General Assembly of Students Affected by Ableism

On 15.07.2024 at 18:30 in seminar room 3+4 in the lecture hall centre in Poppelsdorf, the general assembly of students affected by ableism will take place.

There are various groups of students who are particularly affected by discrimination and marginalising structures. For example, they experience sexist, racist, classist, queer-hostile or even ableist discrimination.

In order to give these students the opportunity to exchange ideas and work together in the student representation, there are autonomous departments for these groups within the AStA.

What is the AStA Bonn?

The General Students' Committee represents all students at the University of Bonn and manages the student body's funds that are made available for these purposes. For example, it organises counselling services, educational and networking events, the bicycle workshop and much more. Further information can be found at www.asta-bonn.de.

What are autonomous status group departments?

Some groups of students (so-called status groups) are represented separately within the AStA in their own department. This applies, for example, to the student councils, international students, BIPoC* students, queer students and FLINTA* students (FLINTA* = women, lesbians, inter*, non-binary, trans* and agender people).

Our aim is also to represent disabled, chronically and/or mentally ill, neurodivergent and/or deaf students in their own department.

What is the General Assembly?

The plenary assembly is the democratic legitimisation mechanism that elects the status group representatives and approves important decisions for the relevant department - e.g. what name the department will be given.

The following people are entitled to vote at the General Assembly on 15 July 2024 at 18:30:

disabled persons
chronically ill persons
mentally ill persons
neurodivergent persons
people who are deaf
Other persons and groups affected by ableistism

A certificate of severe disability, a degree of disability, legal recognition or formal diagnosis are NOT mandatory requirements! If in doubt, please drop by 🙂

To take part in the election, you must bring and present a photo and a student ID from the University of Bonn.

What is ableism?

Ableism describes the social norms of how the human body, perception, thinking and communication should function and the resulting experiences of discrimination when people do not conform to these norms. This applies, for example, to disabled, chronically and mentally ill, neurodivergent and deaf people.

What is Ableism?

Ableism describes the social norms of how the human body, perception, thinking and communication should function and the resulting experiences of discrimination when people do not conform to these norms. This applies, for example, to disabled, chronically and mentally ill, neurodivergent and deaf people.

Many people do not even know that they experience ableism or do not recognise experiences of discrimination as being ableist.

General Assembly of Students Affected by Ableism

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On 15.07.2024 at 18:30 in seminar room 3+4 in the lecture hall centre in Poppelsdorf, the general assembly of students affected by ableism will take place.

There are various groups of students who are particularly affected by discrimination and marginalising structures. For example, they experience sexist, racist, classist, queer-hostile or even ableist discrimination.

In order to give these students the opportunity to exchange ideas and work together in the student representation, there are autonomous departments for these groups within the AStA.

What is the AStA Bonn?

The General Students' Committee represents all students at the University of Bonn and manages the student body's funds that are made available for these purposes. For example, it organises counselling services, educational and networking events, the bicycle workshop and much more. Further information can be found at www.asta-bonn.de.

What are autonomous status group departments?

Some groups of students (so-called status groups) are represented separately within the AStA in their own department. This applies, for example, to the student councils, international students, BIPoC* students, queer students and FLINTA* students (FLINTA* = women, lesbians, inter*, non-binary, trans* and agender people).

Our aim is also to represent disabled, chronically and/or mentally ill, neurodivergent and/or deaf students in their own department.

What is the General Assembly?

The plenary assembly is the democratic legitimisation mechanism that elects the status group representatives and approves important decisions for the relevant department - e.g. what name the department will be given.

The following people are entitled to vote at the General Assembly on 15 July 2024 at 18:30:

disabled persons
chronically ill persons
mentally ill persons
neurodivergent persons
people who are deaf
Other persons and groups affected by ableistism

A certificate of severe disability, a degree of disability, legal recognition or formal diagnosis are NOT mandatory requirements! If in doubt, please drop by 🙂

To take part in the election, you must bring and present a photo and a student ID from the University of Bonn.

What is ableism?

Ableism describes the social norms of how the human body, perception, thinking and communication should function and the resulting experiences of discrimination when people do not conform to these norms. This applies, for example, to disabled, chronically and mentally ill, neurodivergent and deaf people.

What is Ableism?

Ableism describes the social norms of how the human body, perception, thinking and communication should function and the resulting experiences of discrimination when people do not conform to these norms. This applies, for example, to disabled, chronically and mentally ill, neurodivergent and deaf people.

Many people do not even know that they experience ableism or do not recognise experiences of discrimination as being ableist.