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Civil courage can be learned.
This is the astonishing result of a conference at the Evangelical Academy in Tutzing.
Tutzing
– Civil Courage – What’s that to me?
The Tutzing Evangelical Academy titled a weekend conference with this provocative question.
The answer to this should actually be: lots of them!
Because it's about mutual help in delicate situations that anyone can get into.
The most important conclusion after two days is probably: civil courage can be learned.
This doesn't require heroism, but it does require a sensitive reaction to injustice and threats, as well as listening and looking.
How to approach this and what can be done was presented by numerous organizations at a “market of possibilities”.
Among other things, it was about the commitment to democracy and against violence and the Day of Civil Courage on September 19th.
The clubs, organizations, networks and contact points at a glance
The Federal Network for Civil Courage is an interest group of clubs, institutions, foundations, organizations and people who are committed to respectful cooperation.
The program includes conferences, workshops and lectures.
A digital get-together and behavioral tips are intended to encourage citizens to show moral courage in everyday life.
Everything about this can be found at bundesnetzwerk-zivilcourage.de.
The specialist information center for right-wing extremism in Munich (firm) is part of the city's social department and sees itself as an information hub on questions about right-wing extremist organizations, structures and activities.
Literature is available in your own library.
As part of the municipal network against right-wing extremism, contacts can be provided for all questions, help for those affected and help with projects, lectures and events.
The position is located at the Feierwerk association, www. Feierwerk.de/firm or www.089-gegen-rechts.de.
The Office for Democracy is also an institution of the state capital: It promotes activities and measures for the democratic community and campaigns against racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of group-related inhumanity.
An example: leaflets explain how to recognize problems, deal with them and what rights you have.
Advisory services are also available for schools.
Politicians, institutions and associations receive their tools here.
Cooperation partners can be found on the homepage www.stadt.muenchen.de/infos/fachstellefuerdemokratie.
“Munich is colorful!” is also one of the cooperation partners.
The association organizes initiatives and projects on site, goes to schools with its ideas and is known for its participation in numerous rallies.
You can find the latest news in the blog at www.muenchen-ist-bunt.de.
The Long Night of Democracy always takes place on October 2nd: There is a wide scope for implementation here, especially for municipalities.
A separate training course has recently been offered for this purpose.
Lots of examples of how such a day can run and function can be found online at www.lndd.de.
In 1992, the Lichterkette association ensured that 400,000 people across Munich sent a shining example against racism.
Since then, the fields of action have changed, but not the goals.
There are projects for refugees.
There are also social and digital projects on the agenda, for schools and external projects, all on lichterkette.de.
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“Grandmas Against the Right” are volunteers who campaign for democracy through demonstrations and actions.
The women determine this scene, who don't have to be grandmothers and also accept men as supporters.
One concern is the work of remembering the darkest days of history, which goes back to the Nazi era and also takes more recent attacks into account: omasgegenrechtsmuenchen.de.
The “One Billion Rising” Munich association is calling for a dance rally in Munich on Wednesday, February 14th: The “Rise For Freedom” is against racism, fascism, discrimination, exploitation and a whole range of atrocities, especially against violence against women.
More details can be found at www.onebillionrising.de.
The Eukitea Theater, the European children's and youth theater, focuses on creative, preventive work.
18 original pieces deal with topics such as (cyber) bullying, fear, resilience, environmental education, violence, peace, borders, extremism and radicalization.
The professionals (theater in Augsburg) can be booked with their mobile projects throughout Germany - including workshops for children, young people and educators, also online: www.eukitea.de.
The White Ring is probably one of the best-known organizations that help victims of crime.
2,700 volunteers are organized in 18 regional associations to provide advice and support.
Less known, but just as important, is prevention work.
How can you provide help without putting yourself in danger?
Practical information can be found at weisser-ring.de.
“Youth Bridge” trains young people who want to get involved in a democratic, diverse society.
Topics such as conspiracy myths, sustainability, colonialism, escape and intercultural dialogue are addressed in projects.
From career workshops to educational trips, the Munich-based ideas are available at www.youthbridge.eu.
The Civil Courage for All association has been doing grassroots work since 2010, training trainers and offering training for schools and organizations.
Every quarter you can take part in a public training course in Munich, and online appointments are available twice a year.
Information and tips on civilcourage-fuer-alle.de.
BY FREIA OLIV
By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Starnberg newsletter.
You can find even more current news from the Starnberg district at Merkur.de/Starnberg.