Instead of flowers - Strong women, strong city

Celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March, 2 to 5 p.m., Stadtwirtschaft

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On Sunday, 8 March, International Women's Day, from 2 to 5 pm, the City of Chemnitz Equal Opportunities Officer, Franziska Herold, is hosting a public event entitled "#stattBlumen - Starke Frauen, starke Stadt. What do women really need to go their own way?" at the Stadtwirtschaft, Jakobstraße 46

Admission is free of charge. Registration is not required.

In a panel discussion, Sabrina Sadowska, Ballet Director of Chemnitz Theatre, Nora Seitz, Member of the German Bundestag, Dr Nicole Lorenz, Managing Director of axilaris GmbH, and Franziska Herold, Equal Opportunities Officer of the City of Chemnitz, will talk about their experiences and perspectives and give impulses on what women really need to be able to go their own way. The discussion will be moderated by Conny Hartmann.

Afterwards, a networking café invites you to enjoy coffee and cake and talk about topics that really move women. The programme is complemented by the "Utopia" future room, which opens up space for ideas and visions. The children's association's play mobile will be available for children. All interested parties are invited to find out more, network and think together about a strong city for everyone.

"Flowers for Women's Day are a nice gesture - but they don't solve any real problems. Women continue to face obstacles in their everyday lives at work, in their families and careers or in terms of social recognition. Many of these issues often remain invisible," says Franziska Herold.

There is an accompanying social media campaign under the hashtag #stattBlumen. All women are invited to post what they would like to see instead of flowers on International Women's Day - from better career opportunities and fairer working conditions to more social recognition. The aim is to make visible what really matters to women and to stimulate dialogue about equality beyond the day of the event. A template for the social media campaign on Instagram can be found on the Equal Opportunities Officer's account.

In keeping with International Women's Day, the Equal Opportunities Officer is organising an evening event in the foyer of the opera house: On 8 March, from 7.30pm, Dr Jeffrey Goldberg celebrates his everyday appreciation of the feminine energy that creates, heals, nourishes and manifests all life. At the piano, he weaves stories that honour the lives of inspiring women and invites us on a sonic journey that honours the feminine aspect of the divine presence - in the Goddess, nature, the planet and in ourselves.
Tickets priced at 18 euros are available at www.theater-chemnitz.de, by telephone on 0371 4000 430, at the subscription office, Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße 7, and at Tourist & Ticket Service, Markt 1.