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The effects of racism shape not only our everyday lives but also local institutions – governmental as well as non-governmental. The central consequence is that people are excluded from participation in society and kept from accessing resources. This round table examines structural challenges – be it at the level of administration, schools, or clubs and associations. We will discuss concrete solutions in an exchange between civil society and institutions.
This event is for:
- multipliers from migrant or non-migrant associations and initiatives
- employees of the district administration
- interested citizens who want to get active in and for an anti-racist district
Program
Prologue: 1 p.m. Guided tour of the exhibition Stand in Solidarity! Black Resistance and Global Anti-Colonialism in Berlin, 1919–1933 at the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum (only in german language)
3 p.m. Opening remarks
3:15 p.m. Keynote: Recognizing and Fighting Structural Racism
Dr. Elisabeth Kaneza (Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) e.V., [German Center for Integration and Migration Research], Chairperson of the Board Kaneza Foundation for Dialogue and Empowerment)
3:45 p.m. Discussion rounds
Round table 1: How can we speak about institutional racism?
This roundtable focuses on how to initiate discussions on institutional racism in one’s own government agencies, administrative departments, offices, and organizations, and how to develop the ability to speak out and to speak about it.
The following discussion rounds will examine specific institutions and discuss challenges, problems, and possible solutions. Each discussion will begin with introductory remarks from different perspectives, from within and outside the institutions.
Round table 2: Administration
Round table 3 : Police
Round table 4: Sponsoring bodies and civil society initiatives
Round table 5: Education and school
Round table 6: Youth welfare
5:15 p.m. Break
5:30 Closing round and outlook
6:30–7:30 p.m. Open discussion space and dinner
Please note:
The organizers reserve the right to exercise their authority over the premises and to refuse entry to the event to persons who belong to right-wing extremist parties or organizations, who are associated with the far right scene, or who are known to have expressed racist, nationalist, anti-semitic, or other dehumanizing discriminatory sentiments.
