Events

12.09.2019

NEUTRALITY- Without Us!

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).

09.08.2019

The Threads of Life - an overview of traditional Syrian textiles

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

A woman is presenting in front of a whiteboard

Colonial and Socialist Traces in the Present

16.07.2019 | 15:00 - 00:00

The start of the tour is at the Oberkirche Cottbus

A guided city tour organized by the chair of intercultural studies. Meeting: July 16th, 2019, 3 p.m. at the Oberkirche (church at Altmarkt) Cottbus. The tour will be guided in German.

Decolonize the City: Post- and Decolonial Culture of Remembrance and Civic Education; in German

25.06.2019 | 15:30 - 17:00

Lehrgebäude 3A (LG 3A) | Zentralcampus

Original titel of the lecture held by Dr. Franziska Müller "Decolonize the City: Post- und dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur und politische Bildung". It is part of the lecture series on Solidarity and Justice in an Insecure Society by the Department of Sociology, Chair of Intercultural Studies and Chair of Wirtschafts- and Arbeitssoziologie.

19.06.2019

Haneen in Cottbus – we have a voice

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.

After the meritocracy? Ligitimization issues in the work environment; in German

18.06.2019 | 15:30 - 17:00

Lehrgebäude 3A (LG 3A) | Zentralcampus

Original titel of the lecture held by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Menz "Nach der Leistungsgesellschaft? Legitimationsprobleme der Arbeitswelt". It is part of the lecture series on Solidarity and Justice in an Insecure Society by the Department of Sociology, Chair of Intercultural Studies and Chair of Wirtschafts- and Arbeitssoziologie.

“Here it takes courage!”- Lesbian, gay and trans* in Brandenburg, past and present.

17.06.2019 - 31.08.2019

Gebäude 10 - SD (Geb. 10) | Campus Cottbus-Sachsendorf

The travelling exhibition can be visited in the foyer of the Institute for Social Work at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg until June 30th and afterwards in the Regenbogenkabinett Cottbus. It 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.

“Here it takes courage!”- Lesbian, gay and trans* in Brandenburg, past and present.

14.06.2019 | 16:30 - 00:00

Gebäude 10 - SD (Geb. 10) | Campus Cottbus-Sachsendorf

A travelling exhibition by the Institute for Social Work at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, the association Lola für Demokratie in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation. It 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.