As part of the annual Coming Out Days, the Central Equal Opportunities Officer, together with the Diversity Officer and the AStA, presents the exhibition "Feldwege zum Coming-out" on the entrance level of the University Library.

The exhibition portrays ten LGBTIQ* people from rural areas. QR codes on the roll-up banners lead to an audio file in which each person portrayed talks about their coming out and their experiences as a queer person in rural areas.

The travelling exhibition "Feldwege zum Coming-out" was initiated by the state specialist office blick* and the Demokratiebüro - Vielfalt lieben des Kreis Paderborn. The exhibition will be opened as part of the day of action on the occasion of Coming Out Days on 19 November at 16:00 with a 90-minute live talk followed by a Q&A with the initiators of the exhibition. Interested parties can then visit the exhibition until 15 December during the library's regular opening hours (Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to midnight, Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 am to 8:30 pm; closed on public holidays).

Contact: Laura Maring, Diversity Officer

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As part of the annual International Weeks against Racism, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, in cooperation with the ADA Anti-Discrimination Service Centre of the Caritas Association Paderborn e.V., is presenting the exhibition "Glaskörperflocken. Über Dinge, die wir nicht sehen" on the entrance level of the university library.

Vitreous body flakes are the dark dots when looking at the sun that cannot be focussed and remain at the edge of the field of vision. The situation is similar for those not affected by everyday racism. Everyday racism takes place before our eyes, not in the centre of our attention, but on the fringes. Often imperceptible to the untrained eye, but everyday life for those affected. The works in this exhibition aim to focus on experiences of everyday racism. Eleven artists (Maria Aras, Tomás Altamirano, Wolfgang Brenner, Claudia Cremer-R, Julia Hachenberg, Volker Heisener, Michel Ptasinsk, Josefine Reiermann, Mela, Dagmar Venus and Jan Vollmer) have artistically translated the experiences of those affected into pictures.

The exhibition was initiated by Dr Larissa Eikermann, Vice Dean for Sustainability, Equality and Diversity, together with Matthias Zimoch from the ADA Anti-Discrimination Service Centre. It can be visited from 30 April to 12 May 2024 during the library's regular opening hours (Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; closed on public holidays).

Contact: Dr Larissa Eikermann, Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, e-mail: larissa.eikermann@upb.de

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