Panel discussion: Confidence despite four years of attrition?
Four years after Russia’s large-scale invasion, Ukraine faces new challenges: while resistance and the will to rebuild remain unbroken, people’s everyday lives are changing. But what does this new reality look like? How has Ukrainian society changed after four years of war? We will discuss this on 27 February at 7 p.m.
What new forms of solidarity and cohesion have emerged? How are particularly affected groups coping with the long-term strain? What gives us hope? And how can we, as Munich’s urban society, continue to show solidarity and support?
We want to discuss these and other questions with Ira Ganzhorn, Libereco e.V., Leonard Pankonin, Munich Kyiv Queer, Vladyslav Nikolaiyev, Kyiv City Administration, Maria Kovalchuk, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Moderation: Leopold Zaak, Süddeutsche Zeitung
The series of events is part of the Action Plan on Refugees and Development, which was developed in 2019 by various departments of the City of Munich (LHM). The plan aims to improve cooperation within the city on refugee-related and development policy activities. Previous events can be viewed on the YouTube channel of the Department of Education and Sport.
The series of events is organised in cooperation with: Department of Education and Sport, Department of Labour and Economic Development, Department of Social Affairs, Department of Culture, Munich City Library, Nord-Süd-Forum München e. V., MORGEN e. V., Bellevue di Monaco and Bayerischer Flüchtlingsrat e.V.
Confidence despite four years of attrition? Panel discussion
When Friday, 27 February 2026, 7 p.m.
Where Bellevue di Monaco, Müllerstraße 2-6
Organisers Department of Education and Sport, Department of Labour and Economic Development, Department of Social Affairs, Department of Culture, Munich City Library, Nord-Süd-Forum München e. V., MORGEN e. V., Bellevue di Monaco, Bavarian Refugee Council e.V.
This is how you can donate
INDIVIDUAL HELP Munich Kyiv Queer has its own fundraising campaign via https://www.paypal.me/ConradBreyer to support queer people in Ukraine who are in need or on the run. Why? Because not all LGBTIQ* are organised in the local LGBTIQ*-groups. This help is direct, fast and free of charge if you choose the option “For friends and family” on PayPal. If you don’t have PayPal, you can alternatively send money to the private account of Conrad Breyer, speaker of Munich Kyiv Queer, IBAN: DE427015000021121454.
All requests from the community are meticulously checked in cooperation with our partner organisations in Ukraine. If they can help themselves, they take over. If the demands for help exceed their (financial and/or material) possibilities, we will step in.
HELP FOR LGBTIQ* ORGANISATIONS To support LGBTIQ* in Ukraine we have helped set up the Alliance Queer Emergency Aid Ukraine, in which around 40 German LGBTIQ* Human Rights organisations are involved. All these groups have access to very different Human Rights organisations in Ukraine and use funds for urgently needed care or evacuation of queer people. Every donation helps and is used 100 percent to benefit queer people in Ukraine. Donate here
VULNERABLE GROUP And here you can find out why queer people in war need our support.
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