CSD in Berlin is fighting for survival: 200,000 euros are missing!

CSD in Berlin is fighting for survival: 200,000 euros are missing!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin Christopher Street Day (CSD) is faced with a massive decline in sponsorship money this year. According to current information, the event lacks around 200,000 euros, which significantly endangered the financial basis of the event. Organizers announced that the implementation of the CSD can be "somehow" secured this year, but in the long term there are not sufficient funds available to implement the event as usual. Several companies have significantly reduced their commitment, which is attributed to current social development. The increasing “right narrative” in particular seems to have an impact on the support of the LGBTQIA+movement.

In this context, there is a critical change: European companies based in the United States have received instructions not to promote diversity efforts. It is necessary for companies to report a funding stop by self-declaration that have economic connections to US institutions. These developments are directly due to the policy of US President Donald Trump, who has taken an aggressive attitude towards gender, woken and LGBTQI movement since he took office on January 20, 2017.

plans for the future

The current situation not only raises financial questions, but also illuminates the role of companies in the field of diversity. According to [Denkfabrik-diversitaet.de] (https://denkfabrik-diversitaet.de/blog/Diversitaet-praxis/lgbtqia-freundliche-unter- undunterstuetzungsbebote/), more and more companies are focusing on the support of the LGBTQIA+community. However, it is crucial that this support is not just a lip service. Cosmopolitanism and tolerance should be integrated into the corporate culture to bring about real changes.

diversity and corporate engagement

Some companies have started to introduce strict anti -discrimination guidelines in recent years that expressly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, friendly companies already show their values ​​in the attitudes of employees by striving for equal treatment and equal opportunities. Internal networks for LGBTQIA+employees: Inside, it enables safe rooms to create the workplace and contribute to integration.

Advantages for such companies are diverse: from increased employee satisfaction, a positive work environment, to innovative ideas that the company advance. The support of the LGBTQIA+community also strengthens the employer brand and particularly attracts generation Z, which increases increasingly to diversity. On the other hand, the phenomenon of "diversity washing", which affects companies that are only visible during the Pride Month, must be viewed critically without making deeper changes in the integration of diversity in everyday life.