Over 50 years of dictatorships and war, following many decades of colonialism, established a system of discrimination in Sudanese society that led to multi-marginalisation of different groups of people. The multitudinous forms of discrimination and marginalisation do not only run along the regional divides between the centre and the margins, and between so-called “African” and […]

Several months after clubs were able to reopen following the pandemic, this session checks in on where the city’s famous music scene with a panel of musicians, DJs and club organisers. What can Berlin tell us about the relationship between music and politics? How can we understand changes occurring in the city through music and […]

In this workshop we will discuss about whether fighting for non citizens voting rights can be seen as a step towards abolishing national state construct and fighting border practicing or will it be a tool to confirm the the oppressive systems? Which example of campaigning for non citizens voting rights exists around the globe and […]

India is witnessing an unprecedented right-wing authoritarian shift under the Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hate speech and violence against minorities, including lynching, have become rampant while the perpetrators enjoy impunity and tacit state protection. However, grassroot movements and cultural artists have also sharpened their tools to resist casteism, hate speech, and hatred based […]