Orange the World

STOP Violence Against Women!

Events in Bayreuth marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.

25 November 2026

10:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.: Information stand at the Christmas market
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Women’s shelter event marking its 40th anniversary
4:30 p.m.: Prayer service at the Schloßkirche
5:00 p.m.: Rally
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

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.

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.