What does it actually mean to be African? Reading & Fishbowl Discussion
The literature and education series stimmen afrikas presents the essay by author and journalist Afua Hirsch What does it actually mean to be African? before…
Exhibition Opening: L’Océan Noir – An Afro-American View on Atlantic History: Exhibition by William Adjété Wilson
Appliqué” is the name of the elaborately crafted tapestries made of fabric in Benin, with which important events were already recorded at the court of the kingdom of Dahomey. This…
L’Océan Noir – An Afro-American View of Atlantic History: Exhibition by William Adjété Wilson
Appliqué” is the name of the elaborately crafted tapestries made of fabric in Benin, with which important events were already recorded at the court of the kingdom of Dahomey. This…
International Crisis – Intersectional Solutions
The climate crisis is everywhere and on everyone’s lips. However, their effects are anything but equally distributed. Those who have contributed the least to the global emissions debacle are suffering the most from the consequences of the climate catastrophe, which is already well advanced…
FAIR-TOWN and the SDG’S – An Expert Discourse on the Urban Sustainability Concept “FAIR TOWN” in the Context of a Metropolitan Dialogue between Cologne and Dakar
The aim of the event is to develop future perspectives in the North-South Metropolitan Dialogue in line with Goal 17 of the UN Sustainable Development…
b/or/der st/or/ies – Intervention in the permanent exhibition of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
b/or/der st/or/ies takes place as an intervention in the permanent exhibition of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, and deals with the question of “or”: because people…
Black and Queer – Empowerment for Black people who identify as lsbtiaq*.
Queer Black people are underrepresented in Afro-diasporic communities. With this offer we would like to create a space where we can work with all our…
Afrofuturism – More than Science Fiction: Looking Forward, keynote lecture and panel discussion, followed by. Film screening SUN RA – SPACE IS THE PLACE
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that incorporates science fiction, history, and fantasy.
combined to represent the diasporic experience and serves as inspiration for a more diverse future.
SANKARA – film screening
SANKARA – Director: Yohan Malka; France 2021; OmeU; 62 min.
SANKARA is often referred to as the Che Guevara of Africa. Still not well-known enough in this country, he plays…
My Tanzania – acrobatics and dance with young artists from the Kigamboni Community Centre (KCC)
The play shows everyday life in Tanzania, the challenges many people face and how they overcome them.
Mainly it is about difficulties…