At the European Geographies of Sexualities Conference (26-28 September in Prague), Miriam friz Trzeciak and Jana Schäfer will hold a presentation on "Contested Migrant Belonging – The (Re)negotiation of ethnosexual frontiers in the German Media".

The event was concerned with the themes of neutrality and freedom of expression. How do right-wing populist (institutional) players try to exploit these for their purposes? This and many other issues were discussed with actors from civil society, politics, academia, and administration. (The event was held in German).

Presenation about textiles as cultural heritage given by Estibaliz Sienra, PhD Candidate in Heritage Studies, organized by SIMAT Syrians for Heritage Association. The presentation took place on Friday, 9 August in Nachbarschaftsheim Schöneberg e.V. in Berlin

On occasion of the upcoming state parliament elections, the state conference of equal opportunities officers at Brandenburg’s universities (LaKoG) asked all parties represented in Brandenburg's state parliament to take a stand on the issue of equal opportunities.

The Frauenzentrum (women's center) in Cottbus is starting a choir named „Haneen in Cottbus – wir haben eine Stimme“ (EN: Haneen in Cottbus - we have a voice). The project starts on July 1st, 2019. Women and girls of all national backgrounds are cordially invited to join.

On March 28th, Anna Amelina was interviewed about the research plattform MIKOWA. Being one of MIKOWA's initiators, she explained that the conflicts around migration and belonging in the region since 2015 were what sparked the idea of the research platform.

The traditional opening of the CSD Campaign Weeks for Cottbus and Niederlausitz took place at the central campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. On May 13th 2019, the rainbow flag was hoisted by Prof. Dr. Matthias Koziol and the president of CSD Cottbus e.V.. This was BTU's kick-off for the campaign week.

A travelling exhibition by the Institute of Social Work at BTU, the association Lola für Demokratie in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation. The exhibition invites visitors to engage with the daily lives of LGBT* people in Brandenburg today, and experience their emancipation, their courage, their struggles, and their strategies for survival.

Diaspora Radio tries to fill the gaps found in the representation of African Diasporas. It produces narratives of migration and transnational experiences of Africans in Europe and elsewhere in the world. BTU's PhD student Lydia Ouma Radoli started Diaspora Radio as an online media platform in March 2018.

Advisory Board for Integration and Migration (Beirat) Office Hours: Every second Thursday of the month from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the town hall, Neumarkt 5, 03046 Cottbus.