dif advocates for: accessibility, community spirit, critical thinking, democratic process, decolonisation, diversity, equity, honesty, humane growth, fairness, feminism, inclusivity, innovation, intersectionality, open communication, positive change, the right to err and the duty to repair, social and eco sustainability, and transparency.

dif stands against: all discriminatory -ism and -phobia, including but not limited to ableism, ageism, classism, nepotism, queerphobia, racism, sexism, and tokenism, as well as against bullying, microaggressions, and violence in any shape or form, and against fake activism, performative actions, and the current status quo.

dif understands that: DEI theory, realities, and vocabulary evolve constantly, we are all learning, each incident takes root in systemic discrimination but is unique in its occurrence, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free” meaning empowerment of each community and as a whole or for its individual members must happen in parallel.

dif will offer: free guidance to individuals suffering from discrimination to break the victim cycle and empowering survivors to support others (talking & listening, incident documentation & archiving, strategising & available resources, support group), sliding-scale consulting and workshops to organisations and companies willing to improve their DEI process, a stamp of approval to audited projects and collaboration agreements according to our evolving code of conduct, community-driven events and resources.

You can write us via info @ dif-ev .org or via the contact form.

Gizem Oruç

Hi! I’m Gizem (they/them), aka 6zm, I am an artist and tech professional based in Berlin.

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Zuzana Hamm

Hi, I’m Zuzana Hamm (she/her) aka Friday. I’ve been working in the electronic music industry since 2008 and going out to parties in Berlin since 2010...

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Nadia Says

Welcome to dif, I am Nadia Says, one of the founders, and I have had different hats in my professional life that has taken me to three different continents...

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Olcan Akçay

Hej, I'm Olcan (he/him) a Berlin-based communication designer and photographer, and I am looking forward to tackling discrimination in today's world...

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Ana Rome

Hi, I'm Ana (she/they), have called Berlin my home since 2015. Ever since I was a child, equality and fairness was something that was very deeply integrated into me...

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Ornelia

My name is Ornelia, I was born in Bénin Republic, grew up in France, and would define myself as a local of Cotonou, the Paris banlieue, and Berlin.

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