All employees of the houses to live and the pensioner club for the city of Vienna are perceived, respected and valued in all their diversity. Mag. Christian Hennefeind, managing director of the houses to live, emphasizes: “We understand diversity as an enrichment and as an opportunity to learn from each other. Everyone benefits- whether employees, residents, club visitors, belonging and associated or supplier.”
This attitude is reflected in a comprehensive understanding and the broad efforts in the field of diversity. Hennefeind emphasizes: “Diversity belongs to the DNA of our company. It shows itself in the generations in the care and care as well as in the fact that people from 80 nations pull together at eye level and with mutual respect to make Vienna even more livable. Employees, residents and club visitors who identify as part of the LGBTQI+community are an important part of this variety.”
As part of the diversity management, which has been established since 2010, the diversity in the company is actively promoted and discrimination is prevented: “This is so important in our corporate philosophy that we have included it in our behavioral and ethics code,” emphasizes Mag.A Geraldine Smetazko, Fach Expert in the houses, “a dignity Dealing with residents, club visitors and employees regardless of their age, origin, social and hierarchical position, gender, sexual orientation and religion guarantee. “
The company employs two specialist experts for diversity who take care of this diverse and important topic: “We are planning campaigns, making training all year round, organizing lectures and ensuring visibility. At the same time, we are also contact persons for all relevant concerns of our colleagues,” explains Mag.A Amina Helmy, expert expert for diversity and apprenticeship in the houses in the houses.
Rainbow over the houses to life
This year, the houses also offer life and pensioner clubs for club visitors, residents and employees an extensive, colorful program in the “Pride Month” June. All events contribute to visible, acquisition of awareness and sensitization. Special highlights are the opening concert with the cuddling in the Haus Maria Jacobi, the opening of a queer bookcase in Club+ Rainbow meeting and participation in the rainbow parade. Rainbow flags in front of all houses for life and Klublokals in the Pride month of June set a visible sign of acceptance, diversity and respect.
All program items at a glance:
Monday, June 2, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Club+ Regenbogentreff, Gumpendorfer Straße 117, 1060 Vienna
The rainbow meeting is a meeting point for the pensioner club for senior and friend of the LGBTQI*community 60plus.
Thursday, June 5, 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration required
House Maria Jacobi, Würtzlerstraße 25, 1030 Vienna, inn
Extravagant outfits, daring stage performances and lipstick for everyone have made the cuddling as well known as a clear attitude against sexism and racism.
Registration for club members and residents: https://kwp.at/veranstaltungen/product/eroeffungskonzert_schmusechor/
Friday, June 6th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Club+ Rainbow meeting, Gumpendorfer Straße 117, 1060 Vienna
With the queer bookcase, the Club+ A new service for browsing and lingering for queer senior and your friends. As part of the opening, the “butterfly effect” theater group of clubs reads written texts on the subject of democracy.
Saturday, June 7th, 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Esterházygasse, 1060 Wien
Numerous associations and companies from the LGBTIQ*community advise and inform at the street festival, including the pensioner clubs with the rainbow club. The festival is rounded off with a colorful supporting program with many artists, cool drinks and good food.
Wednesday, June 11th, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online: https://kwp.at/mitwirken/demenzraum
Last year, the Schleswig-Holstein Alzheimer Society “Demenz and Queer-Thinking Diversity and Queer, enabled, enable, enable!” published. Anneke Wilken-Bober from the editorial team of the project “Competence Center Dementia in Schleswig-Holstein” by the Alzheimer Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein/Selfhilfe talks to us about it.
Friday, June 13th, 8:00 p.m.
Ringstrasse, 1010 Vienna, Start Höhe Rathausplatz
Employees of the houses to live together with others for acceptance and visibility of LGBTIQ*people!
Saturday, June 14th, 12:00 p.m.
Ringstrasse, 1010 Vienna, Start Höhe Rathausplatz
The houses for life and the pensioner clubs are represented on the official rainbow parade – with employees and senior citizens.
Tuesday, June 17th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Registration required
Urania Kino, Uraniastraße 1, 1010 Vienna
Together with Constantin Film, the Vienna Volkshoch schools show the Austrian feature film “Erik & Erika” by Reinhold Bilgeri in Urania Kino. The film tells the true history of the ski downhill world champion Erika (Erik) Schinegger.
Free admission – Voluntary donation welcome! The donations go to the Vimö association.
Registration for club members and residents:
About the houses to life
With 30 pensioners in 21 Vienna municipal districts, the houses for life are the largest provider of senior care in Austria. The houses for life offer most care and living spaces in the country. In addition, thousands of older people visit the Vienna -wide retirement clubs for the city of Vienna every day, which are also operated by the houses to life. The houses for life are funded by the Social Eas Vienna (FSW) fund from the city of Vienna.
Rainbow events for senior citizens
From the concert, street festival, cinema evening to sociable get-together or to the book exchange is something suitable for everyone!
Datum: 02.06.2025, 1:00 p.m.
Art: Gesellschaft
Ort: Houses for life and pensioner clubs for the city of Vienna
Gumpendorfer Straße 117 117
1060 Wien
Austria
URL: https://kwp.at/regenbogenmonat-2025/