Haltung zeigen - Book

The awareness approach was originally developed by victims of sexualized violence and their allies in order to respond to sexism and sexualized violence and create appropriate support structures. The concept was subsequently applied to other forms of discrimination and violence.

The awareness approach was therefore a movement and community approach from the outset: the experiences of those affected formed the knowledge about what types of discrimination and violence take place and what is needed to take preventative action, support those affected and change the situation. It is about knowledge of those affected, partiality and a focus on those affected.

Awareness has now become an integral part of social movements and club culture, and is also used by major educational institutions, youth associations and emancipatory parties. However, the spread of the approach is not only a success story, but has also led to the institutionalization, commercialization and mainstreaming of awareness. Ann Wiesental therefore not only outlines the developments of recent years with Haltung zeigen, but also attempts to counteract the flattening of the awareness approach and to focus on the essentials: the attitude that goes hand in hand with awareness.