black femme politics & culture
Poliana Baumgarten and Elif Kücük produced this short documentary about Black Lives Matter in Germany for ze.tt. I didn’t see anything of it yet. It is going to be published on Saturday, November 3rd. But since I know that there are some people who think that Black Lives Matter Berlin is part of a big organization and … „Black Lives Matter Germany: Wenn Schwarze Leben nicht zählen“ | Comment weiterlesen
Can music (say, a festival or a party) help to create more empowering and safer spaces for marginalized groups? Of course, she does it all the time – but how!? What styles of emotional labor and responsibility does this require in an audience, in a group of artists? acting in concert Festival 2018 invited Neda Sanai , Vika Kirchenbauer, … „Queering and Decolonizing Spaces“ at Acting In Concert Festival 2018 | Talk & Event weiterlesen
Ombanji – Die Schwarze Wirklichkeit wird Fleisch Mit seinem Debütalbum Ombanji, Umbundu für „das Zeugnis“, veröffentlicht Camufingo am 21. September eine ungeschönte, authentische und facettenreiche Autobiographie auf zweiundzwanzig Tracks. 2018 soll Deutschland Zeuge davon werden, dass es möglich ist Rap in unserer Muttersprache zu machen, der ins Ohr geht und dabei eine Schwarze Realität wiederzugeben ohne sich einer … Camufingo – Ombanji | Musik weiterlesen
Once again this year’s Black Lives Matter Berlin Protest made visible who fuels our movements and keeps up the fight for justice since day one. Women*, queer and non-binary people are at the forefront of BLM and it is important to acknowledge that – like Maureen Maisha Auma did in her beautiful speech in 2016: … Our Lives are Intersectional, Our Struggles are connected | Community Organizing weiterlesen
During our Black Lives Matter Month 2017 Soul Sisters Berlin organized and hosted this workshop, starting a conversation that is inevitable for our communities to find unity and healing ! It is our duty to recognize privilege and the reproduction of oppression with our own communities. To be able to find strategies against it and to … Color Stories: Black Women* Talk About Colorism | Talk weiterlesen
My grandma is my only ancestor who’s lifetime crossed with mine. She was born April 8, 1924 and she died on July 30, 2017. She was my heart. my parent. my home. Now she is everywhere and nowhere. Short time before she transitioned, i decided to take part in this project to tell her – … Stricken – The Installation by Magda Korsinsky | Art weiterlesen
Symposium „Abweichende Wiederholung“ 22. Oktober 2017, 14-18 Uhr, Kammer 3 PANEL 1: SCHWARZES LEBEN IN DEUTSCHLAND Mit: Jovita dos Santos Pinto (Universität Bern), Shaheen Wacker (Black Lives Matter Berlin), Hamado Dipama (Forum Pan-Afrikanismus), René Aguigah (Deutschlandfunk Kultur) Moderation: Sarah Bergh (ISD) PANEL 2: APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION Mit: Anta Helena Recke (Regie „Mittelreich“), Hanna Voss (Universität Mainz), … Symposium: „Abweichende Wiederholung“ | Talk weiterlesen
Watch the full video and more on cij-berlin.com „Today, we will celebrate the launch of the Center for Intersectional Justice, recall the story behind this initiative and connect social justice advocates across Europe. The Center for Intersectional Justice (CIJ) is a newly founded non-profit organisation based in Berlin. Its mission is to make anti-discrimination and … Center For Intersectional Justice – CIJ Berlin | Inauguration Conference weiterlesen
Shaheen Wacker, Ko-Organisatorin des Black-Lives-Matter-Monats, über die Relevanz von Identitätspolitik. Veröffentlicht auf Missy-Magazin.de Ich wurde neulich darum gebeten, einen Kommentar zum Thema Black Lives Matter und mit aktuellem Bezug auf die Demo in Berlin zu schreiben – aus der Perspektive einer queeren Schwarzen Frau. Dabei sollte ich aber möglichst nicht zu spezifisch auf die … It’s bigger than Identitätspolitik | Artikel weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht auf Missy-Magazin.de „Wenn ich sage ‚Black Lives Matter‘, dann sage ich auch, dass mein eigenes Leben zählt“ Intersektionale Kämpfe gemeinsam führen, das macht das Feministische Frauen*kollektiv im BLM-Monat vor. Von Josephine Apraku, Shaheen Wacker, Nela Biedermann, Kristin Lein, Jacqueline Mayen, Mic Oala Diesen Juni findet in Berlin der Black-Lives-Matter-Monat statt. Die Organisatorinnen sind … Black Lives Matter Berlin | Interview weiterlesen