Date: 13.12.2024, 09:30 - 16:00
In presence: Darmstadt Protestant University of Applied Sciences,
Zweifalltorweg 12,
64293 Darmstadt
Online: Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Against the background of the intensifying debates about 'gendering' and the bans in Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein on the use of gender-inclusive language with special characters in educational and administrative contexts, the aim of the symposium is to make a professional and legal assessment. The necessity arises from the professional theoretical perspective of social work and is additionally underpinned by the update of the Child and Youth Welfare Act of 2021. Here, the mandate is formulated to "take into account the different life situations of girls, boys and transgender, non-binary and intersex young people, to reduce disadvantages and to promote gender equality" (Section 9 SGB VIII), which is now being thwarted and undermined.
The network "Verbinden & Verbünden", the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt and the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz in cooperation with the Gender and Women's Research Center of the Hessian Universities (gFFZ) invite you to a professional exchange. We would like to open up spaces for discussion about the role and possible uses of inclusive and discrimination-sensitive language in social work between professionals, students, representatives of initiatives, teachers and researchers. The focus is on initiatives in Hesse and Saxony. Professional policy strategies will also be considered.
The event will be held in German and is free of charge. The premises of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt are accessible and usable without barriers. It is possible to participate either in presence or online (via Zoom). This must be indicated in the registration form and taken into account when selecting a workshop.
Organized and conceived by Verbinden & Verbünden - intersectional and queerfeminist perspectives in social work. For the network: Kerstin Balkow, Sannik Ben Dehler, Gudrun Ehlert, Ioanna Menhard, Alexandra Rau, Monique Ritter, Elke Schimpf
Organizational support online and in person: Jakob Burkhardt, Michaela Hohrein and Mario Sacco
Graphic implementation of the megaphone image and design of the Verbinden & Verbünden logo: Renate Hillen
For queries regarding online participation, please contact: Monique.Ritter(at)hszg.de
If you have any queries regarding participation in person, please contact: gender-macht-wissen(at)eh-darmstadt.de
The organizers reserve the right to exercise their domiciliary rights (which also apply to the online rooms) and to refuse participation in the event to persons who are associated with right-wing organizations and/or the right-wing scene or who are conspicuous for their anti-queer, sexist, racist, anti-Semitic, ableist and other inhuman statements.
The symposium is (partially) funded by the Women Professors Program III (PP III) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
