Kakazi
Decolonial work is a central part of my life, so I am looking for spaces and people who are committed to this work of learning and loving. I look forward to meeting you!
Thil
I have always been interested in decolonial work because it is important to me to speak openly about different realities. Open and authentic discourse is very important to me.
Desmond
As a society, we and our future generations need to know what happened so that colonialism can be sustainably deconstructed. Then we can all benefit from it.
Tanay
I am a history enthusiast who was never taught about these significant events. The opportunity to create awareness is a great passion and enrichment.
History of medicine
Although difficult, the first step to eliminating or combating racism in medicine is to understand that it goes beyond personal bias or prejudice on the part of healthcare providers.
Elina Penner from Hauptstadtmutti
Book a guided tour in your own city? Definitely do it, especially to learn about the history of our favorite city Berlin and the colonial history of Germany. One option would be to book an alternative city tour with the founder Justice Mvemba. All info about 'Decolonial City Tour' is available here.
Trivialization of racism
Today we are talking about a children's playground in Berlin Mitte, the Volkspark Friedrichshain. Racism is still trivialized in various ways today, both intentionally and unintentionally. This leads us to normalize violent expressions or games. Those affected experience microaggressions. Here are examples of what this can look like: Let's get into the topic now: [...]
White fragility
Today we are talking about white fragility.
This term was used by Robin DiAngelo in her book. In it, she describes "white fragility" as the defensive reactions of some white people when confronted with racism.
How does (did) Germany benefit from the slave trade?
The activities of the Germans in the global trade with enslaved people enriched the German financial and capital system, which flowed into the raw materials and metal industry, among other things, which helped to create our current prosperity.
German colonies outside Africa
Bismarck Archipelago, Neuhannover, Scharnhorst... have you ever heard of these places? Guess what: none of these places are in Germany - on the contrary, they are all very, very far away. You may have noticed that, for the very first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, the 2018 coalition agreement of the Grand Coalition [...]