Nov
06
Winner´s Ceremony of the creative contest “Sò – remembering forward”
Meine Welt e. V. in collaboration with PLACE for Africa warmly invites you to celebrate the artists and their works from all the participants of this year’s Creative Contest with us. Between 14th September and 15th October we received 20 creative submissions from all over the world. They present inspiring ways of highlighting cultural heritage [...]
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Nov
06
Workshop on the drums of traditional African music: meaning and significance on 23.11 4:30-6pm
Dear community The Black Academy in collaboration with UNICEF-Hochschulgruppe Heidelberg invites you to a learning workshop on African culture through interactive exchanges on the meaning of tom-toms. This workshop is about getting to know the African culture through traditional African drums (tom-toms) in a playful way. The workshop lasts 90 min and is free of [...]
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Oct
30
Mannheim day of action against online hate
The Black Academy was at the Jugendkulturzentrum FORUM on Saturday 28.10.2023 for the day of action against online hate. The members of the team who were there ran an information stand on the work of decolonising the internet that the Black Academy has been carrying out since its creation. Interaction with the activists enabled us [...]
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Oct
23
AFRIKA FORUM: Network meeting and foundation of the Pan-African Council
Dear Network Africa Forum, Dear interested parties, Dear friends, we hope you are well and ready for an exciting meeting! This year's Africa-Forum Baden-Württemberg network meeting is just around the corner and we can't wait to welcome you all on 27th October in Ludwigsburg at the Kulturzentrum, Wilhelmstraße 9/1. Here is an overview of the [...]
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Oct
16
Learning by doing – the ASA team’s visit to Berlin
When you want to learn something new, it often helps to not only read or hear about it but to also see and experience it in person. This works even better in groups: You can exchange your ideas with each other and benefit from hearing other thoughts and opinions. Thus as the ASA team 2023 [...]
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Oct
13
Protectors becoming perpetrators – racist police violence in Germany
A panel discussion Tuesday 24.10.2023 6- 8 pm Please register in advance: black-academy.org/podiumsdiskussion/ N1 Stadthaus, Room 52/53, 68161 Mannheim and online (German and English) on Zoom free entrance Racist police violence is a topic that we often connect with the distant USA. But what about here in Germany? Do the police offer the security they [...]
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Oct
03
Training series 2023: “Unlocking the narratives of African cultural heritage”
As part of the implementation of its Black Academy initiative, PLACE for Africa is offering a series of online courses on the topic of Africa cultural heritage. The series named “Training series 2023: Unlocking the narratives of African cultural heritage” is closely connected with the 2023 creative contest “Sò - Remembering forward”. Anyone interested in [...]
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Oct
02
Introduction to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with Focus on Objective 10: “Reduced inequalities”
The fight against inequality is promoted in the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But inequalities remain across the world, in the form of both income inequalities and inequalities of opportunity. In this workshop, we will learn more about the 17 SDGs and how to use SDG 10 as a starting point for effectively [...]
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