TU Dortmund University is a place where many people with very different life realities, experiences, backgrounds and positions come together. We want to deal with this diversity sensitively and professionally. It is important to us that everyone on campus feels respected and comfortable.

Awareness
Awareness means attention, perception, consciousness. With the awareness of all those involved, a space should be created in which discriminatory behavior is countered preventively, active action is taken against it and affected persons receive support from an awareness team if necessary.

Awareness Team
There will be an awareness team at the event. Members of this team are impartial and offer those affected by discrimination or sexualized violence the opportunity to retreat to a counselling room, reflect on the situation and intervene with the person perpetrating the violence (if desired by the person affected).
The awareness team can be recognized at the summer festival by purple high-visibility vests. A member of the team will always be present at the SchuDS booth (Central Counseling Centre for Protection against Discrimination and Sexualized Violence) and will be available there. The booth is no. 29 and is located opposite the Food Faculty. At least two other contact persons from the awareness team will be present at the event.
Any contact with the awareness team is free of charge, subject to confidentiality and will be treated anonymously if requested. If required, we can provide advice in German, English or in plain language.

General Information
Basic information about the event can be found online at www.tu-dortmund.de/sommerfest

Resting Place
There will be a quiet room throughout the event. Here, confidential counselings can take place or those affected can come to rest. The awareness team will clarify together with the person concerned what need they are currently feeling (conversation, counseling, contacting friends/relatives, etc.). In addition, the room also offers the opportunity to have a conversation with the person perpetrating the violence. The room is known to the awareness team and is supervised by them.

Preventive Measures
In order to organize an event with as little discrimination and barriers as possible, the awareness team informs the guests and participants of the event about the awareness offer and the Code of Conduct by means of posters and notices.