Zusammenland – “Togetherland” – Strength through diversity
As an international company, we at Talbot Runhof support the #Zusammenland campaign, an initiative launched
by the leading German media titles Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, DIE ZEIT and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Listening to the revelations of a meeting where people openly fantasized about the expulsion of millions of citizens and refugees from Germany, we were all shocked to the core, and deeply affected in ways beyond our comprehension.
Just five years ago, we were immersed in the vibrant atmosphere of Bellevue di Monaco, a social project in our neighborhood, passionately engaged in aiding refugee integration. Through our collaboration, we witnessed the transformative power of creativity and solidarity, as two refugee seamstresses found new beginnings in crafting intricate patchwork pieces for us. Under the support of our local community and various partners, the Talbot Runhof + Bellevue Couture Collection emerged, weaving together cultures and talents. Our optimism for peaceful coexistence, nurtured by these endeavors, now faces a sobering reality in light of recent events.
Diversity, variety and inclusion were – and continue to be – steadfast values at Talbot Runhof, ingrained in our company culture. One of our designers, Johnny Talbot, is from the USA and has found his home in Germany. Other colleagues of ours come from China, Romania, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Italy, Switzerland, Iran, and many other countries around the world. And in all of these countries, we have loyal customers with whom we have developed professional relationships and often close friendships.
In our company, people born in Germany work with people with immigrant backgrounds, heterosexuals work with queer people, people with disabilities work with people without disabilities, older people work with younger people – people work with people... The structure of the company just evolved naturally like that because it has never mattered to any of us where someone comes from, who loves whom, or what age they are. There is no
place in our company for racial discrimination or intolerance.
We hope that our country will continue to be the open-minded, peaceful, reasonable, democratic, diverse, and colorful country that inspired Johnny to move to Munich over 30 years ago and never leave.
Because at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is a strong, diverse
society living together in #Zusammenland!
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