Safe Oktoberfest for girls and women
The Safe Wiesn for girls and women is a prevention, education and aid campaign that has been carried out in Munich every year before and during the Oktoberfest since 2003 . It is organized by three social organizations from Munich in cooperation: Amyna eV, IMMA eV and the Munich emergency number . The campaign has been sponsored by the City of Munich since 2008.
aims
The main goal of the campaign is to enable girls and women to have fun at Oktoberfest without getting into dangerous situations. In addition to more security and an increased individual feeling of security for girls and women, the sub-goals include appropriate offers of help and opportunities to defend themselves, to make them better known, to promote moral courage and solidarity, and to raise public awareness of the topic of sexual assault at Oktoberfest .
history
The Safe Wiesn campaign was founded in 2003. Right from the start, the founders placed great value on broad networking with municipal and other public bodies. In this year of foundation, around 1500 people from institutions such as the tourist office , the city youth welfare office , the police , the Red Cross and others were involved in cooperation discussions as part of this networking work. Lord Mayor Christian Ude and Mayor Gertraud Burkert have been won as patrons . Solid partnerships have been entered into with the Hänsel + Gretel Foundation , Kinderhilfe Deutschland eV and Kinderhilfe Bayern eV as well as the Alliance for Children Against Violence Foundation , which also support the campaign financially, and the Munich University of Applied Sciences , which made it possible for female students to work on project studies .
One focus of activity in this first year was a poster campaign for education and prevention. In addition, around 21,000 information flyers were distributed for the first time and the campaign's homepage was created. The police commissioner's office 314 was the first major institution to take on information about the Safe Wiesn campaign on their posters that were hung up at the Oktoberfest. Further public relations work was carried out through targeted media work, which was reflected in over 100 reports in newspapers, TV and radio, two of which were in international newspapers.
For the first time, a security point was set up as a contact point for girls and women in the courtyard. It was open daily from 5:00 p.m. to midnight during the entire Oktoberfest period. In this first year 9 girls and 19 women were looked after on site. In twelve of the 28 cases, the issue of sexual violence was the reason for making contact. Seven times the problem was that the person seeking help had lost contact with her group, three times it was about theft. Most of those seeking help (21) were referred to the Security Point from one of the other contact points in the courtyard.
In 2004, the poster campaign was continued in a different framework, information cards in three languages were distributed for the first time (German, English, Italian). The Security Point was open every day during the Oktoberfest. Almost three times as many women and girls were cared for as in the previous year (79). In addition to (sexualized) violence and the loss of the reference group, the main problem areas were again thefts, but also other psychological crises and heavy alcoholism with aggression. It was again possible to achieve a high level of public attention, with over 100 media reports published.
In the years that followed, both the networking and public relations work were continuously expanded, as was the work on site. The five-year anniversary was celebrated in 2007 with a competition, and there was also a cinema ad for the first time.
Since 2010, there have been safety wristbands for Oktoberfest visitors and, in the run-up to the Oktoberfest, an awareness campaign in schools, known as the schoolyard campaign.
activity
Prevention and education
In advance, the Safe Wiesn campaign not only provides information about this offer via flyers, posters and commercials, but also gives tips for a safe visit to the Oktoberfest. She hands out special wristbands on which you can write down the address of the hotel or important telephone numbers before visiting the Oktoberfest, and advises you to use security kits with money and cell phones that should be worn directly on your body. Every year around 5000 wristbands are distributed through schools, campsites and hotels.
Concrete help at the Oktoberfest
The Safe Wiesn campaign operates a security point in the service center on the grounds of the Oktoberfest in the courtyard. In a room in the basement, girls and women have the opportunity to get help free of charge and anonymously if they wish, if they feel insecure or threatened, have experienced sexual harassment, rape or assault themselves or witnessed it. Work there psychologists and social workers , in addition to the immediate crisis intervention also talks about the next steps and practical assistance, such as the ability to charge the cell phone, patch or aspirin and offer necessary also organizing a safe way home. If necessary, a driving service is also offered, with which police escort is called in if necessary.
The WiesnProtect app
All information and tips, along with orientation aids and other special functions, have recently been available on a WiesnProtect app, which the computer magazine Chip describes as "the perfect ... companion for all Oktoberfest visitors". The star names WiesnProtect second in its list of the 10 best Wiesnapps and explains that it is not only suitable for the target group of female Oktoberfest visitors, but belongs on every smartphone.
advancement
The Safe Wiesn campaign is funded by the Hansel and Gretel Foundation and , since 2008, by the City of Munich. She is also dependent on further donations. The action it is officially supported also by the equality bodies of the Bavarian State Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Women , the county and the City of Munich, the Wiesbaden hosts , the Munich workers' welfare , the Evangelical Church of Bavaria , in addition, they receive support from private donors.
Awards
- 2014 prize of the Oktoberfest hosts
- 2012 nominated for the German Engagement Award
- 2009 Anita Augspurg Prize from the City of Munich
- 2006 Inge Gabert Prize
- 2003 Hansel + Gretel Prize
Web links
- Home page. Sicherheitwiesn, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- News on the “Security Point” campaign “Safe Wiesn for girls and women” on YouTube
- Safe Oktoberfest for girls and women. Oktoberfest.de, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- Wiesn fun: hot tips for the Oktoberfest. Emma, accessed September 3, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief information. (No longer available online.) Sicherheitswiesn, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Our goals. (No longer available online.) Sicherheitswiesn, archived from the original on February 27, 2015 ; Retrieved September 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Final report 2003. (No longer available online. )Afewiesn.de, archived from the original on April 13, 2013 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Final report 2004. (No longer available online. )Afewiesn.de, archived from the original on April 13, 2013 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Final report 2007. (No longer available online. )Afewiesn.de, archived from the original on April 13, 2013 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Final report 2010. (No longer available online. )Afewiesn.de, archived from the original on April 13, 2013 ; accessed on September 27, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nina Kaimer: "Paws off, i mog ned!": This is how women get through the Oktoberfest more safely. Augsburger Allgemeine, September 30, 2012, accessed September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ dapd: Safe Oktoberfest for women - that's how it works. Abendzeitung München, August 2, 2011, accessed on September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ What's the name of my hotel again? Die Welt, August 4, 2010, accessed September 6, 2014 .
- ^ Security Point. (No longer available online.) Sicherheitswiesn, archived from the original on February 27, 2015 ; Retrieved September 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SW: Campaign “Safe Wiesn for girls and women”. polizei-dein-partner.de, August 18, 2014, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- ^ Andi Hörmann: Beer, alcohol and rapes. Deutschlandradio Kultur, September 22, 2014, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Wiesn Protect. Chip.de, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Till Bartels: The ten best Wiesn apps. Stern, September 24, 2013, accessed September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ safe Wiesn ( Memento from February 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Claudia Wessel: Safety at the Oktoberfest. Süddeutsche Zeitung, May 10, 2010, accessed on September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ partners. (No longer available online.) Sicherheitswiesn, archived from the original on February 27, 2015 ; Retrieved September 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
