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Call to Action - Your experience matters!
Your experience matters!
The largest survey on discrimination in Germany to date
From November 12, 2025, to February 28, 2026, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency will conduct the largest survey on discrimination in Germany to date. The aim is to publish a detailed report in 2027 containing current data on how people in this country experience discrimination and how they deal with it. On this basis, recommendations will be developed on how to improve protection against discrimination.
The survey covers discrimination in all areas of life and takes into account all grounds for discrimination. Nearly 400 civil society actors contributed to the development of the questionnaire to ensure that it reflects the experiences of their communities.
Anyone aged 14 or older who has experienced discrimination can take part in the survey. Participation is anonymous, accessible, and available in many formats and languages: online, via chatbot, on paper, in simple language, in several foreign languages, and also in German sign language.
In order to attract as many participants as possible, the survey will be promoted through a nationwide campaign, both in public spaces and on social media. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency is calling on people to promote the survey and is providing printed flyers, postcards, and posters, as well as digital materials for use in newsletters or on social media.
Further information on the survey can be found here: www.diskriminierung-umfrage.de
Self-learning tool "KNOW HOW": Raising awareness of sexual violence at university
With "KNOW HOW," the University of Göttingen is providing a new online self-learning tool dedicated to the prevention of sexual violence in the university context. The tool is aimed at all interested parties within and outside the university and helps to better recognize boundary violations, promote role reflection, and make the topic more openly discussable.
The tool is based on short, animated video sequences depicting typical university situations. Supplementary reflection questions invite users to consider their own options for action and encourage discussions about sexual violence in studies, research, and administration. The modular structure allows the tool to be used in courses as well as in training sessions or for individual reflection.
Political Cinema, Popcorn and Movie Talk
On 22 October 2025, the "voll politisch" [Fully Political] short film tour will stop at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences. Starting at 18:30 in House 39, Room 001, selected short films will be shown that highlight social conflicts, political developments and questions of coexistence in an artistic way, offering critical perspectives and emotional engagement.
Now in its third year, the tour is running under the title “Kurz gesehen – lang gedacht” [Short Films – Long Impact] and will bring award-winning short films with a political message to Saxony that encourage reflection. The focus will be on the winning film of the "Fully Political – Short Film Award for Democratic Culture", presented at FILMFEST DRESDEN since 2021. This award honours works that examine current political issues from unusual perspectives, spark discussions and bring democracy to life.
The tour will visit a total of ten locations across Saxony, ranging from cinemas to socio-cultural centres and universities. The goal is always to encourage people to talk to each other.
A particular highlight in Mittweida will be the personal appearance of the two directors of the film "Aus der Ferne" [From Afar], Benjamin Hujawa and Hoang Quynh Nguyen. The festival director will also moderate the evening.
After the screening, there will be an open discussion about the film. The student council will provide the perfect cinema experience with freshly made popcorn, free of charge. All films will be shown in German or with German subtitles. Admission is free.
Further information about the tour can be found on the FILMFEST DRESDEN website.
Traveling exhibition "There are no such people here!" - Making queer life in rural Saxony visible
From May 21 to July 4, 2025, House 1 will host the traveling exhibition "Solche Leute gibt’s hier nicht!" [There are no such people here!] - an impressive project about queer life in the rural and small-town regions of Saxony. The opening took place on May 21 in House 1.
Saxony's small towns and rural areas are LGBTIQ* zones! Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ*) are part of the reality of life here - and yet they are rarely visible. Our exhibition tells their stories. Using a smartphone, you can also access interviews that show the entire spectrum of queer life experiences. You can listen to people who are all closely connected to their region in Saxony, but not all of them have been able to stay. This is because subliminal forms of rejection such as prejudice, exclusion and discrimination are still present.
The exhibition shows that the diversity of small towns and rural areas in Saxony cannot be called into question. Our interviewees told stories of happiness in the countryside, but also of doubts. Here, a gay train driver meets a self-declared bird of paradise and a trans* teenager meets a lesbian mother who has just divorced her husband. They paint a self-confident and powerful picture of queer life in rural and small-town Saxony to encourage others.