Orange the World
STOP Violence Against Women!
Events in Bayreuth marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.
Monday, 16 November 2026
- 7:00 p.m.–08:30 p.m.: Night Walk for Women (registration via VHS)
Wednesday, 25 November 2026
- 10:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.: Information stand at the Christmas market with Giveaways
- 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Event featuring an exhibition and discussions to mark the 40th anniversary of the women’s shelter, in front of the Ehrenhof
- 4:30 p.m.: Ecumenical Prayer service at the Schloßkirche
- 5:00 p.m.: Candlelight vigil in front of the Ehrenhof, featuring speeches
7:00 p.m.: Panel discussion: “Orange Day – Together Against Violence Against Women” at the Protestant Education Centre. A joint event organised by the Protestant Education Centre ("Evangelisches Bildungswerk") and Amnesty International. Seminar Room in the Courtyard, Richard-Wagner-Str. 24, 95444 Bayreuth
Thursday, 26 November 2026
- 6:00–6:45 p.m.: Guided tour of the exhibition “Black Feminism” at the Iwalewahaus with curator Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly
- 7:00–8:30 p.m.: Film screening and discussion in the foyer of the Iwalewahaus: “Millis Awakening and the Return of Memory” with Nadu Hormann and Natasha A. Kelly, organised by the Gender Equality Service Centre of the University of Bayreuth. The documentary “Milli’s Awakening and the Return of Memory” (2018) is Natasha A. Kelly’s cinematic response to Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s 1911 painting “Sleeping Milli” and to the long history of the representation, naming, and interpretation of Black women through the white male gaze. The film will be shown in English with German subtitles. The subsequent discussion will be held in German, but questions in English are also welcome.
Saturday, 28 November 2026
2:00–6:00 p.m.: SALON ORANGE – Inspiring Perspectives in the Dr. Elisabeth Selbert Year 2026 at the Friedrichsforum. The accompanying programme features performances and participatory activities. Friedrichstraße 19, 95444 Bayreuth.
Monday, 30 November 2026
- 7:00 p.m.: Screening of the film "Was haben wir gelacht" at the Friedrichsforum.
You can find all the details about the events: here.
We invite you to take part in these events – because the more unitedly we raise our voices, the more likely we are to be heard.
Organised in cooperation with the Bayreuth Action Alliance Against Violence Against Women: Amnesty International, AVALON, Evangelische Dekanatsfrauenbeauftragte, Evangelisches Bildungswerk, Frauenhaus des Caritasverbands Bayreuth Stadt und Land, Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt, Katholisches Dekanat Bayreuth, Servicestelle Chancengleichheit der Uni, Soroptimist, verdi-Bezirksfrauenrat, Volkshochschule, WEISSER RING
Kontakt: Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Bayreuth, Wilhelm-Pitz-Str. 1, 95448 Bayreuth, Tel: 0921-251371, E-Mail: gleichstellungsbeauftragte@stadt.bayreuth.de