Henriette Reker

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Reker was accused of victim blaming following the attacks at Cologne's 2016 New Year's Eve celebrations. She claimed that "there's always the possibility of keeping a certain distance of more than an arm's length – that is to say to make sure yourself you don't look to be too close to people who are not known to you, and to whom you don't have a trusting relationship". [9] [10] Reker was condemned by Lodewijk Asscher, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, for implying that women could have prevented the attacks against themselves. [11] Reker accused the media of taking her comments out of context: she claimed that she had only reacted to a reporter's question by quoting an existing communal guideline for safety during partying in a speech. [12]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • Cologne Bonn Airport, ex-officio member of the supervisory board
  • Koelnmesse, ex-officio chairwoman of the supervisory board
  • NRW.BANK, member of the advisory board
  • Rheinenergie, member of the advisory board
  • RWE, member of the advisory board
  • Stadtwerke Köln, ex-officio member of the supervisory board

Non-profit organizations

  • 1. FC Köln, member of the advisory board (since 2019) [13]
  • Theodor Heuss Foundation, member of the board of trustees (since 2019) [14]
  • Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM), member of the board of trustees [15]
  • Technical University of Cologne, member of the board of trustees
  • Stiftung Lebendige Stadt, member of the board of trustees
  • German Society for Photography (DGPh), member
  • Kölnische Karnevalsgesellschaft, member
  • Soroptimist International (SI), Member [16]
  • Amerika Haus e.V. NRW, ex-officio member of the board of trustees
  • Stiftung Stadtgedächtnis, member of the board of trustees
  • Society for Control of Common Diseases in the Ruhr District, chairwoman
  • Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, member of the supervisory board (2011–2015)
  • Godeshöhe Neurological Rehabilitation Center, member of the supervisory board (2011–2015)
  • RehaNova Neurological and Neurosurgical Rehabilitation Clinic, member of the supervisory board (2011–2015)

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References

  1. ↑ City of Cologne: Oberbuergermeisterwahl Archived 20 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 19 October 2015
  2. ↑ "Die Frau, die an ihrer Stadt leidet" in Die Welt , 17 October 2015
  3. ↑ "Stichwahl der Oberbürgermeisterin/des Oberbürgermeisters Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine in Stadt Köln , 27 September 2020
  4. ↑ "Cologne mayoral candidate Henriette Reker seriously hurt in knife attack". Deutsche Welle. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 Lizzie Dearden (17 October 2015). "German mayoral candidate Henriette Reker stabbed in neck by man 'shouting about refugees' in Cologne". The Independent . Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Xenophobic' stabbing of Cologne mayoral candidate". Deutsche Welle. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 "German Mayoral Candidate Stabbed in Neck". Sky News. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Wise, Peter (1 December 2015). "German Charged in Attack on Mayoral Candidate Over Refugee Work". The New York Times .
  9. ↑ HANNAH AL-OTHMAN. "Cologne Mayor accused of 'victim blaming' for comments after mass sex assaults". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Twitter storm as Cologne mayor suggests women stay at 'arm's length' from strangers". Deutsche Welle. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Pieters, Janene (6 January 2016). "DUTCH CABINET, MPS ANGERED BY COLOGNE MAYOR'S MASS SEX ASSAULT REMARKS". NL Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Reker defends tips for women (German)" . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Präsidium strafft Strukturen 1. FC Köln besetzt seine Gremien neu". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 7 October 2019.
  14. ↑ [Board of Trustees] Theodor Heuss Foundation.
  15. ↑ Board of Trustees Academy of Media Arts Cologne.
  16. ↑ Members Soroptimist International Club Köln-Kolumba.
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