Ben Böttger and Rita Macedo tell the story of Fredi, Liam, Dani, Alex and Fatma, who discover an abandoned house one afternoon in autumn. In this book for children from 5 to 9 years, different identities, life situations and family constellations are designed as equal normality. “Unsa Haus” is designed to encourage children to be who they are and to provide reassurance that an accepting environment exists, can be found or created. Ben Böttger/Rita Macedo, 2013: Unsa Haus: und andere Geschichten. Berlin: NoNo.
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It is very important for Indigenous people to tell their own stories, to present themselves and their cultures and thoughts. Here is a small selection of magazines and journals for contemporary Native American literature and poetry: Yellow Medicine Review Red Rising Magazine Red Ink: An International Journal Working It Out Together Magazine SAY Magazine Native Hoop Magazine Muskrat Magazine
In his novel “The Judges of the Last Judgment,” Doğan Akhanli deals with the 1915 genocide of the Armenians in Turkey. He uses a time traveler to make references to current violence and describes continuities in the global history of violence. Akhanli, Doğan 2007: The Judges of the Last Judgment. Klagenfurt. Kitab. If you don’t have a bookstore worth supporting near you, you can also buy the book from the alternative non-profit online bookstore links-lesen.de, which supports political projects with the profits. The link to the book is: http: //www.links-lesen.de/article/3-902005-98-X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63h0vwUT-vY Sidney Frenz zeigt in diesem ironisch Videoclip klassische Situationen von Alltagsrassismus gegenüber Schwarzen Menschen in Deutschland auf. Er spielt diese Situationen in beiden Rollen selbst. In der youtube Beschreibung warnt er selbst vor rassistischem Sprachgebrauch. Inspiration für seinen Clip fand er unter anderem in folgendem gleichnamigen Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmPAWkz83qY Shit some white Germans say to Black Germans | Frenz, Sidney| D | 2012 | Kurzfilm | deutsch | 3,32 min.Shit some white Germans say to Black Germans | McMillan, Shane Thomas| D | 2012 | Kurzfilm | deutsch | 4,36 min.
On the trilingual website Flucht – Exil – Verfolgung (Flight – Exile – Persecution ) there is a virtual tour of Hardenbergstraße in Berlin. On the basis of individual biographies, the themes of flight, exile and persecution are linked to the history of Berlin in the 20th century. An audio guide is available for on-site exploration.
Many social movements have the dream of a powerful, social movement that can stand up to capitalism with all its destructive effects. Which movements are part of it and what is their relation to degrowth (postgrowth) is shown by the project Degrowth in Bewegung(en). In it, Daniel Bendix explored the intersections of post-development and degrowth under the title Dealing globally with the colonial legacy is about more than growth critique.
To this day, German museums are researching the bones of numerous colonized people. A conversation between Mnyaka Sururu Mboro and Christian Kopp about the reasons for this intolerable state of affairs, published in Südlink 167. Here you can also find the unreleased version in English.
Forget Winnetou! Going beyond native stereotype in Germany is a documentary film project by Red Haircrow about the image of, stereotypes about, and racism against Native Americans in Germany. The hour-long film is scheduled for release in 2018. The website already contains interesting links and texts on the subject. “We understand Winnetou as a symbolic character, an exemplary story of how stereotypes about Native Americans reinforce racism and colonialism. Here the attitude becomes visible that Europeans, in order to satisfy their own fantasies, can take anything and anyone, even people still living today, and misinterpret and misrepresent them. Instead…
In Akim’s village, the war seems far away. When air raids do reach the village by the river, Akim is separated from his family. An unknown woman takes the boy in, but then he is captured by the military. Akim finally manages to escape and runs and runs until he meets other people in the mountains who have fled like him. Together they manage to cross a river and get to a camp on the other side. And here the unexpected happens: Akim and his mother find each other again. (Cf. book description by the publisher). The book tells the…
In the book “This is how I live… and how do you live?” by Dirk Zehender, eight children in different family situations in different places around the world tell their stories. The stories deal with the everyday life of the young protagonists and describe the various constellations of the children’s caregivers in an unagitated way. The work is illustrated by the watercolors of the painter Soe Sadr. Dirk Zehender/Soe Sadr 2008: So I Live and How Do You Live? o.O.: MARDI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqRXZJYeRzM Bino & Fino ist eine herausragende nigerianische Cartoon-Serie für Kinder über Geschichten, Geografien und Kulturen in Afrika von den Autor*innen Sola Dada, Kunle Dada und Adamu Waziri. Die Geschwister Bino und Fino leben in einer großen Stadt in Afrika. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Freundin Zeena, einem magischen Schmetterling, und ihren Familien entdecken die beiden den Kontinent und die Welt. Die Serie unter Regie von Adamu Waziri wurde entworfen, um Bezugspersonen Material für Kinder anzubieten, das auf lustige Weise positive und didaktische Inhalte über den afrikanischen Kontinent transportiert. Bino & Fino wird vom Animations-Studio EVCL in Abuja, Nigeria produziert und kann…
“I love my Hair” by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley is an empowering book about Black girl Keyana who loves her hair and describes the many different ways she wears her hair. The book is illustrated with beautiful realistic watercolor drawings by E.B. Lewis. Black children growing up in majority white or racially structured societies are encouraged to develop and/or maintain a positive relationship with their bodies. Natasha Anastasia Tarpley/E.B. Lewis 2001. I love my Hair. London: Little, Brown Book Group.