Programme for the 30th year of Existence of the VOICE REFUGEE FORUM
30 YEARS OF A SELF-ORGANISED REFUGEE NETWORK
A tribute event with discussion, exhibition, food, and music!
For all those who have passed through The VOICE Refugee Forum.
LOCATION: BIWOC* Rising, Dresdener Str. 11, 10999 Berlin
The VOICE Forum Berlin commemorates 30 Years of Resistance:
For three decades, The VOICE Refugee Forum has stood as a powerful testament to the strength of self-organization among marginalized communities. Our unwavering resistance shows that true change can only come from within the communities. Our mission has been clear since the initiation in 1994, to dismantle the fears and uncertainties faced by refugees in Germany and across Europe, that deny them their human rights and the power to fight for them. As we mark 30 years of dedicated activism, we invite you to join us in reflecting on our achievements, analyzing our challenges, and renewing our commitment to the struggle.
We recognize the need to recalibrate our efforts and assess the true power of our collective voice. By affirming the inalienable human rights to freedom of movement and resettlement, and emphasizing the ongoing importance of refugee self-organization, we declare that our existence is itself an act of resistance.
As a symbol of our enduring fight, we will install symbolic BLACK BOXES, dedicated to understanding, analyzing, and advancing our course.
We call on Refugees and Migrants to unite with us by sharing your voices and appeals from your communities. Your solidarity is crucial as we continue to build a stronger network of resistance.
Programme for the 30th year of Existence of the VOICE REFUGEE FORUM
Friday, 15 November 2024
- 18:00 - Arrival with photo and audio exhibition and music
- 19:30 - 20:30 Activist plenary - Review of the resistance of The VOICE Refugee Forum
- 20:30 - Socialisation with DJ Matar (https://www.instagram.com/dj_matar/)
- Saturday, 16 November 2024
- 09:00 - 11:00 Arrival, breakfast
- 12:00 - 13:00 Introduction of our Black Box campaign
- 14:00 - 17:00 Black Box action (making 30 boxes for 30 years)
Following
Discussions/Discussions: Discussions about past campaigns - presentations and working groups (depending on the number of participants) :/ Discussions about past campaigns - presentations and working groups (depending on the number of participants):
- 17:00 - 18:30 Lunch
- 19:00 - 20:30 Open debate:
Die LINKE and the excluded - Existence is resistance - how do we consolidate our resistance?
- 21:00 - 22:00 LIVE performance with:
DJATOU TOURÉ (https://www.womex.com/virtual/ahoi_artists_events/djatou_toure_3)
and
Moussa Coulibaly (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-zVt1rU94WP5Cqr34ZmXQ)
- From 22:30 - Music/Party
Main topics and content of the event
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Persecution and resistance in Germany (camps, residence obligation, deportation, police violence, Refugee Protest March to Berlin 2012, "summer of welcome 2015, ...)
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What happens when everything we have worked for is taken away or destroyed?
All events and discussions are organised and conducted by activists from our networks who are themselves experts in the struggle for self-organisation and autonomy in refugee/migrant networks.
EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE - THE VOICE REFUGEE FORUM
Podcast to the discussions:
Existence is resistance! 30 years of self-organised refugee networking:
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheVOICES/81st-edition-of-the-voices-existence…