First of all, we would like to inform you very briefly about the outcome of the appeal proceedings against a philosophy professor of the University of Erfurt for sexualized assaults against students. We will get back to you soon with more detailed words.
The Thuringian Higher Administrative Court in Weimar announced the verdict on March 21, 2023: The professor will finally be dismissed from his employment.
Together with the Feminist Forum and the FSR Philosophy, we had organized a conference under the motto “No room for perpetrators! Consistently against sexualized violence and patriarchal abuse of power on campus and everywhere!” we called for a feminist rally to accompany the trial. Radio F.R.E.I. was on site and captured original sounds – all in German language:
We did an in-depth interview with Radio F.R.E.I. after the trial day about the trial, its outcome, and dealing with sexism and assault at the university in general:
Click here for the full article from Radio F.R.E.I. with various speeches (in German) from the rally accompanying the trial.
Very important: We are incredibly grateful to the many people in solidarity who were with us on this day in front of and in the court!