The study “Street Trading in Berlin” by Noa Ha deals with informality and racism in the neoliberal city. It provides insights into the everyday use of public space, which at the same time makes the globalization of Western metropolises visible. In the historical center of Berlin, the everyday practice of street vendors is determined by adapting to and challenging the everyday, structural and institutional limitations. In the face of growing discrimination, the book questions the inclusiveness of public spaces in a city like Berlin and points to the problematic relationship between urban space use, informalized labor, and racialized migration. Noa…
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Biscay is an Afropolitan novel about the lives of Black people in Berlin by SchwarzRund. In the book, the author describes an everyday life between diasporic realities of life, psychiatry and queer family of choice. The protagonist Tue grew up with three parents and earns her living as the singer of a German-language indie band. As both the other band members and her shared apartment become strangers to her, she finds peace with Matthew, her family of choice. With her novel, SchwarzRund comprehensibly describes what it is like to be black in a country of white people, without being able…
The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s thematic booklet Globalization – Materials for Lesson Preparation takes a look at globalization in its current stage and in different dimensions. The focus is on the perspectives of people affected by their negative impacts. The material is primarily aimed at teachers of upper secondary education, predominantly in the subject spectrum of social sciences/economics/political education. The work suggestions in the booklet can also be adapted to lower secondary learners from different types of schools. The five chapters in the booklet are divided into the following topics 1. why are smartphones produced in China? 2. why are our…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXx5_HK-qjQ “Reproduktive Rechte wird im Mainstream oft verstanden als Recht auf Abtreibung und Verhütung. Schwarze Feminist*innen entwickelten dagegen einen breiteren intersektionalen Ansatz der Reproduktiven Gerechtigkeit.” Beschreibung des Interviews auf YouTube Für wen gilt eigentlich das proklamierte Recht auf Fortpflanzung? Wer wird befreit und welche neuen Zwänge drohen? Welche Erfahrungen und Kämpfe stecken dahinter? Diese Fragen beantwortet die Wissenschaftlerin und Aktivistin Emilia Roig im Interview mit Hengameh Yaghoobifarah.
The Netzwerk rassismuskritische Migrationspädagogik is a forum of people from the fields of social work, schools, education and higher education. Common basis is a power-critical perspective on phenomena of the migration society, which in the educational science specialized discourse, in the educational practice and in the political and everyday life discourses with the label >>Interkultur<< provided, write the responsible persons of the initiative. The network holds regular meetings for networking and qualification and provides information on political campaigns, events and conferences on its website and in a regular newsletter. In addition, the website contains literature (references) and other materials from…
“We felt there was a lack of methods for educational outreach on the topic of economic growth and post-growth, which is important to us, and we wanted to fill that gap.” Following this claim, FairBindung e.V. and Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie developed a method booklet (first edition) in 2012 entitled Endlich Wachstum. The focus is on the question of what a world can look like in which all people can live well within the ecological limits of the earth. The Endlich Wachstum website offers additional materials on the topic and related areas. Under areas such as “Function and myths of growth”,…
Franziska Müller and Daniel Bendix deconstruct the image of the supposedly politically progressive pachyderm with regard to the statements conveyed around North-South issues. From a postcolonial perspective, racializations and exoticizations are sought in those episodes in which Benjamin Blümchen leaves his ancestral terrain and travels abroad (Tanzania, USA, North Pole). Furthermore, historical (de)contextualizations and the role repertoire of the protagonist in other cultures are analyzed. The authors also ask for possibilities of expansion that could strengthen the domination-critical, idiosyncratic potential of Benjamin’s episodes and help children in historical-political Support socialization. Daniel Bendix, Franziska Müller 2016: Colonizer, helper, and cosmopolitan: “Yes,…
Lolo Diklo – Rromani against Racism is a website that provides information in English about Gadje racism in Italy. The initiators of the website say about themselves: “We are an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the history, culture and true lives of Romani people worldwide. We confront racism and oppression wherever we encounter it. We try to make connections with all the ‘isms’ that make up western culture.”
The African Courier is a magazine about politics and society of different African countries and about Afrodiasporic experiences worldwide. The African Courier is published in Germany and also appears in Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone in South Africa and in some countries in Western Europe. The magazine was founded to counter the one-dimensional images of Africa of disease, poverty and wars that prevail in Europe with realistic and diverse perspectives. In the magazine, which is published every two months, there are sections on “Africa”, “Europe”; “Business and Development” or “News and International” as well as “My life…
Am I guilty? is an interview project that addresses the deep-rooted racism in all sectors of society in Germany and aims to contribute to its visibility. For this purpose, experts with experience of racism from different fields will be interviewed. The focus is on the question “How are we – as part of a white German society – directly or indirectly guilty of racism?” The initiative grew out of a seminar entitled “Debt in Africa” at Humboldt University Berlin’s Institute for Asian and African Studies. While the seminar dealt with debt in an economic-economic sense, the project will deal with…
Bühnenwatch is a coalition of activists of color and white activists whose goal is to end racist practices on German stages. In the future, both racist forms of representation such as blackface and discrimination against actors of color are to be prevented. The group formed in the wake of the controversies surrounding the racist Blackface staging at the Schlossparktheater and the ensuing debate. The alliance also aims to encourage people to take action themselves, to raise awareness and, where necessary, to intervene critically. The website of Bühnenwatch provides a wide range of information on the topic: for example, text contributions…
The Romani Elders is a website that celebrates works and achievements of “Romani Elders”. The website of the European Roma Cultural Foundation (ERCF) serves to make visible the experiences and knowledge of Romani Elders and to keep alive memories of previous struggles. The goal of the Romani Elders is to contribute to social change and peaceful coexistence of all people in Europe through their work. The intergenerational project aims to pass on its wealth of knowledge and experience to younger generations. Rrom_nja-Rights activism should thus be given a sustainable foundation and endowed with an inter-generational sensibility that will enable it…