Erzählcafé: Voneinander lernen, gemeinsam kämpfen

In the organizer's words:

Ukrainian LGBTIQ* activists talk about their lives during the war, their experiences with the community in Munich and their plans for the future. Friday, May 8, 2026, 7 pm, at the LeZ

Learning from each other, fighting together. This is the motto under which the initiative group Munich Kyiv Queer has been inviting queer people from Ukraine to the "Volunteers Workshop" in Munich for years. Munich Kyiv Queer coordinates the cooperation between the LGBTIQ* communities of the twin cities of Munich and Kyiv with the support of the state capital. The focus of the workshop week is on volunteering. The aim is to show what the community can achieve thanks to the commitment of its members!

As part of the workshop week, the guests themselves also have their say. In the LeZ, Polina, Hanna, Nastia, Oleksandr and Volodymyr talk about their lives in Ukraine, what they have experienced in Munich and how they imagine their future. In the past, the meetings with like-minded people from Munich have repeatedly inspired the Ukrainians to make concrete plans for their work in their own community back home.

As a vulnerable group, queer people don't have it easy anywhere, especially not in Ukraine, which is currently fighting for its existence. The storytelling café format offers the opportunity to make complex, sometimes distant world events accessible through personal exchange. Through storytelling, people can reflect on, classify and compare their life experiences.

Come and listen, questions welcome!