Ein Abend im Theater mit opulenten Bühnenbild, überzeugenden Charaktermimen und überra-schenden Handlungen – das ist nichts für erblindete Menschen? Weit gefehlt. Dank des Hörthea-ters München gibt es bereits seit November 2004 spezielle Audiobeschreibungen von Theater-aufführungen aus dem Spielplan deutschsprachiger Bühnen für Sehbehinderte und Blinde.
A Jewish food entrepreneur from Manchester designed an advent-style calendar for this month Ramadan, which has started on the 13th September and will last until 12th October. Under each of the 30 wickets, lies a halal chocolate and a question on the Islam. 15% from the sale will go to Islamic Relief. Mr. Finlay, the […]
The International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives (AFRA) is taking the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All as a challenge to organise the 1. Black European Women’s Congress from September 27-29 2007 in Vienna Austria.
Argentina will be the host country of the 2007 Lesbian-Gay World Soccer Championship from September 23rd until September 30th . Gay and lesbian teams began to pop up almost three decades ago and the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association was formed to act as a governing body for the sport.
For the first time in history, the group of people over 65 (almost 500 million) outnumbers the number of children under the age of five. The report, Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective, predicts: “Societal aging may affect economic growth, the sustainability of families, the ability of states and communities to provide resources for […]
Studie: In Anzeigen dominieren weiterhin traditionelle Rollenbilder von Männern und Frauen Traditionelle Frauen- und Männerbilder dominieren die Werbung in Deutschland – auch klischeehafte Darstellungen sind verbreitet. Dennoch setzt sich der Trend zu modernen Rollenbildern fort. Dies ergab eine Analyse von 686 Printanzeigen in auflagenstarken deutschen Nachrichtenmagazinen. Frauen werden der Untersuchung zufolge zu 36 Prozent in […]
In Hamburg müssen homosexuelle Eisenbahnfreunde ab sofort einen großen Bogen um das „Arcadia Hotel Belmondo“ machen. Die Unterkunft untersagte kürzlich der Vereinigung „Schwule Eisenbahnerfreunde“ die Nutzung eines bis dahin ihnen zur Verfügung stehenden Raumes. Vorausgegangen war ein Eigentümerwechsel des Hauses. Die neue Geschäftsführerin ließ die Gruppe des Raumes verweisen.
Two men were detained in Rome for kissing in front of the world famous Colosseum. In protest, hundreds of gay couples staged a mass kiss-in at the Colosseum to voice their continued displeasure with a reticent Italian government and society to grant them greater rights.
In a poll conducted by Monster, 62 percent of UK businesses were either not diverse or unaware if they were. According to a local Scottish government white paper, minority groups and disabled people are still missing out on job opportunities.
Executives at BBC have decided to forgo their bonuses because the broadcaster failed to meet their diversity targets it had set for itself in 2004. According to the corporation, the BBC Direction Group had “collectively decided” not to take bonuses valued at about £350,000.
