Safer space: room for exchange, empowerment and solidarity

Invitation to Safer Spaces: spaces for exchange, empowerment and solidarity

Experiences of discrimination can be hurtful, exhausting and isolating. There is often a lack of safe spaces where those affected can meet, share and empower each other.

With Safer Spaces, we want to open up precisely such spaces - for people who are affected by anti-Muslim racism, anti-Semitism or tin* (trans, inter, non-binary) hostility.

In separate groups on these topics, we create places where your perspectives take centre stage: This is about your experiences, your voices and your forms of resistance and self-care. The meetings are facilitated by experienced community trainers who are themselves part of the respective communities.

Together we want to:
* Share experiences, recognise and make them visible,
* Develop strategies for self-empowerment and dealing with discrimination,
* Strengthen connection and solidarity between those affected.

Dates and topics:

Safer Space for Muslim and Muslim-read students
organised by Claim Allianz
Fri, 14 November 2025 | 15:00 - 18:00 | Online, please ask for access

Safer Space for Jewish students
organised by Fachstelle Antisemitismus Brandenburg
15 December 2025 | 16:00 - 19:00 | please enquire about the location by email

Safer Space for trans, inter and non-binary students
organised by CSD Cottbus,
Fri 16 January 2026 | 15:00 - 17:00 | please enquire about the location by email

**Note**: The events are aimed exclusively at people who are themselves affected by the respective form of discrimination. It is aimed at both German and English-speaking students at BTU.

We look forward to an appreciative, solidary and empowering exchange with you.

Contact & registration:

Monitoring Centre
Documentation, education, support against (extreme) right-wing influence and discrimination at BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg

Susanne Dyhr
monitoring-gegen-rechts[at]b-tu.de