14:00 - 19:00
ruruHaus, Kassel
english bellow
Event in the RuruHaus
Obere Königsstraße 43
34117 Kassel
The kick-off event of the theme days Escape, escape assistance, arrive and stay, a series of events with exhibitions, Workshops, Readings meeting rooms and impulses on the topics of EU external borders, Support structures and ways to stay. Am 26.06 together with the alliance Nobody is illegal, which before 25 years at the documenta on 28. June the alliance KMii was founded, as a review of the 25 years of anti-racist resistance.
26.06 ESCAPE – Perspectives and experiences on the flight to Europe
Whether the flight experience of a young, single woman, the descriptions of violence at the European external borders or the work of the network “No one is illegal”: all perspectives show the catastrophic conditions that people on the run are exposed to.
before exactly 25 years, in June founded activist:inside the network No human is illegal (KMII). Today almost everyone knows the logo and to this day there is hardly a slogan that sums up the political project of anti-racism more succinctly. Some of the demands made at that time are now widely accepted in society, others partially enforced, such as the right to protection against wage fraud, to school and (partially) Health care even without papers. At the same time, the isolation of the EU has progressed so far, it's getting harder and more dangerous, to get to Europe, to seek work or shelter here.
What part did KMII have in the anti-racist struggles of the past 25 Years? What role did the relationship with refugee organizations play in this?? What was important in the campaigns of the early days of KMII, what is still relevant today? What does the famous slogan of the Nazi-surviving Elie Wiesel say today a generation of younger activists:within? And to what extent does the former understanding of anti-racism coincide with that of today's campaigns, etwa Black Lives Matter oder Welcome United?
Co-founders speak at the theme day Escape of the ZukunftsDorf22 at the documenta XV:inside of KMII with younger activist:inside from the anti-racist movement. In addition, the Berlin Umbruch picture archive shows photos of important campaigns from the period since 1997.
The panel discussion will also be streamed.
process:
14:30 – 15:30
Arash Hampay and Parwana Amiri from “Why Borders?”, show the consequences of European border policy. With a musical reading, photos and poems, we will ask the question: Why limits? (language: English)
15:45 – 16:30
Then both become artists:talk about their experiences in a discussion group inside: how they resisted, fought for fundamental rights and what kind of repression they had to experience for it. (language: English, Whisper translation: deutsch)
17:00-19:00
The panel discussion of “No one is illegal” on the occasion of the 25th anniversary rounds off the day. The network became 1997 founded at the Documenta in Kassel and advocates for people with migration needs- and escape experience.
The kick-off event of the theme days flight, refugee assistance, arrive and stay, a series of events with exhibitions, workshops, readings, meeting spaces and impulses on the topics of EU external borders, support structures and ways to stay. On the 26th of June together with the alliance Kein Mensch ist Illegal, which was founded 25 years ago at the documenta on 28 June the alliance KMii, as a review of the 25 years of anti-racist resistance.
26.06 FLIGHT – Perspectives and Experiences on the Flight to Europe
Whether the flight experience of a young, single woman, the descriptions of violence at the European external borders or the work of the network “No one is illegal”: all perspectives show the catastrophic conditions to which people are exposed on the run.
Exactly 25 years ago, in June, activist:inside founded the network Nobody is illegal (KMII). Today, almost everyone knows the logo, and to this day, hardly any slogan sums up the political project of anti-racism more succinctly. Some of the demands raised at that time are now widely supported by society, others have been partially implemented, such as the right to protection against wage fraud, to attend school and (partial) health care even without papers. At the same time, the isolation of the EU has progressed so far that it is becoming increasingly difficult and dangerous to enter Europe to seek work or protection.
What part did KMII play in the anti-racist struggles of the past 25 years? What role did its relationship with refugee self-organizations play? What was important in the campaigns of KMII’s early days, and what of it is still relevant today? What does the famous slogan of Nazi survivor Elie Wiesel mean to a generation of younger activists today? And to what extent does the former understanding of anti-racism coincide with that of today’s ongoing campaigns, such as Black Lives Matter or Welcome United?
On the theme day “Flight” of ZukunftsDorf22 at documenta XV, co-founders of KMII will talk with younger activists from the anti-racist movement. In addition, the Berlin Umbruch Bildarchiv will show photos of important campaigns from the time since 1997.
The panel discussion will also be streamed.
Procedure:
14:30 – 15:30
Arash Hampay and Parwana Amiri from “Why Borders?”, will show the consequences of European border policies. With a musical reading, photos and poems, we will ask ourselves the question: Why Borders? (Language: English)
15:45 – 16:30
Afterwards both artists will talk about their experiences: how they resisted, how they fought for basic rights and which repressions they had to experience. (Language: English, translation for refugees: German)
17:00-19:00
The panel discussion of “Kein Mensch ist illegal” on the occasion of its 25th anniversary will round off the day. The network was founded in 1997 at the Documenta in Kassel and advocates for people with migration and refugee experience.