Planning, applying for, and implementing cultural projects for young people in a discrimination-sensitive manner | #9 Raising awareness of queer realities

How can cultural projects be designed to include, empower, and protect queer children and young people?

The workshop is aimed at professionals in cultural education who want to develop their work in a discrimination-sensitive way. We provide an introduction to the basics of queerness and show how cultural education programs can be designed in a queer-sensitive way. Together, we will ask: What queer projects already exist in cultural education, what options for action do I have in my environment, and how can safer spaces be created? No prior knowledge is required—what is important is a willingness to reflect on one's own position. Participants are welcome to submit specific questions when registering, which we will address together in the workshop.

• Speakers: Renée Grothkopf & Marietheres Mio Jesse
• Renée Grothkopf (she/none) completed her studies in sociology and history at the University of Hamburg. Since 2022, she has been a member of the performance collective Estupefacta in Hamburg. There she has worked in an interdisciplinary capacity – dramaturgically, scenically, acting and musically – on plays such as CO-OP MODE (KJT Dortmund, 2023), BORKENBICHA (Fundus Theater, 2023), "-- -bc death can't kiss" (Fleetstreet Theater, 2024), and RAUFKREISEN (Fundus Theater, 2025). In addition to her work in the independent performing arts, Renée writes as a freelance author for Missy Magazine, among others, and is active as a drummer, singer, and Muay Thai trainer.

• Marietheres Mio Jesse (none) is a freelance theater maker, performer, director, and theater educator. After studying in Hildesheim, Marie co-founded CHICKS* freies performancekollektiv in 2015. As part of the artistic direction, Marie realizes productions for the theater stage, festival formats, and (performative) installations. With CHICKS*, Marie gives feminist theater workshops and lectures for young people and adults in various contexts and develops and implements concepts for performative sexual education. Marie is also a trained trainer for social justice and diversity (FH Potsdam) and a sex educator (BiKo Berlin).

   

• Organized by ASSITEJ
• Registration at: http://bit.ly/46hrtoc 

The series of events is being organized jointly by the program partners from “Kultur macht stark” (Culture Makes Strong): Assitej, Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste (Federal Association of Independent Performing Arts), Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung e.V. (Federal Association for Cultural Education for Children and Young People), Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (German Library Association), Deutscher Bühnenverein e.V. (German Stage Association), Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V. (Performing Arts Fund), Jugend Film Fernsehen e.V. (Youth Film Television), Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation), and Türkische Gemeinde Deutschland e.V. (Turkish Community in Germany).