The creative commitment of Dortmund design graduate Viola Dessin is raising awareness for the "International Day against Violence against Women" on November 25, 2024 at 30 NRW universities this year.
A total of 95,000 copies of the pastry bag designed by Viola Dessin with the inscription "Gewalt kommt mir nicht auf den Campus!" (Violence doesn't come on my campus!) will be on display for the first time in catering establishments such as student union canteens and cafés throughout the state. The campaign is a cooperation project of the NRW Equal Opportunities Offices at universities and university hospitals, coordinated by the State Conference (LaKof) of Equal Opportunities Officers. "Our joint campaign draws attention to offers of help," explains Sonja Hunscha, Equal Opportunities Officer at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Two years ago, Viola Dessin created the bag design for a city-wide project, which contains important information such as the nationwide emergency number 116 016 and the web address www.hilfetelefon.de(Opens in a new tab) . It also shows the finger movements of the "silent call for help" to signal an emergency situation. The sentence "No to violence against girls and women" can be read on the bags in fourteen languages. "Everyone should help to reduce the number of acts of violence against women," emphasizes Sonja Hunscha. Women are affected in all areas of society.
Last year, Viola Dessin also expanded her design to include flags, which will now once again be flown at the Dortmund campus locations. "I was very happy to make my creative contribution to send a strong signal for a campus that shows solidarity," says Viola Dessin, who completed her Master's degree in "Editorial Design(Opens in a new tab) " at Fachhochschule Dortmund in the summer semester.
