Nov
30
The climate crisis and disability: issues and approaches to solutions
How climate change affects people with disabilities the most ? The global climate crisis is leading to more and more heatwaves, droughts, stronger storms and floods, which affected more than 35 million people in 2018 and forced two million to flee their homes. These natural disasters often lead to social disasters, such as the destruction [...]
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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
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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Sep
07
Gender diversity and anti-racism
Dear interested persons, The Black Academy warmly invite you to their upcoming workshop on topic “Gender Diversity and Anti-Racism” which will take place on 13th October 2023 from 15:00 to 18:30 o’clock in room 505 at the Mannheimer Abendakademie (U1 16-19, 68161 Mannheim). What’s it about? Humankind is diverse and everyone should have the same [...]
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Oct
03
An intersectional culture of memory for a more equitable remembrance
No one is really on the right side of history, every oppressed group hides another.
Sep
23
6 days of exchange around the culture of remembrance : a cultural journey based on the experience of a participant in the DAICOR project.
How can diversity, equity and inclusion be implemented in the culture of remembrance of the USA and Germany ?
Aug
19
16 year old Senegalese minor killed by police bullets in Dortmund.
Black people have been victims of police blunders for years
Aug
12
Allyship: Solidarity with people experiencing racism & discrimination
Not being affected by a form of discrimination does not exempt us from showing solidarity with those who experience it
