Im Auftrag des Runden Tisches für Flüchtlingsfragen wurde eine neue Handreichung zum Umgang mit Nachforderungen bei Nutzungsgebühren für Geflüchtete in städtischen Unterkünften erstellt. Sie richtet sich an ehrenamtlich Helfende sowie hauptamtliche Mitarbeitende und bietet einen praxisnahen Überblick über die häufigsten Fragestellungen, Handlungsmöglichkeiten und Unterstützungsangebote. Ergänzend enthält sie Musterschreiben, Checklisten und Erläuterungen zu wichtigen Fachbegriffen.
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Municipal Integration Center Publishes Guide on Anti-Racist Organizational Development
Laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace—including on the basis of race, ethnic origin, religion, or worldview. But what does that mean in practice? How can a team position itself effectively in this regard and honestly address the question of how racism and anti-Semitism influence its own structure, decision-making, and communication? Since 2020, the Cologne Municipal Integration Center (KI Köln) has been taking the following approach: As part of an organizational development process critical of racism (RKOE), the team of about 50 members has set itself the goal of gradually eliminating discrimination in order to create fairer and more effective services for people with international family backgrounds and to promote a healthy work environment for everyone. What began with initial workshops on the fundamentals of anti-racism has led to a noticeable cultural shift over the years. Especially in the early days, however, the RKOE was marked by uncertainties, doubts, and fears: Are we racist or anti-Semitic? Won’t the process divide the entire team? What…
Multilingual health events Intercultural centers 2026
From May to October 2026, the intercultural centers will once again be holding multilingual health events in various city districts, with the main topic this year being „addiction“. Further information on the Intercultural Centers and their services can be found here: Intercultural Centers Cologne - All centers and an overview map for Cologne
New brochure from the MOSAIK network for employees of the City of Cologne with
The MOSAIK network is a network for employees of the City of Cologne with an international family history and employees who have experienced racism or antisemitism. It was founded in March 2024 on the initiative of the then Integration Council (now the Committee for Equal Opportunities and Integration) and currently has around 320 members. The network is coordinated by the Municipal Integration Center in the Office for Integration and Diversity. The MOSAIK network organizes events with different focus topics, in particular on empowerment, careers and cultural, linguistic, religious and origin-related diversity. The members are committed to a discrimination-sensitive working environment in which all employees of the city administration have the same opportunities to develop professionally and contribute their perspectives. The MOSAIK network creates spaces for exchange and mutual support. The new brochure contains further compact information about the MOSAIK network. You can access it here: MOSAIK Network brochure
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