Action week against discrimination

Planerladen gGmbH is dedicated to democratic urban planning and community work in Dortmund's Nordstadt district. The employees are committed and empathetic in counseling people with a migration background on a daily basis. The city walk shows participants safe places in Dortmund North and invites them to get to know the neighborhood in all its diversity.

• Languages: German & English
• Meeting point: Dortmund main station, north exit to the Cinestar cinema
• without registration

Author Emilia Roig reads from her bestseller about the social structures of discrimination, racism and oppression and then answers questions from the audience. Afterwards there will be a book table with book signing.

• Language: Reading in German, questions also in English and French
• Location: Emil-Figge-Straße 40a, lecture hall E 24 (Mensa kostBar)
• without registration

Students from the Faculty of Design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts focus on the topics of alienation, estrangement and the search for belonging.

• Cooperation: Dortmund Kreativ
• Location: Hans A, Hansastrasse 6-10, 44137 Dortmund
• without registration

What was life like in Dortmund during the Nazi regime? Who were the local people of Jewish faith and the Sinti and Roma? This city walk is a search for traces in the urban space and makes the Holocaust in Dortmund comprehensible.

• Language: English
• Where: Entrance to the Steinwache memorial site
• Registration: yes (maximum 25 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

"Active against right-wing extremism and for social integration" is the title of this year's day of action at the Faculty of Applied Social Studies. In addition to several Dortmund initiatives and projects, the emeritus sociologist Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Heitmeyer will be a guest speaker with the lecture "Right-wing threat alliances - The threat to democracy from the rise of authoritarian national radicalism". Details can be found on the event page of the action day(Opens in a new tab) .

• Language: German
• Location: Emil-Figge-Straße 44, rooms 249 and 250
• without registration

ADIRA stands for "Anti-discrimination advice and intervention in cases of anti-Semitism and racism". In her lecture, anti-discrimination consultant Sofia Sboui raises awareness of anti-Semitic statements in the university environment and invites people to exchange views.

• Language: German
• Location (new): Emil-Figge-Straße 44, Room 336
• Registration: yes (maximum 250 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

Students from the Faculty of Design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts focus on the topics of alienation, estrangement and the search for belonging.

• Cooperation: Dortmund Kreativ
• Location: Hans A, Hansastrasse 6-10, 44137 Dortmund
• without registration

This workshop aims to raise awareness and inform participants about the challenges and discrimination faced by the LGBTQAI+ community, with a particular focus on refugees and migrants. The event will provide a comprehensive understanding of the intersectionality of LGBTIQA+ identities and the experiences of refugees. It is aimed at people with little previous experience in this field and will be led by the Head of Gender and LGBTQAI+.

• Language: English
• Cooperation: Train of Hope Dortmund, Ciara Reilly
• Location: Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße
• Registration: yes (maximum 20 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

Award-winning speaker Roland Ngole will demonstrate in his talk, followed by a Q&A session, that sustainable success - whether at an institutional or individual level - is only possible by embracing and promoting diversity.

• Language: English
• Location: Emil-Figge-Straße 40a, lecture hall E 24 (kostBar)
• without registration

Students from the Faculty of Design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts focus on the topics of alienation, estrangement and the search for belonging.

• Cooperation: Dortmund Kreativ
• Location: Hans A, Hansastrasse 6-10, 44137 Dortmund
• without registration

The film provides a touching and stirring insight into the lives of black German footballers and their experiences of racism from the post-war period to the present day. Rating: absolutely worth seeing! After the screening (admission from 6.30 pm, film starts at 7.00 pm), the Dortmund Nordstadtliga club will be available for discussion and exchange.

• Language: German with English subtitles
• Location: Dortmunder U, cinema on the first floor
• without registration

The aim of the workshop is to reflect on your own images in your head, recognize stereotypes and question prejudices. What associations are linked to Islam? What prejudices are there against Muslims? And how can we deal with these prejudices?

• Language: German
• Cooperation: Multikulturelles Forum e.V., Jan Willers
• Location: Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße
• Registration: yes (maximum 25 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

The tour deals with Dortmund's colonial history and the history of black Germans, with a special focus on Fredenbaumpark and the "Human Zoo" theme. For an active exchange, participants are invited to ask questions during the walk.

• Language: English
• Cooperation: Decolonize Dortmund
• Meeting point: Immermannstraße subway station / Klinikzentrum Nord
• Registration: yes (maximum 20 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

Students from the Faculty of Design at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts focus on the topics of alienation, estrangement and the search for belonging.

• Cooperation: Dortmund Kreativ
• Location: Hans A, Hansastrasse 6-10, 44137 Dortmund
• without registration

For the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the women's national team will be playing in front of an audience in a stadium in their own country - against a women's football team from Berlin-Kreuzberg. After the screening (admission from 6.30 pm, film starts at 7.00 pm), the Dortmund Nordstadtliga association will be available for discussion and exchange.

• Language: international soundtrack (German/English/Farsi) with English subtitles
• Documentary about women's soccer in Iran
• Where: Dortmunder U, cinema on the first floor
• without registration

This workshop expands on the content of the lecture of the same name on Tuesday and enables participants to become more aware of anti-Semitic statements and to try out ways of intervening.

• Language: German
• Cooperation: ADIRA Dortmund, Micha Neumann
• Location: Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße
• Registration: yes (maximum 20 people)(Opens in a new tab) 

The mini fair offers the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with all participating cooperation partners of the week against discrimination.

• Languages: German and English
• Location: probably Emil-Figge-Straße 50, foyer
• without registration

Numerous students with different cultural backgrounds are looking forward to presenting their home culture - be it in the form of a cultural stand or a live performance. Details can be found on the dates page for the Festival of Cultures(Opens in a new tab) .

• Free admission
• Location: Emil-Figge-Straße 50, Foyer
• without registration