{"id":41225,"date":"2024-09-13T11:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/?page_id=41225"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:24:21","slug":"policy-of-respect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/academy\/policy-of-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy of Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":19132,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","custom_color_css_variable":"","content_type":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"rgb(255,255,255)","layout_col_size":8,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">Akademie Schloss Solitude is an international institution that serves as a place and space for artists and scientists to work and live together, fostering exchange and collaboration. It regards itself as a diverse community of people with different cultural experiences and expertise. This diversity among fellows, staff, and guests constitutes a basis for free artistic and scientific collaboration, which requires both protection and promotion.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">Akademie Schloss Solitude is aware of its societal and personal responsibilities, which can be <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">derived from its guiding principles<sup class=\"is-footnote\">1<\/sup>, and therefore presents this Policy of Respect as a commitment <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">to itself as a community. This Policy encompasses principles of non-discriminatory, fair, and <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">sustainable behavior in interpersonal and professional relationships, as well as in everyday <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">interactions. The Akademie advocates for equal treatment, open dialogue, mutual understanding <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">and the promotion of the common good through the sustainable use of resources. In this sense, it <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">strives to create a free, safe, inclusive, and empowering working environment in which differences <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">are valued and accepted, and solidarity and mutual respect encouraged. It recognizes the diverse <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">knowledge, experiences and aspirations of the community and interprets the Policy of Respect as <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">part of a collective learning process. Exchange with and inclusion of the expertise of marginalized <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">actors is a central component.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">The Policy of Respect applies to all staff, fellows, jury members, partners, guests and external <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">service providers of Akademie Schloss Solitude. All individuals mentioned should be willing to take <\/span><span class=\"has-font-maison-neue\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue;\">responsibility for their own actions.<\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">Respectful Mutual Interactions<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Akademie Schloss Solitude advocates for respectful mutual interactions and condemns inappropriate behavior and discrimination. It commits to adhering to the European Convention on Human Rights<sup class=\"is-footnote\">2<\/sup> as well as the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) of the Federal Republic of Germany<sup class=\"is-footnote\">3<\/sup>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Discrimination: any form of individual, institutional, or collective insult or unequal treatment <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">(including in subtle or covert forms) based on racism (regarding external and cultural <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">characteristics, ethnic origin, nationality, and name), social background, literacy\/education <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">level, age, religious affiliation, gender identity, worldview, disability, and sexual orientation;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Aggression and violence: verbal, psychological\/mental, or physical harassment, threats, or <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">attacks;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Sexual harassment: any form of verbal, non-verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">that is intrusive, offensive, derogatory, humiliating or unwanted by the affected person;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Bullying: repeated and long-term aggressive or demeaning behavior including harassment, <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">ridicule, trivialization (\u00bbgaslighting\u00ab) and exclusion, which impairs the dignity of a person, <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">deliberately and systematically harms and devalues the other, or isolates them;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Abuse of power: abuse of a position of power to harm, harass or disadvantage other persons <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">over whom one can exert power, or to gain personal advantages for oneself or one's <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">favorites.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">With this Policy, the Akademie considers, in particular, the specific experiences of anti-Black racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim racism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Roma discrimination and ableism as well as sexism and queerphobia in all their individual and structural forms.<sup class=\"is-footnote\">4<\/sup> The personal rights of third parties must also be respected within the framework of artistic freedom and freedom of expression. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">In dealing with cases of discrimination or disregard for the Policy of Respect, the perception of the affected person is central. The Akademie acknowledges that discrimination can have physical, emotional, and psychological effects and promotes a supportive environment for the exchange, free expression, and processing of experiences.<\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">Respect for Environment and Community<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">A socially responsible community also includes the respectful and sustainable handling of property, premises, and resources. The Akademie strives to facilitate the fair, sustainable and climate-friendly use of resources as well as long-term economically and ecologically fair behavior to best serve the common good. This includes the following aspects:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Ecologically mindful and sustainable use of materials, technology, objects, and resources at <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">the Akademie; this includes, for example, efficient use of electricity and water, waste <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">separation and recycling, as well as the extensive reuse of items and materials;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Respectful and considerate treatment of the property and premises of the Akademie; this includes, for example, the care and cleanliness of personal and collectively used spaces and objects;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Respectful and considerate treatment of the property and premises of the fellows; this includes, for example, respecting privacy, making binding agreements, and respectful handling when using others' property, respecting and demonstrating tolerance for the needs of individuals and the community;<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Fair and sustainable cooperation with partners and service providers based on transparency, respect, and the promotion of ecological justice in international cultural relations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">Persons of Trust<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Akademie Schloss Solitude has internal persons of trust for the fellows, available to handle cases of Policy violations and to address questions, conflicts or other issues in confidence. The Akademie commits to proactively addressing inappropriate behavior and discrimination of any kind and to supporting affected individuals in their needs to the best of its ability. The persons of trust are two members of the Akademie's team who are not part of the management and rotate regularly. Further information about the persons of trust can be found on the website and the in-house Welcome Board of Akademie Schloss Solitude.