15/11/2022
“We then flew all the way to Nairobi, still restricted in cuffs.” – report of the deportation to Kenya on 26.10.2022
Statement Concerning Illegal Deportation From Leipzig, Germany To Nairobi, Kenya on 26.10.2022 at 0055 Hrs via Evelop Airlines, SL (EVE 735)
23/04/2022
Re/Assembling Anti-Racist Struggles – A New Open Archive at FHXB Museum
Together with many people from East, West and reunified Germany, the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum has been working for some time to tell the stories of the struggles against racism and anti-Semitism. Together, new ways of collecting, processing and presenting are being sought
10/06/2021
WIDE+ and Creación Positiva’s Recommendations for the Legislative Report on Combating Gender-based Cyberviolence
WIDE+ Migration and Gender Working Group, in partnership with our member Creación Positiva, has sent a letter of recommendations to Members of European Parliament, Dr Sylwia Spurek and Ms Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi on addressing legal and policy gaps in tackling gender-based cyberviolence.
12/02/2021
Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg: Corona-Absonderungshaft als Zwangsmaßnahme nur für nicht-Deutsche ist strukturell rassistisch
Im Innenausschuss des Brandenburger Landtages wurde gestern bekannt, dass in der ehemaligen Haftanstalt in Eisenhüttenstadt ausschließlich „Menschen nicht-deutscher Herkunft“ wegen Verstoßes gegen Quarantänemaßnahmen inhaftiert worden sind.
28/01/2021
bff: Frequently asked questions at the intersection of flight and protection against violence [Updated]
This FAQ responds to questions revolving around the topic of protecting refugee women and girls against violence. It begins with a glossary that clarifies key terms and their consequences for female refugees. The glossary will be amended and updated as required on the websites of bff and FHK.
01/10/2020
The Statue of Peace in Berlin: For peace! Against sexualized violence!
The "comfort women" working group of the Korea Verband erected a Statue of Peace in Berlin-Moabit at the corner of Birkenstraße and Bremer Straße to raise awareness of the issue of sexualized violence. On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3pm, the statue was officially inaugurated with a ceremony and speeches by, among others, district councillor Sabine Weißler (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Dr. Insa Eschebach, the former director of the Ravensbrück Memorial, and Dr. Kien Nghi Ha.
06/08/2020
Decolonization in Action Podcast with Dr. Natasha A. Kelly: Black Feminism is Intersectional Justice
In this episode, edna bonhomme speaks with academic activist, artist, filmmaker, and writer Dr. Natasha A. Kelly on the history of Black people in Germany, Black feminism, and the Afro-German movement—the first wave during German colonialism and the second wave in the 1980s with Afro-German poet May Ayim as one of its founders.
25/06/2020
Tear down this shit – deutschlandweite Karte von kolonialen Spuren im öffentlichen Raum
Mit dem Projekt “tear this down” (tearthisdown.com) starten heute die Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD) gemeinsam mit dem peng! Kollektiv eine deutschlandweite Karte zu Straßennamen, Denkmälern und anderen Orten mit kolonialem Bezug. Weltweit werden aktuell kolonialrassistische Straßennamen und Statuen im öffentlichen Raum hinterfragt und Gegenstand von Auseinandersetzungen.