City library talk on being an openly queer teacher at Gasteig HP8

The Munich City Library, together with the Munich Rainbow Foundation (Münchner Regenbogenstiftung), invited the public to a talk titled "Rainbow in the Classroom" on Saturday 17 October at 7pm. The event was scheduled for the Small Hall of Building K at Gasteig HP8, Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8.

The guest was Ronja Jelena Filiz, a teacher and queer education activist who uses her social media channels to discuss queer life, the realities of school and mental health. In conversation with presenter and journalist Maximilian Pichlmeier, she was due to talk about her experiences as an openly queer teacher.

The organisers said the discussion would look at the state of diversity in schools, what motivates her to work as a teacher, and how all of this relates to democracy. In announcing the event, they noted that queer people have always been there.

A get-together was planned afterwards in the city library at HP8 in Hall E. Admission was free, with registration by email to [email protected].

The whole of Gasteig HP8 is accessible to wheelchair users, and there are parking spaces for disabled people on site. Further information about the event is available at https://go.muenchen.de/regenbogen-im-klassenzimmer.