<sup class=\"is-footnote\">5<\/sup><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">In the event of breaches of the Policy of Respect, affected individuals as well as observers may <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">contact the persons of trust or the Akademie management via email, in person or through the inhouse feedback box.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">The persons of trust or the Akademie management commit to discretion in handling all cases and <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">respect for the privacy of all involved parties. Cases are generally not shared within the Akademie <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">community unless deemed necessary for purposes of protection and prevention in exceptional <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">cases. In the event of breaches of the Policy of Respect, the following principles are observed by <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">the persons of trust or the Akademie management:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">All parties involved will be listened to.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">The persons of trust or the Akademie management will attempt to mediate and resolve <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">conflicts in consultation with the affected parties.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">If a conflict cannot be resolved, the persons of trust will inform the Akademie management <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">and, if necessary, consult with external experts in consultation with the Akademie <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">management.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">For questions or concerns that cannot be adequately addressed by the Akademie, <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">professional counseling will be sought if necessary.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">The Akademie management may take further measures or impose sanctions in cases of proven <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">breaches or violations of the Policy. These measures will be assessed according to the degree of <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">breach or violation and may include various steps: formal warnings, mandatory participation in <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">discrimination-sensitive workshops, temporary suspension or mandatory leave of absence, <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">termination\/dissolution of contracts, termination of fellowship (in consultation with the Board of <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Trustees), termination of stay at Akademie Schloss Solitude, termination of jury activity, exclusion <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">from the premises and police reports.<\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">Complaints Office under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG)<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">In addition to the persons of trust, Akademie Schloss Solitude has established a Complaints Office <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">according to \u00a7 13 General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG). The Complaints Office is responsible for <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">violations of the AGG, particularly for disadvantages and harassment related to an employment <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">relationship.<sup class=\"is-footnote\">6<\/sup> The Complaints Office consists of the administrative management<\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">.<sup class=\"is-footnote\">7<\/sup><\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">Learning Institution<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">This Policy of Respect was developed by Akademie Schloss Solitude in collaboration with fellows <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">and external experts. It is regularly reviewed and adjusted to ensure that it is both appropriate and <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">practical. The Akademie regards itself as a learning institution. It recognizes the diverse knowledge, <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">experiences and aspirations of its community and invites its members to participate in this process. <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">Feedback and questions regarding the Policy may be directed to the Akademie management or the <\/span><span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">persons of trust.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-maison-neue-extended\" style=\"font-family: Maison Neue Extended;\">THANK YOU<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"has-font-reckless-light\" style=\"font-family: Reckless Regular;\">for taking the time to read the Policy of Respect and thereby contribute to a respectful and nondiscriminatory living and working environment at Akademie Schloss Solitude.<\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_footnotes","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"","footnotes_list_hide_numbers":false,"footnotes":[{"footnote":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/academy\/guiding-principles\/\">ttps:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/academy\/guiding-principles\/<\/a>"},{"footnote":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.echr.coe.int\/documents\/d\/echr\/convention_eng\">https:\/\/www.echr.coe.int\/documents\/d\/echr\/convention_eng<\/a>"},{"footnote":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/englisch_agg\/englisch_agg.pdf\">https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/englisch_agg\/englisch_agg.pdf<\/a>"},{"footnote":"The definitions of these terms are largely based on the publications of the Baden-Wu\u0308rttemberg Anti-Discrimination Agency:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sozialministerium.baden-wuerttemberg.de\/de\/ministerium\/antidiskriminierungsstelle-des-landes-badenwuerttemberg\/en\">https:\/\/sozialministerium.baden-wuerttemberg.de\/de\/ministerium\/antidiskriminierungsstelle-des-landes-badenwuerttemberg\/en<\/a>\r\nand the Federal Agency for Civic Education:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpb.de\/die-bpb\/ueber-uns\/federalagency-for-civic-education\/\">https:\/\/www.bpb.de\/die-bpb\/ueber-uns\/federalagency-for-civic-education\/<\/a>."},{"footnote":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/person_type\/staff\/\">https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/person_type\/staff\/<\/a>"},{"footnote":"About the procedures of the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG):\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de\/SharedDocs\/downloads\/EN\/publikationen\/agg_wegweiser_engl_guide_to_the_general_equal_treatment_act.pdf__blob=publicationFile&amp;v=2\">https:\/\/www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de\/SharedDocs\/downloads\/EN\/publikationen\/agg_wegweiser_engl_guide_to_the_general_equal_treatment_act.pdf__blob=publicationFile&amp;v=2<\/a>"},{"footnote":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/person_type\/staff\/\">https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/person_type\/staff\/<\/a>"}]}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44876,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41225\/revisions\/44876"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}