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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.
IWS @ #Mygration Festival – 20th June
IWS participated in the first #Mygration Festival event at Pandanoodle on 20. June. At the event, members of IWS talked with the audience about the group, the Lager reports and the COVID situation for refugee women*, and what space means to them.
“Hi. There is something going on here, that people don’t understand.” – Lager Report, June 2020
The latest lager reports - audio reports on the situation with coronavirus and other topics from women living in refugee accommodation centres in and around Berlin - with transcription in English and translation into German.
#BlackLivesMatter and #LeaveNoOneBehind must be more than slogans – IWS Speech at #SoGehtSolidarisch – June 14
IWS was part of the Aktionsbündnis Antira at the #unteilbar - Band der Solidarität #SoGehtSolidarisch Demo on the 14th June in Berlin. Jennifer Kamau gave a speech:
Statement on racist police violence – Stellungnahme zu rassistischer Polizeigewalt – Linker Block der Silent Demo Berlin
Bei den Berliner Protesten am vergangenen Samstag anlässlich des Mordes an George Floyd durch weiße Polizisten in den USA, rief uns die deutsche Polizei eindrücklich in Erinnerung, dass auch hierzulande rassistische Polizeigewalt zum Alltag gehört.
Women report on physical violence and sexual harassment in a Lager in Bernburg (Saale)
The story that we are going to tell you today is the story that we, the ladies B, F, H, K, have suffered in Bernburg (Saale), more precisely at Teichweg 6, a home (Heim) for foreign residents.
In the shadow of Corona: Police Violence against women and children in a Lager in Brandenburg
On June 1st a women, who lives in a Lager* in Brandenburg sent us an alarming video-clip, recorded on the day before. The video depicts a police-operation in the Lager: In a small corridor several police officers are pinning down a woman on the floor, other officers are securing the site, many residents (including children) can be heard screaming.
#GeorgeFloyd and actionable support now – A message from Black Lives Matter Berlin
Black Family, many of us need to mourn, many of us are angry, many of us feel the need to do something, please reach out to us and let us know what you need. We canceled the BLM March in July because we refuse to put Black lives at risk during this pandemic.
“Hello and good afternoon, women. I’m well.” – Lager Reports, May 2020
The latest lager reports - audio reports on the situation with coronavirus and other topics from women living in refugee accommodation centres in and around Berlin - with transcription in English and translation into German.
Umfrage von der Charité: Auswirkungen von Corona auf unsere psychische Gesundheit und mentaler Zustand?
Charité: "Wir haben ein online Fragebogen „Corona-Angst“ entwickelt. Er geht um die Auswirkungen der Corona Pandemie auf unsere Psyche."