Lunch & Learn: Safe Brandenburg? Queer visibility at universities | Lars Bergmann

Type of event: Talks / lectures
Venue: Webex
Organiser: Central Department Diversity, Career Centre for Professorial Development

Until now, universities have been considered cosmopolitan and relatively safe places for queer people. However, queer people are increasingly experiencing discrimination and violence in the state of Brandenburg. Against this backdrop, the session examines how safe Brandenburg's universities are for queer people and how the shift to the right in society can be proactively countered in an academic context.

Speaker

Lars Bergmann is an expert for LGBTIQ+ rights at Fachstelle für geschlechtliche & sexuelle Vielfalt des Landes Brandenburg. In cooperation with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, the Fachhochschule Potsdam University of Applied Sciences and the European University Viadrina, he has already discussed the situation of queer students and employees in various formats and has been able to encourage inclusivity and diversity awareness.

Lunch & Learn

... means lunch and still picking up new ideas - the new online format, initiated by the Career Centre for Professorial Development (KpE), offers exciting input on various university-related topics. In cooperation with Ray Trautwein, Diversity Manager at TH Wildau, Lunch & Learn begins with a series of contributions focusing on the topic of diversity in organisations.

Note on accessibility

The events will be held in spoken German. In the Q&A part, we will do our best to cater to individual language needs (DE/EN).