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Office for the Prevention of Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

"We are here for you."

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg attaches great importance to non-discriminatory and non-violent interaction, equal and trustworthy collaboration as well as good working and study conditions. Hence, it established a directive for the prevention of discrimination, (sexual) harassment and violence and created a contact office.

Since 2018 the Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Prevention Office has been actively supporting the implementation of this directive and was made permanent in 2021 as the Antidiscrimination Prevention and Counseling Office.

Its activities include:

• Providing information on possible courses of action in discrimination cases
• Analysis of the need for action as well as further development and establishment of procedures in discrimination cases
• Raising awareness of discrimination issues through further training and public relations work
• Confidential consultation and support of affected persons
• Intra- and extra-university networking in the field of anti-discrimination

The Prevention and Counseling Center is part of MLU's Staff Unit for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Feel free to contact us

You can contact us, if...

• ... you consider to take action or have any suggestions
• ... you heard about a case of discrimination or feel yourself discriminated and would like to receive counseling and support
• ... you wish for continuing education in the field of anti-discrimination
• ... are unsure how to act in a discrimination-sensitive manner in concrete situations in your everyday study or work life.
• ... are doing research in the field of anti-discrimination at the university or are otherwise active and would like to network.k

Where to find us

The Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center is located in the immediate vicinity of Uniplatz at Dachritzstraße 12. First, walk into the inner courtyard. You can enter the building through a glass door. Here you will also find an elevator. To get to the staircase, keep to the left. Our office is located on the top floor. You can reach it by turning left immediately from the staircase and then left again at the end of the corridor.

In our short info film you will also find visual directions.

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Our offers

Confidential consultation and support

If you have experienced or observed discrimination in university contexts, you are welcome to contact the Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center.

Counseling sessions are confidential and can be anonymous upon request. Your perspective, experiences and needs are the focus of the consultation. Together, in a protected and confidential setting, we examine which strategies for action are possible in dealing with the specific situation. Further steps will only be taken with your consent.

Consultations can take place in presence, via video conference or by telephone. Please simply make an appointment by e-mail: antidiskriminierung@uni-halle.de

The Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center is primarily responsible for persons who do not have an employment contract with the university and belong to the following member groups:

• Students
• Exchange students
• Doctoral students
• Students and fellow students of the Landesstudienkolleg
• Doctoral candidates
• Habilitation candidates
• Guest and second students
• Scholarship holders
• Guests

In addition, the Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center is the primary point of contact for trans*, inter*, and non-binary individuals who experience discrimination in university contexts due to their gender identity - regardless of your membership group or employment contract with the university.

At the University of Halle there are several places where affected persons can get confidential advice and support. You can find an overview here.

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Awareness and training

Information

The Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center provides information on numerous topics related to anti-discrimination at the University of Halle - at numerous events and information booths in direct conversation with students and employees, as well as on our website.

Networking

The Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counseling Center is an active member of the following networks external to the university:

Netzwerk Antidiskriminierung an Hochschulen

The network is an open association of various stakeholders at universities across Germany who work in different areas in the field of anti-discrimination. The diversity ranges from diversity officers, women's and equal opportunities officers and representatives of staff units to anti-discrimination advisors, members of complaints offices and students. This includes student self-administration in particular. There is no limit to how many people per university can be part of the network. A close exchange with other stakeholder groups such as the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, student services of the federal states and other networks is sought.
The Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counselling Centre has been an active member of the network since 2018.

Prevention Office in the media

Staff members

Sabine Wöller has been working at the prevention center since 2018 - first as project coordinator and since 2021 as head.

She previously studied at the University of Halle (Bachelor of Media and Communication Studies / German Language and Literature, Master of Enlightenment - Religion - Knowledge).
She has also been involved in anti-discrimination projects on a voluntary basis for many years:

• 2011-2014 que(e)r_einsteigen working group of the MLU student council (among others as its spokesperson)
• 2013-2019 queer_feminist network Q. [kju_point] (among others as its coordinator)
• since 2015 Kompetenzzentrum geschlechtergerechte Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V. (among others. as layouter)
• since 2016 Mobile Beratung für Opfer rechter, rassistischer und antisemitischer Gewalt (layouter)

2017-2018 she completed an in-service mediation training at ImKonsens - Mediation and Diversity.

In 2024, she completed in-service training for anti-discrimination advisors at universities with the German Anti-Discrimination Association (advd e.V.)

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