Lüneburg Weeks against Racism 2024
Events will take place on these days as part of the Lüneburg Weeks against Racism:
- February 26, 2024 - March 08, 2024
- March 02, 2024
- March 03, 2024
- March 04, 2024
- March 05, 2024
- March 05, 2024
- March 05, 2024
- March 05, 2024
- March 07, 2024
- March 09, 2024
- March 14, 2024
Exhibition
Remembering means fighting
Start: February 26, 2024
End: March 08, 2024Location: Kulturboden Scharnebeck
Between recognition and oblivion. The exhibition commemorates the 10 victims of right-wing violence who have been killed in Lower Saxony since 1990. Gerhard Fischöder, one of them was murdered in a shelter for homeless people in Scharnebeck.
Open daily from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: Donation for WABE e.V.
Event organizer: Lüneburger Netzwerk gegen Rechts in Kooperatin mit WABE e.V., Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus, Gemeinde Scharnebeck
Lecture and movie
Discrimination and racism in working life
Start: March 02, 2024, 11.00 am
End: 1.00 pm
Location: Utopia
The speaker Grace Lugert-Jose will present the results of her study on racism in working life using the example of Filipino skilled workers in Germany. She has researched the experiences of Filipino nursing staff. Afterwards, a director of the film “Sealand” will present it. It is about the experiences of Filipino professionals in the shipping industry. Afterwards, there will be an invitation to a joint discussion.
The event venue is not barrier-free.
Event organizer: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Lüneburg, SPD Lüneburg, DGB Nordostniedersachsen
Reading
If my hair could talk
Start: March 03, 2024, 3.00 pm
End: 4.20 pm
Location: Museum Lüneburg
Target group: Families with children aged 6 and over
7-year-old Akoma lives with her parents in a small town near Hamburg. In Twi – a language spoken in Ghana – Akoma means “heart”. However, Akoma’s big heart reaches its limits when strangers grab her hair without being asked. In this lovingly illustrated book, Dayan Kodua tells the story of a girl who learns to say no and gains inner strength as a result.
Event organizer: Museum Lüneburg, Kriminalpräventionsrat in Hansestadt und Landkreis Lüneburg
Reading and discussion
Waters in the Ziplock
Start: March 04, 2024, 7.30 pm
End: 9.00 pm
Location: Heinrich-Heine-Haus
Target group: Young people are particularly invited to
Dana Vowinckel will read from her novel in the series “Jewish Life in Literature”. This humorous novel illustrates the modern, conflict-ridden Jewish life of a Jewish family in Berlin, Chicago and Jerusalem. Dana Vowinckel, born in 1996, won the Deutschlandfunk Prize at the 2021 Ingeborg Bachmann Competition for an excerpt from this first novel. She lives in Berlin and is increasingly confronted with anti-Semitism.
Admission 10,- € / reduced 7,- €
Ticket reservations via mail@ligelue.de, max. 100 persons
The event venue is not barrier-free.
Event organizer: Literarische Gesellschaft Lüneburg e.V., Gesellschaft für Christlich-Jüdische Zusammenarbeit e.V.
Creative hands-on activity
Signs against racism in public spaces
Start: March 05, 2024, 10.00 am
End: 1.00 pm
Location: Meeting point: Training and Work Plus
With a colorful spray campaign in Lüneburg’s city center and lots of ideas in mind, we want to speak out creatively and colorfully against racism on Lüneburg’s streets with slogans or symbols together with our participants and all those who want to join us. Not only can suggestions be exchanged in small groups, but it is also an invitation to get into conversation with one another.
Event organizer: Viktoria Wilke from A&A Ausbildung und Arbeit Plus GmbH, Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie
Workshop
Racism is the mother of all problems
Start: March 05, 2024, 5.00 pm
End: 8.00 pm
Location: DÜNE – Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum
An analysis of the current migration debate that inspires further thought and action. The workshop is suitable for the curious and beginners without prior knowledge are also welcome. Bring all your questions with you! We value respectful interaction and want to be a safe space for everyone. Any questions, such as accessibility, can be sent by email. Registration is required by 02.03.2024.
Contact: seebruecke.lueneburg@gmx.de
Event organizer: Seebrücke Lüneburg
Lecture and discussion
Addressing racism and discrimination in the company
Start: March 05, 2024, 5.00 pm
End: 7.00 pm
Location: Location will be announced in good time
Target group: Especially for company representatives
A keynote speech by Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi followed by a panel discussion will provide us with suggestions for dealing professionally with discrimination in organizations. Discrimination is a problem for society as a whole and does not stop at the gates of the world of work. Find out how a confident approach to discrimination can increase your professionalism.
Event organizer: A&A Ausbildung und Arbeit Plus GmbH, Ikram Errahmouni-Rimi
Reading and discussion
Ugliness
Start: March 05, 2024, 7.30 pm
End: 9.00 pm
Location: Halle für Kunst e.V., Reichenbachstr. 2, LG
On seeing and being seen, self-images and self-doubt – thick body hair, brown teeth, big noses: Moshtari Hilal questions ideas of ugliness. Her explorations, analyses and memories lead into that innermost area where every self-image is put to the test. Poetic and touching, intimate and highly political, Moshtari Hilal tells of the norms with which we treat ourselves.
Moderation: Prasanna Oommen
Registration: until 4 March at: vermittlung@halle-fuer-kunst.de
Event organizer: Halle für Kunst e.V. Lüneburg in cooperation with the Lüneburg Literature Office and the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg
Workshop
Criticizing racism with children
Start: March 07, 2024, 10.00 am
End: 4.00 pm
Location: Room m Museum, Willy-Brandt-Straße 1, LG
Target group: Educational professionals who work with children, parents and other interested parties. Previous knowledge is not necessary.
From around the age of 3, children consciously perceive differences in appearance. They begin to reproduce racism and marginalize children. How can racism be discussed with children in everyday practice? How can differences and the associated injustice be addressed? And how can children affected by racism be empowered? We will discuss these questions in the workshop.
Registration required by March 5, 2024 at
Event organizer: VNB e. V., vielgestaltig* 2.0
Reading
Narratives for diversity
Start: March 09, 2024, 11.00 am
End: 3.00 pm
Location: mosaique - House of Cultures, Katzenstraße 1, LG
On this day, children are read to in different family languages. Translations or explanations accompany the performances. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to discuss the texts and their backgrounds with the readers. People with a history of migration make themselves visible through the diversity of their languages and cultures in Lüneburg.
Language: Various languages with translations into German
Event organizer: LIVT - Lüneburg Initiative for Diversity and Participation, Music School of the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg
Workshop
Courage to take a stand – sports clubs as promoters of democracy
Start: March 14, 2024, 5.30 pm
End: 8.30 pm
Location: Location will be announced in good time
Target group: Members, trainers and board members of sports clubs in the district and Hanseatic city of Lüneburg
The team of speakers will address questions about legal certainty and discuss possible strategies for action in a practical way. FOR EXAMPLE: How can athletes react to racist remarks in the changing room? Are sports clubs allowed to exclude right-wing extremist members? How can club representatives in sport succeed in strengthening a clear stance against the right?
Registration until 01.03. See: QR code
