Awareness at Wien Modern

Wien Modern is continuously working on an engagement with social diversity. As a publicly funded cultural festival, we want to create spaces that are open to as many people as possible, where different perspectives can become visible. Since its foundation in 1988, it has been part of Wien Modern’s mission to explicitly include voices that have previously been under-represented.

For Wien Modern, ‘Awareness’ means being mindful of how discrimination, marginalisation and barriers to access can lead to people being excluded. This involves questioning our own role as we go along and breaking down barriers wherever we recognise them.

Awareness point of contact

We hope that all people can feel safe, respected and welcome at Wien Modern. For feedback, concerns, reports of barriers to access as well as reports of incidents of discrimination, harrassment or other inappropriate behaviour, there is our Awareness point of contact: awareness@wienmodern.at.

This email address is managed jointly by the Wien Modern contact point and AwA*. They bring with them practical knowledge of various forms of discrimination and undergo continuous professional development. In their work, they are committed to the Awareness Standards: https://awareness-standards.info/

Should a report relate to a member of the Wien Modern team, please contact AwA* directly at support@awa-stern.info.

We treat all matters confidentially and always coordinate with the affected individuals before taking any further steps. Enquiries are usually answered within 48 hours; however, delays may occasionally occur during the festival.

Some matters are beyond the scope of our team’s capabilities. For that reason, you can find information on external counselling and support services here.

The process is being supported by AwA*, Ivana Pilić | D-Arts and Persson Perry Baumgartinger | TransComm Büro für transformative Kommunikation.

Additional support services

Rat auf Draht: +43 147
Emergency call for children, young people and their carers

Women's helpline: 0800 222 555
Around the clock, anonymous and free of charge

Men's info crisis helpline: 0800 400 777
Crisis counselling around the clock with counsellors from all over Austria

Men's helpline: 0800 246 247
Around the clock, anonymous and free of charge

24-hour women's emergency hotline: +43 (0)1 71 71 9
Help for women and girls
https://www.wien.gv.at/menschen/frauen/beratung/frauennotruf/

24-hour social psychiatric emergency service: +43 (0)1 31 33 0
The social psychiatric emergency service can provide qualified help around the clock on three levels: telephone, outpatient, mobile.

Men's info: 0800 400 777
Available around the clock
https://www.maennerinfo.at/

Zara – ZARA Civil Courage and Anti-Racism-Work: +43 (0)1 929 13 99
https://zara.or.at
Mon-Fri: 10 am - 3 pm
Thu: 10 am - 6 pm

WOMEN* ADVISE WOMEN*: +43 (0)1 587 67 50
Personal, online and telephone counselling
Monday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Tuesday 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Wednesday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Thursday 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
https://frauenberatenfrauen.at/

Psychosocial centres
psz.co.at/schnelle-hilfe.html

Info phone Institute for Women's and Men's Health:
for women: +43 (0)1/ 60191-5201
for men: +43 (0)1/60191-5454
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm

Turkish: +43 (0)1/60191-5202
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian: +43 (0)1/60191-520
Arabic: +43 (0)1/60191-5212
Farsi/Dari: +43 (0)1/60191-5213

WIENXTRA Youth Info: +43 (0) 1 909 4000 84100
https://www.wienxtra.at/
jugendinfowien@wienxtra.at
Mon - Fri 14:30-18:30

As of 22.10.2026