30/11/2022
IW*S RADIO #16 | Ukraine: BIPoC refugees reflect on their experiences nine months on
Nine months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, IW*S’ Jennifer Kamau has a discussion with three BIPoC women*, who were studying at university in the Ukraine. This IW*S RADIO episode highlights the intersectional challenges that BIPoC refugees are confronted with in the state of displacement: from the way that border officials prioritised white Ukrainians over BIPoC migrants, to the countless institutional barriers, the spread of misinformation and the sexual violence that women* face in these vulnerable situations - to name a few.
10/11/2022
Bringing people together – Angela Davis meets feminists, community activists at Familiengarten
On the 6th of October 2022 Angela Davis met with several groups of women* from different parts of the world based in Berlin . The meeting, organised by International Women* Space at Stadtteilzentrum Familiengarten in Kreuzberg was about sharing views and perspectives on different feminist struggles around the world.
20/10/2022
Angela Davis speaks at Oranienplatz, 06.10.22 | O-Platz wird 10 – Baustelle Migration
International Women* Space is pleased to share with you Angela Davis' speech at Oranienplatz during the arts and culture festival "O-Platz wird 10 - Baustelle Migration" commemorating 10 years of refugee and migrant occupations of O-Platz and the Gerhart-Hauptmann Schule in Berlin Kreuzberg.
04/10/2022
Forced to Flee: a student’s journey from war in Ukraine to Berlin
On February, 24, 2022, the Russian army attacked Ukraine forcing millions of people to flee their homes seeking safety and protection within Ukraine itself or to neighbouring countries. European countries quickly rallied to welcome Ukrainian refugees but Black and Brown refugees were met with a different kind of welcome at the borders and beyond. We spoke to Captain about her journey.
04/10/2022
OPLATZBOX: The Refugee Movement is the Movement of the 21st Century
An archive of feminist perspectives on the Refugee Resistance Movement. Collectively organized by Jennifer Kamau / International Women* Space with artists and cultural workers from the decolonial feminist network When The Jackal Leaves The Sun
13/09/2022
10 Jahre Oranienplatz – 5. – 9. Oktober 2022 Kunst- und Kulturfestival auf dem O-Platz
Vor 10 Jahren wurde der Oranienplatz und die Gerhart-Hauptmann-Schule von einer Geflüchteten-Bewegung besetzt. Wir, International Women* Space, haben uns aus dieser Bewegung gegründet und wollen das gemeinsam mit euch feiern! Vom 5. - 9. Oktober findet unsere Veranstaltung auf dem Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg statt. Wir laden euch alle herzlich ein, Teil des Festivals zu sein. Eine Bewegung lässt sich nicht räumen!
26/08/2022
IWS RADIO #15 | Ukraine: BIPoC refugees are fleeing the same bombs but don’t get the same treatment
On February, 24, 2022, the Russian army attacked Ukraine forcing millions of people to flee their homes seeking safety and protection within Ukraine itself or to neighboring countries. Faced with such an emergency, European countries decided quickly and without much bureaucracy that Ukrainian refugees would receive temporary protection for up to three years without having to apply for asylum, with rights to a residence permit and access to education, housing and the labor market. However, not all people fleeing Ukraine could access such freedom of movement or protection. Black and brown refugees were met with a different kind of welcome at the borders and beyond them.
To talk about this situation Jennifer Kamau speaks with Nora Brezger from the Flüchtlingsrat Berlin and Dalís Pacheco Salcedo, from the Universität der Künste Berlin.
28/06/2022
Meetings for third country national women from Ukraine at Frieda Frauenzentrum
We are collaborating with the Frieda Frauenzentrum (Women’s Center) in Friedrichshain: We offer a safe space for women of third country nationalities fleeing the war in Ukraine. A space for women to get advice, exchange experiences, meet and chill. We provide psychosocial counselling, help with paperwork, hot meals, a kitchen for those who want to cook their own food, play area for children and various social activities.