi movies.

Are you an LGBTQ+ person? Do you encounter difficulties due to this fact or do you want to talk about your experiences in an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance? Are you planning to come out, but you don’t know how to prepare for it? Are you looking for people full of empathy and warmth? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions - the support group run by the Equality Factory is for you.

We create a safe place where each person can confidently share their difficulties and problems with acceptance related to being themselves, experience in difficult situations, thoughts and feelings, and other issues.

Meetings are held under the supervision of an experienced psychotherapist. You can join the group during the recruitment period. If you want to join - contact us at pomoc@rownasie.org

Are you a transgender person looking for support? Do you need understanding or want to exchange experiences with other transgender people? Or maybe you are wondering what to do to feel better, where to look for support?

If so, we invite you to the meetings of the support group for transgender people! Here you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and hear how others have dealt with these or similar issues. And if you don’t want to say anything - you don’t have to, you can just listen. The group aims to create a comfortable atmosphere that will allow people to take a break from their problems and show them that they are not alone.

Meetings are held under the supervision of an experienced psychotherapist. You can join the group during the recruitment period. If you want to join - contact us at pomoc@rownasie.org

Are you a parent or guardian of an LGBTQ+ person looking for help? We invite you to the meetings of the support group, led by other parents of LGBTQ+ people, run by the Equality Factory Association and the local group of the “We, parents” Association.

Meetings are held in a discreet atmosphere, and the people leading the group make sure that the people visiting them receive answers to all their questions and help in understanding their children.

Contact us at rodzice@rownasie.org