Ort der Vielfalt (German for 'place of diversity') is an initiative launched in 2007 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration with the aim of strengthening the commitment of communities, towns and districts in Germany to cultural diversity. [1] This initiative comes from the federal programmes Vielfalt tut gut. Jugend für Vielfalt, Toleranz und Demokratie (German for Variety is good. Youth for diversity, tolerance and democracy) and kompetent. für Demokratie – Beratungsnetzwerke gegen Rechtsextremismus (German for competent. for democracy - advisory networks against right-wing extremism). Since 1 January 2011, the Federal Programme Toleranz fördern – Kompetenz stärken (Promoting Tolerance - Strengthening Competence) has again been continuing the two federal programmes under one roof. [2]
The initiative is supported by the federal states, the local umbrella organisations, business, trade unions and other organisations. Committed communities, towns and districts are awarded a "Place of Diversity" sign. [3] [4]
The district of Aachen is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Düren, Euskirchen, and also the Netherlands province of Limburg and the Belgian province of Liège. Its administrative body is the Städteregionsparlament, headed by the Städteregionspräsident or "region president".
Jerichow is a town on the east side of the river Elbe, in the District of Jerichower Land, of the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. With about 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi), the municipality of Jerichow is one of the largest municipalities in area size in Germany.
Lieberose is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Cottbus.
Schwarzheide is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km southwest of Senftenberg, 110 km south of Berlin and 40 km north of Dresden. The little river Pössnitz runs through the eastern part of Schwarzheide.
Vetschau/Spreewald is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Spreewald, 18 km west of Cottbus.
Märkische Heide is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Jamlitz is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Schwielochsee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany formed of 10 small villages. It is located at the southern shores of the lake Schwielochsee.
Zeuthen is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Burg (Spreewald) (Lower Sorbian: Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Beuna is a village and a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Merseburg. The village is situated in a rural area, surrounded by forests and fields, and has a population of approximately 500 inhabitants.
The Landkreis Stolp was a Brandenburg-Prussian district in Farther Pomerania formed in 1648 from the Landvogtei Stolp. It weathered the alterations of the Farther Pomeranian district borders in 1724 unchanged. In 1815, with the introduction of government regions, Stolp District became part of the new Köslin Region in the enlarged Province of Pomerania in Prussia, part of the German Federation (1815-1866), North German Confederation (1867-1871) and the united Germany of 1871.
Aydan Özoğuz is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who has been serving as a Vice-president of the German Bundestag since October 2021. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009 and served as deputy chairperson of the party from 2011 until 2017.
The Frankfurter Neue Presse is a German daily newspaper based in Frankfurt am Main and focused on local and regional topics.
Linda Teuteberg is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017, she was elected as General Secretary of the FDP on 26 April 2019 and thereby became part of the party's leadership around chairman Christian Lindner. Lindner asked for and received her resignation effective 19 September 2020.
Bikeygees e. V. is an intercultural project in Berlin (Germany) dedicated to women with a migrant or refugee background. In trainings organized by Bikeygees, volunteers teach the women how to ride a bicycle. The goal of the organization is to promote empowerment by helping women to become more mobile.