We, students and scholars of the research group KIM on artificial intelligence and media philosophy at the University of Arts and Design in Karlsruhe (Germany), express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people under the attack by Russian military forces.
We demand of our government to work for the de-escalation of the conflict and unconditional peace negotiations and express our doubt about any actions from German and European side leading to further escalation.
We support all appeals for peace and warmly welcome the statements of our colleagues from Russian universities against the war.
As a research group in media philosophy, we in particular address the media sector to inform German and European citizens in a reasonable way providing enough and multifaceted information about the geopolitical backgrounds of the conflict.
We stand in solidarity with our colleagues from Ukraine and their students, including foreign students trapped in the country, and ask to mobilise in their support.
Given the unused financial surplus and the availability of positions and space at our university, we appeal to our Rectorate and the Ministry of Education of Baden-Württemberg to immediately use these resources for helping students, teachers and scholars fleeing Ukraine and also other places of violent conflict.
Useful links to solidarity initiatives:
Russian academics against war
https://trv-science.ru/2022/02/we-are-against-war/
http://www.change.org/NetVoyne
Open letter to EADH (The European Association for Digital Humanities)
https://docs.google.com/
International solidarity in science
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets
Open Google Doc for academic funding
https://docs.google.com/document
Phillipp Schwartz Initiative
https://www.humboldt-foundation.de
Science for Ukraine
https://twitter.com/Sci_for_Ukraine
Philosophy in Lviv conference:
https://www.facebook.com/events/645243820083948
Black People in Ukraine
https://linktr.ee/BlackPeopleInUkraine
telegram group: https://t.me/+dSJivBixq2w5Yjcx
Help Ukrainian refugees in Poland
https://www.facebook.com/donate/2948107692167955/4897929046952704/
https://www.facebook.com/donate/275450921370284/10162926412264616
https://www.siepomaga.pl/ukraina
Help Ukrainian refugees in Berlin
https://t.me/ukrainehelpberlin
Leipzig support network for Ukrainian cultural workers
Formular für Institutionen: https://forms.gle/oA3gW8wHhjsksVh38
Formular für Einzelpersonen: https://forms.gle/kfbeQWiyMG2xGKXCA
MitOst
www.mitost.org/ukraine
Ukrainians in Karlsruhe Association
http://ukrainer-in-karlsruhe.org/helft-der-ukraine-ehrenamtliche-gesucht
Flüchtlingshilfe Karlsruhe Organisation
http://fluechtlingshilfe-karlsruhe.de
Sammlungsstelle für Humanitäre Hilfe (4 March)
https://kreativhaus-ka.de/de/
Overview on how to help for different countries
https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/
Donate to independent media on human rights in Russia
https://donate.ovdinfo.org/en
[Feel free to suggest more links]