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FunTa CuLa 2026 Leipzig

Awareness at FunTa CuLa 26

Awareness team at the biannual large-scale gathering of the Round Table family

From January 16–17, 2026, FunTa CuLa 2026 took place in Leipzig — an established major event of the Round Table family, bringing together members of Ladies’ Circle Germany, Round Table Germany, Agora Club Tangent Germany, and Old Tablers Germany. FunTa CuLa is a biannual gathering that combines workshops, networking, connection, and collective celebration, creating space for exchange, learning, and community.

reflect.awareness e.V. supported FunTa CuLa 2026 with an on-site awareness team and worked alongside the organizers to integrate awareness as a discrimination-sensitive structure within this vibrant, community-based large-scale event.

FunTa CuLa: Context and significance

FunTa CuLa represents a joint gathering of the service clubs — particularly Round Table Germany and Ladies’ Circle Germany — and is shaped by its “Side by Side” approach, emphasizing collective responsibility, friendship, and shared action.

The event typically combines professional workshops and strategic meetings of board and advisory members with scheduled program elements, informal conversations, and a themed weekend including a motto party. In 2026, the theme was “Space,” and hundreds of participants from across Germany traveled to Leipzig to exchange ideas, strengthen connections, and celebrate together.

Awareness work in the context of FunTa CuLa

Our role was to establish a visible, accessible, and supportive awareness framework throughout the weekend. As an awareness team, we were present and approachable during the entire event, attentively accompanying the program and offering conversations, support, and guidance to individuals who felt uncomfortable or experienced challenging situations.

Especially at lively large-scale gatherings where many people come together and diverse emotions, expectations, and intercultural dynamics intersect, awareness can help foster respect, mutual recognition, and sensitivity to discrimination.

Stance, power of definition and partiality 

Our awareness work at FunTa CuLa 2026 was grounded in an anti-sexist, anti-discriminatory, and power-critical approach. We listened, took perspectives seriously, and supported participants without judgment or relativization of their experiences.

We understand awareness not as a form of control, but as a practice of solidarity — one that empowers people to take responsibility within a community and to act with respect and care.

Impact and sustainability

The presence of an awareness team at FunTa CuLa strengthens the visibility of discrimination-sensitive structures even within non-public, volunteer-based large-scale events. Awareness contributes to creating spaces where encounter, exchange, and reflection are possible — not only in the consumption of content or celebration, but also in shared learning and in navigating differences constructively.

We thank the organizers and all participants for their trust and open exchange during FunTa CuLa 2026 and look forward to future collaborations within the “Cloverleaf” family.