Awareness

In this context, awareness is defined as being aware of and paying attention to situations in which behavior that oversteps the line or violates boundaries occurs. Awareness aims to raise consciousness and to prevent all forms of (sexualized) harassment, discrimination and violence. In the cultural sector, awareness is often expressed through awareness teams at events or through bookings that are more diverse. Here at FAU our aim is to actively shape a safe and appreciative university culture with equal opportunities for all. This includes:

• Awareness of power relationships and preventing the abuse of power
• Awareness of verbal forms of (sexualized) harassment, discrimination and violence
• Awareness of structural and institutional forms of discrimination
• Raising awareness through further training, self-analysis and self-reflection on how to deal with biases

To this end, a handout was developed that supplements existing measures and concepts (e.g. General Act on Equal Treatment (in German: AGG), the FAU equality concept, the Diversity concept and FAU’s Guidelines on preventing and dealing with cases of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment).