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.
19/07/2020
Meet Artist and Activist Diana Arce
Diana was our guest on the second episode of IWS RADIO: Black Lives Matter! - In The Mediterranean Sea Too. Read here more about her and her work.
19/07/2020
IWS RADIO #02: Black Lives Matter! – In The Mediterranean Sea Too
For this, the second, episode of IWS RADIO, Lavenda, Jennifer and Denise from IWS are joined by Diana Arce from Black Lives Matter Berlin and Hela Kanakane from Alarm Phone.
01/07/2020
“How Can We Win?” – Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones is an African-Amerian prolific novelist, director, human rights activist, and brilliant thespian who has become a change-agent within the literary world and in the Black Lives Matter movement.
29/06/2020
Black Lives Matter x HÖR Fundraising for IWS
Here you can see Jennifer Kamau talk about our work before Juba's set at the Black Lives Matter x HÖR Fundraising event.
17/06/2020
#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:
03/06/2020
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.
29/05/2020
#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.
05/03/2020
IWS speech | March to commemorate the African victims of enslavement, colonialism and racism
For the 14th year, the Committee for an African Monument in Berlin organised a march to commemorate the African victims of enslavement, trafficking enslaved people, colonialism, neo-colonialism and racist violence. It is growing every year and we were happy to join the call to take to the streets.
04/07/2019
#BlackLivesMatter
Unity and strength is our motto. We are the future! Respect existence or expect resistance! Yes! It's about time!