Current events

Online Event Series: Racism and Higher Education
Lecture series "In a class of its own...? Living with gender and origin"
Events in the framework of the International Day against Violence against Women/ Gender-based violence
Workshop "Setting clear (verbal) limits to discriminatory behaviour" (for students)
Workshops on dealing with sexualised violence for students

Past events

Events in the framework of the International Weeks against Racism
Events in context of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia

Current events

Online Event Series: Racism and Higher Education

Digital lecture series in the winter semester 2022/2023 (University of Paderborn)
This series of events looks at the university in its various functions and focuses on current approaches critical of racism as well as strategies for dealing with racism. The following lectures can be attended:
Structural Racism. From society as a whole to higher education.
Practices critical of racism at German universities - fields of action, challenges and limits
Anti-racist interventions - Why do student initiatives matter?
Surviving White Academia
The event series is organised by the Equal Opportunities Coordination Office of the University of Potsdam. You can find all the information here.

Lecture series "In a class of its own...? Living with gender and origin"

Digital lecture series in the winter semester 2022/2023 (University of Paderborn):
A person's social background still decisively determines later educational and career paths. Studies in empirical educational research repeatedly show how the selective structure of the German education system structurally favours children from academic families. Out of 100 children of academics, 74 start university studies and 63 of these children complete their studies with a Bachelor's degree. In the group of children of non-academics, on the other hand, only 21 take up studies and only 15 complete their studies with a Bachelor's degree. Genuine equality of opportunity thus still seems to be an illusion.
If social origin is considered in connection with the category of gender, a double disadvantage appears especially for women, as not only class position becomes relevant, but also their gender leads to a disadvantage "in terms of status, recognition, function and prestige". Reproductive work but also qualification achievements are still subject to gender hierarchy.

All information at: https://go.upb.de/klasse

Events in the framework of the International Day against Violence against Women/ Gender-based violence

25 November has been declared the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women" by the United Nations. The TU Dresden also wants to use the day to draw attention to gender-specific violence.
Here you can find the framing programme.

Workshop "Setting clear (verbal) limits to discriminatory behaviour" (for students)

We encounter discriminatory and thus transgressive behaviour everywhere - it is part of everyday life and does not stop at the lecture halls, the cafeteria, SLUB and the office and laboratory doors of TU Dresden. The spectrum of forms is diverse and ranges from suggestive looks to gestures, sayings and text messages to physical assaults - sometimes more, sometimes less subtle.

Despite or even because of the large presence of transgressive situations in our everyday study and work life, such assaults often leave us speechless, they make us feel powerless and small. In order to change this, we will learn different strategies in this workshop on how to set clear, especially verbal, limits to discriminatory behaviour - as those directly affected as well as those present. In exercises such as role plays, we will try out their practical application and thus create a basis for not giving room to transgressing boundaries even one step further in the future.

The workshop will be led by Lu. Lu (pronoun: she/her, cis-woman, white) has been working as part of Educat kollektiv as an education consultant since 2019. She develops and leads workshops and events on feminism, care and emotional labour, the strike movement, anti-discrimination and culture of remembrance.

Date: 29.11.2022 from 10:00-13:00 hrs
Registration and further information at:
If you have further support needs due to language or other barriers, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Funded under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder

Workshops on dealing with sexualised violence for students

Dealing with sexualised discrimination and violence requires everyone's responsibility. That is why the Bringing in the BYSTANDER ™ programme is being introduced as a regular offer at the TU Dresden.

The methodical approach aims at getting to know the different forms of sexualised violence as such and to reflect on prevention and intervention strategies by dealing with concepts such as "victim blaming", "rape culture" and "consensus". The main focus is on violence in close social relationships.

The workshop is conducted by the contact person of the complaints office Anja Wiede (cis-female, white, abled-bodied). Participants will receive a certificate of participation after the workshop.

If you would like to hold the workshop in a different setting, with an already established group, in a different language, or if there is a need for a FLINTA*-only workshop, please feel free to contact us.

We would also like to make our events as accessible as possible. Please let us know if there is a need.

Contact for further information and possible dates:
Anja Wiede, 📞 +49 351 463-33564
bystander@tu-dresden.de

Past events

Events in the framework of the International Weeks against Racism

"Show Attitude" is the motto of the International Weeks against Racism 2022. The nationwide action weeks take place annually around 21 March, the "International Day against Racism", and call for solidarity towards people who have experienced racism.

The TU Dresden is also firmly opposed to racism and is committed to mutual respect and social cohesion. Therefore, the university participated in the International Weeks against Racism 2022 with various racism- and self-critical events.

Further information and links to the events

Events in context of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia

As part of the International Day against Homophobia, Biophobia, Interphobia and Transphobia on 17.05.2022, Prorector Prof. Dr. Böhm not only welcomed State Secretary Dr. Gesine Märtens in the Rectorate's front garden. Together with queer peer counsellor Fay Uhlmann, representatives of Gerede e.V. and other interested people, they raised the Progressive Pride Flag as a signal of acceptance, appreciation and protection of sexual and gender diversity.

A photo documentation of the day as well as further information on the supporting programme can be found in the Diversity Management news article.