Semester Break:
It’s finally the semester break! But the Queer Department is still here for you!
On 06.03., 20.03. and 03.04. there will be plenary sessions as usual at 16:15 in the AStA building. If you didn’t have time during the semester, this is your chance! If you want to join online, just write to us. From 17.04. we will continue with our regular weekly plenary.
On 30.03 we will have a semester planning meeting from 12:00 in the AStA building. There we will think about which events we are planning for the next semester, which goals we want to pursue in the next semester and collect ideas for other projects. So if you would like to join the organizing team next semester, this is a good time to get involved. We will also have lunch together 🙂
We wish you good luck with your exams and a great semester break!
Awareness:
As the Queer Department of the AStA TUB, we want to offer events for queer people at the TU. It is particularly important to us that all people feel comfortable at our events. We do not accept discriminatory behavior, including anti-queer and trans*, racist, antisemitic, classist and ableist behavior. It is important to us that all people who need help see us as a point of contact and that we respond appropriately to incidents.
In order to achieve this, we provide an awareness team at all events that can be recognized by pink high-visibility vests. We do our best to design the awareness team in such a way that everyone feels safe to approach them. The awareness team can also be reached by phone and via Whatsapp, Telegram and Signal (+49 1575 4695822) at larger/more chaotic events. The best way to reach us afterwards is via our email (queer@asta.tu-berlin.de).
The awareness team actively approaches people who it perceives as disruptive or who appear to be in need of support. The person in need of help has the right to decide how the awareness team intervenes. In certain serious cases, however, we feel compelled to step in.
There is an awareness room or area at all events. In the Zwille this is directly in the building, in EB104 you have to walk a few minutes to the room of our Collective. People in need may use this room to calm down and recover. There we provide a blanket, water, stimming toys, food, tea, and a first aid kit.
We do not want drugs to be consumed at our events. Alcohol in reasonable quantities is the only exception. Smoking is generally only permitted outside, sometimes in certain smoking areas outside.
We reserve the right to expel people who behave unacceptably from the event.
If you have any questions about our concept, please send us an email or speak to us in person.