Dear colleagues, dear students,

the eyes of the world are on Dresden – and it is up to us, what the world will see. Where we stand and how many we are, this image of Dresden will go around the world. The events of the past couple of weeks have already considerably damaged Dresden's and Saxony's reputation well beyond the German borders.

On Saturday, 10 January 2015, everyone of us can decide on the image of Dresden that is ought to last. The Lord Mayor of Dresden Helma Orosz and the Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich call all of us who seek to set a strong and lasting example "For Dresden, for Saxony – for cosmopolitanism, humanity and joint dialogue" to meet at 3 pm at the Frauenkirche.

The Rectorial Board as well as the Studentenrat of TU Dresden will be there – and we hope to see as many members of our university as possible.

Kind regards,
on behalf of the members of TUD's Rectorial Board and Studentenrat

Yours
Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen (Rector), Eric Hattke (Studentenrat PR Consultant)